20110604:
John Spartan posted this on Savoynet. The tune, should you be unfamiliar with it, is this one:
http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/patience/webop/pat03.html
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There's also the S'Net list sung every Gilbert and Sullivan Day (by me in the shower).
I updated this a bit since last time to better reflect current posters but, again, I'll like to express the diclaimer that I don't really know how many of these names are pronounced.
As you can see, I had to fudge a little.
John S
LI NY
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Song - Savoyard with Chorus
If you want a receipt for that popular mystery,
Known to the world as a G&S nut,
Savoynet: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
Take all of the pedants in SavoyNet history,
Rattle them off as you swagger and strut.
Savoynet: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
The pluck of Bill Venman whose list is a victory
Genius of Shepherd who moderates posts â
The humour of Crowther in works âcontradictoryâ
Coolness of Kravetz whom evâryone toasts â
The science of Curran, the super soprano and
Wit of Mike Nash who once wrote of Queen Liz â
The passion of Rodda, who masters piano and
Styling of Whaley who writes a great quiz.
The powers of Davis and Mayerâvitch, lyrical â
Burleigh and Robinsonâs knowledge, empirical â
Steinberg and Lichtensteinâs midi inventiveness -
Webster and Lockwood's recording attentiveness -
Weis, Wachs, and Brenesalâs talent for prose â
Shepard and Farrellâs great drive to compose! Ah!
Take all these elements, sung or poetical,
Mix them all up in a splicer, genetical,
Set them to generate, stir with finesse,
And a G&S Nutâs the résistance pièce!
If you want a receipt for this G&S fan again,
Add Chris Angelico's wit, so absurd,
The family pride of McClure, Cook, or Lannigan â
Force of Tim Bartlett pronouncing a word â
A smack of Phil Sternenbergâs patter perfection and â
Legal discernments of Craven the Sage â
The keen penetration of Eatonâs direction and â
Grace of a Weissbrot or Marks on the stage â
Goldrich or Storie's appeal to the media
Skill of Sam Silvers who builds wikipedia â
Flavour of Stevens, the Lurker, a shot of her â
Portions of Lewis (in fact, quite a lot of her) â
Falconer's artistry on the bassoon -
Griffin or Byler's command of a tune!
Take all these elements, sung or poetical,
Mix them all up in a splicer, genetical,
Set them to generate, stir with finesse,
And a G&S Nutâs the résistance pièce!
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