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Post by Mini Mia on Jan 3, 2011 17:13:45 GMT -6
Okay. Take a song and rewrite the lyrics. (With or without changing the title.)
First up, take "The Boys Are Back In Town," and change the title to "The Girls Are Back In School." And rewrite the lyrics to go with the new title.
Sorry, sadly there are no prizes. But ya never know ... maybe someone will give it its own tune and put it on the radio. You could get royalties off of it. Yes, I'm a dreamer. No, you can't sue me if it goes no where.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 4, 2011 5:29:17 GMT -6
Uh-oh....didn't we (I) once get in trouble for doing a similar thing to Christmas song lyrics?
I shall have to think before I type this time around.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jan 4, 2011 19:19:56 GMT -6
I don't recall, Phalon. What caused the trouble? Proboards does now allow foreign languages on their boards, and some adult content/foul words are okay as long as a warning is posted at the top of the post/thread, giving some 'spoiler' space between warning and post. No porn is allowed, but I don't expect Whoosh's good standing members to post that anyway.
BTW: I only know English, so I'd prefer no other language be used unless there is a translation included in the post along with it. Thanks.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 5, 2011 5:42:00 GMT -6
It started off pretty innocent, Joxie, but kind of got out of hand. I changed the words of the first stanza of "Jingle Bells", and called it "Singles Bars"; only the last line contained something that was suggestive, but I felt it was still in the PG rating. Unfortunately, another member (who hasn't been here for years) took it a step further, and continued on with some pretty raunchy lyrics - mild in comparison to some of the stuff out there today (ick-have you ever listened to Lil' Wayne and the like?!), but probably bordering on the edge of what is considered acceptable here.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 5, 2011 6:40:16 GMT -6
Nothing offensive here....except possibly to LX and BP.
The Girls Are Back In School Guess who just went back to school? Them wild, crazy girls think they're so danged cool. Two weeks home, I started to act a fool. 'Cuz man, those kids can make me crazy.
They were asking if I could drive them around Asked so much, my sanity could not be found. Packed its bags and moved downtown. Cuz the place they drove me was crazy.
The girls are back in school The girls are back in school I said The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school
You know that boyfriend that I said eats a lot Every day he’d be at my house eating all we got Man, when I tell you he eats, he'd eat the whole pot I mean he is hungry
And those times over at my place Well this kid ate cookies ‘til he stuffed his face Man, crumbs just fell about the place. If that boy wants to eat, let him.
The girls are back in school The girls are back in school I said The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school
Don't want to sound cruel But guess who's back in school And it's so damned cool
LX listen' to rap; I had my fill Turned it off and if looks could kill I'd be dead; they'd be readin' my will If LX wants to jam, you'd better let her
That T.V. in the corner blasting out BP’s favorite show, A “Pit Bulls and Parolees” marathon, oh-my-god No! Now I won’t have to watch no mo’ Now that she’s back in school again.
The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school The girls are back in school Dang, it’s so damned cool The girls are back in school The girls are back in school
My sanity's back, my sanity's back.
The girls are back in school again Been hangin' out at home too long The girls are back in school again
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Post by Mini Mia on Jan 5, 2011 18:35:00 GMT -6
It started off pretty innocent, Joxie, but kind of got out of hand. I changed the words of the first stanza of "Jingle Bells", and called it "Singles Bars"; only the last line contained something that was suggestive, but I felt it was still in the PG rating. Unfortunately, another member (who hasn't been here for years) took it a step further, and continued on with some pretty raunchy lyrics - mild in comparison to some of the stuff out there today (ick-have you ever listened to Lil' Wayne and the like?!), but probably bordering on the edge of what is considered acceptable here.
I don't remember that at all ... but it sounds to me that you did nothing wrong. You can't be held responsible for what someone else does.
As long as it isn't nasty, vulgar, graphic, or the like, and a warning has been given, it should be okay. Anyone can PM me before they post if they think they might have gone too far. Plus, if anyone has a problem with something there's a link at the bottom of every post to report it to me.
I won't turn into Grendel if anyone gets carried away, I'll just delete it or give the poster a chance to make it cleaner, or both.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jan 5, 2011 18:38:18 GMT -6
Okay. Love the new song.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 6, 2011 7:33:20 GMT -6
But I was the instigator, which made me feel bad. I ended up deleting my post, and the other person followed suit, so I suppose no harm, no foul. The incident stuck in my head though, because I think it's the only time (that I remember) you stepped in with a warning where my posts were concerned. Which is kinda funny actually, considering some of the back-in-the-day stuff.
And can I blame you that the tune is what's currently stuck in my head?
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Post by Mini Mia on Jan 6, 2011 18:31:05 GMT -6
I honestly don't remember that at all. But when we first came to Proboards we admins/mods were worried about breaking the TOS ... not sure what would get the whole forum deleted. ezBoard allowed adult content, but Proboards didn't, and doesn't still to some extent, and we decided to squash all adult content, even if it wasn't so bad. Then later we learned that some adult content was okay as long as there was a warning. If we'd have known that from the beginning, you most likely would never have gotten a warning. I apologize if your feelings were hurt. We weren't as relaxed the first few years as we became later.
Plus, this isn't my forum, it's Kym's, and I really, really didn't want to get it deleted. Guilt. A terrible thing sometimes. Like when things happen that we kinda/sorta had some control over, but didn't really.
I recall being an instigator a few times myself. I'd start threads I thought would be harmless, only to have those threads become fuel for a fire.
I think I'm more relaxed now. Hopefully so. I've learned some things from being just a member at other forums. Also, when I first got my powers, I thought I had to hunt trolls down and squash them like bugs. I followed bad examples. But, I've learned from that, and I only deal with trolls when they show up where I have powers, and ignore them where I don't. I no longer go chasing after them. I wish I'd learned that from the beginning. Treat them like mosquitoes, swat them when they're around, and forget about them when they're not around. ~~So says the all powerful Joxcee/Mia.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 7, 2011 10:00:34 GMT -6
Nah, no apologies necessary; my feelings weren't hurt in the least. It was just one of those uh-oh moments. And HA! There might be a song somewhere in all this. Ya never know.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jan 7, 2011 17:54:08 GMT -6
Glad to know. Looking forward to the song lyrics.
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