It's much worse to make such a fox-paws in person ... like the time I tried to say the name of the popular toy from the 1950s, "Erector Set," and missed by one syllable.
It reminds me of the Toronto subway poster I saw once about famous songs that nobody ever gets the right words to. My favorite was "Blinded by the light, ripped up like a loofah by the foreman in the night..." which is hilarious if you really think those are the correct words...
Not sure why I thought of that, come to think of it, it's not exactly the same thing...
It reminds me of the Toronto subway poster I saw once about famous songs that nobody ever gets the right words to. My favorite was "Blinded by the light, ripped up like a loofah by the foreman in the night..." which is hilarious if you really think those are the correct words...
Not sure why I thought of that, come to think of it, it's not exactly the same thing...
But it's comforting :roll:
I LOVE that song, precisely because there are so many wonderful ways to mis-hear it.
And Mr Byrd, nearly 100 both still fiddlin and Senator US Senate, on NPR today, replay of earlier show, nearly said ' erection' when he meant to say 'election'.
toasty wrote:And Mr Byrd, nearly 100 both still fiddlin and Senator US Senate, on NPR today, replay of earlier show, nearly said ' erection' when he meant to say 'election'.
' erec ..... election'
One thing is certain, the second won't give me the first
It reminds me of the Toronto subway poster I saw once about famous songs that nobody ever gets the right words to. My favorite was "Blinded by the light, ripped up like a loofah by the foreman in the night..." which is hilarious if you really think those are the correct words...
The correct words are
revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
(i think)
On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog!
--Wellsprings--
I sent a resume out once where I had mentioned that I worked on "internet software" and it came out "interment software". Nope, I've never actually written any graveyard management code. Funny part is I got the job.
jolsen wrote:I sent a resume out once where I had mentioned that I worked on "internet software" and it came out "interment software". Nope, I've never actually written any graveyard management code. Funny part is I got the job.
Could've been worse, you could've said intermittent software
John
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The Internet is wonderful. Surely there have always been thousands of people deeply concerned about my sex life and the quality of my septic tank but before the Internet I never heard from any of them.
jolsen wrote:I sent a resume out once where I had mentioned that I worked on "internet software" and it came out "interment software". Nope, I've never actually written any graveyard management code. Funny part is I got the job.
Could've been worse, you could've said intermittent software
jolsen wrote:I sent a resume out once where I had mentioned that I worked on "internet software" and it came out "interment software". Nope, I've never actually written any graveyard management code. Funny part is I got the job.
Could've been worse, you could've said intermittent software
As far as misheard song lyrics go, my favorite is still "Don't go out tonight, it's bound to take your life, there's a bathroom on the right!"
As far as embarrassing bloopers go, our former rector's about takes the cake. She was attempting to chant the Eucharistic prayer (I say "attempting" because she couldn't carry a tune in a bucket) and, instead of chanting "his glorious ressurection"...well, let's just say she missed the "ress" part.
Maybe that's why she hated the choir, come to think of it. We'd been trying to maintain as she changed keys 10 times during the prayer, and when she did that, we all lost it simultaneously!
Did I mention she's no longer with us? (for reasons that have nothing to do with her blooper and everything to do with her attitude...but that's another story!)
Redwolf
...agus déanfaidh mé do mholadh ar an gcruit a Dhia, a Dhia liom!
In 8th grade social studies we were reading about the dawn of man, and I got called on to read aloud. I'm kind of a speed reader, and my tongue can never keep up with my eyes. So when I got to "homo sapiens" I said "homo sa{enter male genitalia here} and was absolutely horrified. I still shudder. 8th grade! Yikes.
