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Absolute Blue Invitation 12/20/13 - 12/21/13
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- Published on Wednesday, 18 December 2013 19:08
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Absolute Blue Jingles
It’s that time of year when we pull out all the holiday traditions we’ve come to know and love, but have you ever questioned how or why we do this? For example, Christmas Carols. Have you truly examined the words associated with the songs we’ve sung all our lives, or simply repeated recitations memorized automatically just like times tables or centerfold measurements? I mean, what exactly goes into ‘figgy pudding’? And Don takes particular exception to the season as his clothing is continually mocked, but the reality is that to call his attire ‘gay’ is actually an affront to members of the alternative lifestyle worldwide. So Absolute Blue has assembled the following to aid you in your holiday caroling:
-Sometimes referred to as ‘Whatshisname’, Wenceslas was a 9th century Duke of Bohemia, posthumously upgraded to King, and the Feast of Steven is not in fact a subtle Hannibal Lector reference.
-Parumpapapa is not the capital of New Guinea but in fact onomatopoeic for a rhythmic drum cadence.
-Auld Lang Syne is neither ancient nor related to mathematical functions but is translated idiomatically as ‘long, long ago’.
-The phrase “In egg shell sees Day-o” is Latin for ‘Glory to God in the Highest’, referencing neither improper baking techniques nor Harry Belafonte.
-Trolling the ancient yuletide carol has less to do with maintaining the proper distance and depth for your bait as it does to the way the song is sung. Ok, maybe both.
Go forth and sing with confidence.
Friday we tend to a private party but Saturday is the last Grant appearance this year with an evening at The Old Fish House from 6 to 10…
And make sure to mark your calendar for our party at the Melbourne Elks Sunday, January 5, 2014 from 4 to 7. This is a benefit and your chance to start the New Year by helping others and having a good time. For tickets call 321.501.2591 and check out the Elks! Mooo....