# Respond to the previous poster by quoting a song lyric. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990 "2007-04-20T20:19:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/1 "2007-04-20T20:19:47Z")
Subject line says it all. Respond using only a song lyric, preferrably one that would make the most sense in what you are responding to. I’ll start: Here come old flat-top! He go groooovin’ up slowly. ---
**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/2 "2007-04-20T20:34:11Z")
[QUOTE=Amazon Floozy Goddess] Subject line says it all. Respond using only a song lyric, preferrably one that would make the most sense in what you are responding to. I’ll start: Here come old flat-top! He go groooovin’ up slowly. [/QUOTE] Groovin on a sunny afternoon. Really couldn’t get away too soon ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/3 "2007-04-20T20:35:32Z")
[QUOTE=Earthworm Jim] Groovin on a sunny afternoon. [/QUOTE] Lookin’ for fun and feelin’ groovy! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/4 "2007-04-20T20:47:07Z")
This is no social crisis. This is you having fun. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/5 "2007-04-20T20:47:17Z")
Shiny happy people? What’s the matter here! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/6 "2007-04-20T20:49:27Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Shiny happy people? What’s the matter here! [/QUOTE] Happiness is an option. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/7 "2007-04-20T20:49:37Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Shiny happy people? What’s the matter here! [/QUOTE] What it is ain’t exactly clear. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/8 "2007-04-20T20:51:16Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] What it is ain’t exactly clear. [/QUOTE] On a clear day You can see forever ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/9 "2007-04-20T20:52:02Z")
I can see for miles and miles, I can see for miles and miles, miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah… ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/10 "2007-04-20T21:15:51Z")
[QUOTE=The Sonoran Lizard King] I can see for miles and miles, I can see for miles and miles, miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah… [/QUOTE] You Can’t see me ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/11 "2007-04-20T21:20:50Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] You Can’t see me [/QUOTE] Hello. Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/12 "2007-04-20T21:22:12Z")
[Where](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StbOPnGVC70) have all the cowboys gone? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/13 "2007-04-20T21:22:23Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] You Can’t see me [/QUOTE] The sun… even more beautiful Oh yeah… oh yeah… oh yeah ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/14 "2007-04-20T21:23:43Z")
[QUOTE=Zabali\_Clawbane] Where have all the cowboys gone? [/QUOTE] And where all the gods? ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/15 "2007-04-20T21:27:04Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] And where all the gods? [/QUOTE] God Damn the pusher man. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/16 "2007-04-20T21:41:48Z")
[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy] God Damn the pusher man. [/QUOTE] Come on push it you can do it Come on prove it nothing to it Come on use it let’s get through it Come on push it you can do it ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/17 "2007-04-20T21:47:24Z")
[QUOTE=Yeticus Rex] Come on push it you can do it Come on prove it nothing to it Come on use it let’s get through it Come on push it you can do it [/QUOTE] I gave her a push,I gave her a shove…(Violent Femmes) ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/18 "2007-04-20T21:49:23Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] I gave her a push,I gave her a shove…(Violent Femmes) [/QUOTE] I want somebody to shove, I need somebody to shove.. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/19 "2007-04-20T21:50:56Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] I gave her a push,I gave her a shove…(Violent Femmes) [/QUOTE] Hit the road Jack, and don’t come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Hit the road Jack, and don’t you come back no more! ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/20 "2007-04-20T21:51:32Z")
Push, Push, in the bush. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990.md?page=2)