View Full Version : The Hokey Pokey by Shakespeare


CrackedCrystal
Jul 15, 2003, 02:35 AM
The Hokey Pokey, as written by William Shakespeare...

O proud left foot, that ventures quick within
Then soon upon a backward journey lithe.
Anon, once more the gesture, then begin:
Command sinistral pedestal to writhe.
Commence thou then the fervid Hokey-Poke,
A mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl.
To spin! A wilde release from Heavens yoke.
Blessed dervish! Surely canst go, girl.
The Hoke, the poke -- banish now thy doubt
Verily, I say, 'tis what it's all about.


I believe this is from a New York Times contest. It was the winning entry.

napoleon526
Jul 15, 2003, 09:46 AM
Brilliant! :goodjob:

puglover
Jul 15, 2003, 01:18 PM
:lol: Oh man! :rotfl: That's crazy! :D

Junzi Nicuzn
Jul 15, 2003, 01:23 PM
Encore! Encore!
Whoever did that was a genius.
:lol:

Japanrocks12
Jul 15, 2003, 03:00 PM
shakesphere never knew hippie... :lol:

WillJ
Jul 15, 2003, 08:10 PM
:lol: Hilarious! "A mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl." Just brilliant. :goodjob:

Edit: In fact, it's now my title. :D

lord42
Jul 15, 2003, 11:23 PM
Ok that was awesome.....
Verily, I say, 'tis what it's all about. LOL

Elden
Jul 15, 2003, 11:39 PM
Commence thou then the fervid Hokey-Poke

ROTFLMAO

polymath
Jul 16, 2003, 07:45 AM
Lovely...excellent!!!

Have you guys seen the eminem ones going around, with Eminem's 'Hamlet, etc?

Elden
Jul 16, 2003, 08:42 AM
Originally posted by polymath
Lovely...excellent!!!

Have you guys seen the eminem ones going around, with Eminem's 'Hamlet, etc?

No, sounds funny though, maybe you could post it?

polymath
Jul 16, 2003, 08:46 AM
OK, I'll have a look for it....

polymath
Jul 16, 2003, 08:53 AM
Hamlet in the style of Eminem:

Hey you f***ers - my muthaf***ing father's dead
Now he's back as a ghost to f*** with my head
Says he got some issues with his muthaf***in brother
Thinks the mutha****er has been f***ing with my mother
Now I don't know what to do, it gives me indigestion
To be or not to be, that's the ****ing question
I'm hanging in the graveyard with Yorick and Horatio
My dick don't seem to work no more, not even with fellatio
Things are really f***ed up now, nothing is harmonious
It just got ten times worse because I've gone and stabbed Polonius
I don't think I can handle the hand that life can deal ya
And now my girlfriend's killed herself - I'll see ya then, Ophelia
Man, I'm pissed off, really mad
I still have not avenged my dad
I'm ready now to kill some one
Gonna do some dirties
Starting with the mutherf***er calls himself Laertes
Here mum, hold this - just don't drink it
Oops too late, guess I didn't think it
through. Oh what to do. What a f***ing ball.
Now everybody's bought it. Exeunt all.

:D

Elden
Jul 16, 2003, 08:58 AM
"To be or not to be, that's the ****ing question"
Thats hilarious
ROTFLMAO
Thanks for posting it.

Japanrocks12
Jul 16, 2003, 07:28 PM
all the world's a ****ing stage, the men and women are just ****ed up players