Sunday, February 10, 2008

Lʊdvɪg væn Beɪtoʊvən

Yes I said yes, no? Yes of course Yes, yes, of course, no? Yes, yes, no of course yes, no? My goodness me Yes, yes, no yes of course no, yes? Blah de blah de blah de blah. Make sure to apply the poultice above sea-level, a smidgen above, see, level, see, yes? Should you feel the need, the desire, the need to desire, yes, say yes, of course, but never below sea-level, not even a smidgen, no, yes? A smidgen on a unicycle is a sight to see, yes, a sight for unsightly eyes, yes? Yes of course yes, no? Apply a warm unicycle to the raised area, but never, no never above the level where water turns into slug, yes? Pierce the calf’s scrotum with a knitting needle, yes, all the while singing Idiot on the Grass at the tip-top of your lungs, yes. A smidgen above the level at which a singing voice becomes a loud ear-splitting annoyance, a smidgen higher, yes? Put an earwig in your ear, yes? Put two earwigs in both ears, yes? Yes two, yes? (The word "poultice" comes from the Latin puls, pultes, meaning "porridge." Historically poultices were made from bread or other cereals, or lead, which is thought to have resulted in the fatal advancement of existing lead poisoning in Beethoven). (Ludwig van Beethoven (English IPA: /lʊdvɪg væn beɪtoʊvən/;German IPA: [lutvɪç fan bethofn], (December 16, 1770 [1]March 26, 1827) was a German composer and virtuoso pianist. He was an important figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time) yes, yes of course yes, no?

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