#995 Obamas Elf, Hanami, Obscure, Boomerang, Mondegreens

Show 995 Friday 13 March
Watch today’s show at YouTube or BlipTV.

Hi, I’m Sarah, welcome to The Daily English Show.

Today we’re studying a song called: All by Myself.
It was written by Eric Carmen and it came out in 1975.

It goes like this:

When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone

Living alone
I think of all the friends I’ve known
But when I dial the telephone
Nobody’s home

It’s pretty sad really.

And then the chorus goes:

All by myself
Don’t wanna be
All by myself anymore

And the reason why I’m talking about this song is because of a video I saw recently which I think is hilarious. The joke in the video is that all by myself sounds like Obama’s elf. Well it doesn’t really when I say it – but it does when he’s singing it … especially with the animation. It’s really funny. You have to go and see it if you haven’t already.

STICK NEWS

Kia ora in Stick News today the cherry blossoms have started blossoming in Fukuoka.

Every spring in Japan the Meteorological Agency and the public track the cherry-blossom front as it moves from Okinawa to Hokkaido.
The trees have started blossoming in Fukuoka 13 days earlier than the average and 11 days earlier than last year.

And that was Stick News for Friday 13th of March.
Kia ora.

TDES Niseko Snow Report
in Niseko Annupuri

Annupuri is the only ski field in Niseko where the snow is groomed before night skiing starts.
These snow groomers are called Pisten Bullys.
I think they look very cute … like three machine friends going for a walk together and having a chat.

Word of the Day

Today’s word is obscure.

Obscure means not well known or difficult to understand.

For example: For some obscure reason, he failed to turn up.

This is from today’s song:

Hard to be sure
Sometimes I feel so insecure
And love so distant and obscure
Remains the cure

friday joke

What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t come back?
A stick.

conversations with sarah
#627 Hana means flower, doesn’t it?

Step 1: Repeat Paula’s lines.
Step 2: Read Paula’s lines and talk to Sarah.

Paula What are cherry blossoms called in Japanese?

Sarah Sakura.

Paula And what do you call the parties?

Sarah Hanami.

Paula Oh, that’s right. Hana means flower, doesn’t it?

Sarah Yeah. And mi is look. Flower look.

Paula Why isn’t it called sakura mi?

Sarah I don’t know.

links

today's news
today's STICK NEWS pictures

music

show start
artist: Boom Tschak
album: Indietronic CCBit.
track: More Chocolate, Please
from: Former Yugoslavia
MySpace

nsr start
artist: Zeropage
album: Ambient Pills Update
track: Is It Real?
from: Switzerland
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

nsr bgm
artist: Kevin MacLeod
track: Bass Vibes
artist site
YouTube channel

WOD start
artist: DJ iPep's
album: Home Mix 2007
track: Game Toy
from: EVREUX, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

friday joke start
artist: AdHoc
album: Toutes directions
track: Sumbala
from: Annecy, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

cws start
artist: Wolfgang S.
album: Indietronic CCBit.
track: Dynamite
from: Belgrade, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia
artist site
MySpace

qa start
artist: ioeo
album: triptracks
track: triptrack2
from: Saint Raphael, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

qa bgm
artist: Reno Project
album: 1.0
track: Constellation
from: Paris, France
artist at Jamendo
album at Jamendo
MySpace
YouTube channel

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#994 Forrest Gump, Beer Window, Toilet Restaurant, Irreverent

Show 994 Thursday 12 March
Watch today’s show at YouTube or BlipTV.

Hi, I’m Sarah, welcome to The Daily English Show.

Have you ever seen Forrest Gump?

If you have you might enjoy a video called: Forrest Gump in One Minute, in One Take.

I think it’s really well done. As you can probably guess from the title, it tells the whole story of Forrest Gump, briefly, in one take.

It starts out like this:
I’m going to tell you the story of my life cause I’m simple. When I was young I had to wear special shoes and I met a girl called Jenny. And through some miracle I didn’t need my special shoes no more. I ran so well I played football. I got to meet the president of the United States. And then Jenny came back but she left again.
And you can go and watch the video to see how it ends.

The Acadia Report
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

If you’ve spent a bit of time drinking and playing pool, like me, then you may have noticed that you seem to get better at playing pool as you drink.

My friends and I used to talk about this theory quite a lot – and test it out … but not in any scientific way. And now I find that some professors at Acadia University are actually researching it.

They’ve called it the beer window and there’s a video about it on the Acadia channel on YouTube so go and check it out if you’re interested.

I’m sure they’re having fun doing that research.

STICK NEWS

Kia ora in Stick News today there’s a restaurant chain in Taiwan where people eat out of toilets.

A recent article in Time magazine reviewed a restaurant called Modern Toilet. The reviewer said it was a popular restaurant chain where customers eat sitting on toilet seats. Meals are served in mini toilet bowls and drinks in plastic urinals. Dessert is served on a squat toilet shaped dish. One diner was quoted as saying it was “a little gross” but “very progressive and irreverent, like a practical joke”.

And that was Stick News for Thursday 5th of March.
Kia ora.

TDES Niseko Snow Report
at MSK JR Apartment

thanks to: Woosuk

* Woosuk was a guest on Show 991

Are you a skier or a snowboarder?
Yeah, I’m a snowboarder.

Have you been to Niseko before?
No, it’s my first time. I’ve never been to Japan. I mean, like, I’ve never been to Japanese … mountain. So, it’s my first time in Hokkaido and I’ve never seen this kind of awesome powder so it was pretty interesting.

How does it compare to Korea?
Oh yes, totally different from the Korea and actually I went to Canada last year and then there was some powder but it was … it wasn’t as deep like … deep as Niseko’s powder, so it’s awesome.

Word of the Day

Today’s word is irreverent.

In today’s news someone said the toilet restaurant was irreverent.
So what does irreverent mean?

irreverent adj. (usually approving) not showing respect to sb/sth that other people usually respect

So it’s kind of like disrespectful, but in a good way.

conversations with sarah
#626 Alcohol makes you relax

Step 1: Repeat Dana’s lines.
Step 2: Read Dana’s lines and talk to Sarah.

Dana Why does drinking alcohol make you better at pool?

Sarah The guy in the video said it was something about your heart rate and also the relaxing effect.

Dana Alcohol makes you relax, so you can concentrate better?

Sarah Yeah, I think that’s what he said.

Dana But surely it’s not good if you’re too relaxed.

Sarah Yeah, I think you have to drink the right amount for it to have a positive effect on your game.

links

today's news
today's STICK NEWS pictures

music

show start
artist: Boom Tschak
album: Indietronic CCBit.
track: More Chocolate, Please
from: Former Yugoslavia
MySpace

The Acadia Report start
artist: DJ iPep's
album: Home Mix 2007
track: Concerto
from: EVREUX, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

nsr start
artist: Zeropage
album: Ambient Pills Update
track: Is It Real?
from: Switzerland
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

WOD start
artist: DJ iPep's
album: Home Mix 2007
track: Game Toy
from: EVREUX, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

cws start
artist: Wolfgang S.
album: Indietronic CCBit.
track: Dynamite
from: Belgrade, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia
artist site
MySpace

qa start
artist: ioeo
album: triptracks
track: triptrack2
from: Saint Raphael, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

qa bgm
artist: Reno Project
album: 1.0
track: Constellation
from: Paris, France
artist at Jamendo
album at Jamendo
MySpace
YouTube channel

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