Misheard quotes from Narnia to Chrismas Carols
Written on 24th Feb 2023 by Alex Lowery
In my last blog post, I wrote about some examples of misheard lines from the Muppet Christmas Carol. You can find that article here. In this article, I want to share more instances where I have misunderstood or misheard what people have said.
One example is from when I used to watch the BBC Narnia series when I was younger. Although I was obsessed with the show, there were still parts that confused me. One scene involved Peter Pevensie saying, “We don’t wish to be rude, Mr. Beaver, but, er, we are strangers.” However, in the BBC version of the show, there was no pause between “but” and “er,” so it sounded like he was saying “Butter” instead. I misheard the line “We don’t wish to be rude, Mr. Beaver Butter; we are strangers.” I was confused as to what butter had to do with beavers, and I remember quoting the line to my dad, who asked, “Beaver Butter? What’s that?” I think this happened because the children’s acting in BBC’s Narnia was not very good, and the boy who played Peter said the line too quickly. Even when I listen to it now, it still sounds like “Beaver Butter.” You can watch the clip below, and fast forward to 5 minutes and 35 seconds into the video.
Another example is from the song “Frosty the Snowman.” When I was a little kid, I loved this song and would always want to hear it again when it played on my school bus. However, I misheard the word “soul” as “snow,” so I thought the song went like this: “Frosty the Snowman was a very happy snow.” This makes me laugh when I think about it.
Another example involves the Christmas carol “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” When I was younger, I was obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine, and the helicopter’s name was Harold. So, when I heard this Christmas carol, I would often mishear “herald” as “Harold” and sing it as “Hark the Harold Angels Sing” instead.
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