Les Bas Bleus, The Bluestocking...

[ErrolTheDragon]

En franglais, in English .... open to all women for company, fun and fabulous artworks. Leave unwanted reality in the porch and come along in.

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I know!

Looks like I was too late! Did anyone write mime into the gerbils' contracts as an acceptable reason for being fired?

Harsh!

Harsh in the case of gerbils as they're non-verbal. It'd be fair for any birds capable of talking.

I'd never considered this (surprisingly), but I'd have to agree.

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Oh no, now they've discovered Beckett!

On the plus side, they're not entirely non-verbal.

If they're not entirely non-verbal, my point stands...
The poor things have had a busy day though, starting the day hungover, discovering modern dance, clowning, mime, and Beckett, and it's not even 7pm yet!

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius - thanks for the Flanders&Swan, I'd not heard that one. I grew up - possibly a bit earlier - before we had a car without a radio I learned Flanders and Swan songs courtesy of my big brother on the piano. Tom Lehrer too. DM could do quite a few Stanley Holloway monologues. Who the heck needed more than a couple of tv stations?!

no no no

Gerbils are on cheering up duty. Busby Berkley dance numbers in glittery costumes please.

The way they're carrying on, any minute now they're going to start miming heartbreaking ballads about the emigrant experience and sleeping late on Sunday so they never get to Mass.

sob, sniff

Happy gerbils please, colourful gerbils, bright gerbils being funny, dancing.

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius and @ErrolTheDragon another one who learnt Flanders and Swann from a relative here, my father in this case. He did a particularly fine rendition of the Hippopotamus Song while washing up.

What about Pinter?

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Any long pawses?

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I really shouldn't catch up on this thread when I need a pee.

And I really should do Elaine Miller's pelvic exercises more!

Sigh!

Yeeees. When I asked for gerbils with ribbons on sticks, I meant like gymnastic dancers, not this.

Quick performance of Les Mis

Sorry Dean, the AI seems to be broken...

'...holding ribbons on sticks' isn't working any better. Some of these look quite painful.

The way they're carrying on, any minute now they're going to start miming heartbreaking ballads about the emigrant experience and sleeping late on Sunday so they never get to Mass.

Is that a Gilbert O'Sullivan reference, Deano? As in :
well in that case will we please be kind enough
If not on Sunday, to go to mass on Monday
We will

And now ladies please welcome the Bluestocking rhythmic gymnastics gerbils doing their ribbon routines.

So I asked for dance gymnastics & this is what I got. I mean, someone got the whole of Les Mis with high production values, & I got this rubbish.

That's what I wanted!!!

The pumpkin one is particularly good, Android!

Is it a takeoff of something? I showed DH the modern dance ones earlier & he reckoned one was from Fame.

<Goes to juke box>
<Sticks 20p in>
<Presses C18...>

m.youtube.com/watch?v=1q82twrdr0U