And...?

This one is the original type of Only At IA story- smart people doing dumb things. These were the basis of the original Only At IA page, and they continue to appear now. Today's is as follows:

We have to do this project in chior where we write music and then sing it with a group- each group member writes a composition and we sing all of them. Most of us have absolutely no clue how to write music to be honest, and it's become quite common to see, for example, a three-syllable word like 'unfolding' or 'forgetting' on a single note. However, one particular student (we'll call him or her, creatively and originally, Student A) did something that I found amusing enough to put here. His/her song ended with the following: "...people celebrate it forgetting its own name and" (Student A 2). And. I think this begs the question "And what?" Also, the word and is on a dramatic half note and whole note combo, making the singer hold the word for six beats. And. And. And. And. And. And. Phew. When we pointed this out to him/her, s/he puzzled over it for several long moments, mystified as to how this could have happened. S/he eventually came to the conclusion that this word must have been forgotten when s/he made a last-minute cut to the music. In the end, Student A asked for a random word to put after the 'and,' so I shouted out the first word that came to mind that fit, 'fate.' So now the song ends in "...name and fate" (Student A 2). Although now I somewhat regret that I took the position away from Student B's suggestion of 'pickle.' That could have been entertaining.

I'm sorry to say that I must go now, as it seems I've forgotten my own name and pickle.


Works Cited

Composition. By Student A. IA. 30 May 2008.