Dedicated to my dear friend, Julianne, who is as much of a VeggieTales lover as myself, if not more :) Actually, I'm not sure if it was Julianne who suggested this idea, as the reader did not leave a name, but based on the idea I assume it was her. When I read it I immediately thought of her. If it was someone else please correct me. I guess it could have also been Allison...
here we go!!!
Q: Can you please quote a part of this song for those unfamiliar with the best TV show out there, aka VeggieTales?
A: The Water Buffalo song
Everybody's got a water buffalo
Yours is fast but mine is slow
Oh, where do you get them I don't know
But everyone's got a water buffaloooooo.................
I took my buffalo to the store
Got his head stuck in the door
Spilled some lima beans on the floor
Oh everybody's got a...
Q: Stop it! Stop! Stop right this instant!
A: Exactly what Archibald Asparagus said at that point in the song.
Q: I just didn't want you to go on and on and on and on as I know you can be prone to do when singing Silly Songs. Can people listen to it for themselves?
A: Yes. On Youtube: http://youtu.be/ltG37Bbx1qk
Q: What else does Archibald say?
A: I thought you didn't want me to quote any more of the song...
Q: Well.... we already got started.... and people might be curious.....
A: Admit it. You love Silly Songs.
Q: Being that I am you, and you love Silly Songs, wouldn't that be true?
A: Great!
Archibald continues:
What do you think you are doing?
You can't say everybody's got a water buffalo
When everyone does not have a water buffalo!
We're going to get nasty letters saying
"where's my water buffalo? Why don't i have a water buffalo?"
And are you prepared to deal with that? I don't think so!
Just stop being so silly!
Q: What do you think of Archibald's statement?
A: While he does have a just cause to say these discouraging things, he needs to consider that people watching it are aware that this is a Silly Song and not meant to be taken seriously. He has no right to tell Larry to stop being so silly, as this is Larry's job at that part of the film.
Q: Does Larry stop being so silly?
A: To the relief of the viewers, Larry is not easily discouraged. Not only does he continue singing, he becomes sillier, singing:
Everybody's got a baby kangaroo
Your's is pink but mine is blue.
Hers was small but...
Q: How does Archibald react?
A: Not well. He takes matters into his own hands, and resorting to violent methods, runs in screaming and tackles Larry.
Q: Does this discourage Larry?
A: Though he is finished for that episode, he goes on to make over 25 more silly songs.
Q: What do we learn about Larry because of this?
A: We learn that he perseveres through the hard times. Even when people discourage you, continue doing what you love.
Q: How can we apply this to our own lives?
A: We need to persevere also. When we are doing what we love (be it dancing, playing, working, or singing about nonsense) we need to keep on keeping on no matter how many asparagi with monocles come to tell us to stop.
Q: Anything else we should learn?
A: That the plural of asparagus is Asparaguses, not Asparagi. But Asparagi sounds cooler :)
For a list of Silly Songs with Larry (and Bob and others), please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_Songs_with_Larry
Lol! I love the blog post in my honor. :) I am glad that Larry wasn't discouraged. What an inspiring example to us all. ;)
ReplyDeleteBtw, I thought that Allison had requested the topic at hand, but apparently it was, actually, me. So it's all good. :)