Funny Errors in Closed Captioning
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Whoami | Friday, January 18, 2002 - 03:16 am   I was on another message board, and someone mentioned Closed Captioning. It got me to thinking of some of the funny errors the CC has come up with. I started a thread there on it, but thought I'd have more fun sharing it here. A typical one is "cereal killer" instead of "serial killer." Here are two of my favorites: 1. On the local news station in Colorado, they were doing a report on "pay growths" in Boulder County, and how it was the highest increase of other counties. The CC couldn't figure out the anchor's words (I couldn't either, that's why I glanced at the CC). CC decided she had said "Boulder County employers have the highest rates of PIG ROASTS in the state!" I had been taping the news for another segment that was coming on. I thought "WHAT?" and rewound several times before I figured out what she was saying. Pig Roasts? Hey, if Boulder County employers are feeding their employees on a regular basis, sign me up! 2. We were watching a 4th of July special, and were watching a parade of Tall Ships. Each ship had a very interesting history, and the show's host was telling the viewer about it. One ship had recently been purchased by the "Portuguese." However, CC told us the ship had been purchased by the "Port Geese." Mom and I went into a nice little scenario. Like, how did the geese come up with the money to buy the ship? Did they walk around the ports, picking pockets? And why did they buy the ship? To sail South for the winter cause they didn't feel like flying? Our best joke of all though, was the comment "boy, that gives a whole new meaning to the term poop deck!" I feel for the poor hearing impaired. The CC has some really wierd interpretations of what is really being said. I wonder how confusing it must get for them! |
Sunshinemiss | Friday, January 18, 2002 - 09:13 pm   ROTFLMAO Whoami!! I have a TV with CC capability, I am going to try to figure out how to turn it on now just to check it out. |
Donut | Friday, January 18, 2002 - 11:44 pm   sunshine, its really fun even when its not wrong, (which is rarely)esp. in the beginning just seeing things like "musical flourish" when the band plays a little drum roll, or you see "ha ha ha" when someone laughs, etc. i cant think of others right now. whoami, my husband is esp. glad you started this --he has always been interested in finding out how to get a job doing this someday.(he wouldnt make mistakes either!) |
Whoami | Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 12:20 am   Or how about when someone knocks on the door, and the CC says "doorbell rings." (or vice versa). Or when they do a completly different dialogue than what is going on. On a side note, if someone on this board really is hearing impaired (or knows someone who is), it would be interesting to hear input from you. I mean, how do you cope with the wierd stuff CC comes up with? |
Schoolmarm | Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 05:22 am   Using CC is also a good way for foreign students to learn English. I had two close friends in grad school do that. No wonder they had funny syntax in their writing! So does the cereal killer REALLY need his shredded wheat? |
Weinermr | Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 07:47 am   Cereal killers are a bunch of flakes. (my only contribution to this thread) (if I don't stop now, I never will) |
Neko | Monday, January 21, 2002 - 11:03 am   *Groan* |
Babyruth | Monday, January 21, 2002 - 11:17 am   Whoami, A good friend of mine, Jill, is hearing impaired and uses CC on her TV. She rents tapes which are close captioned, and they are done very well (and very expensively, apparently). As for watching TV, she usually watches with her partner, who can correct things for her that are wrong. Sometimes the four of us get together and watch TV, and the errors are so hilarious that we end up laughing on the floor all evening. We tell Jill anything important to the show, of course, as well as what's so funny. She can read lips to a fair degree, too, so depending on the show/movie presentation, that sometimes helps. |
Whoami | Monday, January 21, 2002 - 12:40 pm   Thank you Babyruth! I hope other hearing impaired folk have friends like you around. The errors are hilarious. But I hope enough is conveyed so the people CC is intended for really benifit. |
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