On 28/11/2015 9:33 PM, Opinicus wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 19:22:49 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> > wrote:
>
>> My Turkey day got contaminated with some of the kids' entertainment
>> in the form of the Smurfs Movie. I can't quite put my finger on what
>> is so horrifying about it but trust me, I'm not kidding, viewer
>> discretion is advised. My main concern now is how long the adverse
>> effects will linger, especially from that awful song.
>
> From an old National Lampoon one-panel cartoon by Rick Meyerowitz
> about the Smurfs:
>
> "Sleaze products bought / Sleaze products sold / Sleaze products for
> the tot / Nine days old. / Some say "Why not?" / Some give 'em gold. /
> Some want 'em stood and shot / I'm enrolled."
>
The original rhyme is food related:

Pease pudding hot, Pease pudding cold,
Pease pudding in the pot - nine days old.
Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot - nine days old.

Graham

Deep within the heart of every evangelist lies the wreck of
a car salesman.
H.L. Mencken