# Ina Goda Davida Baby

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ina-goda-davida-baby/53786>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 9, 2001, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ina-goda-davida-baby/53786 "2001-02-09T14:12:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Dick\_Vomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dick\_Vomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dick_Vomer)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ina-goda-davida-baby/53786/1 "2001-02-09T14:12:22Z")

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Saw the Oct. 96 article about pompatus or pompati or puppetutes of love.

I was wondering about Iron Butterfly’s one hit wonder.  
Help. What does it mean?

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ina-goda-davida-baby/53786/2 "2001-02-09T14:15:48Z")

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I can’ remember where I came across it (one of Poundstone’s books, maybe), but I’ve heard it explained as a VERY slurred rendering of “In the Garden of Eden”.

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**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ina-goda-davida-baby/53786/3 "2001-02-09T14:24:56Z")

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> \*Originally posted by CalMeacham \*  
> \*\*I’ve heard it explained as a VERY slurred rendering of “In the Garden of Eden”. \*\*

[Simpsons]“Hey Marge, remember when we used to make out to this hymn?”[/Simpsons]

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ina-goda-davida-baby/53786/4 "2001-02-09T14:54:02Z")

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An earlier thread on this subject:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=9584](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=9584)

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ina-goda-davida-baby/53786/5 "2001-02-09T14:58:39Z")

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This one kept me awake for a while last night, and I still cannot figure it out.

I hope you guys can help. Ive searched every where on the net but cannot find a solution.

Why do telephone keypads go from 1 to 9 but computer keypads go from 9 to 1?

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**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2001, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ina-goda-davida-baby/53786/6 "2001-02-09T21:02:03Z")

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**Twisty** , dude, you clicked the wrong button, methinks.

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**Author:** ![mipsman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mipsman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipsman)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2001, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ina-goda-davida-baby/53786/7 "2001-02-10T02:13:33Z")

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Speaking of the Simpson’s, remember when Bart handed out the music to In A Gadda Da Vida in church and the congregation sang it. “… twenty minutes later”, the organist passed out. I about passed out laughing.

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2001, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ina-goda-davida-baby/53786/8 "2001-02-10T06:15:51Z")

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Here, in excruciating detail, is the band’s story;  
[http://www.ironbutterfly.com/int.htm](http://www.ironbutterfly.com/int.htm)  
It’s in the interview.  
**scratch1300’s** post is correct.  
Peace,  
mangeorge