# Make up your own "That's Amore" ala the Simpsons. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 7, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383 "2006-02-07T14:23:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/1 "2006-02-07T14:23:46Z")
I recently saw an episode of The Simpsons where the gondola guy sings (from memory, so don’t kill me Simpson acolytes): When the wife looks like that And the guy’s big and fat That’s amoral. Well, that looked like fun, so I made up some of my own: Tells the Yankees to bat Got George Steinbrenner’s back That’s Joe Torre The ink’s black and white Fill the children with fright That’s Ed Gorey. The English sword’s Tuck and they don’t drive no trucks The drive lorries. Now you. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/2 "2006-02-07T16:15:55Z")
When King Kong has gone flat Rent the flick “Vampire Bat” That’s some more Wray. When you swim in the sea And an eel bites your knee That’s a moray. When two patterns entwine In a way serpentine That’s a moire. ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/3 "2006-02-07T16:45:10Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > When King Kong has gone flat > Rent the flick “Vampire Bat” > That’s some more Wray. > > When you swim in the sea > And an eel bites your knee > That’s a moray. > > When two patterns entwine > In a way serpentine > That’s a moire. Bravo! Bravo! Author! Author! ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/4 "2006-02-07T18:30:48Z")
When Canadians dine And have seconds on wine That’s “Some more, eh?” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/5 "2006-02-07T18:40:06Z")
These “amorés” have been [done](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?&threadid=93629) [before](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=72707), eh? Now we have more, eh? ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/6 "2006-02-07T18:41:11Z")
Words of Rocky the Squirrel Were first voiced by this girl That’s June Foray ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/7 "2006-02-07T18:51:08Z")
When you’re scanning the Dope For a long-running joke That’s a **1920s-style death ray** … ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/8 "2006-02-07T19:12:41Z")
When the moon hit’s your eye Like a big pizza pie… Mmmmmm, pizza… ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/9 "2006-02-07T19:20:11Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > When you swim in the sea > And an eel bites your knee > That’s a moray. Huh. I always sing “When you’re swimming real fast/and an eel bites your ass/that’s a moray.” Great minds/fools/yadda yadda. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/10 "2006-02-07T19:40:30Z")
A young vision quest Made the '80’s the best That’s DeMornay… ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/11 "2006-02-07T20:03:27Z")
> [@ddgryphon](#): > > Bravo! Bravo! Author! Author! Heh, I wish I could claim to be the author. I got those out of a Callahan’s Bar story, by Spider Robinson. Well, it was Mary’s Place by then, but much the same in flavor! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/12 "2006-02-07T20:13:18Z")
When your Scotch is just fine after 16 years time that’s Glen Moray. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/13 "2006-02-07T21:00:09Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > When your Scotch is just fine > after 16 years time > that’s Glen Moray. Oh, I _like_ that one! ---
**Author:** ![Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myron_Van_Horowitzski)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/14 "2006-02-07T21:12:33Z")
> [@Larry Mudd](#): > > Huh. I always sing “When you’re swimming real fast/and an eel bites your ass/that’s a moray.” > > Great minds/fools/yadda yadda. 😃 And mine is, "When you’re swimming in the creek/and an eel bites your cheek/etc… ---
**Author:** ![bubastis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/15 "2006-02-07T23:05:44Z")
When… the… top of your knob Hits the back of her Gob, Thats a blowjob, thats a blowjob If I cum in your mouth, Swallow or spit it out, its a dil-ema… dirty plegm-a… You can always count on me to lower the tone. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/16 "2006-02-08T00:03:14Z")
When a blind Argentine writes surreal fiction so fine that’s a Borges! If he was oppressed by Peron then got a library of his own that’s a Jorges! If your son cries all night cause he thinks his hair is a fright that is so-gay If he shops at soap stores and knows the whole _Wicked_ score then he’s more gay… ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-thats-amore-ala-the-simpsons/343383/17 "2006-02-08T00:22:07Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > When two patterns entwine > In a way serpentine > That’s a moire. Or, When the screen turns out bad so it looks like a plaid– that’s a moire. (I like the serpentine one. But this is how it used to be sung to unsuspecting newbies back in the old composing room.)