I saw him do this skit tonight on TV and would like to read it. What a laugh! It's where he adds 1 to numbers in language. Example; I ate one too. Would become. I nine two three. Thanks to my previous question this question is revised from 'Phonetic Punctuation' to 'Inflationary Language' with input from Mel.
2007-02-08 16:30:15 · 2 answers · asked by Mr. Ed 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I could find online transcripts of two of his skits..
1)Twice upon a time there lived in sunny Califivenia a young man named Bob.
This is on a fansite dedicated to him which you also find fun :)
http://www.kor.dk/borge/inflate.php?url=http://www.kor.dk%2Fborge%2Fb-story-1.htm&text=&style=right
2) and Jack and the twoderful beans
http://www.improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume7/v7i1/lederer-borge-7-1.html
And if you want to watch it again youtube has a clip of first sketch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY6kElOYcd8
2007-02-08 22:40:26 · answer #1 · answered by Kraljica Katica 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes (Ptt!) Well it was the closest I could get in print. And the "Inflationary Language". A genius. I can never look at a piano stool without imagining a seat belt inside it. Isn't it a pity that fat opera singers lean up against pianos and bend them out of shape? PS. Evidently, arriving late for a live performance was not a good idea. He would stop the performance, watch the poor soul as they went to their seat, and politely ask them, "Where did you come from?" They would answer, and he would reply, "I came from America, and I got here on time!"
2016-05-23 23:55:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋