Sellers Indian . . .
James Stewart
the populace that they should return the census forms. One of these ads is
directed and migrants from India. The ad features the voice of a cultured
Indian with good RP and only a trace of the English of the subcontinent.
The producers said, as nearly as I can recall the quote, that they didn't
want a "Peter sellers type Indian accent." Well, my goodness gracious, man.
Has Mister sellers done an Indian accent since his time as Mr. Banajee? I
dont' like it man. I don't like it a bit.
The ad, by the way, was a failure because the Indian migrants all thought
the man in the ad sounded American. Perhaps we could be getting Mr. Sellers
after all at this late date.
Maurice G Poole
He was deaded long ago and has not shown any likelihood of emulating
Bluebottle to repeat the act.
<Picks up fractured kneecaps, replaces lug in lughole and disappears
through little hole in middle of record. Neung-guh! Pop! Nyeahah!>
Maurice
Stuart Painting
<URL:mailto:jnst...@prairienet.org> wrote:
> The producers said, as nearly as I can recall the quote, that they didn't
> want a "Peter sellers type Indian accent." Well, my goodness gracious, man.
> Has Mister sellers done an Indian accent since his time as Mr. Banajee? I
> dont' like it man. I don't like it a bit.
Well, there was that film with Sophia Loren: "The Millionairess".
And the single "Goodness Gracious Me", which entered the UK charts
in November 1960 (No, it *didn't* appear in the film).
stuart
Top_Catt
"James Stewart" <jnst...@prairienet.org> wrote:
> According to NPR the US Census people have been producing ads to
convince
> the populace that they should return the census forms. One of these
ads is
> directed and migrants from India. The ad features the voice of a
cultured
> Indian with good RP and only a trace of the English of the
subcontinent.
didn't
> want a "Peter sellers type Indian accent." Well, my goodness gracious,
man.
> Has Mister sellers done an Indian accent since his time as Mr.
Banajee? I
> dont' like it man. I don't like it a bit.
>
thought
Sellers
> after all at this late date.
>
>
> I live in the U.S., and I haven't seen any such tv spot... but then, I
watch very little tv. If I remember right, Sellers used his Indian
accent in the film "What's New Pussycat," which was released here, but
that, too, was a long time ago (1964 or '65, I think). The people at the
Census Bureau must have very long memories; either that, or they're
fanatical Sellers fans, and spend all their time sitting around watching
his old movies while collecting their taxpayer-funded salaries!
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James Stewart
Top_Catt <top_...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:8be1t1$n19$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> I live in the U.S., and I haven't seen any such tv spot... but then, I
> watch very little tv. If I remember right, Sellers used his Indian
> accent in the film "What's New Pussycat," which was released here, but
> that, too, was a long time ago (1964 or '65, I think).
I tried to watch that when it popped up a few months ago, but it is now so
dated and it is positively creepy.
James Stewart
Stuart Painting <stu...@zedtoo.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ant23195...@zedtoo.demon.co.uk...
> In article <xFqC4.80$Z9.90@firefly>, James Stewart
> And the single "Goodness Gracious Me", which entered the UK charts
> in November 1960 (No, it *didn't* appear in the film).
I thought that was supposed to be a German accent, i.e. the Viennese doctor
schtick.
Stuart Painting
In "What's New Pussycat", perhaps. But I was referring to
"The Millionairess" where he was definitely playing an Indian.
stuart
Top_Catt
"James Stewart" <jnst...@prairienet.org> wrote:
>
> Top_Catt <top_...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:8be1t1$n19$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > "James Stewart" <jnst...@prairienet.org> wrote:
>
> > I live in the U.S., and I haven't seen any such tv spot... but then,
I
> > watch very little tv. If I remember right, Sellers used his Indian
> > accent in the film "What's New Pussycat," which was released here,
but
> > that, too, was a long time ago (1964 or '65, I think).
>
> I tried to watch that when it popped up a few months ago, but it is
now so
> dated and it is positively creepy.
>
70's... it seems to me that Sellers did use his Indian voice, or am I
getting it mixed up with another Sellers film from the 60's? Anyone out
there know for sure? Free concrete-flavored lammpost to the first person
with the correct answer!
Martin Purdy
Top_Catt
Maurice G Poole
> > "The Party" is the obvious candidate here ...
> >
> > I believe you're right. You win the lamppost. Now, all I have to do
> > is find a lamppost designer...
A nice, lifesize cardboard replica would surely do?
Maurice
Scott Morris
A lifesize cardboard replica called Maurice. Never!
However, for a small consideration, we can offer a full colour, black
and white photocopy of an oil painting of a lifesize cardboard replica.
Now, get out!
--
Scott - "If I knew what year it was, I wouldn't be asking."
Top_Catt
mgp...@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
>
> > > "The Party" is the obvious candidate here ...
> > >
> > > I believe you're right. You win the lamppost. Now, all I have to
do
> > > is find a lamppost designer...
>
> A nice, lifesize cardboard replica would surely do?
> Maurice
>
>
thing... my brother "Mad Dan."
Eccles: Halllllo! Go on, ask me a question about a lamppost.
Neddie: All right, what IS a lamppost?
Eccles: Oohh, da hard ones first, eh?
Scott Morris
>
> > A lifesize cardboard replica called Maurice. Never!
> >
> > However, for a small consideration, we can offer a full colour, black
> > and white photocopy of an oil painting of a lifesize cardboard replica.
> >
> > Now, get out!
> >
> > --
> > Scott
>
>
> Greenslade: "Out he gets. Misses footing and..."
> <fx: SPLASH!>
>
> Little Jim: "He's fallen in the water!"
Ah-ha, I have fooled you all. I was outside to begin with so I could
only go in. And we all know the only sort of SPLASH you can have when
coming in from out, don't we.
Don't we?
I wish someone would tell me.
S.
Maurice G Poole
>
> However, for a small consideration, we can offer a full colour, black
> and white photocopy of an oil painting of a lifesize cardboard replica.
>
> Now, get out!
>
> --
> Scott
Why, "Get out, Scott"?
Greenslade: "Out he gets. Misses footing and..."
<fx: SPLASH!>
Little Jim: "He's fallen in the water!"
Seagoon: "No he hasn't, it's the full colour, black and white photocopy of
an oil painting of a lifesize cardboard replica of Scott."
Bluebottle: "No it's not, it's meee! You've gone and deaded me again, you
rotten swine."
Grytpype-Thynne: "Now where's that consideration?"
Moriarty: "Money! Owowowowowwwwwwwww. I'm sorry, Grytpype."
Maurice
David Gerard
: I live in the U.S., and I haven't seen any such tv spot... but then, I
:watch very little tv. If I remember right, Sellers used his Indian
:accent in the film "What's New Pussycat," which was released here, but
:that, too, was a long time ago (1964 or '65, I think).
Not-quite-related oddity: on a telethon (which might have been the one
called 'Telethon') in Perth in the '70s, they had Dr Christian
Baarnaaaaaaaaaaaard (the South African heart transplant surgeon) doing
this song ... the Sellers part done in Seth Efrikan.
What a strange thing to remember ...
I forget who did the female part.
--
http://xenu.netizen.com.au/ http://www.caube.org.au/
"The fellow behind me kept playing nasty music on his laptop during the
latter portion of the trip, and I wanted to shove the damn thing so far
up his ass that his oculars would glow with TFT." (benton)
Hal O'Brien
say...
> > Perhaps we could be getting Mr. Sellers after all at this late date.
>
> Bluebottle to repeat the act.
Is he really deaded, or is it all a ruse to avoid Mr. Caesar after
disproving that whole Caesar's Wife thing?
It's a lie, a lie!, I tell you!
-- Hal
Hal O'Brien
>
> I live in the U.S., and I haven't seen any such tv spot... but then, I
> watch very little tv. If I remember right, Sellers used his Indian
> accent in the film "What's New Pussycat," which was released here, but
> Census Bureau must have very long memories; either that, or they're
> fanatical Sellers fans, and spend all their time sitting around watching
> his old movies while collecting their taxpayer-funded salaries!
A finer use of my tax dollars I've yet to hear... Certainly much
better than the usual bedroom-snooping things some congresscritters
seem to enjoy...
-- Hal
Top_Catt
arg...@earthlink.net (Hal O'Brien) wrote:
> Top_Catt, (top_...@my-deja.com) wrote: The people at the Census Bureau must have very long memories; either that, or they're fanatical Sellers fans, and spend all their time sitting around watching his old movies while collecting their taxpayer-funded salaries!
>
> A finer use of my tax dollars I've yet to hear... Certainly much
> better than the usual bedroom-snooping things some congresscritters
> seem to enjoy...
>
> -- Hal
>
Neddie: Why are you living in a hole in the ground?
Grytpype (drily): Something to do with the lack of money.