Comments on: ‘Twas Christmas Eve in the Prison http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison This is the podcast station for TheNervousBreakdown.com, an online culture magazine featuring authors and artists from around the world. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Simon Smithson http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40386 Simon Smithson Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:00:31 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40386 Thanks Irene! Thanks Irene!

]]> By: Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40355 Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:11:05 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40355 Perfect! Perfect!

]]> By: Greg Olear http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40348 Greg Olear Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:03:42 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40348 <i>We're now up to this:</i> ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and in all Cell Block D, Not a creature was stirring -- not a creature, but me We all hid our contraband inside of our hair In the hope that the warden wouldn’t check there Christmas hour was nigh and I hoped none would spoil it Or rat me out for the whisky I brewed in my toilet When out on the landing there arose such a din The gates were thrown open and Santa flew in The reindeer were drinking and Santa was spewing It was clear to see that trouble was brewing And all of a sudden there arose such noise The inmates were restless, but boys will be boys We all of us tugged on his red velvet cape, And cried, "Santa Claus! Santa Claus! Help us escape!" We’re now up to this:

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and in all Cell Block D,
Not a creature was stirring — not a creature, but me

We all hid our contraband inside of our hair
In the hope that the warden wouldn’t check there

Christmas hour was nigh and I hoped none would spoil it
Or rat me out for the whisky I brewed in my toilet

When out on the landing there arose such a din
The gates were thrown open and Santa flew in

The reindeer were drinking and Santa was spewing
It was clear to see that trouble was brewing

And all of a sudden there arose such noise
The inmates were restless, but boys will be boys

We all of us tugged on his red velvet cape,
And cried, “Santa Claus! Santa Claus! Help us escape!”

]]> By: Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40346 Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:04:37 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40346 See? Now Simon just appeared above me too. Good job, Simon! See? Now Simon just appeared above me too.
Good job, Simon!

]]> By: Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40345 Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:02:55 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40345 Good job, you too, David! You folks on the other side of the globe keep writing when it looks like there's nothing up. It's confusing! Good job, you too, David!
You folks on the other side of the globe keep writing when it looks like there’s nothing up.
It’s confusing!

]]> By: Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40344 Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:01:15 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40344 Good job, Zara! We need someone to do the next two lines of Greg's and then mine! (This one is a community effort.) (Merry Christmas to all, from my home to yours, everyone.) Good job, Zara!

We need someone to do the next two lines of Greg’s and then mine!
(This one is a community effort.)

(Merry Christmas to all, from my home to yours, everyone.)

]]> By: Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40343 Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:58:44 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40343 When all of a sudden there arose such noise The inmates were restless, but boys will be boys [Tag! someone else is IT.] When all of a sudden there arose such noise
The inmates were restless, but boys will be boys

[Tag! someone else is IT.]

]]> By: Zara Potts http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40337 Zara Potts Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:39:52 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40337 'Twas the night before Christmas, and in all Cell Block D, Not a creature was stirring - not a creature but me We all hid our contraband inside of our hair In the hope that the warden wouldn't check there Christmas hour was nigh and I hoped none would spoil it Or rat me out for the whisky I brewed in my toilet When out on the landing there arose such a din The gates were thrown open and Santa flew in The reindeer were drinking and Santa was spewing It was clear to see that trouble was brewing ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and in all Cell Block D,
Not a creature was stirring – not a creature but me

We all hid our contraband inside of our hair
In the hope that the warden wouldn’t check there

Christmas hour was nigh and I hoped none would spoil it
Or rat me out for the whisky I brewed in my toilet

When out on the landing there arose such a din
The gates were thrown open and Santa flew in

The reindeer were drinking and Santa was spewing
It was clear to see that trouble was brewing

]]> By: David S. Wills http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40335 David S. Wills Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:31:29 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40335 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and in all Cell Block D, Not a creature was stirring - not a creature but me We all hid our contraband inside of our hair In the hope that the warden wouldn’t check there Christmas hour was nigh and I hoped none would spoil it Or rat me out for the whisky I brewed in my toilet When out on the landing there arose such a din The gates were thrown open and Santa flew in ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and in all Cell Block D,
Not a creature was stirring – not a creature but me

We all hid our contraband inside of our hair
In the hope that the warden wouldn’t check there

Christmas hour was nigh and I hoped none would spoil it
Or rat me out for the whisky I brewed in my toilet

When out on the landing there arose such a din
The gates were thrown open and Santa flew in

]]> By: Simon Smithson http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40334 Simon Smithson Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:25:41 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40334 'Twas the night before Christmas, and in all Cell Block D, Not a creature was stirring - not a creature but me We all hid our contraband inside of our hair In the hope that the warden wouldn't check there Christmas hour was nigh and I hoped none would spoil it Or rat me out for the whisky I brewed in my toilet ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and in all Cell Block D,
Not a creature was stirring – not a creature but me

We all hid our contraband inside of our hair
In the hope that the warden wouldn’t check there

Christmas hour was nigh and I hoped none would spoil it
Or rat me out for the whisky I brewed in my toilet

]]> By: David S. Wills http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40332 David S. Wills Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:11:00 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40332 We all hid our contraband inside of our hair, In the hope that the warden wouldn't check there. I wrote on my Korean blog a version of 'Twas the night before Christmas' that was all relating to pop culture. A few K-bloggers have done the same, with some very funny results - 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through Korea, The spicy Christmas dinner gave foreigners diarrhea'. We also did versions of 'I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus' and my one started - 'I saw my wife kissing G-Dragon, (a popular Korean singer) in between the kimchi pots last night' We all hid our contraband inside of our hair,
In the hope that the warden wouldn’t check there.

I wrote on my Korean blog a version of ‘Twas the night before Christmas’ that was all relating to pop culture. A few K-bloggers have done the same, with some very funny results –
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through Korea,
The spicy Christmas dinner gave foreigners diarrhea’.

We also did versions of ‘I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus’ and my one started –
‘I saw my wife kissing G-Dragon, (a popular Korean singer)
in between the kimchi pots last night’

]]> By: David S. Wills http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40331 David S. Wills Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:04:48 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40331 Brilliant! I love this poem. Brilliant! I love this poem.

]]> By: Greg Olear http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40329 Greg Olear Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:24:08 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40329 Twas the night before Christmas, and in all Cell Block D, Not a creature was stirring -- not a creature but me. [OK, someone else write the next line...] Twas the night before Christmas, and in all Cell Block D,
Not a creature was stirring — not a creature but me.

[OK, someone else write the next line...]

]]> By: Simon Smithson http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40321 Simon Smithson Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:56:58 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40321 Keep on carrying that torch, Jim. You're doing a fine job. Heh. Balls. Keep on carrying that torch, Jim. You’re doing a fine job.

Heh.

Balls.

]]> By: Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40315 Irene Zion (Lenore's Mom) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:46:53 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40315 That is a great poem, Jim! I also just read your bio and laughed out loud! My husband thinks I'm crazy, cause I'm all by myself in here. (But there may be other contributing factors at play here.) That is a great poem, Jim!

I also just read your bio and laughed out loud!
My husband thinks I’m crazy, cause I’m all by myself in here.
(But there may be other contributing factors at play here.)

]]> By: Rich Ferguson http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/jsimpson/2009/12/twas-christmas-eve-in-the-prison/#comment-40312 Rich Ferguson Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:47:42 +0000 http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/?p=24423#comment-40312 I liked this poem, Jim. Also, not to rewrite it or anything, but if you took out the word "Warden" and replaced it with "Rudolph" I think it would work just as well, too. Just a thought... I liked this poem, Jim. Also, not to rewrite it or anything, but if you took out the word “Warden” and replaced it with “Rudolph” I think it would work just as well, too.

Just a thought…

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