# I am going to kick myself when this comes to me but... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 7, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999 "2017-11-07T21:35:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/1 "2017-11-07T21:35:03Z")
…in the meantime, I am looking for a song. I’ve got just a snippet of it. Only one word and no tune. First there is a slight modulation of the key, then six syllables (da-da da-da, da, da) followed by (I think) “No [something] no.” “Da-da da-da da, da, No, [cat?], no.” Anybody? ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/2 "2017-11-07T21:37:50Z")
Wow, amazing. Not two minutes after I type this, the answer comes to me. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” “Granny does your dog bite? No, child, no.” But I will bet someone here could figure it out. So, since I can’t delete the post, I’ll just leave this here. I will go kick myself now. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/3 "2017-11-07T21:51:23Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > But I will bet someone here could figure it out. I’ll take that bet, you’re gonna regret… ---
**Author:** ![StrTrkr777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@StrTrkr777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrTrkr777)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/4 "2017-11-07T22:15:55Z")
This reminds me of a Married with Children episode. In it Al, was humming a short tune, and went like hmmm, hmmm, him. He could not remember the name of the song. He went to an old school record shop and the guy there was naming songs that were obscure with less information and when Al got to him, he did not know the song. The song finished on the oldies radio station and Al thinks he has it figured out based on the line and the DJ said, most people think the song is named ‘blah’ (whatever Al thought the name was) but it is not, and the radio goes out before Al can hear the real title. Glad you figured out the song before it drove you insane. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/5 "2017-11-07T22:25:34Z")
“Granny does your dog bite? No, child, no” is part of The Devil Went Down to Georgia?? I wonder what I thought they were saying. “Master of the house…” ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/6 "2017-11-09T17:00:32Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > “Granny does your dog bite? No, child, no” is part of The Devil Went Down to Georgia?? I wonder what I thought they were saying. Aint that the truth! :smack::smack: ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/7 "2017-11-09T17:08:30Z")
> [@StrTrkr777](#): > > This reminds me of a Married with Children episode. > > In it Al, was humming a short tune, and went like hmmm, hmmm, him. He could not remember the name of the song. He went to an old school record shop and the guy there was naming songs that were obscure with less information and when Al got to him, he did not know the song. The song finished on the oldies radio station and Al thinks he has it figured out based on the line and the DJ said, most people think the song is named ‘blah’ (whatever Al thought the name was) but it is not, and the radio goes out before Al can hear the real title. > > Glad you figured out the song before it drove you insane. Not wishing to brag–because I am horrible with IDing tunes–but I knew that tune the first time Al hummed it. The rest of my life? Downhill slide. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/8 "2017-11-09T17:25:52Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Not wishing to brag–because I am horrible with IDing tunes–but I knew that tune the first time Al hummed it. The rest of my life? Downhill slide. Also not going to brag (actually, I’m feeling deep shame) but the moment I saw the mention of “hmmm, hmmm, him” I remembered that [it was actually “go with him”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EyadKDhgBU) that Al remembered. Meanwhile, the neurons that remembered all of the presidents and state capitals have been erased… ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/9 "2017-11-09T17:47:07Z")
^ Children’s names? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/10 "2017-11-09T18:06:11Z")
‘Cuz I’m the best there’s ever been! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/11 "2017-11-09T18:07:16Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > “Granny does your dog bite? No, child, no” is part of The Devil Went Down to Georgia?? I wonder what I thought they were saying. > “Master of the house…” I knew the lyric but I can understand why someone might mishear it. But what does _Les Miserables_ have to do with it? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/12 "2017-11-09T18:23:19Z")
I’m remembering the old _Honeymooner’s_ [episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF6ITeJ7EM0), when Ralph wins a spot ona TV show similar to “Name That Tune” and has neighbor Ed Norton test him by playing tunes on the piano. Ed always starts off by warming up with the starting notes of _Swanee River_, which drives Ralph to fits of fury. Ralph is finally prepped and appears on the show, gets to the final week to go for $99,000, and of course the first question is “Who was the composer of _Swanee River_?” ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/13 "2017-11-09T19:15:01Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m remembering the old _Honeymooner’s_ [episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF6ITeJ7EM0), when Ralph wins a spot ona TV show similar to “Name That Tune” and has neighbor Ed Norton test him by playing tunes on the piano. Ed always starts off by warming up with the starting notes of _Swanee River_, which drives Ralph to fits of fury. Ralph is finally prepped and appears on the show, gets to the final week to go for $99,000, and of course the first question is “Who was the composer of _Swanee River_?” “Hamamamammmmaaaaa…Ed Norton?” ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/14 "2017-11-09T20:41:06Z")
> [@DooWahDiddy](#): > > I knew the lyric but I can understand why someone might mishear it. But what does _Les Miserables_ have to do with it? In the spirit of the thread, I managed to conflate two Seinfelds, the one where George is singing “Master of the House” and it rubs off on Elaine’s dad who’s singing it later, and the one where Steinbrenner is mondegreening “Heartbreaker”: love taker, cruel baker run this prison like a man. Heart breaker, love-taker, shoe-maker, won’t you cut my shoes for free. Heartbreaker, Brubaker… ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/15 "2017-11-09T21:17:45Z")
Hey, don’t you mess around with me! ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/16 "2017-11-09T22:31:16Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > In the spirit of the thread, I managed to conflate two Seinfelds, the one where George is singing “Master of the House” and it rubs off on Elaine’s dad who’s singing it later… Ahh, I see. Funny thing about that episode; if you know the song well, you’ll notice Elaine’s dad is singing a completely different melody at the end. Like, he clearly doesn’t know the song, at all. I read that actor was a bit of a bear to work with, and I can just imagine him being like, “Yeah, yeah, it goes a little something like this, whatever, where’s my Scotch?” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/17 "2017-11-10T14:47:57Z")
> [@DooWahDiddy](#): > > I read that actor was a bit of a bear to work with, and I can just imagine him being like, “Yeah, yeah, it goes a little something like this, whatever, where’s my Scotch?” 😃 😛 After I read about him wielding a big knife on-set, I have an even harder time watching that episode! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/18 "2017-11-10T16:02:47Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > 😛 After I read about him wielding a big knife on-set, I have an even harder time watching that episode! The boxed set has some commentary about Lawrence Tierney, saying that he was supposed to be in several episodes as a semi-regular, but the cast and crew were terrified of him, so it never went anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/19 "2017-11-10T16:32:12Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > 😛 After I read about him wielding a big knife on-set, I have an even harder time watching that episode! Wow! I guess they could have recast him, like they did with Jerry’s dad, Lloyd Braun, etc., but maybe they were scared off from the idea of _anyone_ playing Elaine’s dad after that… ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999/20 "2017-11-10T16:47:59Z")
> [@StrTrkr777](#): > > This reminds me of a Married with Children episode. > > In it Al, was humming a short tune, and went like hmmm, hmmm, him. He could not remember the name of the song. He went to an old school record shop and the guy there was naming songs that were obscure with less information and when Al got to him, he did not know the song. The song finished on the oldies radio station and Al thinks he has it figured out based on the line and the DJ said, most people think the song is named ‘blah’ (whatever Al thought the name was) but it is not, and the radio goes out before Al can hear the real title. > > Glad you figured out the song before it drove you insane. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPrZZUuxXaU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPrZZUuxXaU) 😃 The actual song: [Arthur Alexander - Anna (Go to Him)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rHcvYa93sU)