Friends, Romans, Countrymen

bycosmicradio

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9 years ago

"Sometimes, if you don't listen,

You don't know what you'll be missin' "

(Read the complete original song at the end of the Blog)

"Me too-Hey, where'd that wind come from?"

"They think I'm just scratchin' my ear...what they don't know is this is the old Mad Hatter's signal for one of my famous trick plays! Yeah, you Tigers gon' miss ol' Les!"

"Aah, best spot in the house!"

"We're not listening!"

"Sweet Home Alabama!"

"Honey...do my ears look big?"

"What's that?"

"This is ear-itating!"

..."

"Nah nah nah nah...Can't touch that..."

"Can you wiggle your ears?"

How about one ear?

Now there's some ears made for wiggling!

Gotta hand it to this weird zebra...

"Oh, great...the river's freezing...a bug bit my ear...and now it's snowing!"

"Your left, your left, your military left..."

"Oh, yeah (Ow!), that's it (Sigh), don't stop..."

"My Daddy was a woodpecker, he had nary a fear,

This is Dave, I'm also brave, I'm gonna peck him on the ear..."

"Adieu...parting is such sweet sorrow."

The incredible case of the man with three ears, and how he solved his earmuff problem...

Have you seen the cauliflower ears these guys get? What? No, I'm not making fun of you...I love cauliflower!

"This is me, before I...you know!"

Of course, the elephant picture turns out smaller than all the others. How ironic! They do have the biggest ears on Earth, though.

That's a little better! If the elephant's ears look like this, he's not happy with you...run! (or...stand your ground, I'm not sure which. Is it like with Silver Back Gorillas?)

Here's Dumbo, whose ears were so big he could fly!

"Real funny! Just because my name is 'Buttercup,' you think you can stick these stupid things on my ears...I'm outta here!"

"And that's how a tough guy eats an ear of corn!"

Laughing skeleton ear tattoo.

"Your ear is better than the kibble!"

"We raccoons count as our peers, possums playing "possum," while we check their ears!"

"I hate Easter!"

Sometimes the noise is just too much!

Gotta block it out!

Too much noise can hurt your ears, or even damage your hearing. Earplugs are recommended in these situations. I use them myself for very loud bands that play before our band. I don't like to go up on stage with my ears "ringing!"

Of course, there are some things that innocents should never hear.

"Ay, Caramba!"

"Ears...that's what big, diamond earrings are for!"

These glow in the dark, like a firefly!

"If I tilt my head from side, maybe I can understand what he's saying..."

"No...like this, Fluffy!"

People seem to like wearing cat ears...

Even drawn on cat ears...

Some ears really get eaten!

"No...don't take a picture of my ears!"

If you really want someone to listen...whisper.

"You've heard of unattached ear lobes? My ears are unattached."

"Look...I can dog paddle with my ears!"

Carol Burnette, saying goodnight to her Grandmother, with a tug on her ear.

Vulcan ears..."Highly illogical, Jim."

Bat-eared fox. Echolocation, anyone?

So, if you're feeling foxy, lend me your ears, or, better yet, lend your ears to your customers, because if you can listen...REALLY LISTEN to them and what their needs are, and then fill those needs, your business will grow by leaps and bounds!

I can imagine the late, great Man in Black, Johnny Cash, doing justice to this song...

THIS SWEET GUITAR

I'll play upon this sweet guitar,

Play it near and play it far,

I'll play upon...this sweet guitar.

Saw a boy cryin', 'bout half my size,

Said, "Son, if you'll dry your eyes,

I'll play upon...this sweet guitar."

Saw an old man beatin' a dog one night,

I said, "Man, if you'll treat him right,

I'll play upon...this sweet guitar."

I'll play it high, I'll play it low,

Swing it to, and bring it fro,

I'll play upon...this sweet guitar.

Well, the years dragged on, and I kept playin',

Never was a time I wasn't proud a' sayin',

"I'll play upon...this sweet guitar."

One day I saw a pretty miss,

Said "Hey, now, if you'll gimme a kiss,

I'll play upon...this sweet guitar."

I'll play it wrong and I'll play it right,

Play it heavy, and play it light,

I'll play upon...this sweet guitar.

Well, she said "All that counts ain't that guitar,

It's what's inside, what kinda man you are,"

I'll play upon...this sweet guitar.

I made that little girl my wife,

And she taught me somethin' 'bout life,

I'll play upon...this sweet guitar...

That, sometimes, if you don't listen,

You don't know what you'll be missin',

I'll play upon...this sweet guitar.