We’re free! We’re free!
And freedom’s made of monotony!
We’re free! We’re free!
We’re expanding my mind’s capacity!
I said the birds and beasts were fools
Who made a bunch of stupid rules;
At least, that’s what I thought until I saw some!
But creatures put their minds at rest
By knowing boredom is the best!
And eagles know that barf is really awesome!
We’re free! We’re free!
And freedom’s made of monotony!
We’re free! We’re free!
And we’re no-ta-rizing publicly!
We’ve learned a lot so far in this story arc. We’ve learned the secrets of beasts and birds….we’ve learned that Tip’s superpower evidently has lasting effects….and we’ve learned that Unity is a nanobot swarm and a set of magically appearing eyebrows. And that everyone loves vomit.
And was anyone else expecting Ed to use Tom Petty’s “Free Falling” instead of “I’m Free”?
She’s a good girl, loves her new hand,
Loves Sweetheart, and a battlefield too,
She’s a good girl, notary public,
Loves fighting and sammiches too.
It’s a long day flying in Idaho,
There’s a valley with a secret base,
And I’m a bad girl with a turkey baster,
I’m a bad girl, with nanites in place.
And she’s freeeeeee… she’s free flyin’!
All the robots moving through the valley,
Move down toward notary secret base,
And now the bad girl’s just waiting with an osprey,
And the good girl is there with lots of barf.
It’s “Hear, Hear.” It comes from a traditional explanation in Parliament that’s equivalent to “I hear ya!” The long form is “Hear this Gentleman!” or something like that.
and through freedom my chains are broken…
only SWOTR fan here?
(TUNE: “I’m Free” from Tommy, The Who)
We’re free! We’re free!
And freedom’s made of monotony!
We’re free! We’re free!
We’re expanding my mind’s capacity!
I said the birds and beasts were fools
Who made a bunch of stupid rules;
At least, that’s what I thought until I saw some!
But creatures put their minds at rest
By knowing boredom is the best!
And eagles know that barf is really awesome!
We’re free! We’re free!
And freedom’s made of monotony!
We’re free! We’re free!
And we’re no-ta-rizing publicly!
*Everyone* loves Barf (right?) – best darn character in that dang movie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceballs#Heroes
Well, he *is* half man and half dog after all — Hey! He’s even *his own* best friend!
But nobody can make it like mom
We’ve learned a lot so far in this story arc. We’ve learned the secrets of beasts and birds….we’ve learned that Tip’s superpower evidently has lasting effects….and we’ve learned that Unity is a nanobot swarm and a set of magically appearing eyebrows. And that everyone loves vomit.
Those are eyebrows? I always parsed them as part of her eye shape.
Barf: the other white meat.
And was anyone else expecting Ed to use Tom Petty’s “Free Falling” instead of “I’m Free”?
She’s a good girl, loves her new hand,
Loves Sweetheart, and a battlefield too,
She’s a good girl, notary public,
Loves fighting and sammiches too.
It’s a long day flying in Idaho,
There’s a valley with a secret base,
And I’m a bad girl with a turkey baster,
I’m a bad girl, with nanites in place.
And she’s freeeeeee… she’s free flyin’!
All the robots moving through the valley,
Move down toward notary secret base,
And now the bad girl’s just waiting with an osprey,
And the good girl is there with lots of barf.
And she’s freeeeeee… she’s free flyin’!
Excellent job, Deecee! I’m a huge Tom Petty fan.
Thx. It’s not my first Shaenon filk, but I don’t crank ‘em out like Ed and Kay do. I’ve done more for my co-authors than I have for the Narboniverse.
And by logical conclusion, boredom is freedom. Well, there goes the rest of my week.
It’s so true. When things get….interesting (and by extension, less boring) at work, there goes ANY pretense of freedom for me!
Think about it: if you’re not bored, you’re probably not doing whatever it is you want to do most at that moment
trust me, as a combat vet my choice is, if you have the option, go with boredom.
Hear! Hear!
(Or is that Here! Here!?
I could never get a straight answer to that one.)
I’ve pondered that a bit too. Perhaps it is “Hear here” as in “Listen at this location”.
It’s “Hear, Hear.” It comes from a traditional explanation in Parliament that’s equivalent to “I hear ya!” The long form is “Hear this Gentleman!” or something like that.
I wonder if animals, as they grow older, become barf intolerant.
My experience with dogs suggests not.
Is anyone else hearing undertones of “arbeit macht frei”? Or more directly “slavery is freedom”?
Is there some social commentary in having the bald eagle sound Orwellian?
Unity can now discuss flying under your own power with Nick.