Saturday, February 09, 2008

I've Been Busy - So Sue Me!

Here's what I've accomplished since my last post:

I learned a dirty version of "Deck the Halls" from my 7-year-old nephew Jack. That story goes like this:

Christmas Eve at my father-in-law's house. Jack is fidgety and whining because he doesn't want to eat dinner first. He wants to open presents. Now. Right, right, RIGHT now!!! Thinking I know something about children, I try to distract him. "Jack, your mommy told me you were in your school's Christmas pageant and you recited a nice poem. Do you think you could recite it for us, too?" Jack scowled at me. "No. I don't want to recite a poem." He was quiet and seemed rather thoughtful for a moment and then said, "This is a song that means a lot to me at this time of year and I'm going to sing it now." Everyone at the table politely put down their silverware and turned toward Jack, waiting for an adorable child's warbling of - oh, say "Away in a Manger" - on this holy night. He opened his mouth and at the top of his lungs belted out (to the tune of "Deck the Halls"):

Grab your balls like Michael Jackson, fa la la la la, la la la laaa
Add some pelvic thrusting action, fa la la la la, la la la laaa!!!

As you can imagine he didn't get much farther than that before his mother leaped across the dining room table to cover his mouth with her hand. She was horrified.

Personally, that's one of my top-10 Christmas memories of all time.

7 comments:

  1. I love it and I am curious how the rest of the verse would go.
    Glad you are back.

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  2. That's a Bob Rivers parody! The Christmas cd is hilarious!

    Grahbe Yahbalz

    (Parody of Deck the Halls)


    Grab your balls like Michael Jackson
    fa la la la la la la la la la
    Add some pelvic thrusting action
    fa la la la la la la la la la
    Don we now our leather jackets
    fa la la la la la la la la la
    Pick that crowbar up and whack it
    fa la la la la la la la la la

    Rip your shirt off
    Show some nipple
    fa la la la la la la la la la
    Squeeze you buns
    like Mr. Whipple
    fa la la la la la la la la la
    You’ll always get a big reaction
    fa la la la la la la la la la
    If you grab your balls like Michael Jackson
    fa la la la la la la la la la

    Merry Christmas Bubbles

    Grab your balls like Michael Jackson
    fa la la la la la la la la la

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  3. It ranks right up there with this timeless classic, sung to the tune of "Joy to the World":

    Joy to the world, Barney's dead!
    We barbequed his head!
    Don't worry about the body,
    we flushed it down the body,
    and round and round it goes,
    and round and round it goes,
    and round and round and round
    it goes.

    Lovely.

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  4. Best Christmas dinner moment EVAH! I totally want to adopt your nephew. :)

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  5. hey, that's a catchy tune!
    : )

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