Friday, November 13, 2009

Pea coat, the song on everyone's lips

Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, the King and Queen of Coats decided to have a party.

A good time was being had by all, but the festivities were getting a bit out of hand, and things were becoming wild. In an attempt to control the chaos, the King decided to get the coats into small groups. He hoped that getting each together with its own kind would calm things down, so he arranged them by category, shouting out instructions. Unfortunately, at this late stage in the proceedings, some of the coats were beyond even knowing for sure what kind of a coat they were.

So the King got his Royal Trumpeters to gain silence with a catchy little fanfare that they'd learnt way back at Trumpet Pre-school, and announced in his most regal tones:

"If you're a pea, and you know it, clap your hands".

I make this up as I go along, you know. I'm sorry. It's just what I do. I should get out more.

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9 comments:

  1. Paradise Lost In TranslationNovember 13, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    Ho ho! I wonder how the non-pea coats felt about singing that song? Did it create a riot? I expect the jackets got in a flap, the scarves 'stole' a march & the boas had their feathers ruffled, but I expect the great-coats thought it was fabulous. As for the mackintoshes they said "what a shower" and left in disgust.

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  2. IotaNovember 13, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    Exactly. That is exactly what happened. The duffles were ruffled, the trench coats tried to save the day by digging in, the bomber jackets came up with a plan, but it... failed.
    As for the donkey jackets, they made complete asses of themselves.

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  3. HeatherNovember 14, 2009 at 12:14 AM

    How can anybody match Iota's comment? I won't even try...it's far to early.

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  4. rosiescribbleNovember 14, 2009 at 1:18 AM

    The pea coat has obviously had quite an effect! I think you should buy clothes more often. It has put a definite swing in your step and we all need a bit of that. Your post made me smile this morning!

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  5. nappy valley girlNovember 14, 2009 at 1:44 PM

    Why were they beyond knowing what they were? Too many te-pea-la slammers?

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  6. Metropolitan MumNovember 15, 2009 at 1:17 PM

    Doesn't the song go 'if you're happy and you know it, slap your friends'?

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  7. More than Just a MotherNovember 15, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    I seem to have stumbled into a parallel universe... ;)

    Iota, thank you honey for the virtual hug after my last blog post. It was a dark evening & I really needed the support I found on-line x

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  8. AnonymousNovember 15, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    Peak Oat?

    (guess who)
    xxx

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  9. The wife of boldNovember 16, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    "To pea or not to pea that is the question" - i think you should write childrens fiction you have quite a flare :)

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