tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316058320834405331.post8584751293754349301..comments2023-11-26T13:15:27.495-08:00Comments on Kindling: Mistakes and MondegreensChristi Krughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207062849832227699noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316058320834405331.post-50922700038877498102009-01-21T12:18:00.000-08:002009-01-21T12:18:00.000-08:00Dang, good idea! We'll call it the christikrugian ...Dang, good idea! We'll call it the christikrugian variation. That'll be the next change on the site, and the next news for the Facebook Group (hope you join).<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792748019798221372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316058320834405331.post-8196669546219039512009-01-21T11:59:00.000-08:002009-01-21T11:59:00.000-08:00Hilarious, Keith! Nice site. Sounds wonderful. Goo...Hilarious, Keith! Nice site. Sounds wonderful. Good luck on the new library building. Would it help to expand the search to friends named Monte Green?Christi Krughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10207062849832227699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316058320834405331.post-16583707566095988472009-01-21T09:04:00.000-08:002009-01-21T09:04:00.000-08:00Ms. Encourager of Writers, I have a writer for you...Ms. Encourager of Writers, I have a writer for you to encourage: Mandy Green. Yep, her name is a mondegreen of "mondegreen," and her first novel centers on a mondegreen—"Gesundheit whistle" misheard as "Gazoon High Twizzle." I’m the administrator of a flaky effort called <A HREF="http://www.mandygreenproject.com" REL="nofollow">Mandy Green Project</A>, largely aimed at helping make "mondegreen" a household word but also trying to use Mandy's novel to raise money for the local library. Please check out the site and tell all your friends named MANDY GREEN. They'll particularly like the page "What is a mondegreen?", with a killer video full of 'em.<BR/><BR/>I'm a native of Vermont, and this is my favorite mondegreen (from the Beach Boys' "Kokomo"):<BR/><BR/><I>To Martinique, that Monserrat mystique</I><BR/><BR/>misheard as<BR/> <BR/><I>Vermont’s unique, Vermont’s a rotten state</I>Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792748019798221372noreply@blogger.com