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By: lain

lain — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:18:35 +0000

I’m usually out of the loop, too. No sweat.

By: WillThink4Wine

WillThink4Wine — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:15:22 +0000

I must be way out of the loop as I had no idea what a Tar Baby was.

By: lain

lain — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:23:57 +0000

Thanks, y’all.

Mallory, yeah that McCain article is quite alarmist and ridiculous. No idea how much of that is true or just blown way out of proportion like the tar baby thing. Oh, and many of our storytellers incorporate music into their stories. Donald does for sure, Akbar has a drum, and Miss Woodie bookends each of her stories with different versions of “This Little Light of Mine.”

Joe, it took me longer than I’d like to admit to learn how to embed that particular video, but I think it looks pretty sharp. Thanks for bearing (or baring? I never know which one) with us throughout our technological growing pains.

Ms. Teacher, thanks for all you do! If y’all haven’t checked out Georgia On My Mind (mymindisongeorgia.blogspot.com), you’re missing out. Especially if you like to discover new blogs and hear about goings-on in Georgia.

By: Mallory

Mallory — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:50:45 +0000

Wow this post kept me busy for a long time. I didn’t know much about McCain’s crazy history and I LOVE that skit.

But I really liked listening to “The Wonderful Tar Baby Story.” It was really good! Do all the stories at The Wren’s Nest include singing like that? I liked that – it adds an extra fun element to the story. Nice post.

By: elementaryhistoryteacher

elementaryhistoryteacher — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:08:14 +0000

This is a great post combining several of the things I love…history, politics, how word use and meaning changes over time, and the wonderful literature that is the Uncle Remus tales.

I don’t remember McCain’s use of the term tar baby…I’ll have to look that one up.

Thanks for the SNL skit…it is one of the gems! Thanks for the refresher regarding ‘tar baby’ too.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:56:37 +0000

This is a great post on a busy day of blogging! A great skit, too.

You’re also really fancy, imbedding videos and sound clips into your post. Keep up the good work.