Comments on: Sorry, Mr. Sousa

By: Courtney

Courtney — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:26:10 +0000

An awesome (and, OK, cruel) practical joke would be to bring a boombox to the circus and start blasting Stars & Stripes Forever. The audience would be so confused.

By: Grey Boy

Grey Boy — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:44:36 +0000

While the Grey Boy (fondly) remembers teal tights and pink fringe from his circus days, he recalls no distress signal. Unless the signal was the teal tights and pink fringe.

By: Lara

Lara — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:51:28 +0000

Also, why does your blog care whether I post comments too quickly or not?

By: Lara

Lara — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:51:04 +0000

PS, if I ever start a band, it’s going to be called Universal Circus Distress.

By: Lara

Lara — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:50:40 +0000

That is awesome. Universal Circus Distress Call!

By: Allie

Allie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:46:36 +0000

Wow. Now I want to have a song for every possible purpose. What tune should I set “Dog, stop smacking your water dish!” to? Or, “I don’t want to make dinner tonight, find something edible in the fridge and leave me alone.”

By: lizgwiz

lizgwiz — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:26:09 +0000

Kate beat me to the “Water for Elephants” reference.

By: bing

bing — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:05:42 +0000

Wow, I have been reading about horrific fires since reading your post. That is some scary stuff.

Like Jennifer said, I hope I never hear The Stars and Stripes Forever at the circus…

By: jennifer

jennifer — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:49:31 +0000

My universal distress call is “Marshmallows! For the love of all that is good give me some Marshmallows!” It may never be put to music but when folks hear it they dive for cover.

And now I will FREAK. OUT. if I’m at the circus and The Stars and Stripes Forever begins to play. Thanks for that tid bit of terrifying information.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:31:44 +0000

If you haven’t read Water for Elephants, I highly recommend it. The opening chapter references this very fact.

I wish I had a universal distress call.