[HANASHIR:12414] Re: 8 days of Chanukah

[Kent Bailey <baileyk...>]

Thanks, Michael!!

I've never been quite satisfied with "one".

"A latke that isn't fat free" works beautifully!  (Need not be huge, since it 
is 
not fat free, which more than makes up for any deficiency in size.)  I love it!

Regarding 9 candles, yes of course that is technically right, but since we are 
always one off, then candles are out for this song, which seems highly 
unfortunate. 

THerefore, here's one possible solution, which is actually pretty funny, I 
think.

On the eighth night of Chanukah my dodi gave to me:

"Eight candles burning*+

(pause)

   * nine if-you count the shamash...
   
 (pause even longer)
 
   + 'leven-if it's Shabbat ('Shabbos' works even better, I think)...
   
   
7 rabbis praying ... 

(OR you could start down from 11 with 10 (!), being careful to avoid candles in 
connection with 8, and thus getting into an infinite loop!  Or
Perhaps it would be fun to do the loop once or twice, and then get out of it 
the 
next time around.)

6 cantors dreying  (see question below)

5 choc-late gelt...


I just now remembered the other version (non-alcoholic) of 4, 3, 2 which was:

4 sufganiyot
3 matzoh balls
2 gefilte fish

and a latke that isn't fat free.  (thanks again)

You've made my day!


I don't think there would be much recognition in my congregation (including me) 
of the verb to "drey".  Please elucidate. This would be great, and would be 
educational as well.


Kent



> From: Freedabet (at) aol(dot)com
> Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 02:03:55 EDT
> Subject: Re:  [HANASHIR:12385] Re: 8 days of Chanukah
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org, "Bailey, Kent R., Ph.D." <baileyk (at) 
> mayo(dot)edu>
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> Very cute.  But, to make the song work really well, the first one has to 
> start with 'one' and preferably should rhyme with 'me.'  In that vein, and 
> since it's a parody, may I humbly suggest
> 
> "One huge latke, not fat free..."
> how about "# Cantors dreying" to go next to Rabbis praying
> Of course, on the 8th night you have 9 candles burning (11 if it's Shabbat)
> 
> For a hilarious parody, see the choral work "The Twelve Days AFTER 
> Christmas"...  
> 
> Michael
> 
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> > Date: Saturday, 05-Oct-02 12:03 AM
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> > From: Kent Bailey              \ Internet:    (baileyk (at) mayo(dot)edu)
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> > Subject:  [HANASHIR:12385] Re: 8 days of Chanukah
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> > This topic reminded me of A Chanukah parody I came up with a year or 2 ago 
> > (thought its unlikely it's the first time the idea was used.)
> > 
> > 
> > On the first night of Chanukah, my true love gave to me, 
> >         Delicious potato pancakes
> >         
> > On the second night of Chanukah my true love gave to me,
> > 
> >         2 cups of wine 
> >         and delicious potato pancakes
> >         
> > On the third night...
> > 
> >         3 matzoh balls
> >         2 cups of wine
> >         and delicious potato pancakes
> >         
> > On the fourth night...
> > 
> >         4 gefilte fish
> >         ...
> >         
> > On the fifth night ...
> > 
> >         5 chocolate gelt....
> >         
> >         4 gefilte fish
> >         3 matzoh balls
> >         2 cups of wine
> >         and...
> >         
> > Sixth night...
> > 
> >         6 dreidles spinning
> >                 ...
> >                 
> > Seventh night...
> > 
> >         7 rabbis praying  
> >                 (my rabbi wonders why anyone would want this?)
> >         
> > Eighth night...
> > 
> >         8 candles burning
> >         7 rabbis praying
> >         6 dreidles spinning
> >         
> >         5 chocolate gelt..
> >         
> >         4 gefilte fish
> >         3 matzoh balls
> >         2 cups of wine  
> >         and de-li-cious po-ta-to pan-cakes.
> >         
> >         
> > (Or substitute your own words)
> > 
> >  
> >  Could substitue bubbe or zayde or dodi for "true love")
> > 
> >         
> > Kent Bailey
> > 
> >         
> > 
> >         
> > > Date: Fri,  4 Oct 2002 03:00:02 EDT
> > > From: "Jewish Songleading/Music" <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
> > > To: "Jewish Songleading/Music" <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
> > > Subject: HANASHIR digest 1683
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> > >                           HANASHIR Digest 1683
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> > > Topics covered in this issue include:
> > > 
> > >   1)  RE: 8 Days of Chanukah
> > >       by "Meris Ruzow" <meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com>
> > >
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> > 
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> > 
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Kent R. Bailey, Ph. D.
Section of Biostatistics
4-5581
127-00041
baileyk (at) mayo(dot)edu

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Kent R. Bailey, Ph. D.
Section of Biostatistics
4-5581
127-00041
baileyk (at) mayo(dot)edu

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