20 April 2009

Oh, come on

I understand the practice of "cleaning up" the language in certain movies so they can be aired on network television. However, why do they dub in such absurd phrases?



I didn't know that snakes were known for their monkey fighting skills.

6 comments:

Justin said...

Wow. And what is a "Monday to Friday Plane?"

Deb said...

Oh, come on Justin. A "Monday to Friday Plane" is one that doesn't fly on weekends...everyone knows that! ;-) This is great...I'm going to try to incorporate the term monkey fighting/fighters into my conversations.

Ellie Fish said...

The more I think about it (and I've thought about it probably way more than I should have) it sounds like an insult to working people. I mean, the phrase instantly brings to mind a regular work-week, something that would be considered pedestrian to Samuel Jackson's character. So, a "Monday-to-Friday" plane in his mind, is something low-rent, or common, and is just the kind of thing to be infested by monkey-fighting snakes. Now, I don't know what the alternative plane-type would be, but I'm fairly certain it wouldn't be infested with snakes. It would most likely be infested with something more exotic - like Montreal-flying macaws or money-flinging pandas.

Deb said...

It would definitely be the money-flinging pandas, if we're on the alternative flight to the low-rent, Monday-to-Friday plane. Not sure what the plane would be...maybe a Members' Franchaise plane? I'm sure I can come up with better, but that's all I've got right now.

Anonymous said...

This clip was featured on the Daily Show a few days ago, which means, Ellie, you're prescient! You called attention to this before John Stewart did! I will now have to read your blog daily to get the news that's too new and cutting-edge for the Daily Show. Good job!

-Oz

Ellie Fish said...

Maybe if Jon were unemployed, he'd have more time spend on YouTube. And what are you doing watching Daily Show and reading my blog when you have a candidacy to study for?