28 October 2011

"France is bacon" explained

Discussed at Reddit (the thread has other examples of mondegreens*).  Via this isn't happiness.

*and if you like mondegreens, listen to Stevie Nicks, whose "Edge of Seventeen" got its title because of one, via Tom Petty's wife.

7 comments:

  1. BJNOctober 28, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    "Just like a one-winged dove..."

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  2. UnknownOctober 29, 2011 at 7:01 AM

    "Cheese is Christ" has been a running joke in my family for years.

    And a character on one of my favorite shows mocks his son for one, which I can't remember. His wife retorts that he used to think it was "Our father who art in heaven, Howard be thy name."

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  3. floraldeoderantOctober 29, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    My Greek immigrant grandmother "Why do people say 'It's a doggie dog world?'"

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  4. SkipweaselOctober 29, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    @blitherypoop...
    Blessed are the cheesemakers...

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  5. AnonymousOctober 30, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    Hold me closer, Tony Danza was always a favorite.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 30, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    I loved the (Shanahan?) cartoon from the New Yorker some years ago. It showed the Three Wise Men worshipping the Baby Cheeses, with a little pile of Babybel cheese in the manger. Absolutely made my Holiday season!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 30, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    I don't think it's podcast due to licensing issues, but Randy Bachman's CBC radio show "Vinyl Tap" did 2 fantastic and absolutely HILARIOUS shows on musical mondegreens. If you can locate them anywhere, they're definitely worth listening to.

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