I guess it will be easy to tell who didn’t get their vaccination shot...
Off the topic a bit, but I was just driving home and happened to be checking out XM channel 4, which plays ‘40s songs. And the first thing I heard was this: “Huggin’ & Chalkin’”, by Hoagy Carmichael. I hadn’t heard of this song before, but here are the lyrics. Wow. Can you imagine something like this being written today in our PC times?
Huggin’ & Chalkin’
I got a gal who’s mighty sweet
Big blue eyes and tiny feet
Her name is Rosabelle Magee
And she tips the scales at three-oh-three
Oh, gee, but ain’t it grand to have a gal so big and fat
That when you go to hug her, you don’t know where you’re at
You have to take a piece of chalk in your hand
And hug a ways and chalk a mark to see where you began
One day I was a-huggin’ and a-chalkin’ and a-chalkin’ and a-huggin’ away
When I met another fella with some chalk in his hand
A-comin’ around the other way over the mountain
A-comin’ around the other way
Nobody ever said I’m weak
My bones don’t ache, my joints don’t creak
But I grow pale and I get limp
Every time I see my baby blimp
Oh, gee, but ain’t it grand to have a gal so big and fat
That when you go to hug her
You don’t know where you’re at
You have to take a piece of chalk in your hand
And hug a bit and chalk a mark to see where you began!
One day I was a-huggin’ and a-chalkin’ and a-beggin’ her to be my bride
When I met another fella with some chalk in his hand
A-comin’ around the other side (over that mountain)
A-comin’ around the other side
She’s a mile wide!
Chalkin’ up a markdown and yellin’ “No More!”
When I met another fella with some chalk in his hand
A-comin’ around the other side (over the mountain)
Over the Great Divide!!
That’s a great song!
I’ve never heard it before either.
I wonder if he uses flour?
And no... I won’t explain my question!
I used to host a big band show and had that song requested many times.
LOL
Wow. Can you imagine something like this being written today in our PC times?
No. Carmichael would be denounced as a sick freak for putting forth the idea of being attracted to a large woman. Simultaneously he would be criticized for making fun of the obese and also for promoting obesity.