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Liza Blue's avatar

Regarding your Beatles reference to "Band on the Run," - how about "You Better Run for Your Life" on Rubber Soul which reflects John's jealousy and includes these scary lyrics:

I'd rather see you dead, little girl

Than to be with another man

You better keep your head, little girl

Or you won't know where I am

… You better run for your life if you can, little girl

Hide your head in the sand, little girl

Catch you with another man

That's the end, little girl

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Bill Southern's avatar

Man, that's dark!

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Melvin Durai's avatar

Good topic. You might want to run it back next week. I'm also amazed that you managed to avoid any run-on sentences. Does good grammar run in your family?

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Gail Forrest's avatar

funny pun

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Bill Southern's avatar

Way to run with it, Melvin. . .

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M Pierce's avatar

Bill, nice one. This is not your run-of-the-mill column. I liked the reference to Long Train Runnin’ (The Captain and Me) it brings to mind “It Keeps You Runnin’” (Takin’ It To The Streets, 1976). Ironically or coincidentally, 1976 was my Freshman / Sophomore year in college. Our Fraternity had a cook named “Elsie” who, as legend has it, made chili that kept you runnin’. That’s all for now, got to run.

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Bill Southern's avatar

Mike: I appreciate your running commentary on this topic - you enhanced the discussion, without running amok. Sounds like Elsie’s chili was something to run away from.

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ClownWorld Shakespeare's avatar

I feel a bit rundown after all this reading.

-ClownWorld Shakespeare

"For some must watch, while some must sleep So runs the world away"

-William Shakespeare

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Bill Southern's avatar

I knew we could count on you to class up the act a bit - thanks!

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