In loving memory of Tom Hogg, 1943–2023
MoFunny for
October 8, 2027
Who wrote the song Mad Dogs and Englishmen?
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When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud either. -- Leo Burnett
To get the best out of a man go to what is best in him. -- Daniel Considine
Of all the pulpits from which human voice is ever sent forth, there is none from which it reaches so far as from the grave. -- John Ruskin, The Seven Lamps of Architecture, 1849
On the early children's show HOWDY DOODY, the young audience was seated in the "Peanut Gallery."
Americans forfeit nearly two vacation days each year on the average. "Too busy to take time off" is the most common reason given.
Since the boss offered me coffee as he was firing me, would that be grounds for dismissal?
A businessman boarded a plane to find, sitting next to him, an elegant woman wearing the largest, most stunning diamond ring he had ever seen. He asked her about it. "This is the Klopman diamond," she said. "It is beautiful, but there is a terrible curse that goes with it."
"What's the curse?" the man asked.
"Mr. Klopman."
Whenever I travel by plane someone always says, "Have a safe trip."
Since when does a safe plane flight become my responsibility? I'm not even sure what I'm supposed to do! Go kick the tires, drug test the pilot, what? I feel I'm doing my part by not going up to the cockpit every five minutes and asking, "Are we there yet?"
What's the greatest worldwide use of cowhide? To hold cows together.
Points To Ponder
1. I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose-fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose-fitting clothing, I wouldn't have signed up in the first place!
2. When I was young we used to go "skinny dipping", now I just "chunky dunk"
3. The early bird still has to eat worms.
4. The worst thing about accidents in the kitchen is eating them.
5. Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.
6. Wouldn't it be nice if whenever we messed up our life we could simply press 'Ctrl Alt Delete' and start all over?
7. Stress is when you wake up screaming and then you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet.
8. My husband says I never listen to him. At least I think that's what he said.
9. Just remember...if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off.
10. Why is it that our children can't read a Bible in school, but they can in prison?
11. If raising children was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor!
12. Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.
A group was touring London, marveling at the historic buildings, art collections, and such. Of course, the group included people from many countries. During the tour of the Tower of London, a man from Prague and another man from Athens struck up a conversation about some point in history. A small disagreement ensued, which rapidly became a large one. They decided to settle the matter then and there, using the historical accouterments at hand.
Donning armor and chain mail, they prepared for a battle to the death. This attracted the attention of the rest of the tour group, who crowded around for a better look. Inasmuch as the combatants were in period dress, the people couldn't tell one from another. "Is that the Greek wearing the chain mail?" asked one tourist. "No," replied another,
"the Greek is in the armor; the Czech is in the mail."
You might be a redneck if…
There are four or more cars up on blocks in the front yard.
BRAIN TEASER: Can YOU solve it?
He went in the woods and got it, He couldn't get it so he left it, When he went home he took it with him. The whole time, he wanted to get rid of it. What is it?
ANSWER: A splinter!
A mother was showing her son how to zip up his coat. "The secret," she said, "is to get the left part of the zipper to fit in the other side before you try to zip it up."
The boy looked at her quizzically...
"Why does it have to be a secret?"
Who wrote the song Mad Dogs and Englishmen?
Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun,
The Japanese don't care to, the Chinese wouldn't dare to
Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve to one
But Englishmen detest-a siesta
So wrote Noel Coward in 1930. He was only 31 at the time and had already appeared in over a dozen plays in London as well as writing 5 plays and a semi-Viennese operetta entitled "Bitter Sweet." Of the five plays "Private Lives" would be regarded as one of the greatest comedies in the English language rivaling anything by any of his contemporaries, even Oscar Wilde. Coward was the the first true theatrical renaissance man -- actor, writer, director, lyricist, composer, producer and painter. His reign over London's West End and New York's Broadway lasted through the war and into the fifties by which time a new wave of gritty realistic playwrights had seized control from Coward. Not to be phased out, Coward changed his life entirely, living in Jamaica, painting surprisingly well, and becoming a huge cabaret star in Las Vegas rivaling the Rat Pack and preceding Elvis Presley, Wayne Newton, and the new generation of acrobats and magicians.
Of the nearly 500 songs he wrote during his life, "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" remains his most famous comic number -- on concert tours during World War II both Churchill and Roosevelt would specifically request Coward to sing it.