Everything was fine until the Bert and Ernie picture came up.

Don't fuck around with Bert and Ernie.

Sounds like Ernie is disguising his voice.

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He looks a lot different than he did on I Love Lucy, the only place from which I've ever known him, though I was aware he was something of a popular perform way back when.

He was Cousin Ernie Ford from Bent Fork, Tennessee who was afraid of painted up wicked city women.

Any time I hear this song I think of Joe Versus the Volcano because they play it during the opening credits.

The song was originally written Merle Travis: http://videosift.com/video/Merle-Travis-Sixteen-Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford popularized the song; guess it's good to have a standard version of the song on here.

One more version, way after he jumped the shark: http://videosift.com/video/Tennessee-Ernie-Ford-16-Tons-Go-Go-Version

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Upvote for Johnny, June and the Ernie Ball Stingray bass guitar.

>> ^kymbos:
Hitherto, I had never seen Ernie's feet.


Neither had he. Jim Henson's muppet foot phobia saw to that.

Hitherto, I had never seen Ernie's feet.

Thanks for the promote It's a strange world when John Lennon needs two promotes to get sifted.

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See that big bad Ernie Ball Stingray buzzin' like a 700 pound bumblebee? THAT, people, is what the bass guitar is all about. *promote

See that big bad Ernie Ball Stingray buzzin' like a 700 pound bumblebee? THAT, people, is what the bass guitar is all about. *promote

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Was waiting for Ernie to say to Bert, "Fuck you too Bert, it's not like any of us aren't walking around with someone's hand up our ass."