Silliness Quiz - Page 453

Shayne Parkinson · 04-12-2012, 05:49 AM

Once one knows the answer, it's very difficult to hear this song without hearing "elephant's ears".

issybird · 04-12-2012, 08:19 AM

I assume it's a reasonably well-known song? I am having a hard time coming up with songs in languages other than French which Anglophones know. German? Spanish? I'm still thinking.

poohbear_nc · 04-12-2012, 08:25 AM

All that comes to mind is "Mairzy Doats"

Bookpossum · 04-12-2012, 08:54 AM

Eleven something?

issybird · 04-12-2012, 12:06 PM

I'm thinking Spanish, something that starts with "el" or "la"?

Shayne Parkinson · 04-12-2012, 03:41 PM

Yes, well-known, and quite old. A romance language, but not French or Spanish. The title is occasionally translated (by those of a certain mindset) as "The Lady has her Phone".

issybird · 04-12-2012, 05:08 PM

La Donna e Mobile!

Shayne Parkinson · 04-12-2012, 06:11 PM

However did you guess?

And what's the misheard line?

issybird · 04-12-2012, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

However did you guess?

And what's the misheard line?

e di pensiero, I assume! As with others, I'll always hear it as elephants ears from now on.

Shayne Parkinson · 04-12-2012, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

e di pensiero, I assume! As with others, I'll always hear it as elephants ears from now on.

Exactly right. And yes, I'm afraid you've now joined that group.

I first heard this said by English comedy writer Dennis Norden back in the 1980s.

SneakySnake · 04-12-2012, 08:48 PM

any more?

Daithi · 04-12-2012, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

any more?

I think you got passed over in the official quiz. You have anything for a Sneaky?

Bookpossum · 04-12-2012, 09:00 PM

Well done, issy! I don't have one for guessing, just to share as it's rather sweet.

I heard someone on the radio some time ago talking amongst other things about his son going to school and being expected to join in with the rest of the class in singing "Advance Australia Fair". He didn't actually know the words but was helped along by his fellow students.

There were several manglings on the way through, but the one that stuck with me was his turning "Our land abounds in nature's gifts" into "Our land is bound in nature strips". Pretty accurate for the suburbs of our cities!

issybird · 04-13-2012, 09:47 AM

Multiple Choice:

a. Nothing
b. Marketing
c. Both of the above

The answer of course is c., and the reference is to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, said title being dumbing down for the American audience of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Many books for the Anglophone market have different titles in different countries. Sometimes it's dumbing down, sometimes to avoid unfortunate local associations, and most often for it-beats-the-hell-out-of-me reasons. I'm listing ten renamed books; name the original title and the author.

1. The Golden Compass
2. Roasting in Hell's Kitchen
3. The Beloved Returns
4. Elected Silence
5. Murder on the Orient Express
6. Down Under
7. The Legacy
8. The Ghosts of Belfast
9. Cross Stitch
10. Cantata-140

Daithi · 04-13-2012, 10:57 AM

1. Northern Lights
5. [Didn't know it had a different name -- I just know And Then There Were None had two different names. Each a little less racist than the previous one.]

04-13-2012, 09:47 AM	#6794
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,366 Karma: 235166015 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	What is a Sorcerer's Stone? Multiple Choice: a. Nothing b. Marketing c. Both of the above The answer of course is c., and the reference is to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, said title being dumbing down for the American audience of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Many books for the Anglophone market have different titles in different countries. Sometimes it's dumbing down, sometimes to avoid unfortunate local associations, and most often for it-beats-the-hell-out-of-me reasons. I'm listing ten renamed books; name the original title and the author. 1. The Golden Compass 2. Roasting in Hell's Kitchen 3. The Beloved Returns 4. Elected Silence 5. Murder on the Orient Express 6. Down Under 7. The Legacy 8. The Ghosts of Belfast 9. Cross Stitch 10. Cantata-140

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04-12-2012, 05:49 AM	#6781
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Once one knows the answer, it's very difficult to hear this song without hearing "elephant's ears".

04-12-2012, 08:19 AM	#6782
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,366 Karma: 235166015 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	I assume it's a reasonably well-known song? I am having a hard time coming up with songs in languages other than French which Anglophones know. German? Spanish? I'm still thinking.

04-12-2012, 08:25 AM	#6783
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,713 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	All that comes to mind is "Mairzy Doats"

04-12-2012, 08:54 AM	#6784
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Eleven something?

04-12-2012, 12:06 PM	#6785
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,366 Karma: 235166015 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	I'm thinking Spanish, something that starts with "el" or "la"?

04-12-2012, 03:41 PM	#6786
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Yes, well-known, and quite old. A romance language, but not French or Spanish. The title is occasionally translated (by those of a certain mindset) as "The Lady has her Phone".

04-12-2012, 05:08 PM	#6787
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,366 Karma: 235166015 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	La Donna e Mobile!

04-12-2012, 06:11 PM	#6788
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	However did you guess? And what's the misheard line?

04-12-2012, 08:48 PM	#6791
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	any more?

04-12-2012, 09:00 PM	#6793
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Well done, issy! I don't have one for guessing, just to share as it's rather sweet. I heard someone on the radio some time ago talking amongst other things about his son going to school and being expected to join in with the rest of the class in singing "Advance Australia Fair". He didn't actually know the words but was helped along by his fellow students. There were several manglings on the way through, but the one that stuck with me was his turning "Our land abounds in nature's gifts" into "Our land is bound in nature strips". Pretty accurate for the suburbs of our cities!

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04-13-2012, 10:57 AM	#6795
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	1. Northern Lights 5. [Didn't know it had a different name -- I just know And Then There Were None had two different names. Each a little less racist than the previous one.]