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The discussion revolves around a playful exchange about a "blue canary nightlight" and various song references, particularly from They Might Be Giants (TMBG). Participants share links to related products and engage in lighthearted banter about song lyrics and personal anecdotes, including school projects involving lighthouses. The conversation touches on the nostalgia associated with music from their youth, with several participants reminiscing about specific songs and their meanings. There are humorous references to the challenges of understanding live music performances and a mix-up regarding spelling in song lyrics. The thread highlights a sense of community through shared musical interests and personal stories, culminating in a discussion about the significance of the blue canary nightlight as a nostalgic item.
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No idea what you mean, but if you are happy, I am happy with you.
 
GASP! Now I can have a little birdhouse in my Soul! :)

And, seriously, if I buy a Kia Soul, you must help me to find a teeny weeny birdhouse to hang from the mirror. LOL
 
Chi Meson said:
First:http://bluecanarynightlight.com/"

Funny. That's what EMS and Firefighters call police officers (in a good-humored way).
 
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You've seen the light? :rolleyes: I have no idea what you mean either, though that lighthouse on Long Beach Island, NJ in those search results is the Barnegat Lighthouse. I made a model of it for a school project in elementary school. If you have a kid who needs to do a school project that requires a model to go with it, I highly recommend lighthouses...some plaster of paris in a cone-shaped mold and red paint in the approriate striped pattern is all that's needed. :biggrin:
 
I know what it means! I know what it means! ooh! ooh! Teacher - ask me, ask me!
=)
 
Math Is Hard said:
I know what it means! I know what it means! ooh! ooh! Teacher - ask me, ask me!
=)

Yes, miss Arithmetic S. Difficult?
 
Aww, it's a cute blue bird night light.
 
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Chi Meson said:
Yes, miss Arithmetic S. Difficult?

That's what's on her birth certificate, heehee...
 
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Seconds' - canaries that didn't turn out with a good surface finish, but still look great in the dark - are available for half price !
 
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Moonbear said:
Okay, that's bad. I had to read the comments to understand what they were singing. Lots of mumbling into a mic there.

That's just the way the song sounds. Being live doesn't help much.



Now how about these Chi?
[PLAIN]http://www.maltergalleries.com/archives/auction01/Aug182001/lot096.jpg
2903756934_37efcfbba8.jpg
 
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<------- Flummoxed
 
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OK, am I the only one bothered that they misspelled "NITE"?
 
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Dembadon said:
<------- Flummoxed

So... you'd say this thread has left you twisting in the wind? :biggrin:

If I linked to the Flood thread, would that help? :-p

@TMFKAN64: It's a song... the lyrics you found might be mispelled, but otherwise, huh?!

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Moonbear said:
Okay, that's bad. I had to read the comments to understand what they were singing. Lots of mumbling into a mic there.

To be fair, there is a much better version that isn't live. That said, the studio recording was done at a very low volume, and some of the mumbling during the "your only friend, but really..." is intentional.

Have a look at: Mammal, King of Spain, Road Movie To Berlin, Turn Around, Doctor Worm, Subliminal (gut busting), ... oh hell, who am I kidding, I um... own them all but backed on mp3. Heh... go figure. :redface:

...Dinner Bell, I Palindrome I, Ball & Chain...

Ahh the soundtrack of my preteen/teenage years.
 
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Frame Dragger said:
@TMFKAN64: It's a song... the lyrics you found might be mispelled, but otherwise, huh?!

"My name is blue canary one note spelled L-I-T-E." Not "light" as in the website. :-)

But sorry, I meant to say that "lite" was misspelled, not "nite". My bad.
 
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TMFKAN64 said:
"My name is blue canary one note spelled L-I-T-E." Not "light" as in the website. :-)

But sorry, I meant to say that "lite" was misspelled, not "nite". My bad.

Quite correct, they should have advertised the "Blue Canary Nite Lite."

Then it would be the Blue Canary Nite Lite Site.

Alrite!
 
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TheStatutoryApe said:
Now how about these Chi?
[PLAIN]http://www.maltergalleries.com/archives/auction01/Aug182001/lot096.jpg
"I said if I was smart that I would
save up for a piece of string and a
rock to wind the string around."
2903756934_37efcfbba8.jpg

If I were a carpenter I'd hammer on my piglet, I'd
collect the seven dollars and I'd
buy a big prosthetic forehead to wear upon my real head."
 
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Chi Meson said:
...
"I said if I was smart that would
save up for a piece of string and a
rock to wind the string around."
...
If I were a carpenter I'd hammer on my piglet, I'd
collect the seven dollars and I'd
buy a big prosthetic forehead to wear upon my real head."

Damn, I missed the first one. Here's a good one... If you know the song it's easy, if not... Then again, it's not QUITE right, but the best I could find!

20502-c.jpg


Maybe then you can tell me why every time I sit down I end up flat on my ***?! :biggrin:

two songs...
 
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Frame Dragger said:
20502-c.jpg

"When summer brings you down..."

I remember
the day that mini-EP arrived
the tiny CD wouldn't fit the player
at our college radio station

Somebody put the disk in a drawer
where after a while it disappeared
I knew it at the time I should have
gone ahead and took it home
 
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I thought fancy wigs are my speciality.
 
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Chi Meson said:
"When summer brings you down..."

I remember
the day that mini-EP arrived
the tiny CD wouldn't fit the player
at our college radio station

Somebody put the disk in a drawer
where after a while it disappeared
I knew it at the time I should have
gone ahead and took it home

Swing and a miss! Good miss though... Don't think "wig".

Here... referencing a lyrics and not just a title:

'they came out with...'
46johnsonswax.jpg


EDIT: Remember, two TMBG songs, one referencing the picture, one referencing why I keep falling when I sit down! :wink:

@Borek: They are... while the picture is of a wig, think of something more revealing, but similar. Think of men, not women in this case.

EDIT2: Hint, the picture based one is obscure TMBG. The second is not.
 
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Frame Dragger said:
Swing and a miss! Good miss though... Don't think "wig".
No, not amiss.

"p... t... will show the way when summer brings you down."

The "lyrics" I posted is sung to that tune, but is my memory of when the mini CD of the pre-release of that song was sent to the radio station where I DJ'd while in college. We had an old CD player that wouldn't play mini CD's. I thought at the time "I should just take it," but someone else thought the same thing and did.

And:

Would it be okay with you if we wrote a reminder
Of things we'll forget to do today otherwise,
Using a green magic marker, if it's alright,
On the back of your head?
 
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Chi Meson said:
No, not amiss.

"p... t... will show the way when summer brings you down."

The "lyrics" I posted is sung to that tune, but is my memory of when the mini CD of the pre-release of that song was sent to the radio station where I DJ'd while in college. We had an old CD player that wouldn't play mini CD's. I thought at the time "I should just take it," but someone else thought the same thing and did.

Oh damn you're GOOD. :redface:

REALLY good.

I'm guessing the "falling down" thing didn't throw you at all then. Ahhh... Chi, I don't know you, but already I like you. :biggrin:

EDIT: A friend just informed me that I have been "served". :smile:
 
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Frame Dragger said:
Oh damn you're GOOD. :redface:

REALLY good.

I'm guessing the "falling down" thing didn't throw you at all then. Ahhh... Chi, I don't know you, but already I like you. :biggrin:

EDIT: A friend just informed me that I have been "served". :smile:

[PLAIN]http://sdakotabirds.com/species/photos/chipping_sparrow.jpg

[URL]http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1554184/2/istockphoto_1554184-eyes-in-the-back-of-my-head.jpg[/URL]
 
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Chi Meson said:
[PLAIN]http://sdakotabirds.com/species/photos/chipping_sparrow.jpg

[URL]http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1554184/2/istockphoto_1554184-eyes-in-the-back-of-my-head.jpg
[/URL]

Well, that's clearly not where those eyes go, not when there is cranial ossus in front of him! :smile:


The bird has me stumped. Really stumped. If it were dark in the picture... nah. Stumped.
 
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Frame Dragger said:
Well, that's clearly not where those eyes go, not when there is cranial ossus in front of him! :smile:


The bird has me stumped. Really stumped. If it were dark in the picture... nah. Stumped.
The bird is my best friend.

And I would have a lot of eyes on me by this time, wouldn't I?
 
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Chi Meson said:
The bird is my best friend.

And I would have a lot of eyes on me by this time, wouldn't I?

AH!... did I mention that you're scarily good at this? I think I have... :approve:
 

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