Garden Girl Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Actually I am just having fun as part of my birthday celebrations. Happy Birthday! Will you tell how old you are? I'm never embarrassed to tell my age... will be 75 in a few months... I've lived long enough, and seen enough changes in society and culture, etc etc that I wear my age like a medal of achievement... I worked 30 years straight, full time, in the Calif university systems... U of C, and Cal State Univ... retired at age 50... became widowed at 58... and have become the proverbial old woman living with my cat... and I love it!!! And that friends... is cut and dried... GG Edited July 26, 2015 by Garden Girl 4
strappinglad Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 I eschew presents so I have food instead. I am now an even multiple of 17. Part of me still feels 17. Inside. 1
Calm Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 I am glad I don't feel like 17, more like 23 actually.
Kenngo1969 Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) I eschew presents so I have food instead. I am now an even multiple of 17. Part of me still feels 17. Inside.34?51?68?85?102? 119? :blink:...170? :blink: Happy Birthday! Edited July 26, 2015 by Kenngo1969 1
Kenngo1969 Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) I am glad I don't feel like 17, more like 23 actually.I watch the commercial for OurTime.com in which the lady says, "I feel like I'm back in high school." And I say to myself, "Nooooo!" I already lived through that once; I'm glad I did. And, although it's not as though I don't look back on certain aspects of the experience with fondness ... I have no desire to live through it all ... AGAIN!!! Edited July 26, 2015 by Kenngo1969
strappinglad Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 I'd do it all again , but over the same years AND IF and only IF I knew then what I know now . I read a book about futures stocks when I was 17 and gold was $ 35 an ounce . Apple was still in a garage. One could buy a Rolls for $20K and a building lot for $200. I avoided the drug scene completely... and would do it again. You couldn't pay me enough to be a teenager today ! Too many ominous clouds on the horizon . But that could just be " senioritis " infecting my thoughts.
CA Steve Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 Come on people, lighten up. The misuse of idioms isn't nearly as bad as prostrate cancer. 1
Garden Girl Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 Come on people, lighten up. The misuse of idioms isn't nearly as bad as prostrate cancer. Oh-Oh CA Steve... tell us you don't have prostate cancer... I'll be relieved if you meant that as in "in the scheme of things"... but the good news regardless is that today's doctors can do so much more about prostate cancer than in years past.. GG
strappinglad Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 Come on people, lighten up. The misuse of idioms isn't nearly as bad as prostrate cancer. True, as one who has experienced both, I can confirm that the misuse of idioms is less disruptive to one's lifestyle , but it is still not water under a duck's feet !!
Garden Girl Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 I eschew presents so I have food instead. I am now an even multiple of 17. Part of me still feels 17. Inside. Tell me! I, too, have a spirit that feels like when I was in my prime (42 - 52)... at least to me that was my prime... Funny how the spirit can feel so young... my sis is going on 78 and she feels the same way. 34?51?68?85?102? 119? :blink:...170? :blink: Happy Birthday! Since he's mentioned prostate cancer, I'm assuming he is either 51 or 68... and I pray that any problem, if he had a problem, is now taken care of... GG
CA Steve Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 Oh-Oh CA Steve... tell us you don't have prostate cancer... I'll be relieved if you meant that as in "in the scheme of things"... but the good news regardless is that today's doctors can do so much more about prostate cancer than in years past.. GGGood news! As far as I know I do not have prostate cancer but thank you for the concern. On the other hand I suspect that prostrate cancer is more likely to happen to our Muslim brethren.
Russell C McGregor Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 I've noticed that too when I've Googled a song to read its lyrics. I've long ago stopped trusting Internet versions of song lyrics, because they are obviously written by people who are merely making their best guesses from what they've heard on recordings, as opposed to actually copying them off published sheet music. And they seem to copy each other without making corrections. I know this, because I've seen renditions of lyrics that are obviously wrong, yet the errors get repeated from source to source. I play the guitar, and I've noticed it's kind of that way with on-line versions of song chord progressions as well. But that's a subject for another time and another board. By the way, do you know what a "mondegreen" is? Ye hielands and ye lowlands,Oh where hae ye been?Ye hae killed the Earl o' MurrayAnd laid him on the green. (Last line sometimes misheard as "And Lady Mondegreen.") 3
strappinglad Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) Here is a link to the mis-heard lyrics problem, especially the " Jet Liner " song from Steve Miller . http://www.amiright.com/misheard/stories/stevemillerband.shtml Edited July 27, 2015 by strappinglad 1
strappinglad Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 . On the other hand I suspect that prostrate cancer is more likely to happen to our Muslim brethren.As bad as this is, I was forced to giggle. .At least I think I got the joke.
Garden Girl Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 As bad as this is, I was forced to giggle. .At least I think I got the joke. Crickets.... GG
Scott Lloyd Posted July 27, 2015 Author Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) Here is a link to the mis-heard lyrics problem, especially the " Jet Liner " song from Steve Miller . http://www.amiright.com/misheard/stories/stevemillerband.shtmlThis is easily the largest collection of mondegreens I have ever seen from a single song.I can never see a set of mondegreens without collapsing in fits of laughter.I have a personal story about a mondegreen. Attending Primary when I was little (held on a weekday after school back then) I always hated it when they sang this song:This is God's house, and He is here today.He hears each song of praise and listens while we pray.It made me self-conscious. You see, I thought they were singing "This is Scott's house. ..." Edited July 27, 2015 by Scott Lloyd 3
Scott Lloyd Posted July 27, 2015 Author Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) One more story about a mondegreen: When I was growing up in the 1960s, one of my favorite British invasion bands was Herman's Hermits. They had the most U.S. hits of any British invasion group except the Beatles. One of their songs was enigmatic to me. It sounded like they were singing "She's a muscular boy." It took years for me to figure out that they were actually singing "She's a must to avoid." In the past few years, my wife and I have had two occasions to see Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman's Hermits, and the current incarnation of his Herman's Hermits group perform at Draper Days, one of the local summertime hometown festivals we have here where I live. On the first occasion, when they performed one of the songs in their set, my wife, who is nearly 11 years younger than I and had never heard of Herman's Hermits, asked, "Are they singing, 'She's a muscular boy'?" I laughed and explained to her that I had thought the same thing when hearing the song while I was growing up, but that the words are actually "She's a must to avoid." I was surprised moments later when Herman himself, Peter Noone, began joking on stage about how everyone through the years thought he was singing "She's a muscular boy." Edited to add: For reference, here is a YouTube link to the song as I heard it on the radio all those years ago. To me, even though I have long known better, it can still sound like "muscular boy" -- even sung live in concert! Edited July 27, 2015 by Scott Lloyd 2
strappinglad Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 Just for fun, see if you can recognize the hymn that contains this phrase. " cherries hurt you "
Kenngo1969 Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) This is easily the largest collection of mondegreens I have ever seen from a single song.I can never see a set of mondegreens without collapsing in fits of laughter.I have a personal story about a mondegreen. Attending Primary when I was little (held on a weekday after school back then) I always hated it when they sang this song:This is God's house, and He is here today.He hears each song of praise and listens while we pray.It made me self-conscious. You see, I thought they were singing "This is Scott's house. ..."Hey, I'm just relieved that someone hears my prayers! ( Cowers in fear as thunderheads begin rolling in ... ) Edited July 27, 2015 by Kenngo1969
Kenngo1969 Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 Crickets.... GGMuslims pray in a certain position.
Scott Lloyd Posted July 27, 2015 Author Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) <delete> Edited July 27, 2015 by Scott Lloyd
Scott Lloyd Posted July 27, 2015 Author Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) Just for fun, see if you can recognize the hymn that contains this phrase. " cherries hurt you ""Dearest Children, God is Near You." It should be "cherish virtue." Edited July 27, 2015 by Scott Lloyd 1
Thinking Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 One more story about a mondegreen: When I was growing up in the 1960s, one of my favorite British invasion bands was Herman's Hermits. They had the most U.S. hits of any British invasion group except the Beatles. One of their songs was enigmatic to me. It sounded like they were singing "She's a muscular boy." It took years for me to figure out that they were actually singing "She's a must to avoid." In the past few years, my wife and I have had two occasions to see Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman's Hermits, and the current incarnation of his Herman's Hermits group perform at Draper Days, one of the local summertime hometown festivals we have here where I live. On the first occasion, when they performed one of the songs in their set, my wife, who is nearly 11 years younger than I and had never heard of Herman's Hermits, asked, "Are they singing, 'She's a muscular boy'?" I laughed and explained to her that I had thought the same thing when hearing the song while I was growing up, but that the words are actually "She's a must to avoid." I was surprised moments later when Herman himself, Peter Noone, began joking on stage about how everyone through the years thought he was singing "She's a muscular boy." Edited to add: For reference, here is a YouTube link to the song as I heard it on the radio all those years ago. To me, even though I have long known better, it can still sound like "muscular boy" -- even sung live in concert! At least it seems that everybody heard the same thing. With Elton John's Rocket Man the phrase "burning out his fuse up here alone" was so misinterpreted that there was a commercial about it. Link 1
Scott Lloyd Posted July 27, 2015 Author Posted July 27, 2015 At least it seems that everybody heard the same thing. With Elton John's Rocket Man the phrase "burning out his fuse up here alone" was so misinterpreted that there was a commercial about it. LinkNever seen that before. That's a great ad. And until this moment, I've never understood what Elton was trying to say!
Tacenda Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 There is a song that is current that seems to be saying "Mormon people dancing". But I've totally blanked on the singer and song's name.
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