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I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more coibell

Occasionally I mispronounce things. It's both a curse and a blessing.

It's a curse because at the Naperville Ribfest on Sunday, I got really excited when I found out what band was coming out at 8:30. I turned to Dave and said, "Dude! The band that plays that cowbell song is here! In Naperville!"

Dave, who spent most of his life living on a planet that only plays B96, he said, "I have no idea what you're talking about. What band?"

And I replied, "Dude, c'mon. Blue Oyster Coit."

It's a blessing because I decided not to correct myself, so now, for the rest of his life, whenever "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" comes on and Dave's in a room full of a bunch of strangers that he wants to schmooze with, he's going to say "Oh, great song, I love Blue Oyster Coit!" Which I find really, really amusing.

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

7 Comments

#1 Caleb

Heh. Feel fortunate that you were only a syllable away from saying "Blue Oyster Coitus"

July 3, 2007 09:17 AM
#2 Chris

How sad that you kids only know BOC as the "more cowbell" band. In any case, I also find it funny for your friend that he his misinformation will cause future embarrassment.

July 3, 2007 09:44 AM
#3 Hector

Hands down the greatest SNL skit of the last 10 years.

July 3, 2007 10:54 AM
#4 Hector

Talking about the more cowbell skit-as if I needed to clarify.

July 3, 2007 10:55 AM
#5 Alan

So how did that happen, it's not exactly a tongue twister. You must have been trying to say oyster and cult at the same time...? coit? haha

July 3, 2007 11:33 AM
#6 Cheryl

Great. Now you have me saying it.

July 4, 2007 11:46 AM
#7 Jaimie

I like how all he knows is that they have a cowbell

July 5, 2007 10:07 AM