Nice Try...

[_Coggins7]

High Hopes


Next time you find, Apostasy's on you mind
There's a lot to be seen, Here's what I mean

Just what makes that little old Scratch,
Think he'll make the Church burn and crash
An ant like Scratch can rant, but
Can't make the Church burn and crash

But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes
He's got, D. Michael Quinn, liberal spin hopes

So any time you're in a funk
Stead of gettin' drunk
Just remember that ant
Opps there goes another post full of can't

When the Brethren call, and your back's to the wall
That wall of Pride's gonna fall, to the ground that's all

Once there was a silly exmo
Vegas was deep in a spiritual hole
See that silly exmo, go
Deeper into that hole

And he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes
He's got profane inane, getting gain hopes

So any time you're feelin' low
'Stead of snortin' blow
Just think of that exmo
Opps he's on another four letter roll

Those anti-Mormon claims are stale
But they rant and rail
They just can't seem to stop
Opps there goes another exmo kerplop

[_Lucretia MacEvil]

You need to work on putting the emPHAsis on the right syLABle.

[_Coggins7]

You need to work on putting the emPHAsis on the right syLABle.

I'm quite aware of that my little nimrod, but unless the emphasis is critically off, no harm is done because all you have to do is alter the actual singing of the song a little and it all works fine. If you actually sing the song through, instead of talking it through in your head, you can extend or truncate certain syllables and with the lyrics as they are, the whole thing sounds perfectly natural.

[_Mercury]

You need to work on putting the emPHAsis on the right syLABle.

I'm quite aware of that my little nimrod, but unless the emphasis is critically off, no harm is done because all you have to do is alter the actual singing of the song a little and it all works fine. If you actually sing the song through, instead of talking it through in your head, you can extend or truncate certain syllables and with the lyrics as they are, the whole thing sounds perfectly natural.

Wow, the kindness and considerate nature you display is awe inspiring

[_Coggins7]

OK, how about "my little snorkeltoid"?

[_Lucretia MacEvil]

OK, how about "my little snorkeltoid"?

That is much better. I guess you don't know what a nimrod is.

[_Coggins7]

The odds are he'll move farther Left tomorrow

Yes I do, its a hunter, but the only reason I use this classic quote is because Daffy used to use it, and anything good enough for Daffy, is good enough for me (normally, this was used when speaking to Elmer Fudd).

[_Lucretia MacEvil]

The odds are he'll move farther Left tomorrow

Yes I do, its a hunter, but the only reason I use this classic quote is because Daffy used to use it, and anything good enough for Daffy, is good enough for me (normally, this was used when speaking to Elmer Fudd).

Dear Yahoo!:
What exactly is a nimrod? Should I be offended if someone calls me one?
Rodney
St. Paul, Minnesota

Dear Rodney:
We'll go ahead and answer the second part of the question first -- probably. It's possible the person may be comparing you to a mighty king and hunter of yore, but it's more likely that they're calling you a dipstick.
The American Heritage Dictionary offers two distinct definitions of a nimrod -- either a hunter, or a person regarded as silly or foolish. The dictionary goes on to explain that the second meaning probably originated with the cartoon character Bugs Bunny. The wily Bugs used the term in its original sense to refer to dithering hunter Elmer Fudd, whom he called a "poor little Nimrod." Over time, however, the "hunter" meaning got dropped, and the "dithering" connotation stuck.

Nimrod was in fact a Biblical figure -- the great-grandson of Noah. He was a haughty king who declared himself a "mighty one in the earth," founded the great city of Babylon, and presided over the construction of the mythical Tower of Babel. Nimrod was also a renowned hunter, though at least one source we found claimed his game of choice was not animals but men, whom he would enslave upon capture. Whatever his prey, his name became synonymous with a skilled hunter.

And for the record, the University of Tulsa publishes a well-regarded literary magazine called the Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry. They are actively seeking submissions.

Actually, I've heard it as a stronger insult than "dithering," and that it referred to male anatomy, but I didn't find that in Google. I'll accept "dithering." I dither all the time.

[_Some Schmo]

You need to work on putting the emPHAsis on the right syLABle.

I'm quite aware of that my little nimrod, but unless the emphasis is critically off, no harm is done because all you have to do is alter the actual singing of the song a little and it all works fine. If you actually sing the song through, instead of talking it through in your head, you can extend or truncate certain syllables and with the lyrics as they are, the whole thing sounds perfectly natural.

This is a superb metaphor for what a TBM must go through in order to believe the church is true in the face of all the evidence.

[_Lucretia MacEvil]

This is a superb metaphor for what a TBM must go through in order to believe the church is true in the face of all the evidence.

Ain't that the truth, and even then it only sounds natural to them.