DECK THE HALLS..MEANS..IS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE HALLWAYS THAT ARE DRUNK-OUT OF THIER MINDS AT CHRISTMAS PARTYS…WHEN THEY HIT THE FLOOR THEY JUST GOT DECKED…LOL RONNIE
my “boys” didn’t appreciate that last one Jon…. Their harnesses are just fine without the bows thank you… we did that to them last year. Flat ears all round!
deck the halls is a happy song to hear during the holidays
but it just doesn’t seem right when you are in the big box stores and they start playing Christmas music in the middle of October
The Pogo revival in the late 80’s was written by Larry Doyle (who has since gone on to write for The Simpsons, The New Yorker, and the good book (which was turned into a bad movie) I Love You, Beth Cooper), and the art was by Neal Sternecky, who I believe is now drawing Donald Duck comic books.
The revived strip fizzled not so much because it was bad (it wasn’t), but because audience reaction was hostile to the very idea. People said things like “Kelly wouldn’t be doing it this way, he’d be…” and so on. Some thought it was too political (those whose best memories of Pogo were from the earlier years) and some thought it wasn’t political enough (those who preferred later Pogo). I admit that their portrayal of G. Bush as a lightweight jackalope, blown away by a strong wind, wasn’t particularly compelling, but I think they tried too hard with that bit.
I was particularly interested in this because Doyle and Sternecky had previously done a wonderful strip for the Daily Illini (University of Illinois student-run paper) called Escaped From the Zoo (about an Animal House-type fraternity, with real animals), and as I have always been a Pogophile I thought that, if there was going to be a new Pogo, they were the right guys for the job.
As far as I know, there’s no collection of the Doyle/Sternecky strips available, but if they’re out there somewhere and somebody knows how to get at them, I’d appreciate the info.
deck
verb
1 the street was decked with streamers: decorate, bedeck, adorn, ornament, trim, trick out, garnish, cover, hang, festoon, garland, swathe, wreathe; embellish, beautify, prettify, enhance, grace, set off; informal get up, do up, tart up; literary bejewel, bedizen,
margueritem almost 15 years ago
And it’s fun to sing!
Sisyphos almost 15 years ago
The joy of friendship! Even if they’re both not the brightest lights of the season!
Rakkav almost 15 years ago
Hm, sounds like some popular musicians and music fans I know. :))
Yukoner almost 15 years ago
They are happy and have captured the spirit of the season. What else could one want?
casper6307 almost 15 years ago
DECK THE HALLS..MEANS..IS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE HALLWAYS THAT ARE DRUNK-OUT OF THIER MINDS AT CHRISTMAS PARTYS…WHEN THEY HIT THE FLOOR THEY JUST GOT DECKED…LOL RONNIE
Rakkav almost 15 years ago
Don your cat with gay apparel Fa la la la la la la la la Put yourself in mortal peril Fa la la la la la la la la la
(seen on ICANHASCHEEZBURGER.COM)
Allison Nunn Premium Member almost 15 years ago
my “boys” didn’t appreciate that last one Jon…. Their harnesses are just fine without the bows thank you… we did that to them last year. Flat ears all round!
GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Do they know any of the other words? Or do they keep repeating those 3?
davesmithsit almost 15 years ago
I thought Don was wearing gay apparel.
bald almost 15 years ago
deck the halls is a happy song to hear during the holidays but it just doesn’t seem right when you are in the big box stores and they start playing Christmas music in the middle of October
Plods with ...™ almost 15 years ago
And I thought the apparel was ending up on the deck.
Now I know why I never found that party.
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Deck Us All with Boston Charlie, Walla Walla, Wash., and Kala-ma-ZOO!
whitecarabao almost 15 years ago
fritz-and everyone,
The offishul lyrics are at http://www.pogopossum.com/deckus.htm Now, at the downbeat, Deck us all….
Long live Pogo, Albert, Churchy, Howland, and all the other Okeefenokee denizens!
BananaSlug almost 15 years ago
Aw, this is cute.
Nay, this is absolutely adorable.
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
The Pogo revival in the late 80’s was written by Larry Doyle (who has since gone on to write for The Simpsons, The New Yorker, and the good book (which was turned into a bad movie) I Love You, Beth Cooper), and the art was by Neal Sternecky, who I believe is now drawing Donald Duck comic books.
The revived strip fizzled not so much because it was bad (it wasn’t), but because audience reaction was hostile to the very idea. People said things like “Kelly wouldn’t be doing it this way, he’d be…” and so on. Some thought it was too political (those whose best memories of Pogo were from the earlier years) and some thought it wasn’t political enough (those who preferred later Pogo). I admit that their portrayal of G. Bush as a lightweight jackalope, blown away by a strong wind, wasn’t particularly compelling, but I think they tried too hard with that bit.
I was particularly interested in this because Doyle and Sternecky had previously done a wonderful strip for the Daily Illini (University of Illinois student-run paper) called Escaped From the Zoo (about an Animal House-type fraternity, with real animals), and as I have always been a Pogophile I thought that, if there was going to be a new Pogo, they were the right guys for the job.
As far as I know, there’s no collection of the Doyle/Sternecky strips available, but if they’re out there somewhere and somebody knows how to get at them, I’d appreciate the info.
GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago
fritzkringle Check out www.amazon.com. Search under books. There appears to be a selection to choose from.
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
There’s lots of Pogo books, but none collecting the Doyle/Sternecky run that I can see…
GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago
They may not have been published. I checked Border & B&N and didn’t see anything.
Rolfi almost 15 years ago
deck verb 1 the street was decked with streamers: decorate, bedeck, adorn, ornament, trim, trick out, garnish, cover, hang, festoon, garland, swathe, wreathe; embellish, beautify, prettify, enhance, grace, set off; informal get up, do up, tart up; literary bejewel, bedizen,
Sherlock Watson almost 15 years ago
“Check the balls on Uncle Charlie…” (Family Guy)