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To: BenLurkin
1 eyed, 1 horned, Flying Purple People Eater.

It only ate purple people?

15 posted on 11/04/2017 7:30:23 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
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To: ETL
1 eyed, 1 horned, Flying Purple People Eater.
It only ate purple people?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx47qrH1GRs

87 posted on 11/05/2017 2:46:15 PM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion (Presses can be 'associated,' or presses can be independent. Demand independent presses.)
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To: ETL; BenLurkin
1 eyed, 1 horned, Flying Purple People Eater.
It only ate purple people?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx47qrH1GRs

Per Wikipedia,

"The Purple People Eater" is a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which reached no. 1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to July 14, reached no. 12 overall in the UK singles chart and topped the Australian charts.
Having been a teenager in 1958, I can add a bit more. The seed of the song was a popular silly joke:
Q: "What has one eye, one horn, flies, and eats purple people?"

A: "A one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater.”

Also, there are a couple of references in the song to then-recent hit songs: Short shorts and Tequila.

89 posted on 11/05/2017 3:15:28 PM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion (Presses can be 'associated,' or presses can be independent. Demand independent presses.)
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