Ides of March (Tuesday 3/15)

[Beej]

No, I think the song with the Full Metal Jacket sample is the Vanilla Ice song. This one's called "I'm So Horny" and it's on the South Park Chef Aid album. But, it's an actual song that Parker & Stone put on the Chef album & procede to make fun of with an audio commentary over it.

I've gotta Google. I'll be back.

[ggould]

Huh?  You mean, "Mos-c-cow," like "Cha-ka-Khan"?  I'm confused.

the proper pronunciation is "mus-ko-vah." which sort of rhymes with chaka khan.  i bet she'd make an attractive little nikita.

yes, according to an online English-Russian dictionary, it's moskva

[princessofcairo]

You mean the one with the sample from Full Metal Jacket?  
"me so horny, me luv you long time"

i thought she was from "missing in action?"

[Beej]

OK! OK! It's Mousse T vs Hot & Juicy. Here's a Media Player link thing from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B00000G2JM001013/0/102-5941479-4263337

[princessofcairo]

Something I never pulled out of this song, but according to Allmusic they are mourning the loss of John Lennon in these lyrics.

i could see that. if they were singing for yono. that would also explain why dave wants to wear the album as bling. bling.

then there's this.

[mshray]

Huh?  You mean, "Mos-c-cow," like "Cha-ka-Khan"?  I'm confused.

the proper pronunciation is "mus-ko-vah." which sort of rhymes with chaka khan.  i bet she'd make an attractive little nikita.

in cyrllic it is written MOCKBA, with c = s & b = v (sorta).  Lacking a 3rd vowel, I'm pretty sure it is only two syllables.  But I'll ask my Muscovite friend Elena for a ruling.  

[princessofcairo]

the "k" is its own syllable. it's nearly impossible to pronounce it as "musk-va."

[ggould]

Huh?  You mean, "Mos-c-cow," like "Cha-ka-Khan"?  I'm confused.

the proper pronunciation is "mus-ko-vah." which sort of rhymes with chaka khan.  i bet she'd make an attractive little nikita.

in cyrllic it is written MOCKBA, with c = s & b = v (sorta).  Lacking a 3rd vowel, I'm pretty sure it is only two syllables.  But I'll ask my Muscovite friend Elena for a ruling.  

I'm a former Russian Studies major (2nd out of four, the others being Biology, English, and finally Chemistry) so believe it!
 :oops:  :lol:  

[princessofcairo]

No, I think the song with the Full Metal Jacket sample is the Vanilla Ice song.

not vanilla ice. 2 live crew.

[princessofcairo]

I'm a former Russian Studies major (2nd out of four, the others being Biology, English, and finally Chemistry) so believe it!
 :oops:  :lol:  

such smarties here! i was really just poking fun at gaz for wanting people to pronounce "tokyo" as intended. i don't know nuthin' 'bout no russian. i just listen to my russian housemate who tries to teach me proper pronunciation. i can't pronounce it in two syllables, even if the k "syllable" is slight. but all i really meant was i prefer when it's pronounced properly as opposed to "mas-cow."

[ggould]

the "k" is its own syllable. it's nearly impossible to pronounce it as "musk-va."

I could be wrong; my grandmother was from Kiev, not Moscow.  If people pronounced it with three syllables, regardless of how it's spelled, that's good enough for me.

[ggould]

i was really just poking fun at gaz for wanting people to pronounce "tokyo" as intended.

I thought you were too, but then, you know how gullible I am!

[mshray]

i was really just poking fun at gaz for wanting people to pronounce "tokyo" as intended.

I thought you were too, but then, you know how gullible I am!

well in Japanese the pronunciation of Tokyo is borderline 3 syllables.  It is pronounced To-kyo, not Tok-yo.  It is composed of 2 kanji characters, one for To, meaning 'east' & one for Kyo, meaning capitol.  And 'kyo' comes out very nearly as 'keough' even amongst native speakers.

Kinda like anything with an R-L sequence in English.   Try saying 'world' or 'girl' without adding a little extra syllable between the R & the L.  For most people 'girl' rhymes wtih 'squirrel'.