The great Patsy Cline had a big hit with the excellent song, “Walkin’ After Midnight.”
Now doesn’t her word “me” sound like “bee.” I have questions.
Why is Patsy looking for a bee after midnight? I mean, bees are not noctural. She’ll find no bees in the dark. She’d have more luck in the daytime.
Why is she so worried about one bee? Is this the biblical parable about the shepherd searching for his one missing sheep, but this time with a beekeeper and a bee?
Is she an apianphile? It’s astounding how seldomly that words enters common conversation.
Does she name her bees? If so, what does she call the other bees? Like Bee 1, Bee 2, Bee 3, etc.
Even if she finds a bee flitting about after midnight, how does she know it’s the missing Bee 17 and not some feral bee?
Mishear lyrics #10
– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.
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