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  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" is a #novelty #ChristmasSong written in 1944 by #DonaldYetterGardner while teaching music at public schools in #SmithtownNewYork. He asked his #secondGrade class what they wanted for Christmas, and noticed that almost all of the students had at least #oneFrontToothMissing as they answered in a #lisp. Gardner wrote the song in 30 minutes. In a 1995 interview, Gardner said.
    youtube.com/watch?v=9licLoRO7NI

  2. A quotation from Josh Billings

    Mankind ain’t apt tew respekt verry mutch what they are familiar with, it iz what we don’t know, or kant see, that we hanker for.
     
    [Mankind ain’t apt to respect very much what they are familiar with; it is what we don’t know, or can’t see, that we hanker for.]

    Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
    Everybody’s Friend, Or; Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 156 “Affurisms: Embers on the Harth” (1874)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/billings-josh/76244/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #desire #familiarity #imagination #mundane #normalcy #novelty #respect #unknown #usual

  3. "The subculture lifecycle is a problem only from a geek perspective. As far as mops [members of the public] are concerned, it provides reliable, low-cost waves of novelty entertainment and casual social relationships. As far as sociopaths are concerned, it generates easily-exploited pools of prestige, sex, power, and money."

    David Chapman: meaningness.com/geeks-mops-soc via @eric

    #status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #geeks #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #avantGarde #trending #fashion #novelty #sociality #meaning #lifecycles #JoyDivision #goingOut #nightlife