'Jack and the Beanstalk,' told with food-related slang
<p><span word="AA">AA</span>: <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Avi">Avi</span> <span word="Arditti">Arditti</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Rosanne">Rosanne</span> <span word="Skirble">Skirble</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="WORDMASTER">WORDMASTER</span>: <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span>, <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="dusting">dusting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vintage">vintage</span> <span word="WORDMASTER">WORDMASTER</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="segment">segment</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Burke">Burke</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Slangman">Slangman</span>." <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="listeners">listeners</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> "<span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beanstalk">Beanstalk</span>."</p><p><span word="DAVID">DAVID</span> <span word="BURKE">BURKE</span>: "<span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>."</p><p><span word="RS">RS</span>: "<span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="else">else</span>."</p><p><span word="AA">AA</span>: "<span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>."</p><p><span word="DAVID">DAVID</span> <span word="BURKE">BURKE</span>: "<span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> ...</p><p><span word="AA">AA</span>/<span word="RS">RS</span>/<span word="DAVID">DAVID</span> <span word="BURKE">BURKE</span>: " ... <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>!"</p><p><span word="DAVID">DAVID</span> <span word="BURKE">BURKE</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mustard">mustard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mustard">mustard</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mustard">mustard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couch">couch</span> ... "</p><p><span word="RS">RS</span>: "<span word="Potato">Potato</span>!"</p><p><span word="DAVID">DAVID</span> <span word="BURKE">BURKE</span>: "<span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="potato">potato</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couch">couch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="television">television</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couch">couch</span> <span word="potato">potato</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bacon">bacon</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cow">cow</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="butter">butter</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cow">cow</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span>, <span word="defective">defective</span>. [<span word="laughter">laughter</span>] <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="work">work</span>."</p>
页:
[1]