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tom lehrer
nannynut Started conversation Oct 31, 2000
One of my friends (I don't have many so I need to be as helpful to them as I can), feels sure she has seen, heard or read of a New York Mayor who wanted to poison Central Park pigeons. We can't figure out if we are just thinking of Tom lehrer's lyrics or there actually was such a mayor? Anyone any thoughts on the subject?
Nannynut
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Oct 31, 2000
Dunno. Wasn't it something to do about an epidemic of something-or-other they had over there a while back? Mosquitoes or such like.
However, Tom Leher is wonderfully funny. I managed to import his "Songs and More Songs" on CD from [URL removed by moderator]. Favourite works have to include: Irish Ballad, I hold your hand in mine, Poisoning pigeons in the park and We will all go together when we go. The Great Lobachevsky, Elements and The Hunting Song also deserve a mention.
Clive 
(Crying withb laughter !)
tom lehrer
C Hawke Posted Oct 31, 2000
For those who have never heard his brilliant songs a goog Guide article with many lyrics is here
http://www.h2g2.com/A230086
the threads grom it include catalog numbers and details of various releases
Enjoy - and poison a pidgeon for me
C Hawke
tom lehrer
Xanatic(phenomena phreak) Posted Oct 31, 2000
Yep, there was. But he wasn´t going to poison them in the normal term of the word, he was actually going to drug them. He believed that by giving them small seeds with LSD in it, they would learn to stay away. I´ll look up the article.
tom lehrer
nannynut Posted Nov 2, 2000
Thanks a lot, we would love to read the article. It's heartening to know that there are still so many "dissidents" left, especially those who remember and love Tom Lehrer, He was way ahead of his time wasn't he.
Regards, Nannynut
tom lehrer
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Nov 2, 2000
At Last! The lyrics to 'The Elements'.
I can die happy. 
Clive.
tom lehrer
Wand'rin star Posted Nov 2, 2000
(I cherish the memory of Mary Archer (the fragrant) singing that on a Kit and the Widow show)
Thank you very much for starting this thread. It has inspired me to lay out US$35 for a boxed set of CD's and a little book of the great man. Can't wait to hear "Fight.fiercely Harvard" again
tom lehrer
Marduk Posted Nov 2, 2000
Does anyone have the lyrics to "New Math"? That was an excellent song!
tom lehrer
C Hawke Posted Nov 3, 2000
Awesome, simply awesome, more web sites like this (a bouncy ball over the lyrics would be *to* much to ask for)
CH
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Nov 3, 2000
I concour. Wonderful stuff!
Clive
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- 1: nannynut (Oct 31, 2000)
- 2: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Oct 31, 2000)
- 3: C Hawke (Oct 31, 2000)
- 4: Xanatic(phenomena phreak) (Oct 31, 2000)
- 5: nannynut (Nov 2, 2000)
- 6: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Nov 2, 2000)
- 7: Wand'rin star (Nov 2, 2000)
- 8: Marduk (Nov 2, 2000)
- 9: Xanatic(phenomena phreak) (Nov 2, 2000)
- 10: Xanatic(phenomena phreak) (Nov 2, 2000)
- 11: Marduk (Nov 3, 2000)
- 12: C Hawke (Nov 3, 2000)
- 13: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Nov 3, 2000)
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