Because they're macaws? - Page 2

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 04-09-2007, 03:43 PM

You DORKS!

JWBear · 04-09-2007, 03:55 PM

I used to think the line after "Welcome to our tropical hideaway, you lucky people you!" was "If we weren't in the show starting right away, We'd be in somebody's stew!"

Morrigoon · 04-09-2007, 03:59 PM

Okay, I've thought about the lyrical context some more, and I think I'm right about the same-word joke:

The boys in the back are called macaws
Because of their claws?
No, because they're macaws!

it's similar in a way to:

And my fine-feathered friend is a jolly toucan
And toucans sound better than one toucan can!

Again, the word doesn't change to match the joke, not even to make it fit the sentence better.

So the basic gist of the joke regarding macaws would be questioning, are they "called" macaws because of their claws? No, they're "called" macaws because they "are" macaws.

Gn2Dlnd · 04-10-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

And my fine-feathered friend is a jolly toucan
And toucans sound better than one toucan can!

Again, the word doesn't change to match the joke, not even to make it fit the sentence better.

Unless you change the spelling of the words:

And my fine-feathered friend is a jolly toucan
And two can sound better than one toucan can!

And I'm going to have to take Alex' side in this, I've always been a little confused by the claws/macaws thing, caws/macaws works so much better.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-09-2007, 04:08 PM

But why claws? I always figured "caws" would make more sense, but every time I hear it, it definitely sounds like "claws".

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 04-09-2007, 04:09 PM

So, There's a bathroom on the right?

RStar · 04-09-2007, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

So, There's a bathroom on the right?

Oh Bornieo, you beat me to it!

Not Afraid · 04-09-2007, 06:28 PM

No, the bathrooms are on the left.

JWBear · 04-09-2007, 06:45 PM

I got that.... I guess that makes me an official Disney geek.

Chernabog · 04-10-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

I got that.... I guess that makes me an official Disney geek.

And I'm officially in lust with JWBear's avatar. Hubba hubba!

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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Okay, I've thought about the lyrical context some more, and I think I'm right about the same-word joke: The boys in the back are called macaws Because of their claws? No, because they're macaws! it's similar in a way to: And my fine-feathered friend is a jolly toucan And toucans sound better than one toucan can! Again, the word doesn't change to match the joke, not even to make it fit the sentence better. So the basic gist of the joke regarding macaws would be questioning, are they "called" macaws because of their claws? No, they're "called" macaws because they "are" macaws. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	But why claws? I always figured "caws" would make more sense, but every time I hear it, it definitely sounds like "claws". __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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