Cap'n Mad Eye Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Here's a little backstory for this one... By Chrystofer & Andrixios Seljukroctonis; a filk to the tune of "Ballad of the Green Berets." It all began at Pennsic War one year, when Paval (a Calontir fighter) started duct-taping stuffed hamsters onto his sword-brothers' helms; and quickly degenerated from there. The song also scans to "March on Cambredth" by Phoenyx. (Which just shows you JUST what a warped universe we live in...) The Fighting Hamsters of Calontir Fighting hamsters from the sky Some will live and some will die Hamsters have nothing to fear, The fighting hamsters of Calontir Silver tape upon their backs A broadsword is all they lack Fifty hamsters fight a war They won't win without fifty more Trained by jumping off a roof Trained in combat tooth to tooth Hamsters fight both far and near The fighting hamsters of Calontir Riding high upon our helms Their war cry it overwhelms All opponents become weak At their fearsome squeaky-squeak Back at home Paval awaits His fighting hamster's met its fate He has died while drinking beer The fighting hamsters of Calontir Once again it's off to war This time we number a dozen more We will fight for those in need So this year it's with Caid Fighting hamsters jump from planes Fighting hamsters fall like rain Some will live but most will die Stupid creatures cannot fly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyratePhil Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Argh - thet one joins th' illustrious ranks o' such tunes as "One Tin Gerbil" and "I've Got A Loverly Bunch Of Guinea Pigs"... ...Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum... ~ Vegetius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Mad Eye Posted April 26, 2005 Author Share Posted April 26, 2005 I haven't been privy t' hearin' those tunes Phil! Must find them now...mayhaps I can filk it into a trilogy of sorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergal Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 *wipes a tear from his eye* sniff sniff. roflmfao oi then Cap'n you going to Pennsic this year? I have a one gallon jug of 12 yr singlemalt and a funnel Id dearly like to introduce yea to! Ill regale you with the story of sparky the flying tuchux and the Calontir sheild wall. *grins* ifn yea are goin just ask for Fergal atr Concordia of the Snows camp. or just ask around im "known" mahaps you can help me with next years custard pie mercenary boarding crew? *lets that dangle* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Mad Eye Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 Aye Fergal...I'll be in attendance this year. So will most of me crew and the rest of the Outlanders. We're way out in B-09, but we like our "privacy" as it were...no one expects a raid from way the hell out there Where's Concordia situated this year? Custard pie boardin' crew? I think ya found yerself some participants in that mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergal Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 not sure mate, where they usually are methinks, near the barn I wanna say but could be wrong. dont forget the pie squad motto; "Yield or PIE!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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