Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!hplabs!fortune!polard From: polard@fortune.UUCP (Henry Polard) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Shoddy Gag Story Message-ID: <5723@fortune.UUCP> Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 16:13:33 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.5723 Posted: Fri Oct 25 16:13:33 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 08:21:31 EST References: <1931@zehntel.UUCP> <1153@sdcsvax.UUCP> Reply-To: polard@fortune.UUCP (Henry polard) Distribution: net Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 14 Summary: In article <1153@sdcsvax.UUCP> rose@sdcsvax.UUCP (Dan rose) writes: >In article <1931@zehntel.UUCP> raymond@zehntel.UUCP (Doug Raymond) writes: > >William Safire did a funny piece about this kind of mistake (I >think it was originally in the N.Y.Times Magazine, reprinted in >his book "On Language"). He called them "mondegreens," for >funny reasons he explains. Remeber Gladly, the cross-eyed bear? -- Henry Polard (You bring the flames - I'll bring the marshmallows.) {ihnp4,cbosgd,amd}!fortune!polard N.B: The words in this posting do not necessarily express the opinions of me, my employer, or any AI project.