On Mar 6, 7:51 am, Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote:
> I continue to wonder about closed captioning (like, when the text is fixed,
> as with the Stevie Wonder lyrics on "In Performance at the White House," why
> isn't that text supplied to the captioner ahead of time?), but must
> acknowledge a sense of humor when I find it.
>
> Last night on the Letterman show, U2 participated in a bit in which they sang
> "Guantanamera." But the captions gave the "One Ton Tomato" parody lyric.
> Kudos to the pixie responsible.
I still remember one night on "Dancing" when Samantha Boobs was
reading a straight stay-tuned for "Boston Legal" plug off the cue
cards and Trekker/Shatner fan Tom Bergeron let out with a
"DENNYCRANE!" The captioner interpreted that as "Gravy Train."
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