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    Question about a version of Hansel and Gretel

    When, "By the light of her lantern the old lady cast a frightening shadow on the wall" do you think that this sends the wrong message about shadows? Aren't youngsters supposed to learn that shadows are harmless?
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    Question about a version of Hansel and Gretel

    I saw a version of Hansel and Gretel in which the old woman invites Hansel and Gretel into her candy house and after asking them, "what would you like to eat first-some candy? some cake? Hmmm?" by the light of her lantern the old lady cast a frightening shadow on the wall, then the children...
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    Origin of the story element of coming down chimneys

    Well, if they didn't get stuck, they probably got their bottoms burned.
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    Alligator King parody with outdated detail

    Did anybody else notice that the main character of this song(a Queen of France) is an outdated detail?
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    Alligator King parody with outdated detail

    Yes, that is right. Somebody who read this song suggested that this change was to make the song more politically correct (people may think that the line, "smelled like cheap cigars", since it refers to smoking, is politically incorrect). BTW, an early parody I made used a king of France, but...
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    Alligator King parody with outdated detail

    Has anybody noticed that I replaced, "smelled like cheap cigars" with, "smelled like Pepe Le Pew"? Can anybody guess why I changed this line?
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    Alligator King parody with outdated detail

    The outdated detail is that this is about the Queen of France, and France no longer has a monarch, but a president.
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    Alligator King parody with outdated detail

    The Queen Rosie of France and her Seven Daughters One two three four five six seven! Said the Queen Rosie of France to her seven daughters, "I'm feeling mighty down. Whichever of you can cheer me up will get to wear my crown." The first daughter gave seven scallop shells from the...
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    Question about law on showing videos

    Why especially in a DR. office for little kids?
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    Question about law on showing videos

    Was it also illegal to show entertainment videos in a dive shop that were related to diving?
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    Question about law on showing videos

    Somebody who owns a bar in a restaurant where they have a TV with cable TV says he would not show entertainment DVDs, because it is against the law(they are licensed for private home exhibition only). However, I know of a dentist's waiting room that showed entertainment videos for little...
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    Lamb Chop's Play Along

    My sister used to love the show! Neat plays on words, "Hush Puppy" "Charlie Horse."
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    Why are there Christmas countdown calendars but not end of school year countdowns?

    One does not need to outgrow counting down to the end of the school year, does he or she?
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    Why are there Christmas countdown calendars but not end of school year countdowns?

    I've noticed that there are advent calendars for counting down to Christmas, but they don't sell end-of-school-year countdown calendars. Why is this?
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    Guy Smiley/Prince Charming Fans out there?

    Has anybody noticed that the cable guy in the People in Your Neighborhood skit with Ben Stiller looked like Guy Smiley?
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    Another idea for a Sesame Street episode

    I wonder, does anybody think there should be an episode of Sesame Street in which they put on a play of Beauty and the Beast? Here's the suggested cast: Elmo-the Beast Zoe-the Enchantress Rosita-Belle Telly-Cogsworth Baby Bear-Lumiere Oscar-Gaston If anybody else can help me fill the...
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    Question about the smoking in Pinocchio

    Yes, the movie was released in 1940, but it is set in Italy in like the 1400s or 1500s-well, the days before electricity.
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    Anybody like Raffi?

    Does anybody think Raffi should put Danny Boy on one of his albums?
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    Anybody like Raffi?

    Why does Raffi sing many songs in French?
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    Anybody like Raffi?

    Yes, Raffi is still around.
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