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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
This conversation reminds me of a David Sedaris bit that had to do with the Dutch version of Santa Claus. It started out talking about how to get to the heart of a foreign country- first you ask about its gun laws, then the sounds that barnyard animals make, and finally what their take on Santa Claus. In the Netherlands he is accompanied by "Six to Eight Black Men" which is the title of the piece.
It is effing HILARIOUS.
I love that essay, Nora.
In the Netherlands he is accompanied by "Six to Eight Black Men" which is the title of the piece.
Oh, yes! And if you're bad, he beats you and steals your shoes? Or something?
Oh, but the Matilda stories make me smile.
rooster = cocorico
In Hebrew, it's "coocooricoo", but still.
It's definitely different in each language that *I* know of.
Hebrew dogs bark "hav hav". And Hebrew ducks quack "ga ga".
Here's the full reading on youtube: [link]
EDIT: it looks like it's in three parts, but the other 2 parts are right there.
In Peter Pan, the crowing in "I've gotta crow" is just er! er-er! er-ER!!
The last thing that made me smile?
duck = Aflac!
I'm listening to the Sedaris bit right now AIFG!!!
Singing at the gym verboten or not? I forgot ny headphones and a woman two machines down was singing VERY LOUDLY and VERY off key (she was wearing headphones). I could only stand it for ten minutes before I just walked away and ended my workout.
This discussion reminds me of a survey my favorite Israeli film site did, when the transformers movie was released. They asked what was the sound they did when changing from robots into whatever-it-is-they're-changing-into. They had all these options, IIRC, 5 or 6 of them, all just like the ones we keep writing above for roosters and ducks and stuff. The last option on the survey was "you're all out of your mind".