Does Julia Child's voice annoy the piss out of anybody else besides me?

raccoon

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Fri Aug-28-09 09:17 AM
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Does Julia Child's voice annoy the piss out of anybody else besides me?

To me, her voice is like fingernails on a blackboard. :argh:

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peekaloo

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Fri Aug-28-09 09:27 AM
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1. as a kid I thought she was a member of Monty Python.

seriously.

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meow2u3

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Fri Aug-28-09 10:22 AM
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2. My mom used to watch Julia Child when I was a kid

and we both had fun mimicking Julia Child. It was a riot.

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HopeHoops

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Fri Aug-28-09 10:22 AM
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3. Not as bad as Truman Capote

WTF were they thinking making him a Hut in the animated Star Wars movie? OUCH!

Actually, I suspect the Monty Python crew spent HOURS listening to her to perfect their voices - especially the guy who played Brian's mother. Can you hear Julia saying "He's not the messiah, he's just a VERY naughty boy"?

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hippywife

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Fri Aug-28-09 11:20 AM
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4. Not at all.

However, Meryl Streep imitating her annoys me no end!x(

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Brother Buzz

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Fri Aug-28-09 01:14 PM
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5. I grew up with Julia Child's sister's son

I got used to Dorothy's voice and she sounded just like Julia. She could have played a stunt double for Julia, they looked and sounded that much alike. Julia Child's voice was reassuring and even comforting to me. :shrug:

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cloudbase

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Fri Aug-28-09 04:48 PM
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6. She's been pretty quiet lately,

so, uh, no.

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Bucky

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Fri Aug-28-09 05:12 PM
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7. That's an old style Hudson Valley artistocrat accent.

I don't know if she's actually from upstate NY, but I'll bet dollars against donuts her family (or at least her education) was from the northeast. It's a very upper crust, pre-WW2 Yankee accent. Once upon a time all the Dartmouth girls were taught to talk that way.

If it's any consolation to you, she's dead.

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Demoiselle

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Fri Aug-28-09 06:53 PM
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8. She was born and raised in California, but I agree with you...

she must come from some Eastern upper crusty family.
I think she went to Smith, which had quite a few of those accents back in the day.
Dartmouth GIRLS? When did they go co-ed?
Oh, god I'm old.

I love Julia Child entirely. Especially her voice.

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WinkyDink

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Fri Aug-28-09 09:45 PM
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9. It is THE reason I won't see the movie.

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CreekDog

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Fri Aug-28-09 09:58 PM
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10. She had some sort of speech disorder

which kind of makes it hard to make fun of her. :hi:

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Rowdyboy

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Fri Aug-28-09 10:13 PM
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11. Drawn more by what she had to say than how she said it....She's one of my heros....

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Grey

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Sat Aug-29-09 12:05 AM
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12. Yes, I just can't watch her videos.

The voice of nightmares.

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