Its Easy to Grin When Your Ship Comes in and Youve Got the Stock Market Beat

Subject: Humorous Verse form Category: Miscellaneous Asked past: dbc-ga List Price: $9.50

Posted: 09 Jan 2004 thirteen:26 PST Expires: 08 Feb 2004 13:26 PST Question ID: 294840

An old, humorous poem about hard work and dedication ends with the "punch lines", "...Merely the human being who'southward worthwhile is the man who can smile when his shorts creep upwardly in a knot." What is the championship, and where an I detect the entire text, free, on the Internet?

Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 09 January 2004 14:12 PST Hi dbc, I have found different variations of the poem (although what I found is more than of a quote). The closest i to the one you are looking for goes like this: "Its like shooting fish in a barrel to grin when your ship comes in and yous've got the stock market beat but the man worthwhile is the man who can smile when his shorts are too tight in the seat." If this is indeed the one who are looking for, let me know and I will post it as an reply. Regards, rainbow~

Clarification of Question by dbc-ga on 12 Jan 2004 07:33 PST In answer to your question, this is very close. There must be an older version of the quatrain, ending every bit I indicated. If you lot can notice that, I'd prefer information technology. Cheers!

Request for Question Description by rainbow-ga on 12 Jan 2004 10:26 PST Hi dbc, The simply reference I could detect of the one you lot are looking for is as a "favorite quote" by a member of a Yahoo Group. Notwithstanding, there is no mention of the source of the quote. Favorite Quote "It's easy to grin when your ship has come up in, if its just a small boat or a yacht. But one thats worth while is one who can smile when his shorts creep up in a knot." http://profiles.yahoo.com/bullticky Regards, rainbow~

Description of Question by dbc-ga on 12 Jan 2004 xi:06 PST Close enough! Thank you lot. I'll accept that response.

Clarification of Question past dbc-ga on 12 Jan 2004 11:08 PST I accept your second finding. Thanks.

Discipline: Re: Humorous Poem Answered By: rainbow-ga on 12 Jan 2004 13:58 PST

Hi dbc,  Cheers for accepting the information I have provided as an answer to your question.   "Information technology'southward easy to smiling when your ship has come in, if its simply a small boat or a yacht. But one thats worth while is one who can smile when his shorts pitter-patter up in a knot."  Yahoo Groups: Profiles http://profiles.yahoo.com/bullticky   The previous quote I located is taken from the movie Caddyshack.  "Judge Smails: It's like shooting fish in a barrel to grin / When your transport comes in / And yous've got the stock market beat. / But the man worthwhile, / Is the man who can smile, / When his shorts aren't too tight in the seat." (Ted Knight, Caddyshack)   Garner Classics: Memorable Quotes from Caddyshack http://www.garnersclassics.com/qcaddy.htm  The Web Attempt: Movie Quotes http://www.webattempt.com/quote.html   Search criteria:  "humorous verse form" "difficult work" dedication "just the man worthwhile is" "the man who is worthwhile" Judge Smails "CaddyShack" smile "upward in a knot" worthwhile "creep up in a knot"   I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my respond please don't hesitate to enquire earlier rating it.  Best wishes, rainbow-ga

Bailiwick: Re: Humorous Poem From: pinkfreud-ga on 12 Jan 2004 fourteen:21 PST

Manifestly the tardily Morey Amsterdam recorded a version of this verse:  " Long earlier 'The Dick Van Dyke Evidence,' Morey Amsterdam was billed as 'the homo joke auto' of stand-up. He also had some hitting songs, including 'Yuk-a-Puk.' The Signature anthology was recorded sans audition. It's a bit odd, but Amsterdam does a good chore of timing his jokes for anticipated laughter, and keeping a conversational style as if only expecting a chuckle or two in return...He does a set of drunk jokes, psychiatrist $.25, etc. (examples given)... Novelty tunes suspension things up, with Amsterdam's theme vocal 'Yuk-a-Puk' included. The lyrics here are unlike from his original 78rpm single: 'It's easy to grin when your ship comes in, and life is a happy lot. Merely the man who's worthwhile is the man who tin can smile when his shorts creep upward in a knot. Yuk-a-puc, yuk-a-puc, yuk-a-puc...' "  http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=846713035.3047%40dejanews.com&oe=UTF-eight&output=gplain

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