Sesame Street 40th Anniversary/Quotable Sunday

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I decided to do something a little different for this weeks Quotable Sunday.
On Nov 10th, Sesame Street will celebrate it's 40th anniversary. This program was a big part of my children's early years and still is to many children today!

When Sesame Street started the concept of educational television programming, it was nothing short of revolutionary. I remember watching many of the programs with my children and seeing their little faces light up as they would sing along with Big Bird, The Count, Bert and Ernie and Cookie.
(Elmo came later and we loved him too!)

If you intend to purchase any of the anniversary DVDs, a new disclaimer has been added. It's seems that the older shows are now only ... "intended for
grownups and may not suit the needs of today's preschooler"

The reasoning for this I quoted from CNN;
"For better or worse, today's preschooler is very different from the 1969 version.
And children's television programming simply has to reflect that."
Seems reasonable, just hard to think that my children and I were watching PG programing,when we were singing along with The Count.

The one thing that hasn't changed though on "Sesame Street"... are the genuine attitudes of its residents. For 40 years, they have taught us that sometimes we are going to get hurt,cry and be lonely and it's OK, because there will be just as many times when we will be happy,loved and downright jovial! It's all part of life !

Below are just a few of the quotes taken from these adults only episodes. Maybe some of you remember them too!

"Sesame Street has been brought to you today by the letters W, S and E, and by the numbers 2 and 3."
-Mr. Hooper

"Hello everybodeeeeeeeee! It is I, Grover."
-Grover

"Hello boys and girls. Welcome to Sesame Street."
-Big Bird

"Hi-ho, this is Kermit the Frog here, reporting for the Sesame Street News."
-Kermit

"C is for cookie."
-Cookie Monster

(Big Bird looks sadly at his drawing of Mr.Hooper)

"Big Bird: I'm gonna miss you, Mr. Looper.
Maria: It's Hooper, Bird. Hooper!"
-Big Bird and Maria

Better then a Flu shot!

     I have been seaching for the swine flu shot everywhere . 

 Since I can't seem to find any around here,

 I thought that I would try this .

I'll let you know if it works on me!

Miss Beatrice

The church organist was in her eighties

   And had never been married.

She was admired for her sweetness

And kindness to all.
One afternoon the pastor
Came to call on her and she showed him

into her quaint sitting room.

She invited him to have a seat

 while she prepared tea...

As he sat facing her old Hammond organ,
The young minister Noticed a cut glass bowl
Sitting on top of it.
The bowl was filled With water, and in the water

Floated, of all things, acondom!

When she returned With tea and scones,
They began to chat.
The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity

About the bowl of water and its strange floater, 
olit got the better of him and he could no longer resist.

'Miss Beatrice', he said,
'I wonder if you would tell me about this?'

Pointing to the bowl.

'Oh, yes,' she replied, 'Isn't it wonderful?

I was walking through

The Park a few months ago

And I found this little package on the ground.

The directions said To place it on the organ,

Keep it wet and that it would prevent

the spread of disease..
Do you know I haven't had the flu all winter.

 

Quotable Sunday/ The Witches Spell

   Halloween was yesterday, right ?

 So then why are the ghouls and goblins still lurking around my house ?

I do have leftover candy still in the pumkin on my table near the door.

 Maybe that's why my new guests don't want to leave .

 Gee, I've never had his problem before.

 What to do, what to do ? 

Ah ha !!!

I need a good spell to help send them on their way......

So being the good friend, blogger that I am, I decided to share this spell with all of you.
Hope you all enjoy !
Warning....This spell is only good for a year.
Next year they will all be back to do their mischief !
Happy Halloween!

The Witches’ Spell

Act IV, Scene 1 from Macbeth (1606) by William Shakespeare

A dark Cave. In the middle, a Caldron boiling. Thunder.

Enter the three Witches.

1 WITCH. Thrice the brinded cat hath mew’d.

2 WITCH. Thrice and once, the hedge-pig whin’d.

3 WITCH. Harpier cries:—’tis time! ’tis time!

1 WITCH. Round about the caldron go;

In the poison’d entrails throw.—

Toad, that under cold stone,

Days and nights has thirty-one;

Swelter’d venom sleeping got,

Boil thou first i’ the charmed pot!

ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

2 WITCH. Fillet of a fenny snake,

In the caldron boil and bake;

Eye of newt, and toe of frog,

Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,

Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting,

Lizard’s leg, and owlet’s wing,—

For a charm of powerful trouble,

Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

3 WITCH. Scale of dragon; tooth of wolf;

Witches’ mummy; maw and gulf

Of the ravin’d salt-sea shark;

Root of hemlock digg’d i the dark;

Liver of blaspheming Jew;

Gall of goat, and slips of yew

Sliver’d in the moon’s eclipse;

Nose of Turk, and Tartar’s lips;

Finger of birth-strangled babe

Ditch-deliver’d by a drab,—

Make the gruel thick and slab:

Add thereto a tiger’s chaudron,

For the ingrediants of our caldron.

ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

2 WITCH. Cool it with a baboon’s blood,

Then the charm is firm and good.

Amazing, works everytime!!!  

Quotable Sunday is brought to you by Toni, from A Daily Dose of Toni - why don't you join us? Here are the basic and easy-to-follow rules...come on and join in, it's fun! ;)

The rules (for newbies)~Go to your blog and post one or more of your favorite quotes.~Go to Toni's and sign mister linky with the link to your post and then go visit the other participants and leave some comment love.~Spread the word of course...we want lots of Quotes to read. :)