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tecoyah · 11-05-2003, 08:52 PM

one dark day
in the middle of the night
two dead boys
got up to fight
back to back
they faced eash other
drew their swords
and shot each other
a deaf policeman
heard the noise
and came to kill
the two dead boys
if you dont believe
this lie is true
ask the blind man
he saw it too

Keg-o-Grog · 11-06-2003, 05:41 AM

thats so brilliant !!! WEEE

Gungwhooza · 11-06-2003, 04:34 PM

Hehe...its like...an english prof's nightmare.

Eldaire · 11-06-2003, 06:40 PM

Good one.

Ishmal · 07-21-2005, 09:25 PM

FINALLY!!!

i've been looking for this whole poem...

i've only ever heard

one dark day
in the middle of the night
two dead boys
got up to fight
back to back
they faced eash other
drew their swords
and shot each other...

thanks for that Tec

kramus · 07-21-2005, 09:29 PM

my neighbour when I was 12 used to quote that all the time. I had to learn Jabberwocky to one-up him

Fight nonsense with nonsense.

where is this one from?

Last night I saw upon the stair
A little man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, I wish he'd go away

Catmandu · 07-22-2005, 12:04 PM

Isn't there a joke or story that ends with '"I see," said the blind man who picked up the hammer and saw.'

Johnny Pyro · 07-22-2005, 12:16 PM

Nice! Awsome use of the rhymes. It goes good.

SirLance · 07-22-2005, 12:35 PM

Excellent post!

hambone · 07-22-2005, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kramus

Last night I saw upon the stair
A little man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, I wish he'd go away

Isn't that in a movie? Some kid saying it....ah, i don't know

ColonelSpecial · 07-23-2005, 02:53 PM

The only time I have heard the "Last night I saw upon the stair" poem was in the movie "Identity" with John Cusack. Good movie. As for the "I see" quote it goes: "I see said the blind man to his deaf wife as he picked up his hammer and saw".

joemc91 · 07-31-2005, 11:23 AM

That whole book with the Jabberwocky is amazing. Shoot, now I need to read it again, especially the Walrus and the Carpenter.

Pip · 07-31-2005, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColonelSpecial

The only time I have heard the "Last night I saw upon the stair" poem was in the movie "Identity" with John Cusack. Good movie. As for the "I see" quote it goes: "I see said the blind man to his deaf wife as he picked up his hammer and saw".

And from the excellent IMDB.com, we now know that the poem is by Hughes Mearns!

Rangsk · 08-04-2005, 01:15 AM

I used to recite that poem while doing jump rope when I was 6 years old (and when it finished, count 1, 2, 3, etc).

It's apparently a folk-poem of sorts and there are many, many variations on it:
http://www.folklore.bc.ca/Onefineday.htm#Onefine

Redlemon · 08-04-2005, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catmandu

Isn't there a joke or story that ends with '"I see," said the blind man who picked up the hammer and saw.'

I loved that joke when I was in elementary school. Unfortunately, I first recited it as "'"I see," said the blind man who picked up the hammer and started seeing".

My parents still remind me of that one.

11-05-2003, 08:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
tecoyah Illusionary	one dark day one dark day in the middle of the night two dead boys got up to fight back to back they faced eash other drew their swords and shot each other a deaf policeman heard the noise and came to kill the two dead boys if you dont believe this lie is true ask the blind man he saw it too __________________ Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha

11-06-2003, 05:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Keg-o-Grog Insane Location: Foregin student in Texas atm.	thats so brilliant !!! WEEE __________________ I stand alone without beliefs, the only truth i know is you.

11-06-2003, 04:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gungwhooza Upright	Hehe...its like...an english prof's nightmare. __________________ Gu\|\\|wh0024!!!1

07-21-2005, 09:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ishmal Wicked Clown Location: House Of Horrors	FINALLY!!! i've been looking for this whole poem... i've only ever heard one dark day in the middle of the night two dead boys got up to fight back to back they faced eash other drew their swords and shot each other... thanks for that Tec __________________ "Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular."

07-21-2005, 09:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
kramus loving the curves Location: my Lady's manor	my neighbour when I was 12 used to quote that all the time. I had to learn Jabberwocky to one-up him Fight nonsense with nonsense. where is this one from? Last night I saw upon the stair A little man who wasn't there He wasn't there again today I wish, I wish he'd go away __________________ And now to disengage the clutch of the forebrain ... I'm going with this - if you like artwork visit http://markfineart.ca

11-06-2003, 06:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Eldaire Loser Location: Davidson College, NC	Good one.

07-22-2005, 12:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Catmandu Insane Location: Seattle	Isn't there a joke or story that ends with '"I see," said the blind man who picked up the hammer and saw.'

07-22-2005, 12:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Johnny Pyro Hey Now! Location: Massachusetts (Redneck, white boy town. I hate it here.)	Nice! Awsome use of the rhymes. It goes good. __________________ "From delusion lead me to truth, from darkness lead me to light, from death lead me to eternal life. - Sheriff John Wydell

07-22-2005, 12:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
SirLance Junkie Location: In the middle of the desert.	Excellent post! __________________ DEMOCRACY is where your vote counts, FEUDALISM is where your count votes.

07-23-2005, 02:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
ColonelSpecial Insane	The only time I have heard the "Last night I saw upon the stair" poem was in the movie "Identity" with John Cusack. Good movie. As for the "I see" quote it goes: "I see said the blind man to his deaf wife as he picked up his hammer and saw". __________________ "Mommy, the presidents are squishing me!" "Using the pull out method of contraceptive is like saying I won't use a seat belt, I'll just jump out of the car before it hits that tree." Sara

07-31-2005, 11:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
joemc91 Insane Location: Chicago	That whole book with the Jabberwocky is amazing. Shoot, now I need to read it again, especially the Walrus and the Carpenter.

08-04-2005, 01:15 AM	#14 (permalink)
Rangsk Crazy Location: San Diego, CA	I used to recite that poem while doing jump rope when I was 6 years old (and when it finished, count 1, 2, 3, etc). It's apparently a folk-poem of sorts and there are many, many variations on it: http://www.folklore.bc.ca/Onefineday.htm#Onefine __________________ "Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Except this. Well, including this, I suppose." -- Douglas Adams