Harriet is my aunt!

No, silly, not Harriet Miers.

But thinking of my real Aunt Harriet reminded me of a funny little ditty that kids used to tease her with, back on the playground in a tiny Kansas town.  Just wanted to share it for fun.  It's oddly appropriate.

All the cowhands want to marry Harriet
'cause Harriet's handy with a lariat.
but Harriet doesn't want to marry yet
'cause she's having too much fun.

•  Don't know but..

  Do you think Aunt Harriet on the Batman series knew Bruce/Batman and Dick/Robin were lovers? She seemed in deep, deep denial to me..

  by gladkov on Tue Oct 11, 2005 at 07:54:18 AM PDT

•  All hat

  no cattle

  (no horses, either; they're scary)

  by beemer on Tue Oct 11, 2005 at 07:57:51 AM PDT

•  Poor ol'

  Poor ol' Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist..

  The Ballad of Freddy Pharkas

  Lyrics by Josh Mandel
  Music by Al Lowe

  He was born in old St Louie,
  By the age of four Dad knew he was the
  Best little crackshot the West had ever seen.
  By the time he reached pubescence,
  He could outshoot all the adolescents
  West of Durango and north of Abilene.

  Pharkas, Freddy Pharkas.
  Famous gunslingin' deputy.
  Freddy Pharkas, Freddy Pharkas,
  Frontier hero-to-be.

  Then one day young Freddy Pharkas
  Stared at eyes as black and dark as night, the
  Eyes of an outlaw, well-known throughout the West.
  Oh, the tough kid's name was Kenny,
  And he outdrew Freddy Pharkas, when he
  Shot Freddy's ear off to prove who was the best.

  Now our hero, Freddy Pharkas,
  With wounded pride and earless carcass,
  Vowed to the heavens to give up gunnery.
  He'd be better off, he reckoned,
  With the lifelong dream that always beckoned:
  Pestles, not pistols, and pharmacology.

  Pharkas, Freddy Pharkas,
  Highest score on his S.A.T.,
  Freddy Pharkas, Freddy Pharkas.
  Five-year college degree.

  After Fred matriculated,
  Got his Ph.D. and graduated,
  Moved out to Coarsegold and bought a pharmacy.
  He's a real prescription writer,
  And they don't know he's an ex-gunfighter,
  Locked up his mem'ries, repressed them totally.

  But his peaceful new survival
  Soon was shot to hell upon arrival
  Of Coarsegold's schoolmarm, the sweet Penelope.
  She has captured Fred's affection,
  But he's scared he'll get a huge ...rejection,
  Can't bear to tell her just what he used to be.

  Pharkas, Freddy Pharkas.
  Frontier Pharmacist bourgeoisie,
  Freddy Pharkas, Freddy Pharkas.
  Peerless, earless, and free!

  by Stymnus on Tue Oct 11, 2005 at 09:33:49 AM PDT