[78-L] Love On A Shoestring^
David Lennick
dlennick at sympatico.ca
Thu Feb 26 20:45:43 PST 2009
Dobro, maybe..the opposable thumbs are a problem.
dl
Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
> Yeah, but if your dog could play the ukulele THAT wound be something!
> M
>
> *******
>
> David Lennick wrote:
>> So "My Dog Has Fleas" really DOES have some significance. In addition to being
>> the names of the 4 open notes and a cute David Rose instrumental.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> davdieh at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Ja, Das Fledelaus!
>>> David Diehl
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>
>>> So, flying louse.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is.
>>>> An uku is a flea, politely. Impolitely, it's a head louse.
>>>> And lele means "to fly, jump, leap, hop, swing, bounce, or burst forth"
>>>> among other things.
>>>> So, "jumping flea" is not an incorrect translation.
>>>> Lelele me ka 'oli'oli (Jumping for joy),
>>>> M
>>>>
>>>> *******
>>>>
>>>> David Lennick wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Now, how about pronouncing it? Is it "oo-koo-lay-lee" as Arthur Godfrey says?
>>>>>
>>>>> Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii.
>>>>>
>>>>> dl
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