niagara falls

Post by **judih** » August 5th, 2007, 1:25 pm

Ni-a-gara Falls....
slowly i turned
step by step
inch by inch

(the falls will never be the falls without Moe's soliloquy. (from The Three Stooges)

Post by **Lightning Rod** » August 5th, 2007, 8:17 pm

I love this routine, judih

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

it marks the introduction of the post-hypnotic suggestion into humor

Post by **judih** » August 6th, 2007, 1:07 am

yeah, well, the humour lies in Moe's TV attacks.
Unfortunately, the humour didn't feel the same when my brother grabbed onto the words and beat me up daily to the tune of various forms of strangulation, poking me in the eye and other comedic effects that were less funny when actualized.

(he'd look at me and say: 'It's 4 o'clock. You know what that means...."Ni-a-gara Falls....slowly....' and i'd know i was helpless till the post-hypnotic shtick was over.)

Post by **WIREMAN** » August 6th, 2007, 7:50 am

i remember my first trip to the falls, my lil daughter Lucy musta been around 5 or 6 at that time and she was so terrified that she would not get within 50 feet of the flow......it's a power that has to be seen to be appreciatedthe "slowly I turn " routine is the ultimate.....

Post by **Arcadia** » August 13th, 2007, 6:59 pm

yeah.. Moe was wild!!!