Re: [Conlangs-Conf] Witty slogan

On 3/13/06, Sai Emrys <sai@...> wrote:
> > Buying bread from a man in Brussels
> > He was six foot four and full of muscles
> > I said, "Do you speak my language?"
> > And he just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich
>
> *wince*
Are you wincing at the thought of eating a Vegemite sandwich, or at
the writing?  Maybe specifically at the awful "language"/"sandwich"
rhyme?

If I recall the song well enough, the singer's version of "language"
sounds like it has an [EdZ)] on the end, making it an even worse
rhyme; for him,  "sand wedge" would be better.  But then, instead of
trying to figure out what the heck "chunder" means, we'd all be
wondering what a "Vegemite sand wedge" was for.  That must be some
freaked-out golf course, man.

> I'm sure my Australian friend would get a kick out of it though.
S/he's quite possibly already familiar with it, depending on age...

--
Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

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