Sunday, May 24, 2009

Imitation is the sincerest form

Some people have voices that are easy to imitate. Some people are more easily fooled by fake voices than others. And this can all play out to comic effect in Skypeland.

Some male from Skypeland pretends to be "Lisa from Finland" by speaking in a falsetto voice from time to time. The elderly C from Denmark becomes a bit amorous when he hears "Lisa's voice" and even tried to flirt with "Lisa".

The infamous "Swede fag" P does an imitation of former president George W. Bush in a falsetto voice with a Swedish accent. However, it is a decidedly awful imitation and no one would mistake it for the real thing. P is not that funny after you have heard him a few thousand times, but P seems to think that he is hilarious. P is now banned and blocked from most venues in Skypeland, but P has been known to try to entertain others in Skypeland by making multiple attempts to enter various rooms, even though he is blocked. Records show that P has made literally several thousand attempts a week to get into one Skypeland discussion group.

The two ladies C from Norway and K from Netherlands have very similar voices. It is almost impossible to tell them apart. However, one is decidedly "naughtier" than the other, so eventually you can figure out the identities from the content. They sometimes travel together in Skypeland, creating a lot of confusion.

Some people have more difficulty in identifying voices than others. Probably the most striking example of this is the bathroom contractor R who claims to be an international mercenary and multimillionaire businessman. R gets confused constantly with voices, even confusing some male voices for female voices. R finally learned my voice fairly well, but only after weeks of trying, mainly because of expressed desire to kill me and serve various parts of my body for dinner. R still has been confused when others identify themselves as me, however. I do not know if he just has no ability in this area normally, or if his self-medication has added to his difficulties.

The famous "internet spammer" WW also seems to have some problems with voices.

Mr. Wee Wee Hands, with his murmured whispering low-toned voice is easy for most people to imitate, particularly those with English accents. One of the moderators M played a trick on another moderator D this evening by pretending to be the pervert Mr. Wee Wee Hands, or LF. D is usually completely calm and imperturbable, but this was an amazing and hilarious exception:

M (pretending to be LF): D, We found out tonight that the Queen farts

D: Oh really?

M: and shits in a napkin

D: Where is that little prick?

M: D, what color underpants are you wearing?

D: LF, so help me, if I find you, you are gone.

M: D, are you going commando tonight?

D: Goddamn piece of shit, where is he?

M:Come now D, I will give you a nice reach around.

D: Holy fuck, let me get my hands on you, you perverted bastard!

I hate to admit it, but I was killing myself laughing. It was not very fun for poor D, but it was very entertaining for those listening.

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