Bananas in Pyjamas
Linda Chandler
I was just wondering if Bananas in Pyjamas are available in the US. For
those who are unfamiliar with them, they are (people dressed as) bananas
wearing striped pyjamas (named B1 and B2) who have a five minute
television show each day. The show also features three (people dressed
as) bears (Lulu, and I've forgotten the other two names). They are an
Australian creation, which Aussie kids are absolutely crazy about, and
which have (of course) spawned a whole range of Bananas merchandise. I
have a friend in the US who recently had a baby and wanted to send her a
Banana in Pyjamas soft toy, but if they are readily available there I
will send something else (that is Australian and not available in the
US).
Cheers,
Linda
l.cha...@trl.oz.au
wendy ussery
Yes you can get them here,,and they have a 30 monute tv show here
Cherese West
I've seen them in Toys R Us and Target stores here in Houston
Erin McCann
Linda Chandler wrote:
>
> I was just wondering if Bananas in Pyjamas are available in the US. For
> those who are unfamiliar with them, they are (people dressed as) bananas
> wearing striped pyjamas (named B1 and B2) who have a five minute
> television show each day. The show also features three (people dressed
> as) bears (Lulu, and I've forgotten the other two names). They are an
> Australian creation, which Aussie kids are absolutely crazy about, and
> which have (of course) spawned a whole range of Bananas merchandise. I
> have a friend in the US who recently had a baby and wanted to send her a
> Banana in Pyjamas soft toy, but if they are readily available there I
> will send something else (that is Australian and not available in the
> US).
>
> Cheers,
> Linda
> l.cha...@trl.oz.au
yes, they are readily available at Toys R Us and many other stores. The
show is on PBS.
Rita Leo
In article <5iek0o$c...@newsserver.trl.OZ.AU>,
Linda Chandler <lchandle/@vnpbnes9.telecom.com.au> wrote:
>I was just wondering if Bananas in Pyjamas are available in the US. For
What I've been wondering, through several Bananas In Pajamas
threads now, is:
Do these two words rhyme?
If you'd like, you can email your answer to me, and I will
compile a summary of the answers. This will be most interesting
if you include what part of the world and country you are from.
Rita Leo - Mom to Patrick Joseph 7/11/95
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Krista Claassen
On 11 Apr 1997 13:27:12 -0400, l...@moe.pixel.kodak.com (Rita Leo)
wrote:
>What I've been wondering, through several Bananas In Pajamas
>threads now, is:
>
>Do these two words rhyme?
bananas --- pajamas
no, they don't rhyme, at least not how I learned (and teach) rhyming
words :-)
K.
Joanna Smith
Krista Claassen <kris...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
<334ee8f1...@nntp.ix.netcom.com>...
: On 11 Apr 1997 13:27:12 -0400, l...@moe.pixel.kodak.com (Rita Leo)
:
I'm from Australia (the home of the Bananas in Pyjamas [please note
differences in spelling] and they do rhyme.
Banaaanaaas in Pijaaamaaas
All you need is an Aussie accent
Joanna
Melissa Rogerson &/or Fraser McHarg
In article <01bc48b1$24b9d120$0f02...@slirp.murdoch.edu.au>,
"Joanna Smith" <jsm...@socs.murdoch.edu.au> wrote:
>: On 11 Apr 1997 13:27:12 -0400, l...@moe.pixel.kodak.com (Rita Leo)
>: wrote:
>: >What I've been wondering, through several Bananas In Pajamas
>: >threads now, is:
>: >Do these two words rhyme?
>:
>differences in spelling] and they do rhyme.
>Banaaanaaas in Pijaaamaaas
>
>All you need is an Aussie accent
Sorry, they still don't rhyme.
The vowel sounds are the same but you need that "n" or "m" to be the same
consonant for a true rhyme. But they certainly sound very similar, I would
have thought in any variety of English.
Melissa.
Jenny
>In article <5iek0o$c...@newsserver.trl.OZ.AU>,
>Linda Chandler <lchandle/@vnpbnes9.telecom.com.au> wrote:
>>I was just wondering if Bananas in Pyjamas are available in the US. For
>
>What I've been wondering, through several Bananas In Pajamas
>threads now, is:
>
>Do these two words rhyme?
>
They certainly DO rhyme for those of use living in Australia!
Cheers
Jenny
s...@email.unc.edu
In article <5it5v6$464$1...@otis.netspace.net.au> cape...@netspace.net.au (Melissa Rogerson &/or Fraser McHarg) writes:
>From: cape...@netspace.net.au (Melissa Rogerson &/or Fraser McHarg)
>Subject: Re: Bananas in Pyjamas - rhyming?
>Date: 14 Apr 1997 11:55:18 GMT
>In article <01bc48b1$24b9d120$0f02...@slirp.murdoch.edu.au>,
> "Joanna Smith" <jsm...@socs.murdoch.edu.au> wrote:
>>: On 11 Apr 1997 13:27:12 -0400, l...@moe.pixel.kodak.com (Rita Leo)
>>: wrote:
>>: >What I've been wondering, through several Bananas In Pajamas
>>: >threads now, is:
>>: >Do these two words rhyme?
>>:
>>I'm from Australia (the home of the Bananas in Pyjamas [please note
>>differences in spelling] and they do rhyme.
>>Banaaanaaas in Pijaaamaaas
>>
>>All you need is an Aussie accent
>Sorry, they still don't rhyme.
>The vowel sounds are the same but you need that "n" or "m" to be the same
>consonant for a true rhyme. But they certainly sound very similar, I would
>have thought in any variety of English.
>Melissa.
This -not really rhyming- rhyme doesn't bother me. What I really have a hard
time with is the lines in 'Down in the Meadow' when the SEVEN is supposed to
rhyme with 'the grass, soft and EVEN'. Ugh. -Suzi
Rita Leo
In article <334ee8f1...@nntp.ix.netcom.com>,
Krista Claassen <kris...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>On 11 Apr 1997 13:27:12 -0400, l...@moe.pixel.kodak.com (Rita Leo)
>wrote:
>
>>What I've been wondering, through several Bananas In Pajamas
>>threads now, is:
>>
>>Do these two words rhyme?
>
>
>
>no, they don't rhyme, at least not how I learned (and teach) rhyming
>words :-)
Ah, yes, I get it!
I'm always shocked when I get a polite answer to a stupid
question - thanks for the shock. :)
Now I just have to figure out how to ask my question correctly...
Something like:
In your part of the world, does the second 'a' in pajamas sound
like the second 'a' in bananas?
Krista Claassen
On 14 Apr 1997 08:54:35 GMT, "Joanna Smith"
<jsm...@socs.murdoch.edu.au> wrote:
>: K.
>:
>I'm from Australia (the home of the Bananas in Pyjamas [please note
>differences in spelling] and they do rhyme.
>
>Banaaanaaas in Pijaaamaaas
>
I'm aware that pajamas is spelled and sounds differently depending on
where you are from, but similar sounding vowels does not constitute
rhyming.
Shannon Mae Basu
>
>
>Krista Claassen <kris...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
><334ee8f1...@nntp.ix.netcom.com>...
>: On 11 Apr 1997 13:27:12 -0400, l...@moe.pixel.kodak.com (Rita Leo)
>: wrote:
>:
>: >What I've been wondering, through several Bananas In Pajamas
>: >threads now, is:
>: >
>: >Do these two words rhyme?
>:
>:
>: bananas --- pajamas
>:
>: no, they don't rhyme, at least not how I learned (and teach) rhyming
>: words :-)
>:
>: K.
>:
>I'm from Australia (the home of the Bananas in Pyjamas [please note
>differences in spelling] and they do rhyme.
>
>Banaaanaaas in Pijaaamaaas
They could be considered a half or a near rhyme here in the US.
Shannon
>
>All you need is an Aussie accent
>
>Joanna
--
Shannon Mae Basu
shan...@ix.netcom.com
http://www2.netcom.com/~shanbasu/new.html
Havertown, Pennsylvania
Alan_Browning
In article <3352c337...@nntp.ix.netcom.com>, kris...@ix.netcom.com
says...
>I'm aware that pajamas is spelled and sounds differently depending on
>where you are from, but similar sounding vowels does not constitute
>rhyming.
I think they do rhyme, though not strongly. My dictionary says that a rhyme has
a correspondance of similar sounds, usually at the end of the word, but not
always. Bananas and pajamas partially rhyme in all three syllables so that
adds to the rhyming effect. But still, it isn't a very satisfying rhyme.
Anita Graham
In article <33539328...@nntp.ix.netcom.com>,
shan...@ix.netcom.com (Shannon Mae Basu) wrote:
>On 14 Apr 1997 08:54:35 GMT, "Joanna Smith"
><jsm...@socs.murdoch.edu.au> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>Krista Claassen <kris...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
>><334ee8f1...@nntp.ix.netcom.com>...
>>: On 11 Apr 1997 13:27:12 -0400, l...@moe.pixel.kodak.com (Rita Leo)
>>: wrote:
>>:
>>: >What I've been wondering, through several Bananas In Pajamas
>>: >threads now, is:
>>: >
>>: >Do these two words rhyme?
>>:
>>:
>>: bananas --- pajamas
>>:
>>: no, they don't rhyme, at least not how I learned (and teach) rhyming
>>: words :-)
>>:
>>: K.
>>:
>>I'm from Australia (the home of the Bananas in Pyjamas [please note
>>differences in spelling] and they do rhyme.
>>
>>Banaaanaaas in Pijaaamaaas
>
>They could be considered a half or a near rhyme here in the US.
>
>Shannon
>>
>>All you need is an Aussie accent
>>
>>Joanna
The song Bananas in Pyjamas was written by an Englishman, Carey Blyton, so
they "almost" rhyme in both English and Australian.
Anita Graham
P. K. W. Tan
Anita Graham (to...@techpkwa.curtin.edu.au) wrote:
: >>: bananas --- pajamas
: >>:
: >>: no, they don't rhyme, at least not how I learned (and teach) rhyming
: >>: words :-)
: >>:
: >>differences in spelling] and they do rhyme.
: >>
: >>Banaaanaaas in Pijaaamaaas
: >
: >They could be considered a half or a near rhyme here in the US.
: they "almost" rhyme in both English and Australian.
That's very interesting. We have a book that's got 'Zuccinis in bikinis
and Beans in jeans' as well. Those would rhyme, wouldn't they? (Although
Brits would say 'courgettes', not 'zucchinis'.)
Peter
Bananas in pyjamas are coming down the stairs,
Bananas in pyjamas are coming down in pairs,
Bananas in pyjamas are chasing teddy bears,
Cause on Tuesdays they all try to catch them unawares.
Anita Graham
In article <5k439a$p...@nuscc.nus.sg>,
ellt...@leonis.nus.sg (P. K. W. Tan) wrote:
>
>That's very interesting. We have a book that's got 'Zuccinis in bikinis
>and Beans in jeans' as well. Those would rhyme, wouldn't they? (Although
>Brits would say 'courgettes', not 'zucchinis'.)
>
Yes,
some of the original Bananas in Pyjamas books (not B1, B2, Lulu, Morgan and
Amy. Instead 5 unnamed adult bananas, and twelve tedddys, all with names
starting with T or B), include Beans in Jeans, Zucchinis in Bikinis,
Beetroots in gumboots (and boilersuits). On one page of the BiP Holiday
Book you'll also see Pears in Flares and Carrots with Parrots. (They're not
in the text, just the pictures).
Anita Graham