A Problem Like Maria, part VIII

Late in the third quarter of the Rose Bowl, Maria was called for tripping and grabbing the facemask of Jamies Winston, forcing a fumble that didn't make a whole lot of difference in the outcome of the game if you really must be honest about it.

A Problem Like Maria: When the Mace Stings

In recent years, shaken by 9/11 and the rise of autotune, Maria took a heightened interest in issues of security, law, and order. She had entered a new career in law enforcement when the Occupy Movement sprang up across the country.

Now, some may accuse me of shilling for NBC's live production of "Sound of Music" tomorrow night. I can only repeat that Paul Santo and I started this game completely independently of anything NBC Universal was doing.

If anything, I think NBC is trying to ride on our coattails.

A Problem Like Maria V

Originally, the suits at EMI thought the Beatles ought to replace George Harrison with Maria Von Trapp. "'I Need You' is so dreary," said one. "The kids today, you like it upbeat, lively! Something like 'The Lonely Goatherd'!"

Here are the nearly-fab four spelling out "URJV" in semaphore.

A Problem Like Maria, Seite Vier

Maria might have found a career with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders if only her residual nun's modesty had not deterred her from wearing that skimpy uniform.

And her short hair. They really like the girls to wave their tresses about on the field.

The Hills Will Go On

Returning to my little obsession with The Sound of Music for a moment:

I'm trying to decide whether I needed to flip Julie around 90 degrees, or the background. Ah, well. There will be more of these eventually.

A Problem Like Maria (Episode 2)

This business of photoshopping Maria from The Sound of Music into other pictures began with a college friend of mine who came home from a vacation through Virginia and posted a photo of rolling hills and distant mountains as his Facebook cover photo. Somebody suggested that the the only thing the photo lacked was Julie Andrews dancing in the foreground.

My friend, who is also named Paul, added Maria singing "The Hills Are Alive" to the photo, and a meme was born.

Paul followed that picture up by photoshopping Maria onto the balustrade of the West Virginia capitol building, which inspired me to replace the "Wisconsin" statue atop the capitol dome in Madison:

Maria should be warned, however, that Governor Snotwalker and his minions have decreed singing to be a capitol offense.

A Problem Like Maria (Part 1)

On Facebook, a college friend and I have been posting photoshopped pictures of Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music lately.  So, what the heck: I think I'll share some of mine here.

Let's start at the very beginning:

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