{"id":4561,"date":"2013-11-18T00:55:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T06:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/?p=4561"},"modified":"2013-11-18T00:58:42","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T06:58:42","slug":"syngables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/syngables\/","title":{"rendered":"Syngables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ouch. \u00a0That title. \u00a0&#8220;Syngables&#8221;? \u00a0Is that really necessary? Yes, I am afraid it is.<\/p>\n<p>This happens to me. \u00a0Okay. \u00a0I&#8217;ll hear a phrase that matches a certain syllable pattern, and I&#8217;ll immediately lapse into a song phrase that matches the pattern. \u00a0This probably happens more times than I can remember, but the one I lapse into more than anything else is the chorus of &#8220;Girlfriend in a Coma&#8221;.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_54965\"  width=\"474\" height=\"267\"  data-origwidth=\"474\" data-origheight=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j5b_V68mQ9k?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nFor my &#8220;Girlfriend In \u00a0A Coma&#8221; trigger to be flipped, the words will usually have to be a standalone phrase. \u00a0If you&#8217;re talking to me and you unwittingly utter a two-syllable word, followed two one-syllable words and another two-syllable word, I *probably* won&#8217;t start singing.<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, once triggered, I&#8217;ll immediately start singing &#8220;Girlfriend in a Coma&#8221; but with the different words. \u00a0I&#8217;m sure this is endearing.<\/p>\n<p>The other day, I unexpectedly had another &#8220;Syngable&#8221; moment . \u00a0I saw \u00a0a sign for a &#8220;Multi-Family Yard Sale&#8221; and without warning, a synapse fired and I sang the words to the tune of \u00a0&#8220;Sacrificial Bonfire&#8221;. \u00a0(I&#8217;m talking about the part where they say &#8220;Sacrificial bonfire [Multi-family yard sale]! \u00a0Must burn&#8230;&#8221; )<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_57903\"  width=\"474\" height=\"267\"  data-origwidth=\"474\" data-origheight=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hjaV60FHudo?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nI later realized that to make this phrase fit, the word &#8220;family&#8221; had to be sung as two syllables, not three. \u00a0Whoa, is that how I say &#8220;family&#8221;? \u00a0Aw, hell. \u00a0I think I do.<\/p>\n<p>Well, if it fits the chorus to an XTC song from the 1980&#8217;s, I guess it&#8217;s worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ouch. \u00a0That title. \u00a0&#8220;Syngables&#8221;? \u00a0Is that really necessary? 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