according to an international phycology study, the #1 “earworm” world wide, is the Hawai’i five-oh theme song. the phenomenon, physiologically, is actually an auditory hallucination. so there it is, more then you ever needed to know about getting a song stuck in your head.
Since someone beat me to the “earworm” comment (my present earworm is “Let It Rain” by OK Go, because it shifts from 4/4 time to 3/4 time in the middle of a line), I’m going to join in the counting! π
unu, du, tri, kvar, kvin, ses, sep, ok, nau, dek π
My bad – it should have been 56, not 68. Isoroku, there are some contractions the site probably skipped over, was the personal name of the admiral assigned to plan the Pearl Harbor attack. The name “Fifty-eight”, Yamamoto Isoroku (ε±±ζ¬δΊεε ) in full , was a boast by his 58 year old father.
“Punch brothers, punch brothers, punch with care! Punch in the presence of the passenger!”
– “A Literary Nightmare” or “Punch, Brothers, Punch!” by Mark Twain.
This viral activity is referred to as a “meme”, and is not unique to our time. The above mentioned short story by Mark Twain is both hilarious and exactly the thing that happens to this day. Look it up! Read it! Love it!
And yes, this is the second consecutive time I’ve brought up Mark Twain. It’s partly because I’ve enjoyed Twain for decades. But it’s mostly because your comic, Brig, has the same flavor of day-to-day Americana that is captured so humorously and accurately.
Pete: Mark Twain is always welcome! Such a wit! … and uh, I am blushing. To be in the same paragraph with Mr. Twain is, well, an honor! Smiles to you for saying such things!
un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six…
;p
At the TV Tropes Wiki, such a song is called an “ear worm”.
set, huit, neuf, dix! :)!
according to an international phycology study, the #1 “earworm” world wide, is the Hawai’i five-oh theme song. the phenomenon, physiologically, is actually an auditory hallucination. so there it is, more then you ever needed to know about getting a song stuck in your head.
DANG IT! Now I have the Hawaii-five-0 song stuck in my head! Thanks D-hawk!
Earworm…. ah, yes… there is a DJ Earworm (find him on YouTube… masher, good stuff) and now it makes sense.
…and yes, silly squidlings… the french mispellings are on purpoise. Hee hee. It’s fun to count in french!
Count in French?
One croissant
Two croissants
Three …
mmmm, croissants…
For me, it’s the old “Mission Impossible” theme…
I like counting in Spanish…
One tequila
Two tequila
Three tequila
Floor.
Ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi, kyuu, jyuu. π
Since someone beat me to the “earworm” comment (my present earworm is “Let It Rain” by OK Go, because it shifts from 4/4 time to 3/4 time in the middle of a line), I’m going to join in the counting! π
unu, du, tri, kvar, kvin, ses, sep, ok, nau, dek π
(Esperanto, in case you’re wondering)
The oddest one (IMHO) is the counting system used by shepherds in the UK until around 1910 (collectively known as “Yan Tan Tethera”), because not only are the words so weird, they vary by region (sometimes as little as 30-40 miles apart!)…
wmcduff,
So, what’s Japanese for 68?
BB, according to the website I found, it’s “roku juu hachi” (literally “six ten eight”)
Mark, wondering if he’s walked into a bad double-entendre-based joke
My bad – it should have been 56, not 68. Isoroku, there are some contractions the site probably skipped over, was the personal name of the admiral assigned to plan the Pearl Harbor attack. The name “Fifty-eight”, Yamamoto Isoroku (ε±±ζ¬δΊεε ) in full , was a boast by his 58 year old father.
*hehe*
“Punch brothers, punch brothers, punch with care! Punch in the presence of the passenger!”
– “A Literary Nightmare” or “Punch, Brothers, Punch!” by Mark Twain.
This viral activity is referred to as a “meme”, and is not unique to our time. The above mentioned short story by Mark Twain is both hilarious and exactly the thing that happens to this day. Look it up! Read it! Love it!
And yes, this is the second consecutive time I’ve brought up Mark Twain. It’s partly because I’ve enjoyed Twain for decades. But it’s mostly because your comic, Brig, has the same flavor of day-to-day Americana that is captured so humorously and accurately.
That, by the way, is not a bad thing at all. π
Pete: Mark Twain is always welcome! Such a wit! … and uh, I am blushing. To be in the same paragraph with Mr. Twain is, well, an honor! Smiles to you for saying such things!