Talk:Double-talk

Please, can any native speaker give some notable example? --Šedý (talk) 16:28, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See this video for a demonstration from the master, Sid Caesar, who actually spoke no languages other than English and Yiddish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL7efWcaVnk General Ization ^Talk 16:35, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A more lengthy example of Caesar's work. Everything he says in this performance is total nonsense (with some recognizable names thrown in), but it sounds like real speech (in 4 different languages). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SqEmkwADmY General Ization ^Talk 02:33, 7 August 2015 (UTC

Of which kind of double-talk? Check out videos of Danny Kaye on youtube. Ileanadu (talk) 00:37, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a sample of some of his double-talk in different languages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FjoCh2-QE Ileanadu (talk) 01:06, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What about purposeful Spoonerism?[edit]

What about the purposeful use of Spoonerisms as satire or for comedic effect? An example is a series of routines done by The Capital Steps, but others have used it in phrases. They call these routines "Lirty Dies." In their own words,

"LIRTY DIES are what you get when you mix your basic national scandal with word-initialization-rejuxtaposition closely following the underlying precepts of harmony, alliteration and innuendo.

Lirty Dies follows a great political tradition: We're not quite sure what we're saying; you're not quite sure what you're hearing.

Some might say they are merely spoonerisms taken to ludicrous heights.

We think this is sad. Something comes over people when they learn to:

Whip their Flurds..or.. Spew up their Screech....

These are people who can:

Flo with the Go...with Mealthy Hinds and Lappy Hives...

People who....umm....

Follow their Hearts

(We'll let you do that one)"

http://www.capsteps.com/lirty/

Most of the examples on the page are political satire, but for a non-political, humorous routine, try: http://www.capsteps.com/lirty/spaceball.html

Ileanadu (talk) 00:49, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I added a "see also" link to Spoonerism. -- Beland (talk) 16:32, 9 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]