Complete diversion here...
Brad Delong complained recently that Siri was interpreting "surely" as "Shirley". He doesn't even know anyone called Shirley.
And in the perverse way my brain works I was thinking back to a 1987 show by Billy Bragg at the Coogee Bay Hotel and him singing Greetings to the New Brunette. (It is a song about a relationship with "Shirley".)
Due to the magic of YouTube I could find a live recording of the same song from the same tour (this time in Wellington New Zealand).
There is no video - but headphones make it worthwhile:
Reminds me of the 1980's movie "Flying High"
ReplyDeleteRumack: Can you fly this plane, and land it?
Ted Striker: Surely you can't be serious.
Rumack: I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.
Billy Bragg and Wilco doing Guthrie on Mermaid Avenue is worth checking out.
ReplyDeleteThe movie is "Airplane.". And I had the same reaction. I read John's post on my email had to come here to post here that it reminded me of that movie.
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