Mystery Scooter Theater 2010 - Case of the Helpful Rider

[wordslinger]

...i reckon i ain't gettin' it just yet...


..hmmm.......

[ScooterWolf]

Okay, I'm going to say either Dashing, or Miss Fanny Bright.

"A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot"

-Wolf

[Hoolander2]

Nope, ScooterWolf, sorry.  Nice bit of research though.  If you're reading all the lyrics, you should be able to figure it out.

Clue:  "Making Spirits Bright"   

[ScooterWolf]

If the scooter is named after the horse, then based on looking at the lyrics I would say 'Bob'.

But ... Bob isn't actually the name of the horse, but in this case a verb, as in 'to bob' (braid short) a horse's tail.

O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright

If the lyrics said - 'Bells on Bob's tail ring' then the horse's name would be Bob.

Anyway, for years (and I mean years) I always thought the lyrics were,

Bells about to ring
Making sprits bright

Shows what I know.

-Wolf

[wordslinger]

..i have a friend named Bob...

..ain't never heard his tail ringing...

 

[Hoolander2]

Ok, then, you got it Wolf!    The answer was told to me as: "Bells on Bobtail ring".  Maybe ther were alternate versions over the years?  

So the answer I was looking for was "Bobtail".   Wolf Wins!  

[oswaldters]

Don't know about ringing, but if you try to dash through the snow in the scoot, Bob's tail will certainly be swinging...

[wordslinger]

...lol..yeah, i rode in the snow last winter..

..had a frikin BLAST!!!...

[oswaldters]

Yeah, it is fun stuff.

Would have been more fun if I had that lower rear mudguard and didn't get a snow shower doing it.

[wordslinger]

..i modded my rear flap...cut part out of the middle, and attached the lower, flipped-out part,  to the top...

..looks waay beter and still functions...

[oswaldters]

I still haven't ordered the part yet.

Seems kind of expensive for a little bit of plastic. 

I need one of Blue's redneck fixes I think.

[Hoolander2]

From Wikipedia:
Original lyrics
The 1857 lyrics differed slightly from those we know today. It is unknown who replaced the words with those of the modern version.[2]


Dashing through the snow, In a one-horse open sleigh, O'er the hills we go, Laughing all the way. Bells on bobtail ring, Making spirits bright, Oh what sport to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight.
|: chorus :| Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way! O what joy it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh.
A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride And soon Miss Fannie Bright Was seated by my side The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot He got into a drifted bank And we got upset
|: chorus :|
A day or two ago The story I must tell I went out on the snow And on my back I fell A gent was riding by In a one-horse open sleigh He laughed as there I sprawling lie But quickly drove away
|: chorus :|
Now the ground is white Go it while you're young Take the girls along and sing this sleighing song Just get a bobtailed bay Two forty as his speed Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! You'll take the lead.
|: chorus :|
 Wiki also states that bob or bobtail is NOT the name of the horse.    Sorry guys. . .

[oswaldters]

But it does raise an interesting question - how many people actually name their scooters?

[Hoolander2]

I've been calling mine either "Kimmie" or "Blossom". 

[ScooterWolf]

Mines' called Vader, or Vee for short.

-Wolf