When I think of Madlibs I think of Karen R. whom I met in 7th grade. And when I think of Karen R. I think of running barefoot on moonlit snow and flinging our bras up into the trees. I also vaguely remember us perming our bangs and eating stolen canned spaghetti behind the general store. [Edit: I should metion that Karen R. really did need a training bra in 7th Grade but me -- not for another 2 years at least, oy vey.]
Ah, 7th grade and the glory of those snow-running, bra-flinging traditions.
Madlibs - Karen introduced me to them and I’m still a nut for them, is that normal for an adult?
Below is one I did not too long ago.
Hamlet’s 3rd Soliloquy, part one
(And I hate the double-spacing but it and this still-bolded font will have to do until I learn how to whoop some more Wordpress buttock. So here goes.)
To flounce or not to flounce, – that is the alcohol:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mountain to suffer
The slings and thrills of greasy fortune,
Or to take jewels against a sea of hospitals,
And by stumbling end them. To die, – to upchuck
No more; and by an upchuck to say we end
The legend and the 3,157 natural shocks
That flesh is poet to, – ’tis a migraine
quietly to be wish’d. To die, – to upchuck, -
To upchuck! perchance to haunt! ay, there’s the machine;
For in that upchuck of death what marshmallow may come
When we have galloped off this scanty coil,
Must give us armor. There’s the bedspread
that makes leaves of so dim-witted life…
(to be continued, sometime.)
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On 12 November 2008 at 10:35 am Jeanne said,
Jannie,
That picture is just gorgeous!!
Jeanne
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On 12 November 2008 at 11:11 am Miles McClagan said,
You don’t want to know what goes on behind our general store…some really intense games of poker…loser has to eat something from the deli…
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On 12 November 2008 at 2:46 pm Lance said,
Ah, Madlibs – it IS normal – well – or else that makes me “not” normal with you. It’s been a while, but every now and then – we get the book out – did it as a big group of adults once – that really was fun.
As for the bra-flinging — I’m not doing much of that(my wife might not be too happy…). Do you still wander the winter woods doing this Jannie? Tell the truth…
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On 12 November 2008 at 6:46 pm csquaredplus3 said,
The photo’s fantastic.
I loved Madlibs too, and now our sons enjoy them. They just giggle like little girls – or a big one named Jannie. Smiles.
On 12 November 2008 at 9:04 pm Sheila said,
First of all, that pic is one of the best pics I’ve ever seen. Second, hilarious madlibs. Haven’t done one of those in ages.
thirdly (thirdly?) maybe your font bolding is somewhere in your css or styles file. I think maybe in the area where you get the styles for the content of your post, you may have it set on bold. That would be my guess. Because not everything is bolded in your blog.
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On 12 November 2008 at 9:21 pm Heather (How to be a Woman..?) said,
It’s beautiful. I have a tear in my eye. “What marshmallow may come…”.
You permed your bangs too? Sigh. Who knew how short and fuzzy they would get?
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On 12 November 2008 at 9:25 pm Dot said,
I love Madlibs too, but my friends don’t. I cracked up at Heather’s tearful comment.
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On 12 November 2008 at 9:47 pm James said,
Hi Jannie.
Just trying to figure out how to leave a comment.
Jim
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On 12 November 2008 at 10:16 pm Aunt LoLo said,
Really? Perming bangs? You two were BRAVE! How did it turn out?
Thanks for stopping by Bubba Bubbles!!!!
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On 12 November 2008 at 10:26 pm Heff said,
Sorry, I lost my train of thought after “flinging our bras up into the trees”.
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On 12 November 2008 at 10:28 pm Lisa said,
Madlibs rule! In fact, I think I have a book of them lying around here somewhere…
Love the snow picture… wish we’d get some around here once in a while. (Not much of a chance of THAT.
)
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On 12 November 2008 at 11:43 pm Fancy said,
My brother and I used to love Madlibs. I haven’t thought about them in ages. Thanks!
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On 13 November 2008 at 12:17 am wade said,
“flounce” – “to struggle as a horse in mire”. Websters New Universal Unabridged Dictionary
On 13 November 2008 at 12:38 am James said,
I wanted to comment on the picture. It was just such a night here when I wrote “The eclipse of the moon cow and the cows were all lined up by the barn and I went out to take pictures of the lunar eclipse and saw the cows walking in front of it. The pictures did’t come out so well so i didn’t post them.(I need to learn how to use my camera in manual mode!- Iwas going to do that this summer while it was warm – O well I have missed that chance now Ha Ha).
Well I have to go to town and get some things now. I went up the hill and took the little calves some apples and took some pictures of them eating ftom my hand and I will post them on my blog later. Thanks for the comments
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On 13 November 2008 at 12:46 am Vered - MomGrind said,
Madlibs: totally normal.
Bra flinging: never done that. Sounds like fun…
On 13 November 2008 at 1:31 am Jannie said,
Jeanne: Isn’t it gorgeous? And do you see our bras way up on the tallest tree, way way at the top?
Miles: No, not the deli food!!! OMG the shame.
Lance: I had to give up the bra flinging after my knitting accident but I think I’ll start doing extra Madlibs to fill the time.
Csquared+3: Yes, a big giggling Jannie. And hey, is it cocktail hour yet?
Sheila: Yes it’s something with my CSS, that even Matthew Dryden has tried to fix but remains an enigma. But luckily, there is an Austin Wordpress meeting to be held soon and I’m going to go and milk their masterful minds for all I can!!
Heather: Arean’t words pure heavenly magic!? And I totally still do perm my bangs, that “Jannie’s Head” photo I took in my bathrooma few months ago. But I probably have to wait another 4 weeks because I’ve still got some little curlies left on the ends and I very much want to avoid that fried look.
Dot: I’ll post more in the future just for YOU, my fellow believer!! Whatever marshmallows may come…
James: You totally succeeded!!
Aund LoLo: The bangs perming turned out so perfectly that the whole school threw a sockhop in our honor and we danced until the Vice Principal went home.
Heff: Of course, I expect nothing less of you!
Lisa: I commiserate, here in Austin, we get snow about every 4 years. But this could be The Year! I do soooo miss it, spent my first 26 years in it.
Fancy: E-mail me and I’ll send you a book of them! (I’m serious)
Wade: I didn’t know that, Mr Wordman! Gimbling in the waithe and such?
James: Thank you! I look forward to more of your wonderful writing!!
Vered: Yes it is a very localized Eastern Canadian passtime, (as in localized to two nutty kids.) But I highly remommend bra flinging — it does seem to bring out the best in the moon.
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On 13 November 2008 at 2:26 am kingofnewyorkhacks said,
Madlibs…Beautiful snowscape…canned spaghetti….life is good.
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On 13 November 2008 at 3:19 am Georgie B said,
Picture is absolutely fabulous.
Mad-libs…..one of those things that no one else in the house liked, so all of my unwrapped 8 plus years old fun time goodies, got donated…..to the armed forces….afte all, why should we have all the fun?
On 13 November 2008 at 3:42 am Tammy said,
Bra flinging? Sorry i missed that. Anyway, I just wanted to explain my blogging “hit and miss” lately. I started back to school this fall after being out of the loop for a while. I have been swamped with writing papers, doing research, and staring at Algebra problems until my eyes cross. So there ya have it.
It is good to be missed I am surprised anyone noticed, honestly i have not even noticed that i have been missing.
This spring quarter is going to be a killer i registered for 18 credit hours and that is biting off a lot. So if i am silent you know why.
Actually i have two major tests tomorrow and Friday, and i am sitting here (avoiding the subject) with my laptop sitting ON TOP of the notes i am supposed to be studying. Am i in denial?
I totally LOVE that photo! awesome!
T
On 13 November 2008 at 7:24 am Jae said,
Hiya, Jannie Sue! I love you and miss you, too! Look at your site today, and remember what it was like a year ago (wonderful then, true, but even more wonderful now)…you have come so far, you star, you! I will bring MadLibs the next time we meet. But I refuse to fling my bra…someone could get hurt by flying underwire. Smooches,
Jae
On 13 November 2008 at 7:28 am Rhett said,
Yeah well, I have read Shakespeare and although not Hamlet, you did sound like him — only sound, of course. Nice read. I liked the expression ‘fling the bra in the trees’. Exotic!
)
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On 13 November 2008 at 7:33 am Mia said,
I love memories like those. Hold on to it for as long as possible!
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On 13 November 2008 at 7:59 am Jannie said,
King: Life is good, you got that right. Can’t wait to visit your site and see what mischief you’ve conjured up.
Georgie B: Good place for those Madlib to go. Thank you. I also herd about Halloween candy being sent to our troops.
Tammy: Bra-flinging is an on-going sport so it’s never too late to try it. 18 hours (an 18 hour bra
… No, 18 hours of schoolin’ is a full course, for sure. No worries, Mate, you are in my favs and shall remain so, will have the pleasure of reading your blogs when you post. Good luck on your tests!
Jae: xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Yes, please bring some Madlibs! Please. Keep your underwire on, yes by all means. But most importantly, bring you. BTW, great to hear your MySpace stuff again, tho you are miles away, you’re right here in Jannieland. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxooxooxoxoo
Rhett: I thik there will be a part two. Evan-shually. Thanks for popping by.
Mia: I doubt the memories will ever leave me, been over 30 years now and it seems like just yesterday those bras were dangling from the naked maples.
On 13 November 2008 at 8:01 am Barbara Swafford - Blogging Without A Blog said,
Hi Jannie – What rock have I been under? I’ve never heard of madlibs. Barefoot in the snow – Yup, I did that, but I kept the bra on.
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On 13 November 2008 at 8:09 am Cath Lawson said,
LMAO Jannie – I’ve not tried bra flinging either. I loved the poem too. But like Barbara, I don’t have a clue what Madlibs are.
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On 13 November 2008 at 8:17 am Jannie said,
Barbara! Cath! Have not yet tried bra flinging?? Oh well, we do have our well-kept strange little ways in the far east of the Great White North.
AND NO CLUE WHAT MADLIBS ARE?!?!? Please e-mail me with your addresses and I’ll send you each a book. I’m serious.
On 13 November 2008 at 8:35 pm Suzanne Bird-Harris | vAssistant Services said,
Jannie – Madlibs are make-you-pee-in-your-pants fun! Love them. Brings back great memories – thanks! Bra-flinging? Nope, have never done it, but more because the bra needed to stay ON, otherwise other things would be flinging…not tryin’ to black my own eyes, ya know.
Regarding your bold and spacing issues…I’m pretty sure I could show you a couple whoop-WordPress-buttock moves. Would be happy to help.
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On 13 November 2008 at 10:44 pm robb said,
Hey there, just wondering if you guys ever made it to NS this past summer?
Hope you’re well. Take care.
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On 13 November 2008 at 11:00 pm ru4real said,
Thanks for your recent visit to my blog, Jannie. I had to scoot over to see what I could learn about you. Hmmm … I see that you’re the bra-slinging, bangs perming, guitar playing type … Oh my! GIGGLE! What a funny sense of humor you have! Keep on laughing, laughter does a heart good.
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On 13 November 2008 at 11:01 pm Jannie said,
Suzanne, I am very pleasurable to meet you! I have a feeling we’re going to become good pals, actually the whole bunch of us here at Jannie Funster have got quite a party going on, don’t we???
Thank you for your bold move to offer helping me with my Theme. Funny thing it’s “The Bible Scholar” theme designed by a pastor but it seems to have more than a bit of “the Devil” in it.
Oh, but more importantly I am going to hit you up first for knowledge on how to put the date and tiem stamp in my comments box.
Yours in faithful servitude,
Jannie FUsnter. Funster.
On 13 November 2008 at 11:30 pm Patricia said,
Loved the photo and was introduced to Madlibs by one of my daughters who gifts us with a homemade version every Winter Holiday Break….we all laugh out loud and that makes for a fun celebration..
In college we all burned our bras, were free, and jiggled instead of flinging…
I like to look at snow but not go into it….cold and hot are not my friends…but it sounds like fun. And my mum only served canned spaghetti and I thought that was what it was until a friend in High School made me lasagna for the first time…and when I moved to Cleveland at age 16 and had real pizza for the first time – I was hooked…thanks for sharing
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On 14 November 2008 at 2:50 am Miladysa said,
Very witty
Awesome photograph!
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On 14 November 2008 at 6:40 am Tammy said,
18 hour bra, ha that made me laugh. I may throw up a blog tomorrow when i finish these tests who knows?
On 14 November 2008 at 10:36 pm Jannie said,
Patricia: So good to see you back again. I see you know the fun of Madlibs too, hopefully I’ll get a bunch for Christmas (really.) Ah, ha – burning the bras, I guess if our trees caught on fire, ours would’ve gone up in smoke too. But how could you mention pizza when I am so hungry?
Miladysa: Yes, isn’t that photo gorgeous. I can actually put myself in there, all soft and cool and moonlit and hushed and magical. I miss the snow. (sometimes.)
Tammy: actually, I wear my sports bra around-the-clock (when I’m not flinging it into the trees,) but please don’t tell anyone.
On 15 November 2008 at 3:51 am Shay said,
MadLibs lead to heroin. (it’s a gateway game)
Sincerely,
Susan Science, PHD
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On 15 November 2008 at 8:48 am Sara at On Simplicity said,
I swear, Mad Libs are magical. I work with kids, and the insane giggles that bubble up in them when we do Mad Libs are unbelievable. They especially love the “Liquid” blanks. Sigh. I loved how this is such an adolescent memory–such a fun read!
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On 15 November 2008 at 6:25 pm Jannie said,
Shay: I know. And I’ve got the needles sticking out of the jokebook section of my shelf to prove it. More, more, more! I need MORE!!!
Sara: Liquid blanks – see, that is new to me, so much has cahnged since 1977. Out to the bookstore goes I NOW to see what a liquid blank is! It’s gotta be great, whatever it is.
On 18 November 2008 at 2:00 am Cricket said,
Well,Madlibs….I have no idea what you are talking about. I have been reading the comments. Bra Flinging. I would love to take mine off and go braless. I guess I need to stop right here since I don’t even really know what this is about.
You look brave with you hair rolled up. How did it turn out?
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On 18 November 2008 at 3:37 am Glenn Buttkus said,
I am a cherry boy when it comes to madlibs. They definately tickle every funny bone in the body!
This one is classic. I may have to try this some time. Some of Lincoln’s speeches come to mind.
Glenn
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On 19 November 2008 at 4:01 am Jannie said,
Cricket: I perm my bangs every 3 months or so. Actually turns out acceptable most of the time. I’ll do more on Madlibs in the future, and explain them better…
Glenn: Another Madlibs believer yes indeed. This one I got from some website. I need to check eBay to see if I can get a bunch cheap.