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Turtleneck Posted Tue 06 Nov, 2007 8:31 PM |
OH! I just got it! Gladly the Cross I'd Bear! It's a mondegreen!
Sometimes it takes me a few months. |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Tue 06 Nov, 2007 8:40 PM |
| and poor me who thought he was Gladly the cudly bear |
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Hanne Posted Tue 06 Nov, 2007 8:55 PM |
LOL
I never realised! Nor did I know the term mondegreen, but thanks to Wikipedia I do know lol |
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Ursina Posted Wed 07 Nov, 2007 9:54 AM |
Turtleneck wrote: OH! I just got it! Gladly the Cross I'd Bear! It's a mondegreen!
Sometimes it takes me a few months.
ahh Mrs Wordsmith in full swing ! hehehe :) Question is if Gladly himself knew it !? :-D |
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Wed 07 Nov, 2007 10:02 AM |
Turtleneck wrote: OH! I just got it! Gladly the Cross I'd Bear! It's a mondegreen!
Sometimes it takes me a few months.
Well done.However i bet you dont know the story behind it. ????? |
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flower_in_the_window Posted Wed 07 Nov, 2007 1:04 PM |
I'm assuming it's something other than the explanation of it that's already on wikipedia?
I knew what a mondegreen was, but didn't ralise your name was one Gladly. . . (d'oh!)
How are we anyway matey? xxx |
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Wed 07 Nov, 2007 1:16 PM |
You assume correct. Iam fine thanks , how are you?
Ive told the story behind the Gladly name before, i'll wait and see if someone else knows it. |
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 07 Nov, 2007 3:33 PM |
Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: Turtleneck wrote: OH! I just got it! Gladly the Cross I'd Bear! It's a mondegreen!
Sometimes it takes me a few months.
Well done.However i bet you dont know the story behind it. ?????
So, I bet you must be friends with Round John Virgin, aye?
There seem to be lots of Gladly stories.
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/k/e/keepthou.htm
http://www.deforestpress.com/excerpts/gladly.asp
http://b4thethrone.org/friends/gladly.html
http://www.amazon.com/Gladly-Cross-Eyed-Bear-McBain/dp/0446604941
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Wed 07 Nov, 2007 3:42 PM |
LMAO I didnt know all that stuff existed.
Your close with hymn reference. But thats not the whole of my source. |
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Wed 07 Nov, 2007 3:49 PM |
An extract expalining all:
I say that because misunderstandings can occur - though perhaps are more likely when one is comparatively young. A few weeks ago I heard the comedian Billy Connolly explain that as a young boy he was quite under the impression that there was a bear called "Gladly". One of my sisters had a similar instance. Singing carols round the piano with the family, aged about 8 or 9, she was heard to sing in 'Onward Christian Soldiers' "Christ the royal Master, leans against the phone"!
But to return to Billy Connolly, he, at a similar age, and in a similar context, heard his parents sing "Gladly the cross I'd bear" and was for quite a time under the impression that there was a bear called 'Gladly', and one who was cross-eyed, to boot. |
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Ursina Posted Wed 07 Nov, 2007 4:21 PM |
Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: An extract expalining all:
I say that because misunderstandings can occur - though perhaps are more likely when one is comparatively young. A few weeks ago I heard the comedian Billy Connolly explain that as a young boy he was quite under the impression that there was a bear called "Gladly". One of my sisters had a similar instance. Singing carols round the piano with the family, aged about 8 or 9, she was heard to sing in 'Onward Christian Soldiers' "Christ the royal Master, leans against the phone"!
But to return to Billy Connolly, he, at a similar age, and in a similar context, heard his parents sing "Gladly the cross I'd bear" and was for quite a time under the impression that there was a bear called 'Gladly', and one who was cross-eyed, to boot.
och now ya spoilt it for me ! I thought there's a squinty eyed bear. *sniff* :-D |
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ashleyb Posted Thu 08 Nov, 2007 12:22 AM |
Turtleneck wrote: OH! I just got it! Gladly the Cross I'd Bear! It's a mondegreen!
Sometimes it takes me a few months.
Haha, I had this moment a while back concerning the Damien Rice song cross-eyed bear. It happened while I was reading the brothers karamazov and he said something about 'the cross i'd bear' and this light bulb went off. And then I felt rather silly for not having noticed before. |
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flower_in_the_window Posted Thu 08 Nov, 2007 11:42 AM |
Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: You assume correct. Iam fine thanks , how are you?
Ive told the story behind the Gladly name before, i'll wait and see if someone else knows it.
I am not bad Gladly. Just got my tickets for Glasgow. Will you be joining us? No photo's, I promise!!! |
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Thu 08 Nov, 2007 11:52 AM |
I will be joining you all. Iam guessing you lot wont be queueing as early as usual because no doubt it will be freezing.
How about a meet up in mcchuills wish isnt tooo far away before the gig? |
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flower_in_the_window Posted Thu 08 Nov, 2007 11:58 AM |
Hee hee! I survived a frozen October queue a few years ago! I am undecided as of yet on the whole queue business!!!
I said after the last time that there was no way in hell I was doing it again, but you know me!!!
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