I was reading the comics when I came up today’s Bizarro strip that I honestly don’t get. It’s not online, as the archive is a month behind, so I’ll try my best to describe it. Three basketball players are facing away from you with the following names on their uniforms: “Owah,” Tagu," and “Siam.” Their coach admonished them, saying, “First off —you three. Never stand in that order.” I tried sound it out, but it doesn’t sound like anything familiar. A search only produce entries about fonts and an essay about a writer’s youth on the phrase, but with explanation of what it is. Anyone get the joke?
Get on your knees, and bow as you speak each word. Say it fast. Faster!
A grade school classic. You get someone to do some stupid action while saying the magic words faster and faster. Eventually it becomes evident to the observers that they are saying “Oh what a goose I am”, and hilarity ensues.
Never seen an episode of “The Odd Couple,” I take it.
Even better with Owah, Tanah (the “ah” sounded like the “a” in bad), and “Siam.”
Now we can discuss this in detail. Like, do the players have their names on the front of their uniforms, too? And if they do, then from the coach’s perspective, he’s looking at Siam, Tagu and Owah. Which doesn’t make any sense.
I’m sure Dan will address this next week in his blog.
Comedy gold I tell ya, comedy gold. Oh well they can’t all be zingers.
This was also used in an old D&D adventure module, with the DM encouraged to get one of the players to read the chant out loud (under the guise of role playing, I guess) in some appropriately dramatic moment.
Somewhere in 2nd Edition series modules I3-5, IIRC.
Paging Sofa King … Paging Sofa King …
Full name “Sofa King Wee Tah Did”
It’s big fun when you can get a whole group doing it, in the same way guys would stand up and say “I AM SPARTACUS!”
Owa Tasil Leegu Siam.
Owah Tajur Kiam was the favorite variation in my fourth grade class.
The bar version is Hah Vod Rin Con Mee.
I don’t get it. So fucking … wheat I did ?
Actually I misspelt; should be “Sofa King Wee Todd Did.” HTH.
“Sofa King Wee Todd Did.”
With the emphasis on Todd.
My 7 yo daughter is afraid of some pictures on the wall of our stairwell. I’ve helped her by giving her a magical phrase to say over and over again as she walks past. Yeah it’s the op.
She’ll kill me when she’s older.
CLASSIC!!! I love it when people do this to their kids!
Side note: I was recently told a very funny :dubious: story about somebody’s recent childbirth, and it is quite the gut buster. But it’s not my story, so I will have to get permission to post here. Stay tuned.
