Monday, May 18, 2009
Adam needed one of these
Lately I've been listening to good music on the local NPR station. Much better for the blood pressure and the brain than crappy cable TV.
I used to enjoy listening to college-based public stations ... the semi-literate college kids struggled with foreign words, coming up with classical boners like:
Dvorak ---> DeBorbik
Vivaldi ---> Vivialivi
Johann Bach ---> John Hann Batch
I Solisti di Zagreb ---> The One Soul-sty dye Zarjub
Concerto in A Major ---> Conquer-toe in a major
Fugue ---> Fuggó
Spokane's station, KPBX, is a professional operation, and their main classical announcer, Vern Windham, is a serious musician himself. So he doesn't make that kind of mistake. Still, this afternoon he muffed a line, sending me into a laughing fit. I probably needed a good laugh, and it's probably not all that funny out of context. Nevertheless:
"The previous hour was underwritten by Dr Jason Weinstein, Eve Consultant. Oh, excuse me, that's Eye Consultant." ¶ 3:32 PM
I used to enjoy listening to college-based public stations ... the semi-literate college kids struggled with foreign words, coming up with classical boners like:
Dvorak ---> DeBorbik
Vivaldi ---> Vivialivi
Johann Bach ---> John Hann Batch
I Solisti di Zagreb ---> The One Soul-sty dye Zarjub
Concerto in A Major ---> Conquer-toe in a major
Fugue ---> Fuggó
Spokane's station, KPBX, is a professional operation, and their main classical announcer, Vern Windham, is a serious musician himself. So he doesn't make that kind of mistake. Still, this afternoon he muffed a line, sending me into a laughing fit. I probably needed a good laugh, and it's probably not all that funny out of context. Nevertheless:
"The previous hour was underwritten by Dr Jason Weinstein, Eve Consultant. Oh, excuse me, that's Eye Consultant." ¶ 3:32 PM
