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chained_bear commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
Oh man. This is the best.
October 22, 2008
reesetee commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
A classic, to be sure. :-)
October 22, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
huh?
October 22, 2008
yarb commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
jenn: ground control to Major Tom.
Can't quite see how Major Tom becomes Mao Zedong...
October 22, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
Sorry, I'm not a huge music fan. What is the title of the song?
October 22, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
Just sing it, yarb. "Clown control to Mao zeDONG..." It fits.
October 22, 2008
yarb commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
I think the title is just "Ground Control to Major Tom".
c_b: well, it certainly scans, but the consonants are quite different aren't they? And why would anyone think "ground control", a well-known phrase, was "clown control"? It doesn't smell right and I suspect a madeupical mondegreen.
October 22, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
Wow. I must live under a rock.
October 22, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
It isn't madeupical. The vowels only "don't work" if you have a funny accent. ;) You know... like David Bowie.
October 22, 2008
bilby commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
Title is 'Space Oddity'. 50 points have been deducted from yarb.
October 22, 2008
gangerh commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
May be pointloss, I know, but who's Mao Zedong?
October 22, 2008
yarb commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
*dons conical hat, takes seat in corner*
October 22, 2008
yarb commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
gangerh: he was a pallid English pop star of the 1970's, noted for his theatrical personas.
October 22, 2008
lampbane commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
It makes more sense if written/said Clown Control to Mao Tse Tong except that no one spells it that way anymore so I thought it would be weird.
October 22, 2008
gangerh commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
Oh! You mean Gilbert O'Sullivan, yarb. I can see that wouldn't scan. I'd assumed Mao ZeDong was a pornstar.
October 22, 2008
reesetee commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
Hahaha!
October 22, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word clown control to mao zedong
No worries, Lampbane. This is still the best. :)
October 22, 2008