...what's your function?

My wife and I bought School House Rock for the 3 oldest kids years ago. They have outgrew it, but the youngest (7) had never seen it before. So today it is just her and I at the house. It's spring break and we unloaded the older 3 kids. I told her she could pick out a movie. She asked what School House Rock was? I said, let me show you. We've been rockin the house all morning. I love School House Rock, and now so does she. It brings back good memories, and hopefully created some new ones for her.

Darn, that's the end.

Jim

I used to love that show when I was a kid... that and Captain Kangaroo.

The "Conjunction Junction" song is a pretty catchy tune, too.

quote Originally posted by Blacktree: I used to love that show when I was a kid... that and Captain Kangaroo. The "Conjunction Junction" song is a pretty catchy tune, too.

Is he the guy that sang the original School House Rock songs?

Jim

I have no freaking clue. But here's another cover of the Conjunction Junction song:



I even found an "adult" version on YouTube... LOL. (probably not kid safe)

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The audio is poor on that first video clip, but the voices are similar. I'll check the DVD box and see if it offers a clue. On an unrelated note, I just looked at the thread topic again, and I CANNOT FREAKIN TYPE! Conjunstion? Conjunstion? Really, conjunstion?

Jim

Bump, because I thought more people would remember this and to post some lyrics to the Tyrannosaurus Debt song. Maybe I should have had a different thread title to spark more interest.

quote TOUR GUIDE: To your left, folks, is the Washington Monument, to your right, the White House. And over there, just beyond the Capitol, is the National Debt! TOURISTS: Oooo! Wow! There's something huge Red, white, and blue That's grazing in D.C. It's gobbling up the taxes That are paid by you and me It doesn't seem to notice We really can't afford The billions that it's costing us To pay its room and board It doesn't roam But seems content To dwell on Capitol Hill As long as trucks keep pulling up With tons of green-back bills We've got to feed the big guy We really can't forget It has an awesome appetite Tyrannosaurus Debt TOUR GUIDE: The debt was born in 1790 when our new government took over 75 million the colonies spent in the Revolutionary War. We've got to feed the monster So it doesn't get upset It's got an awesome appetite Tyrannosaurus Debt TOUR GUIDE: Alexander Hamilton, our first Secretary of the Treasury (he's on the 10, you know), wanted a federal debt to provide a reason to establish taxes to support our new nation. The debt was young, they kept it small They didn't know back then In 1812 another war would make it grow again By '66 the Civil War had cost the nation millions The government in Washington now had a debt of billions TOUR GUIDE: The Civil War ran up a debt of almost three billion dollars that still wasn't paid off by World War One. We're spending money we don't have Or so it would appear The deficit is that amount we overspend each year Though congressmen and senators Make vows to cut its size Despite their honest efforts The debt just seems to rise TOUR GUIDE: Now the debt's over 4 trillion dollars and still growing... A balanced budget would be great To spend within our means To stop the monster in its tracks Before we bust our seams It feeds on just the interest Its appetite is whet It never, ever stops to rest Tyrannosaurus Debt TOUR GUIDE: And this is the U.S. Treasury. It sells Treasury Bonds, bills, and notes, and savings bonds to finance the debt. The U.S. government promises to pay the owner interest plus the value of each bond at a future date. We've got to try to tame the debt And bring it down to size To let it grow unchecked like this Is certainly unwise The debt's a monster problem That we really can't ignore I guess we should be grateful That it's not a carnivore We've got to keep on servicing Our trillion dollar pet It's got a monster appetite Tyrannosaurus Debt A fiscal misadventure With trillion dollar dentures Tyrannosaurus Debt TOUR GUIDE: Feeding time is ALL the time.

I find them kind of chilling in a way. Where did we lose our way.

Jim

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Every time I eat a salad I hear "Don't Drown your food" playing in my head. My wife and I both just LOVE school house rock, we have them all on DVD and watch them a few times a year

When I was a kid, it was more like Malfunction Junction.

quote Originally posted by maryjane: When I was a kid, it was more like Malfunction Junction.

When you were a kid, there wasn't televison. Little Orphan Annie on the radio perhaps?

Jim

There was radio back then?

I can't believe this is posted here. hahahah. I'm in a police foundations program at the moment, and a couple of weeks ago our instructor was making note of our class's terrible grammar and threw up this version as a dig at us.

CJ? is ok
I like Lolly Adverbs
But The Tale of Mr. Morton, drew by orig artist's son, I love it


multiplication rock--- I like 3
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Dr. Ian Malcolm: Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
(Jurassic Park)

The Ogre's Fiero Cave (It's also at the top of every forum page...)

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quote Originally posted by jimbolaya: When you were a kid, there wasn't televison.

I believe there was television when Don was a kid, but it was steam powered.