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Old 12-30-2006, 06:41 PM
vhawk01 vhawk01 is offline
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Default Re: why are the 26 letters ordered as they are?

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It fits the song.

Duh.

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Talk about duh... It took me 23 years to figure out that the alphabet song and twinkle twinkle little star were one in the same!

[/ QUOTE ]Bah Bah Black Sheep as well.

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This has been one of the top 3 mind-blowing, revolutionary threads that I've ever read on SMP.

And I'm only like 20% joking.
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Old 12-30-2006, 06:51 PM
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Default Re: why are the 26 letters ordered as they are?

None of you play any musical instruments?
(addressed to the people who are just discovering the similarity of those 3 songs)
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Old 12-30-2006, 07:26 PM
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Default Re: why are the 26 letters ordered as they are?

I do and piano no less where these are normally staple songs for beginners. But I was gifted and quickly moved beyond those songs. So I may have played twink twinkle like once and then it was on to Beethoven and other things.
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Old 12-30-2006, 07:28 PM
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Default Re: why are the 26 letters ordered as they are?

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It fits the song.

Duh.

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Talk about duh... It took me 23 years to figure out that the alphabet song and twinkle twinkle little star were one in the same!

[/ QUOTE ]Bah Bah Black Sheep as well.

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[img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] Never thought about Bah Bah Black Sheep!! Are there any others? This is turning out to be a very generic melody.

*I assume everyone knows that the Barney Song and Nick-nack-paddy-whack are the same. For some reason that one jumped out at me right away.
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Old 12-30-2006, 07:47 PM
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Default Re: why are the 26 letters ordered as they are?

Ist das nicht ein Schnitzelbank and Ah! Vous Dirai-Je, Maman
more than you ever wanted to know about twinkle twinkle little star. see the

wiki

The english traslation of Ah! Vous Dirai-Je, Maman is

Ah! I shall tell you, mum,
what causes my torment.
Papa wants me to reason
Like an adult.
I say that candy
Is better than reason
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Old 12-31-2006, 02:30 AM
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Default Re: why are the 26 letters ordered as they are?

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It fits the song.

Duh.

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Talk about duh... It took me 23 years to figure out that the alphabet song and twinkle twinkle little star were one in the same!

[/ QUOTE ]Bah Bah Black Sheep as well.

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This has been one of the top 3 mind-blowing, revolutionary threads that I've ever read on SMP.

And I'm only like 20% joking.

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Holy crap, I'm 25 and never realised any of this either. This has blown my mind, thrice. On New Year's eve as well. I sense a drunken, apparently philosophical conversation with my friends about this at 1am tonight.
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