Killing a Fly with a Ukulele: Que Sera Sera

I am the Mum.
If life was a circus, I would be the plate-juggling lady with monkeys on her shoulders who stands on one leg on a horse's back as it canters around the ring.

I am the Writer.
I use too many commas, dashes and dot-dot-dots, and I often start sentences with conjunctions because I like my blog to look the way it sounds in my mind.

I am the Hero.
Life is a bit like a superhero action comic, except that the superheroes are tiny children dressed in super-suits who possess no actual powers, while I just get them food, break up fights and clean their super-suits.

31 October 2010

Que Sera Sera

I would love to go to the Que Sera Sera art exhibition on Monday. I know the organisers are busy and very excited, and I know that the town is hearing about it because it was announced in the Community announcements this morning on a local station.

Only one problem - the announcer pronounced it "Queue Sarah Sarah."

I'm thinking that if you didn't do high school French, surely you've heard of Doris Day? Failing that - Normie Rowe? Nope? Okay, whatever.

8 comments:

Allegro ma non troppo said...: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha; 31 October, 2010 20:54
Emily Sue said...: Not only have I heard of Doris Day, I am incapable of seeing the words 'que sera sera' without mentally breaking into song.

♪♫whatever will be, will be...♫; 31 October, 2010 21:22
sewfunbymonique said...: love that Doris Day movie~ just saw it recently! :); 01 November, 2010 06:21
Hippomanic Jen said...: Well, I didn't do high school French, but when I saw the words my first reaction was "so THAT's how you spell it" followed by the song.

I am going to be very irritated if this song stays in my head, because I don't know all the words.; 01 November, 2010 10:58
Tracy P. said...: ...the future's not ours to see...

When I was little and before I had French, I remember wondering why it was pronouced "kay" and not "kwuh", which is how it appeared to me!; 01 November, 2010 14:41
Jodie said...: It wasn't me!!!!!; 01 November, 2010 22:01
Givinya De Elba said...: I know, my dear! It was a bloke.; 01 November, 2010 22:26
Long dark hair, blue eyes said...: now you have me singing the song!; 02 November, 2010 19:24

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31 October 2010

Que Sera Sera

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