Okay, does anybody else sing "We've no fewer days to sing God's Praise" on that verse in amazing grace? (I don't sing it *loudly*... but I *am* in the choir... it's the folk process, I figure. Since the rest of the choir is Korean, they probably think it's an alternative pronuncation orsomething...)
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05-19-2006, 01:52 PM #1
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05-19-2006, 02:04 PM #2
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Nope. Don't know that one, so can't even tell what's wrong, or guess what a Korean accent might be doing to it. But songs are a rich source of Engrish. I remember my Mom being puzzled about one popular rock song years ago. Why ever would they be singing "There's a bathroom on the right"? I'll leave you to guess the song, those of you old enough to remember it.
Half-marathon over. Sabbatical year over. It's back to "sacking shirt and oat cakes" as they say here.
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05-19-2006, 02:07 PM #3
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I know the song! You may enjoy this site, then:
Originally Posted by bikeless in WI
Why ever would they be singing "There's a bathroom on the right"? I'll leave you to guess the song, those of you old enough to remember it.
http://www.kissthisguy.com/
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05-19-2006, 02:33 PM #4
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THANK YOU. Originally Posted by Dianyla
You have finally cleared up "Blinded By the Light" for me. I just knew that "reved up like a deuchent in the roter of the night" didn't make any sense. What the *H* is a "deuchent" anyway? Not to mention the roter of the night? Well, we never need to know now, do we?Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
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05-19-2006, 05:28 PM #5
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That's better than what I always heard:
Wrapped up like a douche another runner in the night.....
Originally Posted by Lise
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08-29-2007, 12:00 PM #6
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I just have to pull this one up as I was reading this thread, because, I too thought it was "Wrapped up like a douche" but then, "you know the rumor in the night!" Originally Posted by snapdragen
That's better than what I always heard:
Wrapped up like a douche another runner in the night.....
And here's my contribution to the thread... a local shop wanted us to "sign our partition" for the passage of a bond issue.
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08-29-2007, 03:33 PM #7
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An old boss of mine said he had Carpel Tundrel Syndrome.
And, this thread made me go take a recent look at Engrish.com...and I just howled. What a great site."The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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08-29-2007, 07:10 PM #8
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So what are they really saying? I also thought it was "wrapped up like a douche"! Originally Posted by indigoiis
Does anyone remember the Cal Worthington car commercials on TV in the late 70's and early 80's? I was a little kid then and I just LOVED those ads! I think it was a Southern California thing. He always had different exotic animals walking all over the cars in his car lot. I thought the song went like this: "If you want a car or truck, ***** Cow...if you wanna save a buck, ***** Cow." It makes perfect sense...***** cats, cows, any other animal you could imagine were all featured in his commercials. As an adult, I learned that what they were really saying was "Go See Cal," not "***** Cow."
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05-19-2006, 02:29 PM #9
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Bad moon! Bad moon! And it's on the rise, people! Originally Posted by bikeless in WI
Nope. Don't know that one, so can't even tell what's wrong, or guess what a Korean accent might be doing to it. But songs are a rich source of Engrish. I remember my Mom being puzzled about one popular rock song years ago. Why ever would they be singing "There's a bathroom on the right"? I'll leave you to guess the song, those of you old enough to remember it.
Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
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05-19-2006, 02:05 PM #10
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1. My sister suggested that "non eecky" might be "non tecky" (sic, of course), since he had just said that he'd lost my number when switching to a new Blackberry.
2. He just called, and we are meeting for dinner after I pick up my race packet for the tri. He seems polite, funny, employed (financial analyst), is a triathlete, about my age, and ... we shall see. The beat goes on.
3. I sing "no less days". For some reason, less/fewer does not bother me. Maybe I'm so grouchy about other errors that this one doesn't fit in my grouch-bin. L.Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
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07-21-2008, 08:20 PM #11
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You're right! It always felt wrong but I never stopped to figure out why. Originally Posted by Geonz
Here's mine: In a small town newspaper, the local cafe had a weekly ad for probably 25 years:
Smith's Cafe - Take out orders to go.
Not as funny as many of those in this thread, but it was good for a weekly smile for many years.
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