A piece in today’s New York Times Magazine (“Lady Mondegreen and the Miracle of Misheard Song Lyrics” by Willy Staley) looks at the (apparent) verb fanute in rap. And gets into the topic via a 1982 Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson: First, “Cow Tools”, then fanute. Staley’s piece begins: Long before the Internet came along and ruined … Continue reading Cow saws and mondegreens