When...

[discopete1]

Out at lunch at the Olive Garden, our waiter started shredding parmesan on our salad, telling us to "Say when

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[evelynne]

I've heard (and used) the "when" joke, but I'd never heard the joke on the album cover. I had to google it and check 3-4 links (after failing to "hear" it while attempting it -- it just sounded to me like I was mangling it, but not in any specific way) before I found what the "punchline" was.

[tdj]

Pete had to explain it to me back in grad school.

That's why he's the doctor!

[evelynne]

Pinch your tongue between your thumb and forefinger and say "I was born on a pirate ship." It will then sound like something else that would be amusing to a 12-year-old boy.

[discopete1]

We were always taught to pull your lips apart like the boy in the photo. As some random poster points out below, one can optionally add "with a bunch of apples"

[evelynne]

Oh, good grief. That's a heck of a lot easier than trying to hold onto my tongue, and it sounds better that way. Stupid internet.

[discopete1]

Random thought...I was listening to "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" and realized how much the singer sounds like you. Be happy you have all your front teeth, so you don't wistle when you say "Sister Suzie sitting on a thistle".

[evelynne]

You mean the singer has a voice that's similar to mine, or the song reflects my general attitude?

[discopete1]

Pitch and tone, and slight graveliness (yours uses smaller aggregate, so don't worry).

"Anidiotsayswhat."..."What?"

[discopete1]

Pulling your lips apart like the boy makes the phrase "I was born on a pirate ship" sound like "I was born on a pile of s#%t"...at least, it does if you're twelve.