assimilation?!?!

[Mark Mandel]

That's a good mondegreen.
(http://grammar.about.com/b/2008/07/08/merriam-webster-welcomes-the-mondegreen.htm)

m a m

On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
>
> Certainly not famous, not related to sibilants, but perhaps humorous, and I finally have an excuse to mention it here:
>
> For many years, dating back even to when my hearing was better, I had incorporated the words to the theme music of the TV program "Maverick" as
>
> "Livin' on Jackson beans
> Maverick is a legend of the west."
>
> Seemed like an incomplete diet to me, but maybe that's why he's a legend.
>
> For the few who may not know the truth, see
> http://crazyabouttv.com/maverick.html
>
> Joel

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