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04-06-2002, 03:11 AM

Not like it matters...because nobody ever comes here...ever...

But what if the hokey pokey actually is what its all about...

What then? Where do we go from that point?

StDx · 04-07-2002, 01:34 AM

hmmm... interesting

09-24-2004, 10:35 AM

The fact of the matter is the hokey pokey is overrated, and will never be what it's all about.

Beebs · 09-24-2004, 03:36 PM

We all go on a toboggon ride to hell, thats what happens if the Hokey Pokey really is what it is all about.

blackbirdsjoy · 09-24-2004, 04:09 PM

if the hokey pokey is really what its all about then it wouldn't be a matter of "where do we go now" but it would be returing to a point of orgin. and we can all ignore this fact by being caught up with ourselves and "life" but in the end, when the time comes, we all know that the whole entire time, we were just trying to come back home to the hokey pokey.

Orgazmo · 09-24-2004, 04:15 PM

The beauty part of that is the Hokey Pokey can travel with us...wherever we may find ourselves...doing whatever it is we please. If the Hokey Pokey truly is what it's all about...we can forget furthering ourselves. Instead, we can dedicate our lives to complete leisure...save a daily Hokey Pokey or two.

StabMaster Arson · 09-24-2004, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Orgazmo:
we can dedicate our lives to complete leisure...

Welcome to my world.

cough man · 09-26-2004, 03:57 AM

If the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about, then which part is more important? You know "you put your left leg in, you put your left leg out, you put your left leg in and you shake it all about" which part is more important? Or is it just what it is all about as a whole?

[ September 26, 2004, 02:01 AM: Message edited by: cough man ]

farawayfromhere · 09-26-2004, 10:10 AM

I believe it would be 'as a whole'
If the hokey pokey is really what its all about they we are all screwed for realizing it too late. And if thats the case, what happens after death? for those who know that the hokey pokey is what its all about, and what about those who dont? What happens next if everything we believe fell through to the hokey pokey?

cough man · 09-26-2004, 01:33 PM

There is life beyond this realization. First we must spread the word, we must let all those poor ignorant souls that are still in the dark know the truth of "what it is all about".

Orgazmo · 09-26-2004, 04:16 PM

Maybe we're all jumping to conclusions here.

Let's look at the lyrics:

Quote:

You put your right foot* in
You put your right foot* out
You put your right foot* in
And you shake it all about.
You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

*Right foot could be a number of different body parts

Now...I don't know about you folks, but it seems to me that the 7th line in our song, That's what it's all about, may, in fact, be referring to the 6th line in our song, And you turn yourself around.

If that is the case...then I wouldn't be out of line is saying that we're analyzing the wrong thing. The Hokey Pokey isn't what it's all about. The Hokey Pokey simply tells us what it's all about. And what exactly does it tell us that it's all about?

...It's all about turning ourselves around.

Litereally or figuratively? That's for you to decide, friend.

09-26-2004, 04:50 PM

Incorrect:

Let's examine this one more time...

Quote:

You do the Hokey-Pokey
And you turn yourself around

The turning of oneself is clearly linked by the conjunctive "and" to the previous line

Quote:

You do the Hokey-Pokey

It is fairly safe to assume that it is either all about the Hokey-Pokey or it is all about the Hokey-Pokey and Turning ones self around.

farawayfromhere · 09-26-2004, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Orgazmo:
...It's all about turning ourselves around.

Litereally or figuratively? That's for you to decide, friend.

Alright so I am going to go off of that. I see completely what you are saying. Its about turning ourselves around, and I am going to go out on a limb here and say that personally I feel this should be taken figuratively.
'turn yourself around'
look at life through different eyes
take your person and turn it inside out, be what no one else expects you to be
'turn yourself around'

or you could even take it in another light as
'turn yourself around'...and walk away
walk away from everything you wish, materialistic nature, hypocrisy, what every you wish
'turn yourself around'

cough man · 09-26-2004, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by farawayfromhere:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Orgazmo:
...It's all about turning ourselves around.

Litereally or figuratively? That's for you to decide, friend.

Its about turning ourselves around, and I am going to go out on a limb here and say that personally I feel this should be taken figuratively.
'turn yourself around'
look at life through different eyes
take your person and turn it inside out, be what no one else expects you to be
'turn yourself around'

[/quote]I think that faraway is onto something here, maybe it is all about looking at things from someone elses point of view. Just about everyone has heard the old cliche "never judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes" I think that this cutesy, dorky little song involving the vigorous shaking of body parts, is actually trying to show us that even when someone looks really stupid (i.e. wiggling their legs/arms/butt, or by making life desicions which we don't understand) if we don't understand a reason for someone doing something we should step back and look at it from their perspective. Everyone is going to make choices in their life that people will think are stupid, pointless or just flat out crazy. The Hokey Pokey is trying to teach us to try and find the reason behind these decisions before we condemn someone for making them.

On A Side Note: If you would have told me an hour ago that I was going to be thinking philisophically about the Hokey Pokey, I would have laughed my ass off and then probably I would have flipped you off. Oh well life is full of surprises.

[ September 26, 2004, 04:02 PM: Message edited by: cough man ]

Sharton · 09-30-2004, 08:01 PM

What a great topic. I did a small amount of research and came up with this.

The original song was named Hokey Cokey and also originated from the words Hocest corpus meaning 'this is my body'. Now where do we hear these words? No not your local strip club. It comes from catholic mass.

Hokey Cokey is actually a song that made fun of the catholic priests when they prepared for communion.

04-06-2002, 03:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Orgazmo Guest Posts: n/a	Not like it matters...because nobody ever comes here...ever... But what if the hokey pokey actually is what its all about... What then? Where do we go from that point?
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09-24-2004, 10:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
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09-24-2004, 04:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
blackbirdsjoy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Piss Hole Posts: 185 Internets: 10	if the hokey pokey is really what its all about then it wouldn't be a matter of "where do we go now" but it would be returing to a point of orgin. and we can all ignore this fact by being caught up with ourselves and "life" but in the end, when the time comes, we all know that the whole entire time, we were just trying to come back home to the hokey pokey.
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09-26-2004, 03:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
cough man Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: A Gunslinging Generation Posts: 333 Internets: 10	If the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about, then which part is more important? You know "you put your left leg in, you put your left leg out, you put your left leg in and you shake it all about" which part is more important? Or is it just what it is all about as a whole? [ September 26, 2004, 02:01 AM: Message edited by: cough man ]
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09-26-2004, 10:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
farawayfromhere Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: a land far far away Posts: 449 Internets: 10	I believe it would be 'as a whole' If the hokey pokey is really what its all about they we are all screwed for realizing it too late. And if thats the case, what happens after death? for those who know that the hokey pokey is what its all about, and what about those who dont? What happens next if everything we believe fell through to the hokey pokey?
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04-07-2002, 01:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
StDx Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: right behind you Posts: 931 Internets: 306	hmmm... interesting

09-24-2004, 03:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	We all go on a toboggon ride to hell, thats what happens if the Hokey Pokey really is what it is all about.

09-24-2004, 04:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,732 Internets: 311447	The beauty part of that is the Hokey Pokey can travel with us...wherever we may find ourselves...doing whatever it is we please. If the Hokey Pokey truly is what it's all about...we can forget furthering ourselves. Instead, we can dedicate our lives to complete leisure...save a daily Hokey Pokey or two.

09-26-2004, 01:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
cough man Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: A Gunslinging Generation Posts: 333 Internets: 10	There is life beyond this realization. First we must spread the word, we must let all those poor ignorant souls that are still in the dark know the truth of "what it is all about".
	I hope you enjoy living on top of the world, when you die knowing you lived your life on your knees.

09-30-2004, 08:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sharton Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 25 Internets: 10	What a great topic. I did a small amount of research and came up with this. The original song was named Hokey Cokey and also originated from the words Hocest corpus meaning 'this is my body'. Now where do we hear these words? No not your local strip club. It comes from catholic mass. Hokey Cokey is actually a song that made fun of the catholic priests when they prepared for communion.