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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
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 Posted - 05/19/2007 : 01:21:01 AM
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Did you ever hear someone say something and you heard it or understood it as something entirely different? Kind of like Jimi Hendrix "pardon me while I kiss this guy".
I was talking to a colleague at work and he was talking about fixing something in his basement. All of a sudden he said " I need to go ho`onipo". Well, since I'm a 55 year old fuddy-duddy, I was quite taken aback, and certainly hoped he didn't mean with me! Then I got to thinking how would he know any Hawaiian words. Turns out he doesn't....he only wanted to go to Home Depot.
That put a funny note on an otherwise yucky week - good thing it was aloha Friday. I got audited by a team of three DoD "experts" on my first day back from our O`ahu vacation...with no prior notice and 404 e-mails in my in-box. Needless to say that started my week ofr in a grumpy mood, which bothers me even more, because I was so relaxed and laid back in Hawai`i.
Also, just got a notice at work that I have to go for a hearing exam. In light of the "ho`onipo thing", perhaps it is overdue.
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Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2007 : 09:05:44 AM
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Misheard lyrics are called "mondegreens." There are some great collections of them available.
An online friend who works at Home Depot in Hilo calls the place Ho Mede Po. |
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hawaiianmusiclover06
`Olu`olu
USA
562 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2007 : 11:23:57 AM
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| That's too funny. It was highlight of the day reading this. Mahalo for sharing! |
Aloha Kakou, maluhia a me aloha mau loa (Hello everyone, peace and love forever) |
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alika207
Ha`aha`a
USA
1260 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2007 : 3:45:37 PM
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| lol! That was sooooo funny! Isn't it amazing how funny some of those misunderstandings can be? |
He kehau ho'oma'ema'e ke aloha.
'Alika / Polinahe |
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rendesvous1840
Ha`aha`a
USA
1055 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2007 : 3:52:45 PM
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We shoulda took three weeks vacation, and stayed in Hawai'i 'nother week. They could have audited in absentia.
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"A master banjo player isn't the person who can pick the most notes.It's the person who can touch the most hearts." Patrick Costello |
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Pua Kai
Ha`aha`a
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2007 : 5:43:58 PM
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Hey Wanda -
While I worked at the local defense plant, Hawai`i was probably the most common vacation spot and the saying went, "You'll lose the Mellow before you lose the Tan." So sorry, must be time to retire. My personal saying is, "I can't stay over 3 weeks or I won't come back". This next trip is pushing it since I'll be there 2 days longer.
I'm not sure how or why Fran comes back this side - maybe best of both worlds... |
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Bwop
Lokahi
USA
244 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2007 : 3:00:17 PM
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| Oh, maaaan. My ears cracked fo' days. A few weeks before October 31st, my wife asks me, "Have you thought about how to wean?". I knew somebody lolo heah. Turns out it was me. |
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2007 : 06:42:56 AM
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Originally posted by Bwop
"Have you thought about how to wean?"
I hope you milked it for all it was worth. |
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
1597 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2007 : 06:50:16 AM
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I hope you milked it for all it was worth.
Arrrrrrrgh..... (ka thump)
Just practicing you pun skulls huh?...
Yes... but witch one's?
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Mahope Kākou...
...El Lorenzo de Ondas Sonoras |
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Momi
Lokahi
402 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2007 : 09:52:50 AM
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Yes... but witch one's?
I think you need a SPELL check.
(Sorry, I'm Retro's other half - we do this too often.)
When I was in high school, I had a friend who often misheard things and repeated them for big laughs. Once, at a fancy dinner, she said very loudly, "What, David, she's playing footsie with you under the table?" Turns out this was the first time she heard something correctly, much to David's embarassment. |
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Trev
Lokahi
United Kingdom
265 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2007 : 05:43:23 AM
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| My favourite is the one where someone heard Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Bad Moon Rising' and thought that they were singing 'There's a baboon on the rice'. Any time I hear that song (which mercifully isn't very often) I can't help thinking of this. |
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 05/24/2007 : 06:48:01 AM
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Originally posted by Trev
My favourite is the one where someone heard Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Bad Moon Rising' and thought that they were singing 'There's a baboon on the rice'. Any time I hear that song (which mercifully isn't very often) I can't help thinking of this.
I've also heard that line mis-interpreted as "There's a bathroom on the right." |
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Bwop
Lokahi
USA
244 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2007 : 08:26:49 AM
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Da max for me is Bob Dylan's song about expired bugs:
"dead ants are my friends,
dead ants are my friends,
dead ants are blowing in the wind..." |
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alika207
Ha`aha`a
USA
1260 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 09:53:30 AM
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Originally posted by Trev
My favourite is the one where someone heard Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Bad Moon Rising' and thought that they were singing 'There's a baboon on the rice'. Any time I hear that song (which mercifully isn't very often) I can't help thinking of this.
Love that song! Way to make me LOL! Mahalo. |
He kehau ho'oma'ema'e ke aloha.
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alika207
Ha`aha`a
USA
1260 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 09:54:45 AM
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Originally posted by Retro
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Originally posted by Trev
My favourite is the one where someone heard Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Bad Moon Rising' and thought that they were singing 'There's a baboon on the rice'. Any time I hear that song (which mercifully isn't very often) I can't help thinking of this.
I've also heard that line mis-interpreted as "There's a bathroom on the right."
That's funny too! |
He kehau ho'oma'ema'e ke aloha.
'Alika / Polinahe |
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