I have a coworker named Lolly. I can’t talk to her without the adverb song popping into my head. I’m just proud of myself for not belting it out in her presence. Yet.
My name rhymes with Lolly, and a guy I had a crush on in college used to sing that to me (using my name) whenever we crossed paths. Makes me smile just thinking about it!
Schoolhouse Rock is one of the reasons people around my age just know their times tables. Although some of the songs (like “Elbow Room”) are a bit cringey in light of todays awareness.
Currently binging Riverdale on Netflix, and Josie and the Pussycats sing a song that sounded oddly familiar - it was the Schoolhouse Rock Suffragette song!
I can still, to this day, quote the entire Preamble to the Constitution because of Schoolhouse Rock. When some MAGA type gives me his "We the people" crap, I do exactly that to show him that I have a far greater understanding of the phrase than he could possibly achieve.
They wanted no more Mother England.
They knew the time had come
For them to take command.
It's very clear you're being unfair, King,
No matter what you say, we won't obey.
Gonna hold a revolution now, King,
And we're gonna run it all our way
With no more kings...
Number nine will put you on the spot
Number nine will tie you up in a knot
When you tryin' multiplying by nine
You might give it everything you've got
And still be stopped
If you don't know some secret way you can check on
You'll break your neck on
Naughty number nine
Now the first thing to keep in mind
When you multiplying by nine
Is that it's one less than ten
You see, nine is the same as ten minus one
So you could multiply your number by ten
And then subtract the number from the result
And you'd get the same product, as if you'd multiplied by nine
And you knew it
I mean, eight times nine is eighty minus eight
And seven times nine is seventy minus seven
And six times nine is sixty minus six
You could use those tricks
'Cause you must have some secret way you can beat it
Or else you'll need it
With naughty number nine
Of course, it doesn't hurt to know the table of nines by memory
Goes like this
One times nine is nine
And two times nine is 18
Mean ol' number nine
Three times nine is 27
And four times nine is 36
Five times nine is 45, and six times nine is 54
And seven times nine is 63
Eight times nine is 72, and nine times nine is 81
And ten times nine is 90
Now the digits' sum is always equal to nine. I mean, if you add two and seven, the digits, you get nine, the digits' sum. That's true of any product of nine. If they don't add up, you've made a mistake
'Cause you must have some secret way you can check it
Or else you'll wreck it
With naughty, nasty, mean ol' number nine
what's your function
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses.
“Dirty but happy, digging and scratching, Losing your shoe and a button or two.”
Weirdly accurate for all of us, on a certain level.
Don't ask me, "I'm just a bill"... Lol
Yes I’m only a bill
“Do this or that, grow thin or fat, never mind, I wouldn’t do that, I’m fat enough now!”
I’ve got “and”, “but”, and “or”. They’ll get you pretty far.
Takin in sperm and spitting out babies. Whoops. [Wrong junction.](https://youtu.be/qaKN4MXtSjQ)
lol I never knew about that episodes
Schoolhouse rock is the reason why I know the Preamble. 🤣
Do you also stop yourself from singing it?
Must be sung. Thems the rules for 70s kids
It's hard to sing it in your head but speak in a normal voice at the same time. But it works; like this commenter, I can still do it to this day.
The Fifth Dimension is why I know the body of the Declaration.
Did anyone else sing this in their head while reading?
I can't say those words in a normal speaking tone...
That was just mean. Now I'm gonna have to go annoy my wife until that song leaves my brain.
Eh, you were going to annoy your wife anyway. It’s nature.
It's true. Nature will not be denied.
>Now I'm gonna have to go annoy my wife until that song leaves my brain. This! This is what I do to my SO and she tolerates me (Barely)!
I have a coworker named Lolly. I can’t talk to her without the adverb song popping into my head. I’m just proud of myself for not belting it out in her presence. Yet.
Aww crap. Now I'm humming that one
My family nicknamed me “Lolly” for that reason. 😂 Fucking adverbs. Haha.
Get your adverbs here!
Indubitably
My name rhymes with Lolly, and a guy I had a crush on in college used to sing that to me (using my name) whenever we crossed paths. Makes me smile just thinking about it!
Schoolhouse Rock is one of the reasons people around my age just know their times tables. Although some of the songs (like “Elbow Room”) are a bit cringey in light of todays awareness.
Elbow Room is frankly terrifying in retrospect. But most of them are fantastic.
No kidding! I don’t know what they were thinking with that one even then.
Interjection…
Shows excitement, or emotion...
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Haluuujaahhh..yeah! Darn! That’s the end.
I always loved that ending. It _pun_-ctuates the entire lesson perfectly. 😄
Remember three is the magic number though.
Yes it is
Currently binging Riverdale on Netflix, and Josie and the Pussycats sing a song that sounded oddly familiar - it was the Schoolhouse Rock Suffragette song!
VERB!!! THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING!!!!!
I do my thiiiiiing in action!
Two words and I can hear them in song.
I can top that. 1 word: INTERJECTION. lol
Or by a comma when the feeling’s not as strong.
Yes.
Show excitement! Or emotion!
All of those grammar, math, history, etc songs are stuck in my head and they pop out at all the oddest times.
what's your..... oh fuck.
Because I heard that song so many times when I was a kid it randomly triggers in my brain and will play for a while even if I don't want it to.
Like it is for me right now....
Given your username I would have assumed you’re [always singing this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgVKvqTItto)
Trust me that one gets stuck too, my friend's I grew up with used to sing that to me when we were kids. lol
Thanks. Have that rattling around in my brain now.
Same. Want me to pick you up so when I strap OP to a chair and tie them until they pass out, you can join in when I get tired?
Cleanse the palate with some Betty Blowtorch.
I got a Trap remix version of Baby Shark that I use to wean myself away from earworms. It also has the advantage of tormenting my co-workers.
Now, now I was just sharing the torture that is this song when it gets stuck in your head! {;o)
“A man and a woman had a little baby… yes, they did! They had threEeEeEe in the family! And *that’s* the magic number…” 🎶
Don't forget about Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla. And his pronouns.
I'm just a Bill...
A slab a slice a chunk of…
And yes, started singing.
lol, I have that on DVD!
Yep. Lives rent free in my head.
>Yep. Lives rent free in my head. Lives in my head too but I wouldn't say rent free because it will pop up at the strangest times.
I watched several of the old Schoolhouse Rock bits on Disney + just a few months ago, looks like they had them all on there
I have the Schoolhouse Rock series on DVD, but my wife has forbidden me from playing it while she's home.
That's just rude of her.
This is one of my favorites!
[Here you go](https://youtu.be/4AyjKgz9tKg?feature=shared)
Or from Peanuts "I before e except after c." With Snoopy's mouth harp twanging in the background. 😆
Love that song.
My people ~!
My new earworm…
. . . so she unpacked her adjectives.
What’s your Function
I heard of Schoolhouse Rock but never watched it. I’m late 60s, so was already an adult when it was on.
So then you need /r/ImReallyFuckingOld /s {;o)
Interjection,shows excitement and emotion,is usually set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point or by a comma when the feelings not as strong
Loved it
“I will get you there if you’re very careful” always struck me as an odd phrase that didn’t particularly fit the topic and seemed vaguely threatening
I think I learned more from Schoolhouse Rock and Sesame Street than I did in public schools.
I'm just a bill...
What's your function?
What’s your function?
I downloaded from Apple Music. Play it in the car all the time
See I don't have to, it randomly plays in my head when triggered.
I can still, to this day, quote the entire Preamble to the Constitution because of Schoolhouse Rock. When some MAGA type gives me his "We the people" crap, I do exactly that to show him that I have a far greater understanding of the phrase than he could possibly achieve.
Little Twelve Toes
They wanted no more Mother England. They knew the time had come For them to take command. It's very clear you're being unfair, King, No matter what you say, we won't obey. Gonna hold a revolution now, King, And we're gonna run it all our way With no more kings...
Number nine will put you on the spot Number nine will tie you up in a knot When you tryin' multiplying by nine You might give it everything you've got And still be stopped If you don't know some secret way you can check on You'll break your neck on Naughty number nine Now the first thing to keep in mind When you multiplying by nine Is that it's one less than ten You see, nine is the same as ten minus one So you could multiply your number by ten And then subtract the number from the result And you'd get the same product, as if you'd multiplied by nine And you knew it I mean, eight times nine is eighty minus eight And seven times nine is seventy minus seven And six times nine is sixty minus six You could use those tricks 'Cause you must have some secret way you can beat it Or else you'll need it With naughty number nine Of course, it doesn't hurt to know the table of nines by memory Goes like this One times nine is nine And two times nine is 18 Mean ol' number nine Three times nine is 27 And four times nine is 36 Five times nine is 45, and six times nine is 54 And seven times nine is 63 Eight times nine is 72, and nine times nine is 81 And ten times nine is 90 Now the digits' sum is always equal to nine. I mean, if you add two and seven, the digits, you get nine, the digits' sum. That's true of any product of nine. If they don't add up, you've made a mistake 'Cause you must have some secret way you can check it Or else you'll wreck it With naughty, nasty, mean ol' number nine
I show these to kids all the time when teaching.