Thump Britney with an Ancient String Prefight

Post by **Spud** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:09 am

I must enter a message in order to post. Go figure.

erik · Post by **erik** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:10 am

Hurray! Another punny title!

blue · Post by **blue** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:13 am

Starfinger must enter Rule of Thump.

phatcactus · Post by **phatcactus** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 11:04 am

How are the Special Relatives supposed to resist making a song called We Are All Made of Strings? And why did school decide to start sucking right now? If I get all my shit together before Thursday (song-recording day), I will be in. But it's not likely.

Boo. :'(

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 11:58 am

If "We Are All Famous" made me think of "We Are All Made of Stars" I better not do "Strings"

-bill

j$ · Post by j$ » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:23 pm

question - what is the difference between saying 'We are all made of String' and 'We are all made of Strings'? Is it some science thing? Or just bad grammar?

j$

drë · Post by **drë** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:43 pm

Hey I got a violin, and can almost play it.
If anyone wants some real strings sound in their “we are all made of strings”
Let me know.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:59 pm

string theory?
-bill

tonetripper · Post by **tonetripper** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:04 pm

dre wrote:Hey I got a violin, and can almost play it.
If anyone wants some real strings sound in their “we are all made of strings”
Let me know.

I could be coerced for the title to get you in on something I might do for that title. I'll PM you if I ever get it together. That is ofcourse if you'd be willing. Redcar would probably be the vehicle.

BTW Love the titles this week coming. All of them rule. I wonder how many Oh Britney submissions will have a sample of Mrs. Spears music?

Eric Y. · Post by **Eric Y.** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:46 am

j$ wrote:question - what is the difference between saying 'We are all made of String' and 'We are all made of Strings'? Is it some science thing? Or just bad grammar?

well, "strings" i would consider to be multiple pieces of string. that is, the plural of "a string", which is a piece of string. so if you were made of several pieces of string strung together, you would be made of strings. in this case you would also be made OF string. as you would if you consisted solely of a single strand of string. macht klar?

j$ · Post by j$ » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:25 am

I have always been led to believe the plural of string is string ....

obscurity · Post by **obscurity** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:18 am

I'm not gonna be able to get any use out of these, so if anyone else wants to use 'em, go ahead:

Oh Britney,
you remind me of Gene Pitney
Made an awful song that, sadly
God help me,
just won't leave my brain alone

Oh Britney,
if you write another ditty
that ends up half as shity,
please Britney
don't unleash it on the world

Go and count your money, Britney
Get married in a hurry, Britney
then divorced without a worry, Britney
Just keep out of the studio

Oh Britney,
if you sing that bloody 'Hit Me'
just one more time then, Britney,
dear Britney,
I'm gonna punch you in the throat

Go and count your money, Britney
Get married in a hurry, Britney
then divorced without a worry, Britney
Just keep out of the studio

Help Sting save the planet, Britney
Trade wardrobe tips with Janet, Britney
Prove Michael didn't plan it, Britney
Just keep out of the studio

Kamakura · Post by **Kamakura** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:19 am

j$ wrote:I have always been led to believe the plural of string is string ....

So then a six string guitar has six string?

j$ · Post by j$ » Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:19 am

Kamakura wrote:
j$ wrote:I have always been led to believe the plural of string is string ....
So then a six string guitar has six string?

No, but then again a six strings guitar doesn't has six string either

Dan Wrekenhaus 2 · Post by **Dan Wrekenhaus 2** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:46 am

Kamakura wrote:
j$ wrote:I have always been led to believe the plural of string is string ....
So then a six string guitar has six string?

stringed perhaps? I vote for strings, as in, "My football team has two strings, and I'm not in either of them."

WeaselSlayer · Post by **WeaselSlayer** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:35 pm

Think a nod to Ennio Morricone is in order for this week for "Ancient". I don't know how it will turn out, though. And I wish I had a real trumpet. Anybody wanna help?

Love,
Luke

drë · Post by **drë** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:50 pm

WeaselSlayer wrote:Think a nod to Ennio Morricone is in order for this week for "Ancient". I don't know how it will turn out, though. And I wish I had a real trumpet. Anybody wanna help?

Love,
Luke

actually, i have/play trumpet..
PM me if you need something.

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:49 pm

blue wrote:Starfinger must enter Rule of Thump.

Hmmm... We only have until Friday...

But I wonder if it would be about the right time for a Starfinger/Def Author collab?

EDIT: Maybe another time. Starfinger is not feeling well this week.

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)

MintyHandy · Post by **MintyHandy** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:51 am

After a few days of playing around with "Oh Britney", I distracted myself by writing a little ditty for "We Are All Made Of Strings", then returned to "Oh Britney", which became "Ancient" because I know more about feeling old than about pop culture.

Then my wife veto'd it because she thought my "We Are All Made Of Strings" was much better.

So, submitted: "We Are All Made Of Strings".

Eric Y. · Post by **Eric Y.** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:10 pm

j$ wrote:
Kamakura wrote:
j$ wrote:I have always been led to believe the plural of string is string ....
So then a six string guitar has six string?
No, but then again a six strings guitar doesn't has six string either

i agree that the word "string", like "deer" or "sheep" or "moose" can be both singular or plural. but like "fish/fishes", "string/strings" are both acceptable plural forms of the word. and if you were referring to a particular quantity (i.e. "there are five ____ on my bass"), "strings" would be preferred. at least by me it would be.

also if you were preceding the word in question with an adjective describing an amount, it would depend on the situation (i.e. "several strings", "many strings", but "lots of string OR strings", "a large quantity of string OR strings").

in summary: the plural of "string" can be either "string" or "strings" depending on how it is used, and someone could possibly be made of "string" or "strings" interchangeably, based on one's personal preference.

phatcactus · Post by **phatcactus** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:15 pm

I assumed that in a context like this, "string" was a substance, like "cloth" or "aluminum" or "vicodin." One could say "we are all made of strings" if we are made up of individual strings, but here, I assume that we are all made of the material string.

EDIT: Shit. The song is "strings" not "string," making my post look pretty much silly. Sorry.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:19 pm

Good lord, the grammatical thread is growing like wildfire.

Thump Britney with an Ancient String Prefight

Thump Britney with an Ancient String Prefight

Goid damn it.