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{{quote|"There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?"|'''Bo''', ''[[Signs]]''}} |
{{quote|"There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?"|'''Bo''', ''[[Signs]]''}} |
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{{quote|''It's always best when the light is off |
{{quote|''It's always best when the light is off |
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it's always better on the outside |
it's always better on the outside |
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Fifteen blows to the back of your head |
Fifteen blows to the back of your head |
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Fifteen blows to your mind |
Fifteen blows to your mind |
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So tuck the kids in safe tonight |
So tuck the kids in safe tonight |
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Shut the eyes in the cupboard |
Shut the eyes in the cupboard |
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I got the smell of a local man |
I got the smell of a local man |
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Who's got the loneliest feeling.''|'''[[Radiohead]]''', "Climbing Up the Walls"}} |
Who's got the loneliest feeling.''|'''[[Radiohead]]''', "Climbing Up the Walls"}} |
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{{quote|''Something moves within the night |
{{quote|''Something moves within the night |
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That is not good and is not right.''|'''[[Dean Koontz]]''', ''The Book of Counted Sorrows''}} |
That is not good and is not right.''|'''[[Dean Koontz]]''', ''The Book of Counted Sorrows''}} |
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{{quote|''Children, have you ever met the Boogeyman before? |
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No, of course you haven't, for you're much too good I'm sure.'' }} |
No, of course you haven't, for you're much too good I'm sure.'' }} |
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{{quote|''Don't you be afraid of him, if he should visit you. |
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He's a great big coward, so I'll tell you what to do:'' }} |
He's a great big coward, so I'll tell you what to do:'' }} |
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{{quote|''Hush-Hush-Hush, |
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here comes the Boogeyman! |
here comes the Boogeyman! |
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Don't let him come too close to you |
Don't let him come too close to you |
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he'll catch you if he can. |
he'll catch you if he can. |
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Just pretend, that you're a crocodile, |
Just pretend, that you're a crocodile, |
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and you will find that Boogeyman will |
and you will find that Boogeyman will |
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run away a mile.'' }} |
run away a mile.'' }} |
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{{quote|''Say Shoo-Shoo, |
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and stick him with a pin! |
and stick him with a pin! |
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Boogeyman will very nearly jump out of his skin.'' }} |
Boogeyman will very nearly jump out of his skin.'' }} |
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{{quote|''Say Buzz-Buzz, |
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just like the wasp that stings, |
just like the wasp that stings, |
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Boogeyman will think you are an elephant with wings!'' }} |
Boogeyman will think you are an elephant with wings!'' }} |
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{{quote|''Hush-Hush-Hush, |
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here comes the Boogeyman! |
here comes the Boogeyman! |
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Tell him you got soldiers in your bed, |
Tell him you got soldiers in your bed, |
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for he will never guess that they are only made of lead.'' }} |
for he will never guess that they are only made of lead.'' }} |
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{{quote|''Say, Hush-Hush! |
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He'll think that you're asleep. |
He'll think that you're asleep. |
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If you make a lovely snore, away he'll softly creep.'' }} |
If you make a lovely snore, away he'll softly creep.'' }} |
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{{quote|''Sing this tune, you children one and all, |
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Boogeyman will run away, he'll |
Boogeyman will run away, he'll |
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think it's Henry Hall!'' }} |
think it's Henry Hall!'' }} |
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{{quote|''When the shadows of the evening |
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creep across the sky, and your mommy comes |
creep across the sky, and your mommy comes |
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upstairs to sing a lullaby, tell her that |
upstairs to sing a lullaby, tell her that |
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the Boogeyman no longer frightens you, |
the Boogeyman no longer frightens you, |
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Uncle Henry very kindly told you |
Uncle Henry very kindly told you |
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what to do!'' }} |
what to do!'' }} |
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{{quote|''Hush-Hush-Hush, |
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here comes the Boogeyman! |
here comes the Boogeyman! |
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Don't let him come too close to you, |
Don't let him come too close to you, |
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he'll catch you if you can.'' }} |
he'll catch you if you can.'' }} |
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{{quote|''Just pretend, your teddy bear's a dog! |
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Then shout out |
Then shout out |
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"Fetch him teddy!" |
"Fetch him teddy!" |
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and he'll hop off like a frog!'' }} |
and he'll hop off like a frog!'' }} |
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{{quote|''Say "Meeeeeow!" |
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pretend that you're a cat, |
pretend that you're a cat, |
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he'll will think you may scratch and |
he'll will think you may scratch and |
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that will make him fall down flat.'' }} |
that will make him fall down flat.'' }} |
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{{quote|''Just pretend he isn't really there, |
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you will find that Boogeyman will |
you will find that Boogeyman will |
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vanish in thin air.'' }} |
vanish in thin air.'' }} |
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{{quote|''Here's one way, |
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to catch him withour fail~ |
to catch him withour fail~ |
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just keep a little salt with you and, |
just keep a little salt with you and, |
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put it on his tail!'' }} |
put it on his tail!'' }} |
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{{quote|-- '''Henry Hall''', "Here comes the Boogeyman"}} |
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Revision as of 08:32, 8 August 2014
"When you're a kid, see, monsters live in your bedroom closet. I had six monsters lived in my bedroom closet, and thank goodness for covers or else I would never have been alive today. Covers saved my life."
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"My mommy always said there were no monsters... no real ones. But there are, aren't there?"
—Newt, Aliens
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"There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?"
—Bo, Signs
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It's always best when the light is off —Radiohead, "Climbing Up the Walls"
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Something moves within the night —Dean Koontz, The Book of Counted Sorrows
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Children, have you ever met the Boogeyman before? |
Don't you be afraid of him, if he should visit you. |
Hush-Hush-Hush, |
Say Shoo-Shoo, |
Say Buzz-Buzz, |
Hush-Hush-Hush, |
Say, Hush-Hush! |
Sing this tune, you children one and all, |
When the shadows of the evening |
Hush-Hush-Hush, |
Just pretend, your teddy bear's a dog! |
Say "Meeeeeow!" |
Just pretend he isn't really there, |
Here's one way, |
-- Henry Hall, "Here comes the Boogeyman" |