Talk:Double-talk

Please, can any native speaker give some notable example? --Šedý (talk) 16:28, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
 * See this video for a demonstration from the master, Sid Caesar, who actually spoke no languages other than English and Yiddish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL7efWcaVnk  General Ization   Talk   16:35, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
 * A more lengthy example of Caesar's work. Everything he says in this performance is total nonsense (with some recognizable names thrown in), but it sounds like real speech (in 4 different languages).  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SqEmkwADmY   General Ization   Talk   02:33, 7 August 2015 (UTC


 * Of which kind of double-talk? Check out videos of Danny Kaye on youtube. Ileanadu (talk) 00:37, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Here's a sample of some of his double-talk in different languages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FjoCh2-QE Ileanadu (talk) 01:06, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

What about purposeful Spoonerism?
What about the purposeful use of Spoonerisms as satire or for comedic effect? An example is a series of routines done by The Capital Steps, but others have used it in phrases. They call these routines "Lirty Dies." In their own words,


 * "LIRTY DIES are what you get when you mix your basic national scandal with word-initialization-rejuxtaposition closely following the underlying precepts of harmony, alliteration and innuendo.


 * Lirty Dies follows a great political tradition: We're not quite sure what we're saying; you're not quite sure what you're hearing.
 * Some might say they are merely spoonerisms taken to ludicrous heights.
 * We think this is sad. Something comes over people when they learn to:


 * Whip their Flurds..or.. Spew up their Screech....
 * These are people who can:
 * Flo with the Go...with Mealthy Hinds and Lappy Hives...


 * People who....umm....
 * Follow their Hearts
 * (We'll let you do that one)"

http://www.capsteps.com/lirty/

Most of the examples on the page are political satire, but for a non-political, humorous routine, try: http://www.capsteps.com/lirty/spaceball.html

Ileanadu (talk) 00:49, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I added a "see also" link to Spoonerism. -- Beland (talk) 16:32, 9 September 2018 (UTC)