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niagara falls
Posted: August 5th, 2007, 1:25 pm
by judih
Ni-a-gara Falls....
slowly i turned
step by step
inch by inch
(the falls will never be the falls without Moe's soliloquy. (from The Three Stooges)
Posted: August 5th, 2007, 8:17 pm
by Lightning Rod
I love this routine, judih
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slowly_I_Turned
it marks the introduction of the post-hypnotic suggestion into humor
Posted: August 6th, 2007, 1:07 am
by judih
yeah, well, the humour lies in Moe's TV attacks.
Unfortunately, the humour didn't feel the same when my brother grabbed onto the words and beat me up daily to the tune of various forms of strangulation, poking me in the eye and other comedic effects that were less funny when actualized.
(he'd look at me and say: 'It's 4 o'clock. You know what that means...."Ni-a-gara Falls....slowly....' and i'd know i was helpless till the post-hypnotic shtick was over.)
Posted: August 6th, 2007, 7:50 am
by WIREMAN
i remember my first trip to the falls, my lil daughter Lucy musta been around 5 or 6 at that time and she was so terrified that she would not get within 50 feet of the flow......it's a power that has to be seen to be appreciatedthe "slowly I turn " routine is the ultimate.....
Posted: August 13th, 2007, 6:59 pm
by Arcadia
yeah.. Moe was wild!!!