Anyone recall more of a kid-babble from the 50s, that starts out

mike1963

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Mon Apr-12-04 10:59 PM
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Anyone recall more of a kid-babble from the 50s, that starts out

"Ladies and gentlemen, I come before to stand behind you and tell you something I know nothing about..."

I have no idea how that popped into my mind - probably hearing Chimpy yammering something insipid earlier today...
;-)

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AlienGirl

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Mon Apr-12-04 11:07 PM
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1. "Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice,

Pull down your pants, and slide on the ice!" Was that it?

Tucker

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kskiska

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Mon Apr-12-04 11:10 PM
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2. Our version was "britches"

Pull down your britches and slide on the ice.

Then there was:

On the sunny side of France
Where they don't wear pants
They wear grass
To co ver up their ass (of course we giggled when it came to the "ass" part)

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gbwarming

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Mon Apr-12-04 11:14 PM
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3. ladles and jellyspoons

Edited on Mon Apr-12-04 11:14 PM by gbwarming

google is your pal - I'd never heard this but here are some different versions. It sounds to me like something Groucho Marx might have done.

Ladles and Jellyspoons,
I come before you,
to stand behind you,
and tell you something,
I know nothing about,
Next Thursday, which is Good Friday,
There will be a mothers meeting,
For fathers only,
Wear your best clothes,
If you haven't any,
And if you can come,
Please stay at home,
Admission free,
Pay at the door,
Take a seat,
And sit on the floor,
It makes no differance where you sit,
The man in the gallery is sure to spit.

http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/quote/reply.jsp?quote_id=459

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gbwarming

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Mon Apr-12-04 11:20 PM
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4. Oooh, even better.. Analysis by Canadian folklorists

http://www.folklore.bc.ca/Onefineday.htm

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mike1963

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Mon Apr-12-04 11:33 PM
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5. LOL, that sounds close........damn this old brain

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