Virtual Hangperson, Part the [REDACTED]

[silveradept]

So, yes, here we go. Replies may be delayed based on availability.

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D O * Y O U * L I K E * H O W * I * D A N C E ?

I ' V E * G O T * Z I R C O N I U M * P A N T S !

C O N S E Q U E N T I A L * E N O U G H

T O * S L I P * Y O U * I N T O * A * T R A N C E

(Tally Hall - Ruler of Everything)

Letters that did not make the final cut: B(ooooo!)

Punctuation and other marks that might help give it away have been removed to make things more interesting. The letter amounts are right. And, of course, as words and lines get filled in, the punctuation will start to return.

Also, because I'm absentminded or subtly evil, I will apparently try to mislead you by telling you that letters that are there aren't.

Despite all of this, we have a winner! Cheers to onyxlynx for perseverance.

These are lyrics from a group that will likely be a one-hit wonder, thanks to having been selected for a music bit on the O.C. - Tally Hall. I like them not for just their wonderfully weird lyrics, but because they've got good music, too. If yo u can pick up a copy of their album, do so. I think you'll enjoy it.

Comments

[geeksdoitbetter]

~claps~

gimma a Z!

[silveradept]

Zeeee!

There is, in fact, a Zed in this puzzle.

[geeksdoitbetter]

gimme an E!

[silveradept]

Eeeeeek!

As the most common letter in the English alphabet, E is almost always a sure bet.

[geeksdoitbetter]

gimme a B!

~be's a hangman cheerleader~

[silveradept]

Bzzzzzzzzt. That must sting a bit.

[alphaviolet]

A

[silveradept]

Aaaaaaaaaaay! [/Fonz]

#3 on the frequency charts means there's always plenty to go around.

[alphaviolet]

Hehe.

[alphaviolet]

T

[silveradept]

Tea is the preferred drink of many. Soothing, burning, doctored or straight, everyone likes tea.

(And T is also #2 on the frequency charts. Enjoy.)

[hybridelephant.myopenid.com]

it's times like these that i call upon Etaoin Shrdlu, The Learned Book Worm (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/ETAOIN_SHRDLU#Fiction)...

[silveradept]

Pogo and Kelly would appreciate such, most definitely.

[onyxlynx]

I go Pogo for O!

(ow)

O?

[silveradept]

O! O!
O! O!
O! O!

Stop!

Hammer Time!

[onyxlynx]

I believe one of the missing letters might be N?

[silveradept]

N hits big (and at #5 on the frequency chart, it should.)

[onyxlynx]

Let's try U next. ( The letter, not you.)

[silveradept]

U sure? Sure, U.

(And why not? I'm light, airy, low-calorie, and full of nutrition and yummy things.)

[trinker]

Let's see if there's a C!

[silveradept]

Si, C! Several, C?

[alphaviolet]

That is a funny quote.

[silveradept]

Isn't it? The whole song makes that kind of sense - it never veers off totally into insanity, but neither does it stick around in the normal world for very long.

[alphaviolet]

It's like magic realism in song lyrics.

[silveradept]

You should see their music videos. They are perfectly okay with the magical realism. Or the effects shots. One of the two. A lot of the Tally Hall stuff stays in that magical realism of the lyrics department.