Sunday, December 07, 2025
The Ultimate Earworm
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[Inspired by Fritz Leiber’s 1958 short story, “Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee”.] 
Here’s a little story that I think is sad:
Had a nasty headache left me feeling bad,
Headed for a coffee at a diner pad,
Heard a silly jingle in a TV ad —
“Rump-titty-titty-tum-TAH-tee
Rump-titty-titty-tum-TAH-tee
Rump-titty-titty-tum-TAH-tee
Rump-titty-titty-tum-TAH-tee”
Bouncing in my head all day, it wouldn’t stop;
On and off my feet, the rhythm made me hop;
Sounding through the night, it made my sleep a flop;
By the new day’s dawn, it had me fit to drop —
“Rump-titty-titty-tum-TAH-tee
Rump-titty-titty-tum-TAH-tee
Rump-titty-titty-tum-TAH-tee
Rump-titty-titty-tum-TAH-tee”
Down I went to diner pad to have a go
Setting straight the jingle mess that caused my woe;
On the TV there they played a single row:
All it said was, “Tah-titty-titty-TEE-toe”
Wasn’t paid a penny for my day of sweat;
Didn’t even ask one for my sleep unslept;
All I asked and took in payment for that debt:
Throw into the alleyway that TV set!
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