From Michael Alexander:
The Washington Post asked readers to submit “instructions” for something (anything), but written in the style of a famous person.
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O proud left foot, that ventures quick within
Then soon upon a backward journey lithe.
Anon, once more the gesture, then begin:
Command sinistral pedestal to writhe.
Commence thou then the fervid Hokey-Poke,
A mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl.
To spin! A wilde release from Heavens yoke.
Blessed dervish! Surely canst go, girl.
The Hoke, the poke — banish now thy doubt
Verily, I say, ’tis what it’s all about.
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— by “William Shakespeare”
What if the Hokey Pokey IS what it’s all about?
The Hokey Poke WAS what it was all about for about a decade until the Beatles changed everything.
The original musical version ……
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