Strange bedfellows
My first comedy routine on the Dark Side! Woot! I keep thinking about the phrase "Politics makes for strange bedfellows". Have you ever heard the word bedfellows used outside of this saying? I sure haven't. What does that mean anyway? Are your bedfellows the people you sleep with, kind of like your nightime entourage? Do they have a job, like are they supposed to fluff your pillow, fetch your slippers and robe, and get you a drink of water during the night or are they just there to keep you company? "Fellows" kind of sounds like a Victorian expression to me. You don't hear people saying "Me and my fellows are going to go to the movies today". It also sounds like a male descripter. I've never heard women referred to as "fellows". The song "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" confirms that a fellow is a "he". Since nobody uses the word "fellow" anymore, the saying and the song really should be updated. What do guys call their friends now? Do they still say homies? If so, the saying would be "Politics makes for strange homies" and the song would be "For He's a Jolly Good Homie". Hmm, on second thought, if we were to update "fellow", "jolly good" would have to go, too. Nobody uses that expression anymore. Let's see...what expression is used to today to signify that something is very good. "Off the hook"? I think that will do it! So let's try it out... For he's an off-the-hook homie, For he's an off-the-hook homie, For he's an off-the-hook homie, That nobody can deny!
My first comedy routine on the Dark Side! Woot! I keep thinking about the phrase "Politics makes for strange bedfellows". Have you ever heard the word bedfellows used outside of this saying? I sure haven't. What does that mean anyway? Are your bedfellows the people you sleep with, kind of like your nightime entourage? Do they have a job, like are they supposed to fluff your pillow, fetch your slippers and robe, and get you a drink of water during the night or are they just there to keep you company? "Fellows" kind of sounds like a Victorian expression to me. You don't hear people saying "Me and my fellows are going to go to the movies today". It also sounds like a male descripter. I've never heard women referred to as "fellows". The song "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" confirms that a fellow is a "he". Since nobody uses the word "fellow" anymore, the saying and the song really should be updated. What do guys call their friends now? Do they still say homies? If so, the saying would be "Politics makes for strange homies" and the song would be "For He's a Jolly Good Homie". Hmm, on second thought, if we were to update "fellow", "jolly good" would have to go, too. Nobody uses that expression anymore. Let's see...what expression is used to today to signify that something is very good. "Off the hook"? I think that will do it! So let's try it out... For he's an off-the-hook homie, For he's an off-the-hook homie, For he's an off-the-hook homie, That nobody can deny!