Sad News

[Gene]

Sad News,

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week.

Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey" died peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.





Shut up. You know it's funny.

 

[mis_chiff]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry :hehe:

 

[wierdo]

I used to like that as a kid.

 

[shockie]

lol

judging by the song, i'd say that he was a cheerful person and definitely impacted and brought joy to lots of people.

 

[Achaias]

Sad News,

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week.

Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey" died peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.





Shut up. You know it's funny.

Haha that caught me off guard there, classic, but oh so wrong.

 

[deleted984054565403]

Here's his obituary, dated April 11, 1996.

:lol:

 

[Peter]

Here's his obituary, dated April 11, 1996.

:lol:

He just wrote that early :p

I've heard this joke quite a few times, still raises a smile though.

 

[vwblubug]

:lol: sick, but funny!

My cousin Julie broke her arm doing the hokey pokey on roller skates at the skating rink when we were kids... (my most significant memory of the song)...

 

[tru1]

heh, nice closer at the end...

 

[johname]

"They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started."




I guess they eventally got to the "shake it all about" part

 

[Peter]

"They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started."




I guess they eventally got to the "shake it all about" part

Thats what they did with the ashes after the cremation :p

 

[robertjr]

They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.

OMG! That made me laugh out loud. I had no idea about this and just the other day the wife and I were trying to remember it the with the kids.

 

[Michelle]

Gene, I love your posts :yell:

 

[dezinerite]

LOL @ Gene...I don't know if that was meant to be funny??? :D May his soul rest in peace. He's a legend so I guess he'll live on forever!

 

[Skinny]

They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.

Friggen hilarious. I laughed out loud too. Totally didn't see that coming.

Well it must be sad but I remember that song as a kid. . . and will be sung for generations to come.

Skinny

 

[Phoebe_]

lol.. I'm caught between laughter and sorrow:D

 

[nedsucks]

yeah this caught me off guard. Its more funny for the last part take is emotion as tears laughter or as sadness