# I want to hear James Spader recite "The Hunting of the Snark"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hear-james-spader-recite-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1016949>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 12, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hear-james-spader-recite-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1016949 "2025-04-12T04:57:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hear-james-spader-recite-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1016949/1 "2025-04-12T04:57:25Z")

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Just putting it out there.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hear-james-spader-recite-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1016949/2 "2025-04-12T06:17:50Z")

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Have you heard Mike Batt’s epic musical version?

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lOrMeh4SbTU/maxresdefault.jpg "02 Mike Batt The Hunting Of The Snark - Children Of The Sky") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOrMeh4SbTU)

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**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hear-james-spader-recite-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1016949/3 "2025-04-12T23:15:42Z")

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Would you settle for Jeremy Irons?

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-F_Cd4sKMo8/hqdefault.jpg "Jeremy Irons - The Hunting of the Snark (an Agony in 8 Fits)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F_Cd4sKMo8)

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hear-james-spader-recite-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1016949/4 "2025-04-12T23:18:32Z")

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Hey, welcome back, Nametag! I always liked your avatar!

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**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hear-james-spader-recite-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1016949/5 "2025-04-12T23:24:04Z")

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Or how about Boris Karloff?

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qmOj2dOTUEk/maxresdefault.jpg "Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting Of The Snark"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOj2dOTUEk)

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-hear-james-spader-recite-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1016949/6 "2025-04-13T01:58:04Z")

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James Spader probably wouldn’t like that version.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_b7KIrV82Vo/maxresdefault.jpg "James Spader Confirms The Blacklist Has Been Picked Up for a 10th Season | The Tonight Show") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b7KIrV82Vo)