Oh, I love that song, Frank.
All the alma mater talk earwormed me on that somehow, but it's not a bad earworm to have.
Just call me the computer whisperer.
Willow ,'Lessons'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 07, 2011 5:08:05 am PST #15306 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Amy - Jan 07, 2011 5:09:27 am PST #15307 of 30001
Because books.
That's one of my favorite Steely Dan songs! It's one my Sam and Dean playlist.
t /Winchesters like carrots
Sophia Brooks - Jan 07, 2011 5:12:51 am PST #15308 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
According to wikipedia, the alma mater = school song is primarily american, and because many of the songs contained the words "alma mater"/
sumi - Jan 07, 2011 5:17:05 am PST #15309 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
I googled and realized that I actually knew the first two lines of Illinois' fight song (the original one):
We're loyal to you, Illinois
We're Orange and Blue, Illinois
(What the heck does that mean?)
The rest (from wikipedia):
We'll back you to stand
Gainst the best in the land,
For we know you have sand, Illinois,
Rah! Rah!
So crack out that ball Illinois,
We're backing you all Illinois;
Our team is our fame protector,
On! boys, for we expect a vict'ry from you Illinois!
Che-he! Che-ha! Che-ha-ha-ha!
Go Illini go!
Che-he! Che-ha! Che-ha-ha-ha!
Go Illini go!
Illinois! Illinois! Illinois!
Fling out that dear old flag of Orange and Blue,
Lead on your sons and daughters, fighting for you;
Like men of old, on giants placing reliance, shouting defiance
Oskee wow-wow!
Amid the broad green plains that nourish our land,
For honest Labor and for Learning we stand,
And unto thee we pledge our heart and hand,
Dear Alma Mater Illinois.
And it is so long that they wrote another shorter one called, "Oskee Wow-Wow" - which I didn't know at all. Possibly because I never went to a game. You can see the lyrics here.
beth b - Jan 07, 2011 5:19:55 am PST #15310 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I know we had a song but I don't even know if the band knew it
§ ita § - Jan 07, 2011 5:24:48 am PST #15311 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
the alma mater = school song is primarily american, and because many of the songs contained the words "alma mater"
Okay, so I feel better about it, and also I'm going to forget it shortly.
I'm having a freakout because the trackpad on my Macbook just stopped working. The mouse pointer only wants to be in one place. It was doing so well! Okay, it needs to be constantly plugged into power, and there are some bright spots on the display, but it was workable.
Now, not workable. Unless I find space for an external mouse. Which bugs.
eta: OH GOOD. It was nothing.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 07, 2011 5:38:12 am PST #15312 of 30001
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
Late to the discussion, but I swear by Gardenburger's tomato basil veggie burgers.
Zenkitty - Jan 07, 2011 5:39:56 am PST #15313 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
No idea if either my high school or my college even HAD songs. Probably. Don't remember.
I was so lacking in school spirit in high school, I was famous for it. This one time? When everyone else was out making a float for some parade? The headmaster said anyone who didn't want to work on the float could sit in the library, so of course I was the only one in there. And the biology teacher, Mrs. Smith? she came and put her hand on my shoulder all affectionate-like and said, "We're just going to have to get you interested in sports!" And I said, "No, I don't think so," and kept on reading. She got this funny look on her face and walked off. And it wasn't like she meant, we need a way to work some of that lard off your tushie, girl! because I was really thin back then. I never got it. So some people aren't interested in sports, big deal. Nobody ever said to the athletes, "We're just going to have to get you interested in science!" No, that would have been WEIRD.
I'm freezing. I have a bunch of stuff to do today, and I haven't even showered yet. I wanna go back to bed.
sumi - Jan 07, 2011 5:41:48 am PST #15314 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Man, I found a third Illinois song. So crazy. Illinois songs make me think of that 1930s college football mileau where they (at least the two earlier ones) originated. Here is the short and ridiculous 3rd song:
Hail to the Orange,
Hail to the Blue,
Hail Alma Mater,
Ever so true!
We love no other
So let our motto be
Victory, Illinois! Varsity!
Ginger - Jan 07, 2011 5:53:16 am PST #15315 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I meant to say earlier how happy I am that JZ's new job seems to involve nice people. It's so hard to dread going to work every day.
Vanderbilt had a fight song. I think it began "Dy-no-mite, dy-no-mite when Vandy takes the field." I completely avoided college sports, except for a baseball game or two and one unpleasant football game, so I didn't hear it sung enough to learn it. We sang the alma mater pretty often, but I have the impression that's not the norm. It's possible I just went to more official functions than most students, since I covered many of them.