My only previous exposure to Polari was listening to Kenneth Williams on Round the Horne. I followed most of this, but suspect I mistook in a number of key areas. Anyway, if like me you've wondered how Polari worked, check it out:
I hadn't seen it - thanks for the link! It's strange how understanding flickers in and out - actually a bit like this other film about how English sounds to non-English speakers, which (I only just realised) was made by the same people as the Polari one:
actually a bit like this other film about how English sounds to non-English speakers, which (I only just realised) was made by the same people as the Polari one
I've seen that! I didn't recognize it was the same people, either. Is comedy of language their thing?
Meanwhile, courtesy of a friend on the Dreamwidth version of this post...
1. Then Pilate therefore lelled Josie, and scourged her. 2. And the butch homies platted a mudge of thorns, and put it on his eke, and they put on her a purple frock, 3. And cackled, Hail, dowriest homie of the kosher homies!
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Date: 2015-12-14 02:09 am (UTC)That's fantastic; thank you. I got the line about the piano strictly because of Julian and Sandy.
Did you see Adam Lowe's "Vada That"?
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Date: 2015-12-14 07:55 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2015-12-14 09:30 am (UTC)I've seen that! I didn't recognize it was the same people, either. Is comedy of language their thing?
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Date: 2015-12-14 09:11 pm (UTC)Meanwhile, courtesy of a friend on the Dreamwidth version of this post...
1. Then Pilate therefore lelled Josie, and scourged her. 2. And the butch homies platted a mudge of thorns, and put it on his eke, and they put on her a purple frock, 3. And cackled, Hail, dowriest homie of the kosher homies!
Behold, the Bible in Polari. And it was good.
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Date: 2015-12-14 09:22 pm (UTC)God bless the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in every way conceivable and some that aren't.