THE RAIN IN TWAIN FALLS MAINLY ON THE BRAIN
It is best to read the weather forecast before we pray for rain. –Mark Twain
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It’s funny — April is NATIONAL HUMOR MONTH, but soddenly I don’t feel very humorous. It’s coming down in buckets out there, and some of what’s in the buckets is making its way into my basement. I hope whoever’s praying for rain is satisfied — now how about praying for it to stop? It’s bad enough that Mother Nature keeps raining on my head when I go outside — I don’t need her to greet my feet as a dweller in my cellar when I go down in the dungeon.
‘s no use. No letup in sight. Keeps rainin’ all the time….
But am I going to let a reign of rain ruin what I’m doin’? No way! Others can be a Debbie Downer, despairing in the deluge. It’s in my Genes to be….
P.S. The title of this post is word play on a song from a hit 1956 Broadway musical later made into a movie starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn. Can you name the song?
rivergirl1211 12:56 pm on April 12, 2019 Permalink |
Please go splash in your cellar puddles while imitating Gene Kelly…. we’ll wait.
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mistermuse 2:14 pm on April 12, 2019 Permalink |
Thanks, r.g.. I could dance up a storm if I weren’t feeling under the weather. I’ll let you know when I feel up to it (which will be about as long as it takes you to forget the whole thing). 😦
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Rosaliene Bacchus 1:12 pm on April 12, 2019 Permalink |
Singin’ in the Rain by Gene Kelly is one of my oldie’s favorites.
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mistermuse 2:20 pm on April 12, 2019 Permalink |
Now I’m jealous, Rosaliene — I thought I was one of your favorite oldies. 🙂
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Elizabeth 4:31 pm on April 12, 2019 Permalink |
Maybe you could soak your feet in the basement!
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Elizabeth 4:58 pm on April 14, 2019 Permalink |
No you have written about your feet, not your head. My husband was soaking his feet at the time I replied which probably influenced my response!
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mistermuse 9:04 pm on April 14, 2019 Permalink |
Elizabeth, I’m glad you didn’t tell me to go soak my head, because I would’ve had to take off my wig (instead of my shoes), which would be embarrassing because it’s glued on to my bald spot with Elmer’s Glue, and I’d have to get more glue from Elmer. 😦
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calmkate 11:22 pm on April 12, 2019 Permalink |
the rain in spain stays mainly in the plain ….
Love your play of words and emotions here, great song picks!
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mistermuse 2:15 pm on April 13, 2019 Permalink |
Congrats for knowing the song in answer to my “P.S.” question, Kate! For those who don’t know, the song is from MY FAIR LADY, Lerner and Loewe’s great Broadway musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s PYGMALION.
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calmkate 7:08 pm on April 13, 2019 Permalink
know it very well, my parents used to torture us as children with My Fair Lady and South Pacific!
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Garfield Hug 3:50 am on April 13, 2019 Permalink |
Not true! I loved your post and laughed heartily, especially at your tweaked quotation! Good one Mistermuse and happy weekend ahead.
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mistermuse 2:18 pm on April 13, 2019 Permalink |
Thanks, G.H. — same to you, and give Garfield an extra big hug for me. 🙂
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America On Coffee 10:38 pm on April 15, 2019 Permalink |
Wetheads are bad. Good that the seasons change. But then, there are the hotheads and airheads .😕
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mistermuse 2:45 pm on April 18, 2019 Permalink |
….and then there are the snotheads and the potheads, not to mention the roundheads and the squareheads, and the rumpheads and the Trumpheads (the last of whom has been known to dump heads, as in “You’re fired!”).
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Marietta Rodgers 3:15 pm on April 17, 2019 Permalink |
I had no idea there were so many songs about rain. Sorry about all the rain, but you know what Longfellow says, “The best thing one can do when it’s raining, is to let it rain.”
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mistermuse 7:09 pm on April 17, 2019 Permalink |
That reminds me of a very old joke: I’m a poet, and my feet show it — they’re Long fellows.
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Marietta Rodgers 9:31 am on April 18, 2019 Permalink
😂
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awisewomansjourney 6:44 pm on April 18, 2019 Permalink |
This was a great play on a lot of words! Thank you for the songs I especially love that oldie but goodie Stormy Weather! ❤
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mistermuse 6:58 pm on April 18, 2019 Permalink |
Thank you. The vocalist (Ethel Waters) was one of the best back in the day.
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Silver Screenings 8:35 pm on April 18, 2019 Permalink |
Thank you for including Gene’s version of singing in the rain. I love, LOVE that scene and the way Gene dances in the rain.
I hope the rain will end soon in your area and bring lovely spring flowers in its stead. 🙂
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mistermuse 9:59 pm on April 18, 2019 Permalink |
That scene is indeed a classic, as is the whole film (SINGING IN THE RAIN). Some consider it the best musical of all time. I wouldn’t go that far, but I’d include it AMONG the best musicals.
As for the rain, we’ve had a reprieve the past several days, but tonight stars a new round which will test whether my hydraulic cement repairs hold. If not, maybe I’ll grow some aquatic plants in the basement rather than seek spring flowers. 🙂
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moorezart 7:42 pm on April 23, 2019 Permalink |
Reblogged this on From 1 Blogger 2 Another.
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mistermuse 12:23 am on April 24, 2019 Permalink |
Thank you, moorezart. You’re welcome to reign on my parade anytime. 🙂
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moorezart 2:54 pm on April 24, 2019 Permalink
May I sing while I do?
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mistermuse 7:11 pm on April 24, 2019 Permalink |
As long as you sing solo (so low I can’t hear you)! 🙂
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