Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 12:15:01 -0400 From: Richard Hazlewood Subject: Twelve Days of Chrysalis (NO spoilers) Hi all, As many of you know, on the RAST.B5 group they have been trying to compose a filksong about the 12 days of Chrysalis. Since there are now verses for every day, I thought that I would post it here so that it will be archived. After all, this IS the creative group. I have gone through all of the suggestions for the various days and applied a rigorous and VERY scientific method to the final selection process. Basically, I eliminated every suggestion that did not follow the original number of syllables in the song. Then I picked the one that I liked best. Others will of course be able to make up different verses. Enjoy: ========================================================================= The Twelve Days of Chrysalis Contributors: (in no particular order) (VegOut) vegout@aol.com (Anne Stevenson) (Shupe) shupe@crazyhorse.rchland.ibm.com (Jim Shupe) (Haager) jchaager@CERF.NET (John Haager) (Montalvo) maria@mvuts.mv.att.com (-montalvo m.a.) (Hazlewood) rhazlwd@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Richard Hazlewood) On the first day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Montalvo) *an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree On the second day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Shupe) *Two shadow-ships and an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree. On the third day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Hazlewood) *Three ages Two shadow-ships and an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree. On the fourth day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Montalvo) *Four PPGs Three ages Two shadow-ships and an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree. On the fifth day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Vegout) *Five Babylons Four PPGs Three ages Two shadow-ships And an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree. On the sixth day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Hazlewood) *Six Centauri ducks Five Babylons Four PPGs Three ages Two shadow-ships And an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree. On the seventh day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Montalvo) *Seven Narns a-batting [OK, should be 5, but 5's taken] Six Centauri ducks Five Babylons Four PPGs Three ages Two shadow-ships And an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree. On the eighth day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Montalvo) *Eight Vorlons scamp'ring [everyone RUN] Seven Narns a-batting Six Centauri ducks Five Babylons Four PPGs Three ages Two shadow-ships And an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree. On the nineth day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Haager) *Nine Gray Minbari Eight Vorlons scamp'ring Seven Narns a-batting Six Centauri ducks Five Babylons Four PPGs Three ages Two shadow-ships And an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree. On the tenth day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Montalvo) *Ten 'Furies flying Nine Gray Minbari Eight Vorlons scamp'ring Seven Narns a-batting Six Centauri ducks Five Babylons Four PPGs Three ages Two shadow-ships And an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree. On the eleventh day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Hazlewood) *Eleven Jump-Gates forming Ten 'Furies flying Nine gray Mimbari Eight Vorlons scamp'ring Seven Narns a-batting Six Centauri ducks Five Babylons Four PPGs Three ages Two shadow-ships And an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree. On the twelfth day of Chrysalis Straczynski wrote for thee: (Montalvo) *Twelve P12 Psi Cops [ouch] Eleven Jump-Gates forming Ten 'Furies flying Nine Gray Minbari Eight Vorlons scamp'ring Seven Narns a-batting Six Centauri ducks Five Babylons Four PPGs Three ages Two shadow-ships And an ant in a Jaquon Eth tree! ============================================================================= Virtually Yours, Richard Hazlewood RHAZLWD@KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU Do not assume malice when stupidity will suffice. -Flame War Comment