# Julia Child - Autotuned! (Wait, don't go...!! Come back!!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 15, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566 "2012-08-15T14:29:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/1 "2012-08-15T14:29:12Z")
It’s not that bad!! Really! To celebrate Julia Child’s would-be 100th birthday, PBS auto-tuned stuff from her various shows. I am not an auto-tune fan, and to be frank I wasn’t sure EXACTLY what it was anyway. But this is actually kinda neat, and now I have the song stuck in my head, too. 😛 [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20621237,00.html](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20621237,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![redtail23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/2 "2012-08-15T14:43:16Z")
I thought that was just annoying. I liked the Mr. Rogers one, though. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,20602377,00.html](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20602377,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/3 "2012-08-15T14:54:54Z")
Wow, those videos put me in very different yet nostalgic moods. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/4 "2012-08-15T15:51:15Z")
I liked it. But then, my family and I think autotuning ourselves in Songify is high comedy. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/5 "2012-08-15T18:10:06Z")
I’m not the only one who misheard “Cook and cook and keep on cooking”, right? ---
**Author:** ![orderfire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orderfire/32/10908_2.png) [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/6 "2012-08-16T02:16:46Z")
Bring on the roasted potatoes! While I loathe auto tune on principle, I love Julia and got a huge kick out of this. She’s awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/7 "2012-08-16T13:10:06Z")
It was okay, but I liked the Bob Ross one better. Happy little clouds! I didn’t try the Fred Rogers. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/8 "2012-08-16T17:50:46Z")
Liked it but couldn’t figure out one line: she says “Bring on the roasted potatoes, bring on the…” …what? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/9 "2012-08-16T18:00:30Z")
Montrachet. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/10 "2012-08-16T18:00:51Z")
Why do people hate autotuned tunes? I’ve added a couple to my iTunes library (the Mr. Rogers one, one about [quantum theory](http://kottke.org/11/09/freeman-feynman-and-hawkings-autotuned)). I’ll check this out when I get home. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/11 "2012-08-16T18:03:49Z")
Because they sound weird and not everyone who puts out an auto-tuned video is necessarily any good at it. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/12 "2012-08-16T18:18:47Z")
Does anyone know who invented autotuning, and where this person lives? Also, does anyone know where I can purchase a sniper rifle? ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-autotuned-wait-dont-go-come-back/631566/13 "2012-08-16T18:46:50Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Montrachet. Oh! Thanks.