Sunday, May 29, 2005

So here is the plan, concerning the good Dane of whom I wrote.

I shall take from in his play a speech of copious goodness, and prepare it in fine dramatic style. I shall then replace the goodly words of that speech with words devoid of sense, that is, gibberish, but having the same vowel sounds and stresses as the words of the original speech. I shall then speak that speech exactly as if I were reading the original speech.

This will illustrate what power, if any, the pure sounds of Shakspere's writing have when removed from their meaning. Also, it has the humour benefit of allowing me to read earnestly a goodly lot of gibberish.

I do believe that if I present this with the right mix of seriousness, mystique, and intellectual analytical scientific detachment, I can convince the class and (most importantly) Dr. Frogley that they have witnessed something meaningful. Plus, it sounds fun, and makes thorough use of three of my top four intelligences.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Spoiled fruit and vegetables?

5 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I had vegetable for supper. There should be a rule for people with nothing to say to not say anything.

- Birdsalderscouncil

29 May, 2005 22:55  
Blogger Brendan McKendy said...

It took you until 9:08 PM to think of an idea we had discussed the previous day. Very nice.

Good luck with it, though. You'll have to find a good passage, and remember that "w" is a vowel sometimes.

30 May, 2005 10:02  
Blogger Anonymous said...

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Yezzer kith mogler imbanide koo fusser
Buh frims am ballows a thou praich us more June,
Ol koo kate awln zaden spa see ob fluddles,
Amb die ottothing emdem? Koo tie: koo freet;
Monore; amdie a freet koo faywee em
Ba war-pate amzah shous am badge ral jops
Jap sleth izairpoo, kizza tomsunnay jun
Beezowkree koo deeyisht. Koo tie, koo freet;
Koo freet: turjan skoo shleen: ay, shellza mug;
Sole lim bat freet ob guess yut shleens nay tun
Yen ye baz jussurb oth biss norpad poyre
Nusp dith us toz: bears bah lestept
Bat nates paramippy ub fo wrong rife;
Soar thoo yud gare buh yips amb storms ob kine,
Be otressul's lom, betroud nam's pomkune ree,
Be tames ob gestise abrub, beraw's guh ray,
Be imforemse ub awshiss ambah sturms
Baptathemp naylip ubbee um yullzee pates,
Yen dee dinselp nike tiz twiapus nape
Yib a dare dobtim? You buhd sarbles dare,
Koo brum tamb syeh pumber a yeary ripe
Gup bat buh gleg ub fun sim asple guess,
Bee um bestubbled tumpry slum you's dorm
Mo glaviddle lepurms, tubbers buh yill
Am nates a fraddle dare bothe itsyee gathh
Bam sly koo ubbles bap yee mo mawdub?
Buf tom chumps guzz nate towalbs ubba sawm;
Am bus buh daykid you ubblèz um yookum
Idsip reebowl bigguh tayer pask ubshock,
Ambemp erkrithes ub clake tith amboneck
Yiddif lebalb sare tummenks kuntall lie,
Ambrooza dainum apchum.

30 May, 2005 10:40  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

well, how are things? how did it go? is it an elephant in the room enough we can refer to 'it' (it to it) without needing specify any further?

- aves pigeontoedoid

30 May, 2005 18:48  
Blogger Anonymous said...

Hasn't gone yet. It's one of those things where we must all be prepard for one day, and they basically take a lottery to see who's when.

30 May, 2005 23:38  

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