Making Up Lines

[deird_lj]

Had rehearsals last night.

The scene I'm in is one long party sequence. And yes, I have many lines, but I have even more time standing around in the background murmuring to people in vague having-a-conversation tones.

After a while, you run out of stuff to say to each other. Some people have been just saying what they're saying ("Pretty dress, pretty dress." "Ooh! Admire, admire, show off my dress." "Admire."), which is hilarious to listen to.
And last night my conversation partner and I got sick of that, and started reciting nursery rhymes to each other. There's something extremely entertaining about saying "Incy-wincy spider climbed up the waterspout" in very serious tones, while fluttering a fan and trying to look beautiful...

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[mabus101.livejournal.com]

It almost sounds like you've become a Sim. *chuckle*

[deird1]

It really does... :)

[aisalynn.livejournal.com]

Haha. I remember dong scenes like that when I was in Fiddler On the Roof. We had this crazy dream sequence that the director wanted to be really out there, so we'd dig through the weird props back stage come out with a different joke every time. We were supposed to be murmuring unintelligibly the whole time, so we'd just tried to come up with weirder and weirder stuff to do.

[riccadonna.livejournal.com]

That reminded me of a nice thing from my past, too long to tell and not so interesting, but thank you because it was sweet for me.
Coincidence: today I was on massive ironing duty, and I watched/listened the last three episodes of S4, which included the image in your icon!

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Just out of curiosity - is "incy-wincy spider" an Aussie version? I've always been told it's "itsy bitsy spider" in English, and it always seemed wrong to me given the version I learned as a kid... I definitely like yours better.

Which is an odd remark. I've had schnapps beer.

ETA: the whole party scene thing sounds like lots of fun though. On a scale from 1 to 10, what's the temptation to say something really inappropriate in a perfectly normal tone of voice and see how the others react?

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

Just out of curiosity - is "incy-wincy spider" an Aussie version? I've always been told it's "itsy bitsy spider" in English, and it always seemed wrong to me given the version I learned as a kid

Seconded.

the whole party scene thing sounds like lots of fun though. On a scale from 1 to 10, what's the temptation to say something really inappropriate in a perfectly normal tone of voice and see how the others react?

Oh, majorly seconded! I'm getting some crazy ideas right now.

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

I like hearing about your plays - for some reason, I love the idea of acting, even though I never did it after theatre camp as a kid.

(Although I did sets in high school, so that may be it. I dunno.)

[deird1]

Wait - seconded as in you know it as "itsy bitsy spider"? Really?

[deird1]

You'd have to ask non-Aussies about that - I've never heard it called anything but "incy wincy spider".

(Brits and Yanks on my flist? What do you guys call it?)


On a scale from 1 to 10, what's the temptation to say something really inappropriate in a perfectly normal tone of voice and see how the others react?

Well, it was at about 1 until you said that... *facepalm*

[mabus101.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I've always heard it as "itsy-bitsy", but "eency-weency" (probably sounds like what you said) is a possible variation.

Rhubarb

[1c2k3p4p5c.livejournal.com]

When I was doing drama I was told that crowds always said "rhubarb, rhubarb". Apparently that was thought to give the most realistic rendition of general conversation. BTW there is an Eric Sykes movie with that title, for that reason.

Re spiders

[1c2k3p4p5c.livejournal.com]

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=38598

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

Ummmmm duh? That's the way it goes.

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

Haha, I just realized that on the Internet instead of IRL that possibly makes me sound like an arrogant biatch. I meant that in a FUNNY way, not a dumb American way.

[deird1]

:) I gathered.



But it's SO "incy wincy". No question.

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

WRONNGGGGGG.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT YOU ARE WRONG. THAT SOUNDS SO WRONG. WRONG.

Yeah. Itsy bitsy all the way, bitches.

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

Definitely incy-wincy spider.

Incy-wincy spider climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.

Said while making your hand finger-crawl up the other person's arm, leg, chest, etc, of course. :-)

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

This one time, at theatre camp?...

;-)

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

Ewwwwww, I was like 7!! You're gross. *iz grossed*


...funny how I've never seen any of those movies but have stalked Aly interviews enough to get the reference. o.O

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

If you've not seen the films you might not know that
Aly (Michelle) tells all sorts of mundane, non-rude, nerdy, pretty-boring-actually anecdotes about her time at band camp that would be perfectly suitable for a 7-year old to do.

It's only the one right at the end of the film - pretty much its punchline, in fact, - that involved a flute being used for a non-musical purpose. :-)

[deird1]

...and is really quite hilarious if you don't know it's coming.

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yeah, no, I know that. That one just kinda stood out in my mind. :P

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

That one just kinda stood out

That's only natural.

Flutes are pretty big, after all.

Re: Rhubarb

[jl-in-the-lane.livejournal.com]

Yes, and in BlackAdder II 'Potato', Tom Baker as Captain Rum is clearly saying, "Rhubarb! Rhubarb!" in an ad lib sccene. Which, seeing as Baker has a big boomy voice that stands out from the other characters, doesn't work at all well...

[deird1]

More kinda bumpy, with bits of wire... *winces*

[angearia.livejournal.com]

Which is an odd remark. I've had schnapps beer.

Are you saying you're not always drunk as your icon would suggest...? This is blowing my mind.

Re: Rhubarb

[klme.livejournal.com]

Twas interesting when I was in 'My Fair Lady', and we had the scene at Ascott, all walking past each other haughtily and politely. There were those who stayed in character entirely - "Good morning, lovely to see you today, that was a good race" etc, and then those who used the chance to try and make their partner laugh, which would of course be entirely out of place in that scene. I remember having to practically run off stage after my dear partner remarked in the poshest Ascott accent "My dear you look like a cow in that dress. Let's go out for KFC"
Theatre is fun :)