In the words sung by Perry Como and Jack
(Music by Sidney Lippman and lyrics by Fred Wise and Buddy Kaye, 1948)
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Small Print: this story is based on “The Wild Bride” which we went to see performed by Knee High at the Oxford Playhouse on Saturday night.
A poor farmer traded with the devil — a new suit of clothes in exchange for the contents of his apple tree. To his horror he discovered in the tree his beautiful but under-age daughter… which is when he called ‘You and Yours‘ for advice. We say, in contracts of this kind with diabolical forces there is no automatic 7 day cooling off period. So in future we recommend a more careful approach — remember the devil is in the details. Meanwhile Sue has been studying High Street Banking interest rates… Sue?
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In contrast to the previous animation, this one took us about three hours in preparation and production (and another hour faffing about with audio mixing and video codecs). The sweet potato remains were delicious, by the way.
Next time we have a long list of things we know not to do…
I think it is utterly reasonable to suppose that should flowers have the ability to communicate then they would surely talk about themselves.
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1. Guide to the Language of Flowers
2. Love
3. Rejection
4. My wife doesn't understand me the way you do
5. Tuesday, half past four. Be ready. Bring the goods.
6. please, water me
2. Love
3. Rejection
4. My wife doesn't understand me the way you do
5. Tuesday, half past four. Be ready. Bring the goods.
6. please, water me
Furthermore, there are those who say Hodgkinson himself is not above suspicion…
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1. The next cage on our zoo tour is that of the Hodgkinson's Lesser Pellicule.
2. you may get a glimpse, but it is a very small bird...
3. ...that likes to hide in the shrubbery
4. and it is invisibule
5. and we suspect that...
6. we haven't got one
2. you may get a glimpse, but it is a very small bird...
3. ...that likes to hide in the shrubbery
4. and it is invisibule
5. and we suspect that...
6. we haven't got one
I’ve noticed that the merest mention of a banana in a comedy-safe situation is enough to provoke tears of almost hysterical laughter in any reader, owing to this fruit’s extreme comic potential index (CPI) of 10.0. Socks also score a perfect 10.0, but tennis racquets are only about 3.6 and electric sanding discs rate 0.4. Data supplied by the Invisibulian Institute of Statistical Information (who rate themselves at 0.0 CPI ± 0.2).
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1. (hello!) [hello!]
2. (friendly warning...) [what's that?]
3. (mind the banana skin in panel #4) [ok, thanks]
4.
5. [phew!]
6. [thanks for the tip!] (you're welcome)
2. (friendly warning...) [what's that?]
3. (mind the banana skin in panel #4) [ok, thanks]
4.
5. [phew!]
6. [thanks for the tip!] (you're welcome)
Spot the subtule irony in frame 3?
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1. [hello!] (hello! Didn't I see you at the Bule Temple Sanctification rituals last week?)
2. [yes, I was there] (how strange)
3. [not really, my family were founder members of the restoration fund raising committtee] (I find that hard to believe)
4. [why's that?]
5. (well, it's just that...)
6. (you don't _look_ Bulish)
2. [yes, I was there] (how strange)
3. [not really, my family were founder members of the restoration fund raising committtee] (I find that hard to believe)
4. [why's that?]
5. (well, it's just that...)
6. (you don't _look_ Bulish)
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1. (tonight on "food" we talk to a fruitarian. Hello) [hello]
2. (so you only eat fruit) [yes, that's right]
3. (it must be difficult) [no, it's amazing what you can do with good ingredients]
4. (so, for example, what did you eat this evening?) [oranges]
5. (sounds nice, but not too filling) [well, the secret is in the sauce -- it's my own invention...]
6. [orange a la duck]
2. (so you only eat fruit) [yes, that's right]
3. (it must be difficult) [no, it's amazing what you can do with good ingredients]
4. (so, for example, what did you eat this evening?) [oranges]
5. (sounds nice, but not too filling) [well, the secret is in the sauce -- it's my own invention...]
6. [orange a la duck]
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1. [hello, Fearlessman! What's the matter?]
2. (I laughed in the face of fear!)
3. (I laughed in the face of danger!)
4. (I laughed at death!)
5. [yes?]
6. (then I was thrown out of the cinema)
2. (I laughed in the face of fear!)
3. (I laughed in the face of danger!)
4. (I laughed at death!)
5. [yes?]
6. (then I was thrown out of the cinema)