Post #4051938

2026-07-24 01:46 UTC

@larand@appdot.net @paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange @mycotropic@beige.party @Dougfir@m.ai6yr.org @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @W6KME@mastodon.radio @moira@mastodon.murkworks.net @cookiesinheaven@m.ai6yr.org My mom never tried to explain that lyric. It was one of those "you'll understand when you're older, dear" things. Mind you, my mother also said--years later--that she liked to think all her daughters were virgins, including those who had children.

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@mycotropic@beige.party 2026-07-24 01:59

@LPerry2@mastodon.social @larand@appdot.net @paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange @Dougfir@m.ai6yr.org @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @W6KME@mastodon.radio @moira@mastodon.murkworks.net @cookiesinheaven@m.ai6yr.org I did a thing in 6th grade. Remember how I memorized everything my parents played as we were falling asleep? I memorized all of the Tom Lehrer songs on "That was the year that was" which included "The old dope peddler" which I thought was about a guy who wasn't very smart (a dope). So it came up time for show and tell and I didn't have anything to show so I asked my teacher who was probably in her early 20's (1977 or so) if I could sing a song instead. I sang "The old dope peddler" in my squeaky 12 year old voice to my peers, word for word, no mistakes. Obviously I don't remember this clearly but I remember all of the kids in the class not caring at all but my teacher crying. She was smiling but crying and I didn't know why but I'm betting that she still tells that story!

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