S&L Podcast - #467 - It Was Good Filk
/We get to the bottom of why it's called Fahrenheit 4-5-1 and which songs get stuck in our heads when we hear “Aes Sedai.” We finish up our thoughts on Planetfall by Emma Newman and kick off Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo.
WHAT ARE WE NOMMING?
Tom: Beef Curry
Veronica: Blackberries
QUICK BURNS
Geoff: The World Fantasy Award 2023 nominees have been announced!
BARE YOUR SWORD
"Katie - I have never in my life heard anyone call the book Fahrenheit four-five-one. Listening to this episode is the first time I've encountered it that way!
So now I'm googling around for an answer.
First I found a random forum where someone mentions that Ray himself says it that way in an interview.
And this article has a video clip of Ray Bradbury talking about why he wrote the book and at the very end he says it that way.
So I guess the answer is ""because the author says it that way"" but that doesn't answer the question of: But why does HE say it that way?
However, I learned something new today. Thanks!"
Tamahome: It sounds more like a police car.
Malcolm: In Australia we pronounce it Celcius 2-3-2
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"TRP: I'm probably the only one but everytime someone mentions Wheel Of Time's Aes Sedai, I start to sing the chorus from Simon and Garfunkel's The Boxer, under my breath.
Aes Sedai
Aes Sedai-dai-dai-dai-dai
Aes Sedai
Aes Sedai-dai-dai-dai-dai, dai-dai-Aes Sedai"
Katie hears Amy Grant's El Shaddai and Malcolm hears Too Shy by Kajagogo
Charles: Following with the cookie theme, my daughter works at a cookie shop in Orlando called Gideons Bakehouse. They're a gothic décor store with wonder cookies the size of your head (half pound). Every time we're in Orlando visiting our daughter we have to stop by there and pick up some cookies. One cookie last us two or three days (we cut it up like a pizza). They're sinfully good. Unfortunately they don't ship their desserts.
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"I have always said four hundred and fifty one because of the preceding Fahrenheit.
Though little side story about this discussion
My username is racer951y the 951 comes from a Porsche internal code number for the 944 Turbo.
So in the age of streamers reading my name out.... the 951 is usually saide as nine five one but it is supposed to be said nine fifty-one (and the base car is nine forty four).
Those numbers get even better in German. haha
racer951y"
BOOK OF THE MONTH DISCUSSION
KICK OFF
LAST THOUGHTS (spoilery)
PF: The Sir Mix-A-Lot Sung Soo filk
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