Sad News

[BrassBlower]

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at
the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important
person, which almost went unnoticed last week.

Larry LaPrise, the man that wrote "The Hokey Pokey" died
peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was
getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. And then the
trouble started.

[Nanohedron]

Ooooooh....

[Jack]

Hokey Pokey.

Those words sound so cool together. I'm glad he wrote it.

[gonzo914]

Hokey Pokey.

Those words sound so cool together. I'm glad he wrote it.

"Hokey Pokey" -- It sounds harmless enough until you look at it carefully. "Hokey Pokey" is just a variation of the term "Hocus Pocus," which we all know is a mocking corruption of "Hoc est enim corpus meum," which is the very body of Christ himself.

I refuse to do the Hokey pokey as it is theologically dangerous. It is Satan's song. It is a mocking of the Mass, and as such is a blasphemy and an evil.

To those who innocently participate, I can only refer them to 1 Thessalonians 5:22, in which St. Paul warns, "From all appearance of evil refrain yourselves."

And that's what it's all about.

[Jack]

Hokey Pokey.

Those words sound so cool together. I'm glad he wrote it.

"Hokey Pokey" -- It sounds harmless enough until you look at it carefully. "Hokey Pokey" is just a variation of the term "Hocus Pocus," which we all know is a mocking corruption of "Hoc est enim corpus meum," which is the very body of Christ himself.

I refuse to do the Hokey pokey as it is theologically dangerous. It is Satan's song. It is a mocking of the Mass, and as such is a blasphemy and an evil.

To those who innocently participate, I can only refer them to 1 Thessalonians 5:22, in which St. Paul warns, "From all appearance of evil refrain yourselves."

And that's what it's all about.

That is a great response.

[emmline]

The most traumatic part for his family was
getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. And then the
trouble started.

That's what cremation is all about. Easier to shake it all about too.

[fyffer]

And that's what it's all about.

If that is *really* what it's all about, I have some serious soul-searching to do.

[Tyler]

Ahhh!!GGHH!!LMAO! Gonzo! You crack my ass up!!
I've been doing the devils dance since I was a grade-school lad!!!
They even made us do it in school!!
Bring me back to jesus pope gonzo!!

[Jack]

They even made us do it in school!!

They made us learn it in grade school, too. And actually, until today, I never knew it was a recent song/dance. It always felt like one of those old folk songs that just sort of always existed.

[Doug_Tipple]

The "left leg in" is an easy part. I like to shake it all about with some of the other body parts, especially at weddings.

[Doug_Tipple]

Shake it all about, one more time.

[I.D.10-t]

They even made us do it in school!!

They made us learn it in grade school, too. And actually, until today, I never knew it was a recent song/dance. It always felt like one of those old folk songs that just sort of always existed.

It seems that it has been around in other forms for a long time though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_Pokey

Other scholars have found similar dances and lyrics dating back to the 17th century. A very similar dance is cited in Robert Chamber's Popular Rhymes from 1826. The Oxford English Dictionary says that "hokey cokey" comes from "hocus pocus", the traditional magicians' incantation derived from a Latin phrase used in satanic masses, which were parodies of the Latin Mass: During the consecration of the Eucharistic wine and Host, Roman Catholic priests stand with their backs to the congregation and say, "Hoc est enim corpus meum", ("This is my body"). It seems probable that this is also the origin of the phrase "hanky panky" and the word "hoax".

http://www.langston.com/Fun_People/1996/1996ATA.html

But a December 1945 issue of Dance magazine appears to support the memory
of the ex-GIs. In that issue, a Pvt. David Houser wrote about a new novelty
song sweeping England: "the Okey Cokey." It began, Houser wrote, like this:

[Congratulations]

In honor of Mr. LaPrise, I "shook it all about" today. May he never be forgotten.

[Jack]

They even made us do it in school!!

They made us learn it in grade school, too. And actually, until today, I never knew it was a recent song/dance. It always felt like one of those old folk songs that just sort of always existed.

It seems that it has been around in other forms for a long time though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_Pokey

Other scholars have found similar dances and lyrics dating back to the 17th century. A very similar dance is cited in Robert Chamber's Popular Rhymes from 1826. The Oxford English Dictionary says that "hokey cokey" comes from "hocus pocus", the traditional magicians' incantation derived from a Latin phrase used in satanic masses, which were parodies of the Latin Mass: During the consecration of the Eucharistic wine and Host, Roman Catholic priests stand with their backs to the congregation and say, "Hoc est enim corpus meum", ("This is my body"). It seems probable that this is also the origin of the phrase "hanky panky" and the word "hoax".

http://www.langston.com/Fun_People/1996/1996ATA.html

But a December 1945 issue of Dance magazine appears to support the memory
of the ex-GIs. In that issue, a Pvt. David Houser wrote about a new novelty
song sweeping England: "the Okey Cokey." It began, Houser wrote, like this:

Oh, that's good to know...so I my intuitions were kinda right after all.

[gonzo914]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_Pokey

Other scholars have found similar dances and lyrics dating back to the 17th century. A very similar dance is cited in Robert Chamber's Popular Rhymes from 1826. The Oxford English Dictionary says that "hokey cokey" comes from "hocus pocus", the traditional magicians' incantation derived from a Latin phrase used in satanic masses, which were parodies of the Latin Mass: During the consecration of the Eucharistic wine and Host, Roman Catholic priests stand with their backs to the congregation and say, "Hoc est enim corpus meum", ("This is my body"). It seems probable that this is also the origin of the phrase "hanky panky" and the word "hoax".

Yes, the sad thing is that, as crack-brained as what I wrote was, I did not make it up. If you google "Hokey Pokey" + Satan, you get over 20,000 hits. The Hokey Pokey really does disturb some people.

On a side note, I found this when I was googling "Hokey Pokey" + "Jack Chick" to see whether old Jack has anything to say on the matter -- The Hokey Pokey (as written by W. Shakespeare)

O proud left foot, that ventures quick within
Then soon upon a backward journey lithe.
Anon, once more the gesture, then begin:
Command sinistral pedestal to writhe.
Commence thou then the fervid Hokey-Poke,
A mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl.
To spin! A wilde release from Heavens yoke.
Blessed dervish! Surely canst go, girl.
The Hoke, the poke -- banish now thy doubt
Verily, I say, 'tis what it's all about.