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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Is this a pun? Buffalo Shrdlu #182747 02/20/09 02:16 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Speaking of Mondegreens, Me ears are alight Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is this a pun? olly #182753 02/20/09 06:38 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is this a pun? Faldage #182760 02/20/09 01:15 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Quote: Well, its bound to take your life, There's a bath room on the right." Ah, the sting was in the chorus. It is funny, as are the enlightened ears. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is this a pun? BranShea #182765 02/20/09 04:10 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX M Myridon addict Myridon addict M Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Originally Posted By: BranShea It never corresponds with the music of the first line. ... "I see the bad moon arising. John Fogerty has an interesting style and the way he sings it, the first line sounds to me a lot like: I see huh badduh oomah eye zing or perhaps I see her better rumor I sing So in the first line, "bad moon" is "badduh oomah" but in the chorus, it's "baaaaa doom" so even if you get one, it's easy to miss the other. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is this a pun? Myridon #182791 02/20/09 10:59 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Quote: myridon: "bad moon" is "badduh oomah" but in the chorus, it's "baaaaa doom" I always kind of liked that song. Lots of doom and threatening things and rivers overflowing but in the end it was completely unclear what it really was about. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,330 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 917 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,541 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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