Friday, August 26, 2011

From a Beethoven moment to a Bush-speak moment

Time to chill out before we, music, please -- Tan, Tan, Tan, Tan -- cut!... go out to vote on Saturday. To set things in the right mood, here's a YouTube moment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkJGXUcvRWQ

Incidentally, TCB scores brownie points (with me) for his use of Hokkien. First, at his rally yesterday:

whah tng bo whah leow (changing the soup without changing the ingredients) -- a dig at TT, obviously.

And today, at his concluding pre-recorded address, he finished off with "thank you" in five languages, including a kam siah.

See beh ho, man!

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Last two items today... first, this is what George W. Bush aka "Dubya" once said: "A leadership is someone who brings people together." Hey, four Tans, are you listening?

There's even a website dedicated to Dubyaspeak:

http://www.dubyaspeak.com/

Secondly, with the London Olympics being staged next year, I should put here this one about Dubya (my favourite US comedian, I mean, politician) and the Beijing Olympics, before we all forget who he is:

GWB is about to give a speech at the "Bird Nest" stadium, on the lectern in front of VIPs, including the Chinese president, etc. He starts:

"O, O, O, O, O...."

Up rushes an aide (scroll and see below)
















"Sir, that's the Olympics symbol you're reading off the teleprompter."

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