From: owner-sycophant-digest@smoe.org (sycophant-digest) To: sycophant-digest@smoe.org Subject: sycophant-digest V6 #11 Reply-To: sycophant@smoe.org Sender: owner-sycophant-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-sycophant-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk sycophant-digest Tuesday, March 27 2001 Volume 06 : Number 011 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Interesting definition of "sycophant" ["Rob SchiferlJr" Subject: Re: Interesting definition of "sycophant" sometimes what you think are the lyrics to a song can be more interesting than the real thing. this is especially true of more popular music, which makes popular music more tolerable. there is actually a term for changing words to a song based on what you think you've heard. songs evolve, much like language evolves. does anyone know this word? (is there a linguist in the house?) - ---------- Original Text ---------- From: "Daniel Werner" , on 3/22/01 10:21 PM: - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 2:56 AM Subject: Re: Interesting definition of "sycophant" > In a message dated 3/22/01 2:15:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, rob@carthage.edu > writes: > > > I like that one. Clever and creative. It makes sense within the context > of > > the song, too. > > ---------- Original Text ---------- > > > > From: "Daniel Werner" , on 3/22/01 8:56 AM: > > > > always thought "sycophant" was a kind of anagram for "sick of Ant", maybe > on > > behalf of some former relation called Anthony....? > > > And sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. [Or, as my sister says, "Sometimes a > penis is just a penis."] But that can get pretty boring, too, in the long run, can't it? > > > > ------- > The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ > ------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: > unsubscribe sycophant > > If you gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of computers, > they would all get AOL accounts and send unsub messages to the list > address. AOL users please read the instructions six lines up before > unsubbing. - ------- The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant If you gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of computers, they would all get AOL accounts and send unsub messages to the list address. AOL users please read the instructions six lines up before unsubbing. - ------- The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant If you gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of computers, they would all get AOL accounts and send unsub messages to the list address. AOL users please read the instructions six lines up before unsubbing. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 22:02:15 EST From: ChrisRosella@cs.com Subject: Re: Interesting definition of "sycophant" In a message dated 3/26/01 8:51:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, rob@carthage.edu writes: << there is actually a term for changing words to a song based on what you think you've heard. songs evolve, much like language evolves. does anyone know this word? (is there a linguist in the house?) >> I don't know the term, but I am reminded of the liner notes to Victoria Williams album: "I usually don't print my lyrics because folks do a good job of making up their own." - ------- The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant If you gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of computers, they would all get AOL accounts and send unsub messages to the list address. AOL users please read the instructions six lines up before unsubbing. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 01:26:32 EST From: TRman2323@aol.com Subject: Re: Interesting definition of "sycophant" In a message dated 3/26/2001 5:53:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, rob@carthage.edu writes: > there is actually a term for changing words to a song based on what you > think > you've heard. songs evolve, much like language evolves. does anyone know > this word? (is there a linguist in the house?) > I don't think so, but there is a word for a misheard version of a lyric: it's called a "Mondegreen". - --Tom Lucas - ------- The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant If you gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of computers, they would all get AOL accounts and send unsub messages to the list address. AOL users please read the instructions six lines up before unsubbing. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 01:22:09 -0600 From: Kathryn Case Subject: Re: Interesting definition of "sycophant" Anyone with too much time on their hands, go to http://www.kissthisguy.com/index.html These people take the classification of mondegreens to an extreme I would not have thought possible. Didn't see Lisa on their list. ~kc - ------- The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant If you gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of computers, they would all get AOL accounts and send unsub messages to the list address. AOL users please read the instructions six lines up before unsubbing. ------------------------------ End of sycophant-digest V6 #11 ****************************** ======================================================================== Please send any questions or comments about the list to sycophant-owner@smoe.org