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28 Feb 02 - 06:39 AM (#659755) Subject: Another mondegreen From: Hilary Looking through a friends songbook last night ..... In the chorus of 'I wish I was back in Liverpool' appeared 'There ain't no trees, no centipedes ...' well,I THOUGHT it was 'scented breeze', but I prefer centipedes.
Hilary |
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28 Feb 02 - 06:45 AM (#659759) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: greg stephens I must admit (while blushing) that i thought it was centipedes for years. It is a better line. |
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28 Feb 02 - 06:50 AM (#659766) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: Noreen Wonderful! Makes sense too... |
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28 Feb 02 - 08:10 AM (#659816) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: McGrath of Harlow When does a mondegreen become a variant? |
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28 Feb 02 - 08:35 AM (#659828) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: RichM When it almost makes sense as part of the song... |
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28 Feb 02 - 10:41 AM (#659902) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: Dave the Gnome I mentioned it in my 'Skipper Jan Rebek' thread Last weekend "Who's the king of the fighting Dutch?" became "Who's the king of the fighting ducks!!!" Quack DtG |
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28 Feb 02 - 11:12 AM (#659924) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: Pied Piper Whats the only reference to the ancient Egyptions in folk songs of the British Isles? Twa Corbies: "with his hawk and his hound and his lady Pharaoh". Sorry |
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28 Feb 02 - 04:59 PM (#660188) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: Bill D *giggle*...don't be sorry, I'm gonna steal it.. |
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28 Feb 02 - 05:14 PM (#660198) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: Chicken Charlie Pied--that's outstanding. |
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28 Feb 02 - 05:39 PM (#660212) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: Mr Red I Sphinx it is a hoot too! |
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28 Feb 02 - 08:00 PM (#660323) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) Apparently coined around 1954, the term mondegreen has yet to make it into the major dictionaries (OED and Webster's. |
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28 Feb 02 - 08:26 PM (#660336) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: GUEST,Hilary, not logged in I love it, I've made Greg blush ! Sorry Dave, didn't see the Skipper thread. Hilary |
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28 Feb 02 - 08:39 PM (#660343) Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) See this thread mutants |