Making Light :: The Procrastination Rag :: comments http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/007729.html#comments Language, fraud, folly, truth, history, and knitting. Et cetera. en Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:58:19 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33 The Procrastination Rag Commodorified, inspired by Vindaloo, has come to a conclusion: We [writers] need … a fight song. Something with completely ridiculous... Commodorified, inspired by Vindaloo, has come to a conclusion: We [writers] need … a fight song. Something with completely ridiculous... http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/007729.html The Procrastination Rag -- comment #1 from Vian comment from Vian on 10.Jul.06

Do you think commodorified would mind terribly if I sang the "Kick them in the squids" bits TTTO "bringing in the sheaves"?

Despite having lived in Wisconsin for my sins, for a bit, I don't know how to intone the yelled bits. And I want to do this properly.

Posted July 10, 2006 9:52 PM by Vian

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Surely a writers' fight song should have more, shall we say, semeiological content. Or it could just be (on the lines of 'We are here because we are here..') something like 'We mean what we say and we say what we mean...'

Posted July 10, 2006 10:30 PM by Fragano Ledgister

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issues about onomatopoeia (which it misspells)

*scrambles*

Not now it doesn't. *is EXTREMELY EMBARRASSED*

I'm looking forward to seeing Commodorified's music video of it on YouTube.

Except I can't carry a tune, and Angevin2, who helped write it, has a lovely but small and ladylike ladylike voice.

Anyone -- especially any large group -- who wants to record it is free to; we'd just like a copy. please.

The yelled bits may be performed as a chant, as freeform drunken gargling, or to any tune one desires. Or all three at once.

Posted July 10, 2006 10:34 PM by Marna

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I don't know what the French or Italian football songs are, but there was one melody I kept hearing during Sunday's game that started out sounding like Vindaloo and ended up sounding like My Darling Clementine, which actually worked well in the venue. Therefore, I personally think writers or bloggers or even the MLS should put new words to the tune of My Darling Clementine and sing it at games (or blogger gatherings).

Posted July 11, 2006 12:30 AM by Elayne Riggs

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Sing it loud. Might makes write!

Posted July 11, 2006 7:46 AM by Kip W

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Ha, ha, ha. Wait a sec. We can only get drunk and sing loudly when we're together? Damn, that's what I'm doing wrong. :)

Kick them in the squids!...

Posted July 11, 2006 8:00 AM by Steve Buchheit

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Absolutely brilliant. Have you considered a cafepress shop? I think it wants to be a poster and at least five mugs.

Posted July 11, 2006 10:46 AM by Nancy Lebovitz

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[gigglegigglegiggle] Looking forward to the filk session at Redemption and/or Orbital...

Posted July 11, 2006 1:23 PM by Julia Jones

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THE WRITERS' FIGHT SONG
(Sung to the tune of "Glory, Glory Hallelujah")

We are broke 'n have no groupies,
We are broke 'n have no groupies,
We are broke 'n have no groupies,
but we write and we kick ass! WRITE! WRITE!

Posted July 11, 2006 5:38 PM by A.R.Yngve

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I love "Kick them in the squids!"

Is there a history behind this phrase, or is it all yours?

Posted July 12, 2006 8:29 AM by Sandy B.

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Sandy: nope, stole it from Elizabeth Bear. If I have correctly understood her on this point, "squids" are one's personal 'bulletproof kinks' (not necessarily or even usually sexual), the stuff that will yank you headlong into a story.


Posted July 12, 2006 9:11 AM by Marna

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(also, that particular British Grenadiers recording is AFAIK public domain; I believe it came out of the National Archives. But PLEASE right click and save it; it's on my own server, and I'm trying to avoid pulling it off or reuploading it zipped, either of which would break this link.)

Posted July 12, 2006 9:17 AM by Marna

 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/007729.html#133401 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/007729.html#133401 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:17:23 -0500 The Procrastination Rag -- comment #13 from Skwid comment from Skwid on 12.Jul.06

As the resident cephalopod, I feel I should object.

I feel that way, but I can't actually bring myself to.

WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!

Posted July 12, 2006 2:47 PM by Skwid

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For more about the squids, see under "Squid in the Mouth" and "Squid on the Mantelpiece" in The Turkey City Lexicon.

Posted July 13, 2006 8:35 AM by Paul A.

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"Kick them in the squids!" - it's a brilliant !

Posted August 17, 2006 2:58 AM by Ben

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