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| The Perils of Pauline |
playing the damsel she cowers, fist to mouth,
as Joe twirls a finger 'round invisible handlebars
framing a leering grin. “ah, my pretty…”
and then, and then… (cue music)
with a waggle of eyebrows and swirl of his cape,
he is upon her. feigning a sigh of high drama, she
succumbs, as damsels must do, and counts herself lucky.
The Perils of Pauline beats Europa and the Bull any time.
27 comments:
The Perils of Pauline still beat Europe and the bull, every time. I can remember seeing these on television as a child, and feeling the terror of the train approaching. Great take on the prompt.
You bring me back to those movies indeed...very nice ~
What a fun response to the prompt! I had forgotten about this... and then it made me think of Dudley Do Right cartoons.
Brought back silly memories from childhood where we acted out these dramas with screams and howls.
Classic, I loved this and I live our take on it!
with a waggle of eyebrows and swirl of his cape,
Yes indeed! Thanks
It made me think of that song - "Along Came Jones" by The Coasters. I used to love to sing that.
Hehehe...and the piano always signalled the danger, the coming train, the dastardly deed. Nice write.
Honestly? Never seen a silent movie in my life. Terrible I know. Poor Pauline, just lie on your back and think of England luv.
haha...fun stuff...where is dudley doright when you need him...smiles.
You do realize your technical writing is showing.
;-)
This was great. You had me at, "fist to mouth".
love it! I was hoping someone would write about one of these scenes. great one, Patti, thanks!
I remember the piano rumbling frantically in the background, too. Much fun :)
Thanks for coming by, Everyone. I loved your comments.
P.S. Hey, 00dozo. Whaddya mean? All those run-on sentences and (heaven forbid!) elipses...
:-)
Great! The title "Perils of Pauline" is itself better than "Europa and the Bull."
Very clever, but you have challenged me to watch both. Loved it and sure I'll love it more. :)
What fun!! Thanks for bringing back another fine memory of my youth!!
Remember the kids in the theater screaming: "Oh no, the train is coming!"?
Yesterday, while walking along tracks at a museum with my niece and nephew, I shared memories of Pauline and her perils. Now I have multi-layered memories and smiles. Wonderful!
Beth
So clever, as always.
Oh dear! This is another one of those moments, clips remembered thru a child's eyes that caused me sleepless nights! :) A wonderful write to the prompt!
Oh my, I can really picture this scene. It is a show stopper!!
Even entertainment was simpler then. Great snippet.
thought your written commentary was fab ...thank you x
Yes... I remember that! Thank you.
~laurie
Fond memories you envoked. Great Job!
You must, you must pay the rent,
I can't pay the rent!
I'll pay the rent
My hero
Curses foiled again!
Fun diddy!
Patti,
Thanks for bringing back the memories. Not many years ago we would scour the TV programs for re-runs. Now YouTube saves the day! Isn't life such happiness?
Hank
Marvelous! Such a fun take on the prompt!
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