Old Time Religion

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Lyrics by Judy Gorman-Jacobs

Chorus:
Give me that old time religion (3X)
It's good enough for me.

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We wil pray with Aphrodite/We will pray with Aphrodite/She wears that see-though nightie/And it's good enough for me.

Chorus

We will pray with Zarathustra/We'll pray just like we use ta/I'm a Zarathustra booster/And it's good enough for me.

Chorus (2X)

We will pray with those Egyptians/Build pyramids to put our crypts in/Cover subways with inscriptions/And it's good enough for me.

Chorus

We will pray with those old druids/They drink fermented fluids/Waltzing naked through the woo-ids/And it's good enough for me.

Chorus

We do dances to bring water/Prepare animals for slaughter/Sacrifice our sons and daughters/And it's good enough for me.

Chorus

I'll arise at early morning/When my Lord gives me the warning/That the solar age is dawning/And it's good enough for me.

Chorus (2X)

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Pete Seeger Singalong ( 2 vols. )
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge Massachusetts 1980
Copyright Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 1991
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"Humor is the best antidote for the oversimplifications of our serious songs. "Strive for simplicity and learn to mistrust it (Whitehead)." Perhaps every great song is a triumph of oversimplicity. So I feel ambivalent about 'em all. And I try to balance the situation by singing songs that seem to contradict each other - or at least complement each other

"Humor often reminds us that every word can be misunderstood. Scientists and lawmakers try doggedly to narrow limits, to what can be agreed upon and patrolled. But poets ( and ordinary people ) keep defeating them by streching the limits out of shape again.

"Judy Gorman-Jacobs taught me this song. Again, I talked too much. This song would have been much more effective had I just sung it with no spoken words to introduce it. There's lot's of other good verses around."
Pete Seeger

Incidentally, in this concert, Pete recalls making up verses with Woody Guthrie ( This Land is Your Land ) and the unforgettable verse off the top of Woody's head:

They asked would I fight for my country/I answered the FBI yea/I would point a gun for my country/But... I won't guarantee you which way.
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Rusty here using my own words:

"Don't take me seriously unless I'm joking."

Uncle Bill's question "What does all this have to do with khukuris? Everything!" applies. Also WrongFriend's comment in the respect thread of treating the katana as a living thing to keep from minimizing what it can do if not handled safely and with respect.

Bill has created through his own example a forum where both due respect toward all and not taking things too seriously maintain a balance.

To all those of goodwill toward their fellow man, and to those of whatever faith who attempt to live their beliefs, I bid you peace.

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Thank you Rusty. I needed that. On the subject of just teazin'... no blood no foul, standing bleedin that's one
Unconcios bleeding that's two
severed limb that's a technical foul hit the showers.

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"Clear a path for the Kukhri or it will clear one for itself"
 
There's actually about THREE HUNDRED versus to "old time religion" out there on a website somewhere, adding in everything from Ba'al to Jehovah's Witnesses
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. Pretty funny stuff.
http://users.neca.com/ursa/otr.html

Wait, no, this one's the better collection methinks: http://www.locksley.com/vintage/realotr.htm

Jim
 
This forum sure as hell ain't been boring since Rusty's been running it.

If we could only get the Ghost back we would be back in business _in style_.

-Dave

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Craig Rosebraugh is innocent!
 
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Speaking of the people that usually come in "twos" to aggravate innocent people in their homes.
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My cuz'es husband found the absolute best way to be rid of them once and for all.
They had beeen aggravated many, many times and finally Ernie had his fill. There was one of the full glass storm doors on their front door. When they knocked and he opened the door and saw who it was he gently turned around unbuckleing his belt and dropped his pants and bent over.
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They were never bothered by Any religious folks after that. He always said that they must have talked about the episode and it spread to all those people who come knocking on your doors at the most inopportune times.
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"Know your own bone, gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it again."

'Thoreau'

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Actually, as I recall they DO keep lists of "no way go anywhere near THAT place". And a tail-flash would put you on it, in a hurry
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I was raised JW. Ain't one no more.

Jim
 
Yvsa, I may have to try that technique. Here lately, we've been bothered by religious pests quite a bit. At first, I politely explained that I didn't want to be bothered, I already had religious convictions of my own. That didn't work, so I tried being more firm and told them not to bother me again. That didn't work, so I got downright insulting -- but that didn't work, either. But I have a hunch that your cuz's husband just might have the cure. Thanks for the idea.
 
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Oh MY Gawd!!!
What Have I Done??
ROTFLMRRAO!!!
Go get 'em Steven. I havebeen waiting for a long time to be able to drop my drawers, but I guess maybe I look mean enough or my "Go Away And Don't Come Back" spiel works better than I thought.
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Now, if I could just get my son to realize this, I would be home free!
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>>>>---¥vsa---->®

"Know your own bone, gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it again."

'Thoreau'

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Reminds me of the furniture mover who was arrested for dropping his drawers...

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Jim
 
Another great way to get rid of the religus folk is to draw an outline of a body in chalk and throw some religous pamphelts around it. Do this on friday night. If nothing else its' a great thing to do at a party.

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"Clear a path for the Kukhri or it will clear one for itself"
 
Before I forget, my storm door needed the hinges fixed. It came with like those miniature plastic traffic cones that fit one pointing up and one pointing down and held in place by a coil spring into each of the three hinges. After reading Yvsa's story, I threw the plastic doohickeys away, and took the hinge down to the hardware store. I had to pull the door and part of the frame off, but the storm door now has the hinges riding on 7 feet of .250 solid steel rod. Not that I'd do anything like Yvsa's solution...

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Horse sense is what a jackass ain't got.
 
WARNING!!!

Just looked at the TV, and there were a couple talking heads letting people know the Census 2000 workers were going to be out. You might want to make sure who you are talking to before taking any action...

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Horse sense is what a jackass ain't got.
 
This has always been my favorite retort

Doorknockers: "If we were to tell you that there is an army of angels waiting in Heaven, and on the Day of Judgement they will be unleashed upon the world to slay all the unbelievers, what would your response be?"

Response: "Pre-emptive nuclear strike."
 
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