And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Did you hear the one about the guy who left his accordion in the back seat of the car? Late that night he heard the car window getting smashed and ran outside to find another accordion next to it.
"Is that the accordion player's Porsche?" - pg. 19 of Said No One Ever
"I'd like to request that accordion music be played before and during my execution." "You must really love accordion music." "Not at all. If I hear accordion music playing, I won't mind dying so much." - 101 Death Row Requests
Then there’s the story about a guy coming down a mountain road with his family in the car when he loses the brakes. He sees a spot where he can get off the road and run up an incline on either side to save his family, but on the right side there’s a banjo player and on the left side there’s an accordion player. He’s gonna kill one of them to save his family, but which? He steers to the left and creams the accordion player. Why? Duty before pleasure.
RIP John - you were a funny guy who didn't require profanity to make your mark.
ReplyDeleteOne of the Schmenge Brothers from Second City
ReplyDeleteThe last of the Kenosha Kickers of Sheboygan. They sold 623 polka records. .
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget Uncle Buck
ReplyDelete“Here’s a quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face!”
DeleteDon't know about Midwest Polka but I do know THOSE AREN'T PILLOWS!!
ReplyDeleteHome Alone
ReplyDeleteNot even close.
DeleteSpot on. Gus Polinski from Home Alone. Polka kings of the midwest. Polka, polka, polka. great scenes in that movie.
DeletePolka, polka, polka.
ReplyDeleteNot so sweet Candy???
ReplyDeleteHe finished the Ole 96er too.
ReplyDeleteDid you hear the one about the guy who left his accordion in the back seat of the car? Late that night he heard the car window getting smashed and ran outside to find another accordion next to it.
ReplyDelete"Is that the accordion player's Porsche?" - pg. 19 of Said No One Ever
Delete"I'd like to request that accordion music be played before and during my execution."
"You must really love accordion music."
"Not at all. If I hear accordion music playing, I won't mind dying so much."
- 101 Death Row Requests
Then there’s the story about a guy coming down a mountain road with his family in the car when he loses the brakes. He sees a spot where he can get off the road and run up an incline on either side to save his family, but on the right side there’s a banjo player and on the left side there’s an accordion player. He’s gonna kill one of them to save his family, but which? He steers to the left and creams the accordion player.
ReplyDeleteWhy? Duty before pleasure.
Get yer polka party right here:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBTGsmKvOe4&list=PL4777679E0E5795B3&index=1