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the angel Hark Therold -- as in "Hark Therold angel sings.."
Then there's, "Our Father which art in heaven, Harold be thy name..."
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Matt Groening, the creator of the Simpsons, and Beverly Cleary, author of the Ramona Quimby books also mentioned on this thread, both hail from Oregon. They grow strange people in Oregon!
I used to listen to the radio as a child, hearing the Butt Abbot and Lucas Tello show.
Geoff Portland, Oregon
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For a long time, I thought my mother was singing, "Mairzy doats and dozy doats, and little lambsy divy".
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For a long time, I thought my mother was singing, "Mairzy doats and dozy doats, and little lambsy divy".
I don't think you're alone there, Jackie. I believe it's intentional - part of the appeal of the lyrics - that what sounds initially like euphonious nonsense actually means something sensible(?).
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Mad Magazine (once upon a time in another millenium) wrote new national anthems for a lot of countries. One of them began something like: Daisy dotes and Dozy dotes and little Abu Dhabi ... Still amuses me ... simple things and simple minds, I guess.
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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simple things and simple minds, I guess
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My favorite mondegreen was from the Wizard of Oz...
Bill Cosby Cosby Cosby Cosby Cos... Bill Cosby the wonderful things he does...
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For a long time, I thought my mother was singing, "Mairzy doats and dozy doats, and little lambsy divy".A kid'll edivry, do Wunden you? It is a nonsense song which makes sense in a way -- Lambs eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy, a kid will eat ivy, too, wouldn't you? ---- if I recall correctly it was popular near the end or just after WWII. And very popular with several verses, all of which I have forgotten! No comments please on what "goes" first ... been there, done that! wow
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Many years ago my mother gave me a sampler with this Latin inscription:
"Lucat bene, derdego honet bosis inero. Honomo, demis trux, summit causin summit dux."
And people wonder where I get my sense of humor.
TEd (who seems to have gotten a life recently!!!)
Actually, I've been just far too busy. I am about a month behind in everything.
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