For my first video, I decided to share with you (how lucky you are!) a cartoon of my favorite animator. I'm sure you already heard of him. He's American, he's the father of Droopy, the Wolf, and many others... I'm talking about Tex Avery. This cartoon is for from being the most well known but I found it really representative of the humor and drawing of Tex Avery, and perfect also for an English class. You just have to push play to learn thousands of expressions.
Enjoy it
Symphony in slang-1951 by Tex Avery
See you
Guillaume
hahah when i first saw your link i thought you were fooling arround, but after i saw the video i was shocked it's really amazing:D
ReplyDeleteVery nice post guillaume. keep up the good work :P
Really, really, really cool!
ReplyDeleteIt's full of idiomatic expressions! I don't know how you found it but it is really impressive.
Nice job!
its perfect video :) thnx sailor boat :)
ReplyDeleteI think I didn't catch half of all those expressions, but some of them are very funny in deed !
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Guillaume I'll push "play" many times !
Those type of cartoons are awesome!! Congrats for bringing it!!!
ReplyDeleteI think the wait was worth it!
ReplyDeleteThx Guillaume for showing us that cartoons are not only for kids!
Here are some of the expressions:
ReplyDeleteWhat's cooking?
How's tricks?
Mr Noah Webster
Sure thing.
He was born with a silver spoon in my mouth
I grew up overnight.
One day at the crack of dawn
I got up with the chickens
they were short-handed
I couldn't cut the mustard
He gave me the gate
I was in my little hole in the wall
I made some dough
I got goose-pimples
She wore her hair in a bun
We went around together painting the town red
She let her hair down and ate like a horse
My check bounced
I gave him the slip
The law was on my heels
I put my foot in my mouth
he sent me up the river
I raised a big stink
There was a lot of red tape
I caught a grey-hound to NY
I dropped in on Mary
She was on her high horse
I couldn't touch her with a 10 foot pole
We were hanging around
He played by ear
I heard on the grapevine
That burned me up
He was feeding her a line
I tried to chisel in
He got in my hair
It was raining cats and dogs
I was feeling blue
I was a beachcomber
I sent a cable
I got a wire
I hot-footed it over to her apartment
He had his hands full
I died laughing
Has the cat got your tongue?
It was confusing, but funny ;)
ReplyDeletewow, lots of expressions! nice video!
ReplyDeleteThen I seemed to grow up overnight. One day at the crack of dawn, I got up with the chickens to hunt a joband got a job slinging hash because the proprietor was shorthanded. But I couldn't cut the mustard, so theguy gave me the gate.So I went back to my little hole in the wall. I was beside myself with anger. Then I decided to get a trainticket to Texas and there made some dough punching cattie. From there I flew to Chicago. There a beautifulgirl stepped into the picture.Our eyes met. My breath came in short pants, and I got goose pimples. I was all thumbs. Mary's clothes fither like a glove. She looked mighty pretty with her hair done up in a bun. She had good-looking pins, too.Finally, she gives me a date. I put on my white tie and tails, and, brother, did she put on the dog!We went around together for some time... painting the town red, going to the Stork Club... and a box at theopera. After the opera, I had a cocktail, and Mary had a Moscow Mule. At dinner, Mary let her hair downand ate like a horse. By then, my money was running out on me, so I write a check. It bounced. Brother, Iwas really in a pickle. The proprietor drew a gun on me, but I gave him the slip and hid in the foothills. In notime, the law was on my heels.On the witness stand, the judge tried to pump me, but it seemed that every time I opened my mouth, I putmy foot in it. So he sent me up the river to do a stretch in the jug. I was up against it and felt myself goingto pot. But I raised a big stink, and they finally let me talk to an undercover man. After going through a lotof red tape, he sprung me. It sure felt good to stretch my legs again, and I went straight to the bus stationand caught a Greyhound for New York.On arriving, I dropped in on Mary and threw myself at her feet. I asked her to marry me, but she turned herback on me and got on her high horse. I couldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole. She wouldn't say a word.Guess the cat had her tongue. So I walked out on her.
ReplyDeleteAfter that I went to pieces. Feeling lonely, I went down to Joe's Malt Shop where a bunch of the boys werehanging around. Ah, the music was nice. The guy at the piano played by ear. I felt a tug at my elbow. It wasthe soda clerk. We sat down and chewed the rag a while.I heard from the grapevine that Mary was going around with an old flame. That burned me up because Iknew he was just feeding her a line. But the guy really spent his money like water. I think he was connectedwith the railroad. As they danced, I tried to chisel in, but the guy got in my hair, so I left.Outside it was raining cats and dogs. I was feeling mighty blue, and everything looked black. But I carriedon. I went to the Thousand Islands. There I became a beachcomber. But I still thought of Mary, and a tearran down my cheek.So I send her a cable. Next day, she sends me back a wire. I rushed back to the US on a cattle boat andhotfooted it over to Mary's apartment. But when I opened the door, I noticed quite a few changes.Why, Mary, Mary had a bunch of little ones. The groom had his hands full, too. So, all this struck me sofunny that I died laughing. And here I am.Well, what do you think? Did you follow me?