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Topic: Marmoset there'd be days like this
Mike
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posted October 10, 2007 01:16 PM
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CaySedai
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posted October 10, 2007 02:33 PM
"how does the wolf go?"
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Rakeesh
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posted October 10, 2007 03:12 PM
What the hell is a marmoset?
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Olivet
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posted October 10, 2007 06:58 PM
My buddy did that video, and now the song is stuck in my head.
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Loren
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posted October 10, 2007 07:58 PM
I first came across the word "marmoset" in Graves' I, Claudius ; I think it was a term of affection that Athenodorus used for Claudius. The result is that whenever I see or hear the word "marmoset," I have an immediately pavlovian image of I, Claudius , even though I haven't read the book in years. But Olivet knew all that. Oh, yes, she knew exactly what she was doing.
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porcelain girl
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posted October 10, 2007 08:37 PM
quote: Originally posted by Rakeesh: What the hell is a marmoset? A monkey! From the Western Hemisphere.
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CaySedai
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posted October 10, 2007 11:10 PM
Hey, I recently reread "I, Claudius."
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maui babe
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posted October 11, 2007 05:52 PM
Sesame Street did a song back in the mid-80's about being a marmoset. My daughter especially liked that one. These are great!
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Juxtapose
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posted October 11, 2007 07:30 PM
In the same vein... EDIT - Warning: see next post for details. Sorry 'bout that... [ October 13, 2007, 12:49 AM: Message edited by: Juxtapose ]
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CaySedai
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posted October 11, 2007 10:34 PM
Juxtapose: A NSFW* warning would be appreciated. *or the easily offended
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MEC
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posted October 11, 2007 10:49 PM
"I'm a little man...and I'm also evil...also into cats...also into cats..." I'm having trouble controlling my laughter.
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David G
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posted October 12, 2007 05:49 PM
I don't want to be overly critical of an otherwise cute video, but they got the lyrics all wrong. It's not "Marmoset there'd be days like this..." It's really "Momma said..." I can see how the mistake was made (it does kinda sound like "Marmoset"), although the creators of this video probably should have looked up the lyrics before going through the effort.
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MEC
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posted October 12, 2007 06:13 PM
wow...are you being sarcastic? Because it really doesn't show.
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Olivet
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posted October 12, 2007 06:14 PM
David, that was too funny!
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Teshi
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posted October 12, 2007 08:47 PM
This song has been stuck. in. my. head.
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Noemon
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posted October 12, 2007 08:59 PM
Mine too, Teshi. I didn't like that song to begin with, and it's been burning in my head for two days now! Oh, and David G
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