The Various Ways My Father Has Mispronounced “The Shawshank Redemption” Over the Years
January 26th, 2012
The Shawshink Repunction
The Shankshaw Relocation
The Seesaw Redimaker
The Shikasawk Prison Reemer
That One With That Morgan Freebird Fella
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In other news, I’m thrilled to announce that I’m once again co-producing/directing Listen To Your Mother Austin! We had such an amazing show last year and I can’t wait to see what we come up with this year. Right now we’re accepting submissions for the cast, so if you’re interested or know someone who might be, read about it here.Please spread the word!
There will also be shows in 9 other cities this year, including NYC, Chicago, Madison, San Francisco and Washington DC. I’ll be writing more about all of that in the upcoming weeks, but you can find a lot of great, exciting news here.
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20 Comments
Add your own1. Brett Minor | January 26th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
That Morgan Freebird Fella was my favorite.
2. Becky | January 27th, 2012 at 5:46 am
I wish I lived in Austin. **sigh**
3. Kristen | January 27th, 2012 at 7:24 am
Ok, I might now need to do a post on the various songs to which my father has made up his own words. Except that it’s ALL of them, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to do the concept justice.
But, boy, this sounds familiar. In elementary school, one of my best friend’s names was Deana, pronounced DEE-na. My dad called her:
Dayna
Danna
Dee-anna
Donna
Drama
Red
4. Diane - It's All Good Until You Burn Dinner | January 27th, 2012 at 8:23 am
Your dad’s mispronunciation reminds me of the “30 Rock” episode when no one can figure out the name of the movie Jenna is starring in which is actually called, “The Rural Juror.”
Have fun on your huge project!!
5. dusty earth mother | January 27th, 2012 at 8:30 am
I think this is my favorite title of a blog post ever.
We had a friend whose last name was “Dzurison”, which really was hard to pronounce. But my grandma still managed to beat everyone with “Zershack”, which is not even in the ballpark.
6. Samina | January 27th, 2012 at 10:11 am
No Shawskank Redemption?
No Skankshaw Redemption?
How could that be?
7. Invader_Stu | January 27th, 2012 at 10:28 am
We should get together and compare notes on our dads. Mine does the same with so many different things. He even get’s the dissociation of DVD wrong some how.
8. Marinka | January 27th, 2012 at 10:33 am
So those are not correct pronunciations?
9. Steph | January 27th, 2012 at 11:27 am
I’m so excited to see LTYM again. It was a great show last year. Especially the pretty blond–what is her name? Winky? Wieney? No, Wendi!
10. julie gardner | January 27th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Actual exchange between my mother and father-in-law over Thanksgiving when I made the mistake of putting on The Shawshank Redemption:
FIL – Oh. This is the one with that crazy liberal guy. Jim Robbins?
MIL – Tim.
FIL – Right. And he’s pals with that other crazy liberal gal. What’s her name?
MIL – Susan Sarandon.
FIL – Yeah. I hate those two. They’re crazy liberals.
MIL – They aren’t pals. They’re married.
FIL – No. No. I’m pretty sure they’re just pals. Like those other ones. Goldie Hawn and what’s his name.
MIL – I think they broke up.
FIL – Who?
ME – Here’s the remote, Mom. I’ve got to go step off a table like Brooks.
FIL – Who the hell is Brooks?
MIL – He’s the one who’s pals with Morgan Freeman. In the prison. Not in real life.
….and scene.
11. Susan in the Boonies | January 27th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
I snorted.
When I was in high school, my parents took a romantic trip together..
My Mother used to talk about her trip with Daddy to the Virgin Islands like this:
“On our trip to The Virgins…”
Every time she said it, I WANTED TO DIE!!! So humiliating. She sounded so “trying to be cool” to me. Like she was on a first name/nickname basis with them. And for gosh sakes: “The Vrgins???”
12. Erin@MomyontheSpot | January 27th, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Seasaw Redimaker – hilarious! At least you get that much. When my Dad can’t remember the name of the movie, we have to play this huge guessing game. But we never win because he can’t remember. Sigh.
13. Ann | January 27th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
You make me laugh.
Also? Umm. Good idea mentioning LTYM on your blog. I should try that. (searches for head, all the way in small intestines)
14. kathykate | January 28th, 2012 at 11:20 am
awww morgan, morgan, morgan. I would have so loved this post more if I wasn’t gagging over this morning’s twitter feed! LTYM … and avoid your scumbag step grandfather!
15. Cyn | January 28th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Wendi, you should be proud. Some of these comments are as funny as the post.
16. anna | January 28th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
i would like to add that for every time your father has mispronounced TSR i have had to listen to my husband’s soliloquoy on why it is the greatest movie of all time. ever.
17. Erin I'm Gonna Kill Him | January 29th, 2012 at 11:56 am
Even if it were titled any of those, men would still watch it every damn time it’s on TV.
18. Mayor Gia | January 29th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
Hahaha, my dad can’t pronounce moccasins (mosckacins?) Or the name Daniel (Danielle?). My poor cousin.
19. Kara | January 30th, 2012 at 8:42 am
I’m still bitter I’ve never seen the movie. I tried in high school on a date, but the theater decided to be all badass and card me. Didn’t they know I was on a date with a super cool senior??
20. Alexandra | February 13th, 2012 at 10:41 am
Not gonna laugh at this.
It’s a page from my life.
You should’ve seen how I was nailed to the wall by the two teens here for calling the the latest Xmas movie “Horse Wars”
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