that thing you do

Library Thing works exactly as one would hope it would. It's easy and the possibilities seem endless. I 'cataloged' 6 books, tagged them 'favorites', and then checked on a few other users who listed those titles. It's fun to explore 'Zeitgeist' and see 'top books' (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) and top authors and all of the various categories. I do plan to list many more titles in my library eventually. Library Thing is also good for reading suggestions from other users. Very useful!

mondegreens

My favorite parts to flickr are the sharing and the making. And the maps. That about sums it up, doesn't it? I explored photos in 'galapagos' and there are some really outstanding images. When I open my account, after resolving an issue with Yahoo who claims I already have an account, I am looking forward to exploring "make stuff" and seeing how that works.

Tis' the season for everyone's favorite mondegreens.
Even if you are not familiar with that term, you are familiar with, and may have even committed misheard song lyrics.
Sylvia Wright coined the term in an article in Harper's Magazine in 1954. She realized that the last line in a poem her mother used to read to her which went, so she thought:

'Ye Highlanders and ye Lowlanders
Oh, where hae ye been?
They hae slain the Earl Murray
and the Lady Mondegreen'

actually ended:

'And laid him on the green.'

Mondegreens from Christmas songs:

Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly
Good King Wences' car backed out, on the feet of heathens
Round John virgin, margarine child

and many more.

Popular music has has a few zillion mondegreens, some posing as directions.
'There is a bathroom on the right', just so you know.

The search goes on.