Mondegreen thread - that is, songs or poems with misheard lyrics

[Mike047]

Jimmy, your pique has been noted. 'Chinese whispers' is a game where a number of people sit together, possible in a line or circle and one whispers a sentence to, the next and so on. The last person that calls out what he or she has heard.

 

There was a classic, where the first person said  "send reinforcements, we're going to advance", became at the end "send three and fourpence, we're going to a dance". This is a very old example, seen by the use of old UK coinage, but it illustrates the point.

 

To be honest, though, sometimes text messaging seems to have mondegreens of its own. Or am I shirt sited?

[notporkman]

 

To be honest, though, sometimes text messaging seems to have mondegreens of its own. Or am I shirt sited?

 

No, Mike, I don't think you're "shirt sited" at all! If you are, then I must be "shirt sited," too.😜

[Belinda]

Oh my goodness I laughed so hard at some of these mis words lol… my dear late brother used to sing
Hermen Determined
Loved to come and play… instead of Firm and determined in this time of the end. He was 7 years older than me and constantly trying to make me laugh while singing.. he had such a wicked sense of fun.
Once I remember I wore my dress inside out to the meeting I was about 10, when I realised I was mortified, but my brother got in trouble for laughing out loud at me meetings… so manny funny things happen hey!!!


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