This is soooo good!...tiptoe brilliant...A fantastic American humerous history lesson...Parodies like this should be used in our learning institutions..then, have singing instructors...It would sure make history a lot more fun...Great, great job!

Talking about being quick on the uptake... I'm still trying to figure out what is classified as Easy Listening, heh... But this ma'am was impressive, not only because of the speed of it, but because of you're knowledge of US History. Looks and Brians.... Always mean 5's!

This one is real impressive, Arwen...you even made an OS I absolutely DETEST interesting here (long story...I once heard it played about every 1/2 hour for 24 hours). Gave us nice History and Humor lesson at the same time. I'm giving you an "A+" for the History and three "5's" for the Parody Instruction ~ ~ ~

I agree with AFW and what he had to say about this. 5's

a scream....this is the way history should be taught

"I'll call him 'Poley'." Fantastique!

AWESOME pacing & history lesson! 555!

A great combination of flow and content that would put the History Channel to shame.

Oooh! Nicely done, Arwen! For someone who doesn't like assignments and deadlines, this is perfectly executed. 555+++

WOW!...but I'm confused - which one was your boyfriend? Tom or Poley (not even going to guess) - j/k (no wrath, please!!) - this was perfectly paced and funny, some cool wordplay, and one of your best, Arwen - 555

I love historical parodies! This was great!

What do you get when you cross the music of Barry Manilow with the charm, wit and allure of Arwen? About halfway... Once I got Barry's cloying vocals out of my head, this became a tour de force -- without the need for drug tests. (That's a sports joke -- barely.) And, of course, the northeastern two-thirds of Wyoming (her home State) were included in the Purchase, so she has a definite benefit here. I should say, though, that no one ever called Captain Lewis "Meri" -- or called Lieutenant Clark "Pippin." (That's an Amiright joke.) Before setting out, Lewis was Jefferson's "personal secretary." Today, the job would be equivalent to a combination of communications director (if you watched "The West Wing," Toby), chief speechwriter (Sam), press secretary (C.J.) and deputy chief of staff (Josh). As for Arwen's job here, it was spectacular. If it wasn't... I probably would've kept my thoughts to myself.

Great history lesson, Arwen! (but I'd call him "Nappy", as Bugs Bunny once did in a cartoon). 555

Great history lesson, Arwen! (but I'd call him "Nappy", as Bugs Bunny once did in a cartoon). 555

This made me laugh historically!!

WOW! I am just enthralled here! It's absolutely perfect!!

Very good, particularly the "acre/take her" couplet and the Napoleon verse.

AFW...Thank you soooo much!! I agree that history should have been taught via parody...I know that I would have retained a whole lot more of what I "learned" in school...=)

Matthias...yes, sir...Looks AND Brains...it's something of a curse, to tell the truth. =) Thanks very much!

Paul...wow...I really appreciate your kind comments, considering the emotional damage the OS seems to have cause in your life...; ) Thanks a bunch!

Lionel...well, feel free in sharing in the thanks I gave to AFW, then...; )

Alvin...thanks a million!! Again, I concur!

John...Merci! I have to admit I love that line, too...=)

Johnny...Thanks!

Tim...actually, I've already contacted the History Channel, and they are, in deed, shamed. They've asked if they can air a documentar about the Purchase with this as the background music. I told them I'd think about it. ; ) Thanks!

Rick...thank you! Like I said, the inspiration hit me, and I had no choice but to go with it until it was done...seriously, lesser parodies have flown in one side of my brain and out the other because I failed to work on them immediately...=) Thanks!

Stuart...well of course you're right to wonder, as I ONLY write parodies about the men I've found myself smitten with. In this case, however, I was actually trying to make it obvious that I was in love with Robert Livingston. (insert massive scowl here) Back to the drawing board...

Merry...HOORAY! I'm so glad! Thanks!

Michael...of COURSE Wyoming was part of the Purchase...why else would have I have continually referred to the Land that I Love? Contrary to a widespread rumor, which was started by two hopeful bloggers in Fargo, I have NO loyalties whatsoever to either of the Dakotas. And, of COURSE it was spectacular...I wrote it after all...; ) Thanks!!

Agri...(I think?)...thanks a bunch! I actually had "Nappy" in my first draft, and was under the impression that it was an original thought, having never seen that cartoon. It's probably better this way...as I would have wandered around, head all BIG...and then been shattered if I actually saw Bugs say it. = )

Agri...(I think...again?)...thanks a bunch! I actually had "Nappy" in my first draft, and...oh you get the picture!!

PMS...HEE! Thanks!

Ashkicker...thank you VERY much, missy! I really appreciate it...and you know how happy I get just to see that you've stopped by!

Millard...thanks thanks thanks! I'm really glad you liked it!

That is freakin' AWESOME! Brilliantly clever.

Well Mister Leo Jay...fancy seeing you here! I'm so thrilled to even have you leave a comment, that it wouldn't have matter what you said. I mean, I probably would have taken exception to "This sucks, you revolting Elf," but other than that, I think you would have won me over no matter what! Thanks!! =)

DECATHLON who'd have thought u s history could be so rhythmical ? 555

(Decathlon) See above!

Awesome job! At some point I probably knew the purchase went to Montana, but those brain cells are long gone. So I learned something new, again, today! A history lesson to a good beat.

excellent job, reminded me of spaff's eat the french, excellently put together, 5s

(Decathlon - Event 1) Nice! Catchy song, history lesson...plus now I can pronounce Louisiana! Hooray for Arwen!

(decath1) brilliant, masterful, clever - and I did smile again at "nuts not to take her"

Tomario...thanks a bunch! I really appreciate it!

Johnny...just did! Thanks again!

Jeff...=) If nothing else, I live to teach you obscure facts. And to whine about football with you around mid-season. ; ) Thanks

Josh...it's always nice to remind someone of something that they LIKED...rather than something that they hated...; ) Oh...I'm assuming you liked Spaff's Eat the French...(oops...) Thanks!

Bobpiecheese...you know, i never thought I'd teach so many people so many things that they didn't really care to know. It's quite fulfilling actually...; ) Thanks!

Stuart...JUST A SMILE??? No giggles...no guffaws? =( Well...thanks anyway...I guess.

(DEC1) I would NEVER have come up with this subject matter in a million years, or created such a funny piece out of it...BRAVO! 555

Thanks a bunch, Kristof...if you had asked me, even 2 days before this posted, if I'd ever write anything about the Louisiana Purchase, I would have laughed you off the site. =) I really appreciate your kind words!

Holy moley! Seems like I didn't get to see this when it first came out. I enjoyed it; you deserve a perfect 5-5-5 on this.

Very entertaining. 5,5,5.

Ferragamo...the great thing is that I accept praise no matter when I receive it...=) So thanks a bunch!

Joe...thanks very much!

It's official: you are the best parody writer on the site.

Now THAT is quite a statement. But if you think I'm going to argue with the greatest mythical creature of all time, aka The Mighty Walking Thesaurus...(I always knew you really existed!)...you've got another thing coming...; ) Thanks VERY much!!

ABC3-L-Nice.

ABC3 Sorry, I'm Australian, so I don't really understand what happened there, but I kinda know what Napoleron did. 5-5-5

(ABC-L) Stellar job, Arwen! This should be on Schoolhouse Rock!

But as a little side note, I thought you'd be interested to know that while most of Wyoming is indeed from the Louisiana Purchase, according to my AP US History textbook, the state is actually comprised of parts from FOUR territories! In addition to the Louisiana Purchase, it contains part of the Mexican Cession, Oregon Country, and even a little tiny part of the former upper branch of Texas...yee-haw!

(ABC3L) Awesome.

(ABC) What Johnny D said twice!

(ABC3) see above

(ABC3L) I have to admit I was skeptical coming into this one - I really didn't like history classes in school, and haven't heard good things about Mr Manilow's music. Alas, you've made history by making history interesting and entertaining, and I even liked TOS! Top work here Arwen, lots of great rhymes, too. 555.

What a history lesson! The kids'll love it.----MM

(ABC3L) yes, well this is one of my fave parodies on the site, and I always admire it each time I read it - "Past Yell-ow-stone Park!" was very clever too, Arwen, and the whole thing just reads so well, and it has that perfect lght-hearted but informative tone - it reminds me of something (good) but I'm not sure what - top marks

As I said above, a great parody 5s

Recalling the past with the past....... What ever happened to the beginning of the Decathalon, sigh, It's now history

This was just so amazing. And the Sweathogs thought Gabe Kotter was funny, he had nothing on you. (And I bet you don't tell long stories about relatives :-) As "Me" on fanfiction.net, I wrote a bunch - if I would ever think of a Kotter parody set in this timeline, I shall have to have the teacher using your parodies. (Hmmm, which of the Sweathogs would be most likely to be the new teacher...) Anyway, great job.

seems ARWink is having some problems with the whole purchase thing. Pigs and aLL. So Arwen who is the teacher? stone in hand or head?

Checking this out again as it's the one I most remember of yours - still so clever, lightly touched, and perfect