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Gn2Dlnd · 01-24-2011, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

We now have two See n Says - one that's new and one that's old school. The old one sounds exactly like the voice on the Disneyland Railroad...aka Thurl Ravenscroft. I can't find anything to corroborate.

In case you don't remember...

Here's what I think. Same guy, slightly faster playback on the new See n Say, causing the increase in pitch. I think they used different takes for some of the animals, but the inflection is identical on a few, making me think it's the same recording, just played faster. And, I'm pretty sure it's not Thurl.

Morrigoon · 01-24-2011, 02:08 PM

This makes me think.

We feed our kids all this info about farms and farm animals, as there's a sort of traditional precedent that makes us link up children's education and farms. But really, doesn't that come from the days when lots of children were growing up ON farms, and it was only natural they should first be taught about their environment? "But kids LIKE farms," the culture at large responds. Hmm... do they like farms because they genuinely are interested in farming, or because it's what we've been teaching them about and producing toys for all this time? If we were to replace farm themes in early childhood toys, what WOULD we replace them with?

Fun to muse on. Not particularly useful, but fun to think about.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-24-2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Here's what I think. Same guy, slightly faster playback on the new See n Say, causing the increase in pitch. I think they used different takes for some of the animals, but the inflection is identical on a few, making me think it's the same recording, just played faster. And, I'm pretty sure it's not Thurl.

Actually, the video is just showing two relatively similar versions. My new one is totally different, digital instead of analog, new voice, extra animals, and a quiz and song space.

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

If we were to replace farm themes in early childhood toys, what WOULD we replace them with?

There are lots of "zoo" and "safari" animal toys, as well as "woodland creatures" and "pets". No need to buy farm related stuff.

Kevy Baby · 01-24-2011, 02:24 PM

Is it just me or does CP's current avatar look like the stork just sh¡t the baby out?

Ghoulish Delight · 01-24-2011, 02:25 PM

I find farming to be a socially important topic to enforce. It's becoming more and more obvious that the level of abstraction between us and the source of our food has unintended and undesirable consequences. We need to continue SOME attempt to keep the idea that where our food comes from is a real, tangible place with life in the social milieu.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-24-2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Is it just me or does CP's current avatar look like the stork just sh¡t the baby out?

Close. More like birthed the baby.

China Illinois

Kevy Baby · 01-24-2011, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Close. More like birthed the baby.

You have your interpretation, I have mine

JWBear · 01-24-2011, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Is it just me or does CP's current avatar look like the stork just sh¡t the baby out?

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Close. More like birthed the baby.

Either way it must have been quite an unpleasant shock.

SzczerbiakManiac · 01-24-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Is it just me or does CP's current avatar look like the stork just sh¡t the baby out?

Is that version any less preposterous?

Not that I have "issues" with the stork legend, it just seems kind of funny to me to compare a silly myth to a silly illustration.

I meant this to be lighthearted and fear people are going to take great umbrage with my comments. I hope this is taken in the jovial manner in which it was written.

Kevy Baby · 01-24-2011, 04:27 PM

Who delivers baby storks?

01-24-2011, 02:08 PM	#8692
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	This makes me think. We feed our kids all this info about farms and farm animals, as there's a sort of traditional precedent that makes us link up children's education and farms. But really, doesn't that come from the days when lots of children were growing up ON farms, and it was only natural they should first be taught about their environment? "But kids LIKE farms," the culture at large responds. Hmm... do they like farms because they genuinely are interested in farming, or because it's what we've been teaching them about and producing toys for all this time? If we were to replace farm themes in early childhood toys, what WOULD we replace them with? Fun to muse on. Not particularly useful, but fun to think about. __________________ 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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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Is it just me or does CP's current avatar look like the stork just sh¡t the baby out? __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I find farming to be a socially important topic to enforce. It's becoming more and more obvious that the level of abstraction between us and the source of our food has unintended and undesirable consequences. We need to continue SOME attempt to keep the idea that where our food comes from is a real, tangible place with life in the social milieu. __________________ '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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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Who delivers baby storks? __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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