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Item 137: Interjections

Entered by aruba on Wed Oct 29 16:02:49 2003:

When Reginald was home with flu
The doctor knew just what to do
He cured the infection
With one small injection
While Reginald uttered some interjections

HEY!  That Smarts!
OUCH!  That hurts!
YOW!  That's not fair, giving a guy a shot down there!

Interjections (Hey!) show excitement (YOW!) or emotion (OUCH!)
They're generally set apart from a sentence
By an exclamation point
Or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong

Though Geraldine played hard to get
Geraldo knew he'd woo her yet
He showed his affection
Despite her objections
And Geraldine hollered some interjections

Well!  You've got some nerve!
OH!  I've never been so insulted in all my life!
HEY!  You're kinda cute!

Interjections (WELL!) show excitement (OH!) or emotion (Hey!)
They're generally set apart from a sentence
By an exclamation point
Or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong

So when you're happy: HURRAY!
Or sad: Aw!
Or Frightened: Eeeek!
Or mad: RATS!
Or excited: WOW!
Or glad: Hey! [I can ride a bike!]
An interjection starts a sentence right!

The game was tied at seven-all
When Franklin found he had the ball
He made a connection
In the other direction
And the crowd started shouting out interjections

AW!  You threw the wrong way!
DARN!  You just lost the game!
HURRAY!  I'm for the other team!

Interjections (AW!) show excitement (DARN!) or emotion (HURRAY!)
They're generally set apart from a sentence
By an exclamation point
Or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong

So when you're happy: HURRAY!
Or sad: Aw!
Or Frightened: Eeeek!
Or mad: RATS!
Or excited: WOW!
Or glad: Hey! [I can ride a bike!]
An interjection starts a sentence right!

Interjections (Hey!) show excitement (Hey!) or emotion (Hey!)
they're generally set apart from a sentence
By an exclamation point
Or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong

Interjections!  Show excitement!  Or Emotion!
hallelujah!  hallelujah!  Hall-e-e-lu-u-l-ya, YEA!

Darn!  That's the end.
18 responses total.

#1 of 18 by edina on Wed Oct 29 16:14:52 2003:

Wow!!!  I could sing the whole thing!!


#2 of 18 by bhelliom on Wed Oct 29 16:26:03 2003:

I like!


#3 of 18 by mcnally on Wed Oct 29 17:41:17 2003:

  Possibly some of the most effective educational television ever..


#4 of 18 by jep on Wed Oct 29 18:35:07 2003:

I don't know the tune.


#5 of 18 by edina on Wed Oct 29 18:46:38 2003:

It's from "Schoolhouse Rock".  I have friends who like to come to DC, sit on
the Capitol steps and sing, "I'm Just A Bill".


#6 of 18 by gelinas on Wed Oct 29 18:49:43 2003:

(I'd think the Capitol Steps would object to being sat upon.)


#7 of 18 by aruba on Wed Oct 29 19:43:51 2003:

Re #4: The line "Interjections show excitement or emotion" is always sung
to the tune of a line from the Hallelujah Chorus (part of the Messiah).  The
rest I think is original.


#8 of 18 by edina on Wed Oct 29 20:29:30 2003:

Re 6  The Capitol Steps would mind - the steps do not.  ;-)


#9 of 18 by gull on Wed Oct 29 21:48:33 2003:

The Simpsons did a great parody of the "I'm Just a Bill" one, once.


#10 of 18 by slynne on Wed Oct 29 22:13:21 2003:

Haha. One time, I took the train to visit Jeanne in Newport News and I 
had a layover in Washington so I went over and sat on the steps at the 
Capitol building and sang "I'm just a Bill" It was GREAT!

I also remember a teacher giving a test in highschool where we had to 
write out the preamble to the constitution. There was a little humming 
going on. 

I have to agree with mcnally. Schoolhouse Rock probably was the most 
effective educational programing ever. 


#11 of 18 by bhelliom on Wed Oct 29 23:08:55 2003:

With just the lyrics and not the tune in my head, I didn't realize it 
was Schoolhouse Rock! Jep, your son would probably really enjoy 
these.  You can get them on VHS and DVD.


#12 of 18 by jep on Thu Oct 30 03:46:52 2003:

He probably would, and it sounds like a pretty good Christmas 
present.  I am not at all sure he has any idea there's anything of 
that sort in existence.


#13 of 18 by carson on Thu Oct 30 11:22:29 2003:

(the Schoolhouse Rock themes also were released on CD in original and
cover versions.)


#14 of 18 by gull on Thu Oct 30 13:58:35 2003:

I'm an amendment to be
Yes an amendment to be
And I'm hoping that they ratify me
There's a lot of flag-burners
Who have got too much freedom
I wanna make it legal for policemen to beat 'em
'Cause there's limits to our liberties
At least I hope and pray that there are
'Cause those liberal freaks go too farrrr... o/~


#15 of 18 by jep on Thu Oct 30 14:51:48 2003:

I ordered the Schoolhouse Rock DVD from amazon.com today.  Thanks for 
the suggestion!


#16 of 18 by tsty on Sun Nov 2 09:36:15 2003:

too much freedom is the american advantage - or as long as it alsts


#17 of 18 by willcome on Thu Nov 27 08:27:30 2003:

WHORE WHORE WHORE WHORE WHORE


#18 of 18 by bhelliom on Mon Dec 1 16:59:51 2003:

resp:15  I helped.  Woo Hoo!


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