Errors-To: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Reply-To: tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Sender: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Precedence: bulk From: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org To: tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Subject: tmbg-list Digest #30-2 tmbg-list Digest, Volume 30, Number 2 Friday, 2 June 2000 Today's Topics: TMBG: tmbg-list FAQ TMBG: Hearing Aid question TMBG: new music Re: TMBG: Linnell Eye Twitch! TMBG: Re: new music TMBG: Re: Hearing Aid question TMBG: Re: Re: Hearing Aid question TMBG: A Spanking New List Member Re:TMBG: A Spanking New List Member Re:TMBG: A Spanking New List Member Re: TMBG: Re: Re: Hearing Aid question Re: TMBG: Re: Re: Hearing Aid question Re: TMBG: Linnell Eye Twitch! Re: TMBG: Re: Hearing Aid question Re: TMBG: Linnell Eye Twitch! TMBG: Re: Except You? Re:TMBG: A Spanking New List Member TMBG: Re: Hearing Aid question TMBG: Re: (none) TMBG: Re: Except You? TMBG: Re: (none) TMBG: Re: Except You? 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Dexter Flansburgh http://community.webtv.net/GhostKrabb http://www.hello.to/Bootlegs (my tape trade page) ------------------------------ From: deuels@juno.com Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 09:56:43 -0400 Subject: TMBG: new music Message-ID: <20000601.095655.-1647177.0.deuels@juno.com> ive been away from the list for a while and i am now reading about new music that TMBG has come out with could anyone tell me where i can find some of the new songs by TMBG or even Mono Puff thanks, Deuels Get Paid to surf the web make cash just for going to your favorite web sites http://www.GoToWorld.com/getpaid/default.asp?rid=1059292829 ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 10:47:22 -0400 From: Adrienne Spruill Message-ID: <393525FA.5D837B0D@epix.net> Organization: Student Subject: Re: TMBG: Linnell Eye Twitch! Yep. -A CallMeDoctorWorm@aol.com wrote: > > Another DFB reference, while I'm at it: > > Has anyone else mentioned that is says "THEY MIGHT BE BIG BIG FAKE FAKE LIES" > at the top of the box when you unfold it? I saw that a while ago and I still > think it's rather humorous. > > "More that enough." > Dr. Rick Worm > Chief of Surgical Staff > The Worm Clinic > Shaker Heights, Ohio ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20000601152900.73234.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Christina Rockwell" Subject: TMBG: Re: new music Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 11:29:14 -0400 www.emusic.com The mp3 only releases are there as are some albums. if you are bad use napster. Don't do that though, pay the johns what they are due....(or something that i am supposed to say not to be jumped on this list.) ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 9:56 AM Subject: TMBG: new music > ive been away from the list for a while and i am now reading about new > music that TMBG has come out with could anyone tell me where i can find > some of the new songs by TMBG or even Mono Puff > thanks, > > Deuels > > > Get Paid to surf the web > make cash just for going to your favorite web sites > http://www.GoToWorld.com/getpaid/default.asp?rid=1059292829 > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 11:30:03 -0400 From: "Bryce" Message-ID: <8h5vlm$1rks$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: Hearing Aid question Dexter Flansburgh wrote in message news:9667-39366252-3487@storefull-247.iap.bryant.webtv.net... > Does anyone know where the sample heard at the beginning of Hearing Aid > is from? Or even what it is, for that matter? It sounds to me like some > old man saying something. Sounds like it ends with "your mercy," but I could never make out what the first part is. Bryce I can just barely hear you. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <004f01bfcbe2$b7abcbc0$34b4a4c1@thelimes> From: "Uncle Squid" Subject: TMBG: Re: Re: Hearing Aid question Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 17:01:46 +0100 I've been singing "Invisable your mercy" or "Mirerable your mercy" because I've never actually found out what the damned thing says. It did occur to me that it's unhearable because of the song's title. Uncle Squid - Still on the Apollo 18 cover > > Does anyone know where the sample heard at the beginning of Hearing Aid > > is from? Or even what it is, for that matter? It sounds to me like some > > old man saying something. > > Sounds like it ends with "your mercy," but I could never make out what the > first part is. > > Bryce > I can just barely hear you. > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 09:40:18 -0700 Message-Id: <200006011640.JAA04002@mail11.bigmailbox.com> From: "mark sink" Subject: TMBG: A Spanking New List Member Hello Everyone, Just thought I'd let all of you know that I just joined the list. However I've been a fan since the early 90's. I've see the John's only once, and that was last October. In fact it was the very first show of that tour! Well, (that's a deep subject), I'm glad to be here on the list which I think will prove to be the center of TMBG Info. Hope to Speak to you soon! Still Trying to figure how to sing like a girl, "The Legendary Madmarkas" Visit my Site at * ------------------------------------------------------------ Do you hate clowns? Get Free Email at http://www.ihateclowns.com Secrets Revealed: Trivia http://go.MailBits.com/trivia.asp?11739.1 ------------------------------ From: karinh@sterl.com Message-Id: <0006019598.AA959881744@smtplink.sterl.com> Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 13:49:02 -0400 Subject: Re:TMBG: A Spanking New List Member Okay, Markas, we've just got Three Questions For You - - - What..... is your name ?? What..... is your quest ?? What..... is your opinion of Scott Cohen, Napster, &/or veal cutlets ?????? Pleased to meet you, Markas - - - Karin H ** FREE THE EXPO 67 ** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 09:53:42 -0700 Message-Id: <200006011653.JAA05480@mail11.bigmailbox.com> From: "mark sink" Subject: RE: Re:TMBG: A Spanking New List Member My Name is Mark Sink My Quest is to seek the Holy Pail and personaly I like Scott's Nappy Cutlets, they're a little chewy but great with some BBQ sauce. Thanx for the Welcome Karin! Still Trying to figure how to sing like a girl, "The Legendary Madmarkas" Visit my Site at * ------------------------------------------------------------ Do you hate clowns? Get Free Email at http://www.ihateclowns.com Secrets Revealed: Trivia http://go.MailBits.com/trivia.asp?11739.1 ------------------------------ From: Kaylum@aol.com Message-ID: <3f.587522d.2668142c@aol.com> Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:31:56 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Re: Hearing Aid question Tsk tsk, guys, I'm 99.9% sure this is on the faq. The sample is "Have mercy Lord, have mercy." Kay ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 14:09:27 -0600 From: "makebase" Message-ID: <8h6fq5$25sg$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Re: Hearing Aid question Is that the tmbg.org FAQ list? I don't see it. (Though I may be blind.) Kaylum@aol.com wrote in message <3f.587522d.2668142c@aol.com>... >Tsk tsk, guys, I'm 99.9% sure this is on the faq. The sample is "Have mercy Lord, have mercy." > >Kay ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20000601201822.45930.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: Re: TMBG: Linnell Eye Twitch! Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 20:18:22 GMT Dr. Rick Worm: >Another DFB reference, while I'm at it: > >Has anyone else mentioned that is says "THEY MIGHT BE BIG BIG FAKE FAKE >LIES" >at the top of the box when you unfold it? I saw that a while ago and I >still >think it's rather humorous. Yeah, I just checked that a few days ago. It's kind of odd, though, because the words on the package don't exactly match up with the lyrics to "They Might Be Giants." Instead of "They might be fake, they might be lies," the package says, "They might be big, they might be fake." -- Eat your broccoli, Nathan, who might be big, big, fake, fake lies DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/ ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20000601202107.71562.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: Hearing Aid question Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 20:21:07 GMT Bryce: >Dexter Flansburgh wrote in message >news:9667-39366252-3487@storefull-247.iap.bryant.webtv.net... > > Does anyone know where the sample heard at the beginning of Hearing Aid > > is from? Or even what it is, for that matter? It sounds to me like some > > old man saying something. > >Sounds like it ends with "your mercy," but I could never make out what the >first part is. The most likely interpretation that I've heard is that it's "Lord, your mercy," played backwards and then forwards. (No, I didn't come up with that myself, but I forget who did.) -- Eat your broccoli, Nathan DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/ ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 14:42:27 -0600 From: "makebase" Message-ID: <8h6ho3$27c6$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: Linnell Eye Twitch! The words match up to the 1985 Demo Tape version of the song. Nathan Mulac DeHoff wrote in message <20000601201822.45930.qmail@hotmail.com>... >Dr. Rick Worm: >>Another DFB reference, while I'm at it: >> >>Has anyone else mentioned that is says "THEY MIGHT BE BIG BIG FAKE FAKE >>LIES" >>at the top of the box when you unfold it? I saw that a while ago and I >>still >>think it's rather humorous. > >Yeah, I just checked that a few days ago. It's kind of odd, though, because >the words on the package don't exactly match up with the lyrics to "They >Might Be Giants." Instead of "They might be fake, they might be lies," the >package says, "They might be big, they might be fake." >-- >Eat your broccoli, >Nathan, who might be big, big, fake, fake lies >DinnerBell@tmbg.org >http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/ > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:50:40 -0500 From: "Polaris" Message-ID: <8h6i9t$27p4$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: Except You? > I don't recall any song, released or otherwise, that fits that description. > If there's an mp3 of it, it's probably misslabeled, like many mp3s on > Napster are. Yeah, for example, I recently found one entitled "They Might Be Giants - 88 Lines about 44 Women". This song is, of course, by the Nails and doesn't sound remotely like TMBG(not to mention the fact that the singer is a sex-crazed misogynistic racist, none of which our buddies J&J are. That we know of. Polaris "I'm not even supposed to be here today!" -Dante Hicks "There are a million fine-lookin' women out there, but they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on ya." -Silent Bob ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:58:17 -0500 From: "Polaris" Message-ID: <8h6io6$2843$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: Re: Re:TMBG: A Spanking New List Member > What..... is your name ?? Rocky the Flying Avocado. > What..... is your quest ?? To sit around waiting for the next album. > What..... is your opinion of Scott Cohen, Napster, &/or veal cutlets ?????? Blue...no...yelloooooooooooow! Polaris "I'm not even supposed to be here today!" -Dante Hicks ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:56:02 -0500 From: "Polaris" Message-ID: <8h6ijv$2814$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: Hearing Aid question > Does anyone know where the sample heard at the beginning of Hearing Aid > is from? Or even what it is, for that matter? It sounds to me like some > old man saying something. In sound terms, it's almost a palindrome. Listen to it backwards sometime and you'll find it nearly identical. Sounds like "Ur is a murrr your mercy." > Have either of the Johns ever commented on this? Not that I know of. Somebody should have brought that up in the chat not too long ago. Polaris "I'm not even supposed to be here today!" -Dante Hicks ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 16:04:19 -0500 From: "Polaris" Message-ID: <8h6j3g$28gb$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: (none) >Q: How many times a day do you wash your hands? Twenty thousand million times. >Q: Name the first concert you ever went to: & name the first good concert you went to: uhhhh..... some symphony. I've never been to a good concert. >Q: Are you obsessed with anything? What is it? mwahaha... Please, not here. There are children present. >Q: What is your favorite word? Nystagmus. For those of you that don't know, that's the rapid twitch drunk people get in their eye when they look off to the side. >Q: Do you drink milk? Only from glasses standing in between extinction in the cold and explosive radiating growth. >thank you, from the bottom of my G3! Apple sucks. Translation:Flame/Support me now! Polaris "I'm not even supposed to be here today!" -Dante Hicks ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:12:56 -0600 From: "makebase" Message-ID: <8h6jh7$28t1$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: Except You? Still, "88 Lines About 44 Women" is a pretty cool song, but you're right, it's not very TMBG-esque, except for that mechanical drum beat in the background. Polaris wrote in message <8h6i9t$27p4$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org>... >> I don't recall any song, released or otherwise, that fits that >description. >> If there's an mp3 of it, it's probably misslabeled, like many mp3s on >> Napster are. > >Yeah, for example, I recently found one entitled "They Might Be Giants - 88 >Lines about 44 Women". >This song is, of course, by the Nails and doesn't sound remotely like >TMBG(not to mention the fact that the singer is a sex-crazed misogynistic >racist, none of which our buddies J&J are. That we know of. > > >Polaris >"I'm not even supposed to be here today!" -Dante Hicks >"There are a million fine-lookin' women out there, but they don't all bring >you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on ya." -Silent Bob > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:15:06 -0600 From: "makebase" Message-ID: <8h6jl8$291b$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: (none) >>thank you, from the bottom of my G3! >Apple sucks. Translation:Flame/Support me now! I lend you all my support! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 19:53:44 -0500 From: "Polaris" Message-ID: <8h70hk$2h4u$1@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: Re: Except You? > TMBG(not to mention the fact that the singer is a sex-crazed misogynistic > racist, none of which our buddies J&J are. That we know of. Whoops, forgot to close the parenthesis.) There ya go. Polaris "I'm not even supposed to be here today!" -Dante Hicks ------------------------------ Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20000601222758.0095ab60@mail.clemson.edu> Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 22:28:09 -0400 From: Adam Tyner Subject: TMBG: Instrumental version of WUFTM Robot Parade Hey, here's a goofy way to hear an instrumental version of the WUFTM version of Robot Parade. When playing the song in Winamp (or your mp3 player of choice), move the balance to 100% left. For whatever reason, all the vocals were mixed in the right channel. ------------------------------ End of tmbg-list Digest #30-2 *****************************