Language Barrier
Also known as No, These Ain’t The Right Lyrics
[EDIT]
I’m realizing now that I should mention that we’re singing a song titled “Mister Sandman”, and that we spoke no English at all so we truly believed that’s what they were saying:
Guys, I need your input! Some of you may know that I’m leaving for a three-week comics residency in October (plus an extra week I’m spending in Disney World, heheheh). I’m not really sure if I’ll be able to work on Boumeries there, so I’d like to do them all during September — but I’ll need your help for inspiration.
I want you guys to ask me stuff! Anything! I’ll then choose the questions that inspire me the most for four-panel strips and put those up during October while I’m gone. Use the comment box below, email me, or tweet me any personal questions you may have. Of course, I’ll only answer the questions I deem suitable for comics. Any weird creepy/sexual/intimacy/etc. questions won’t be answered, sorry. I can still have some sort of private life, you know?
Ask away! I can’t wait to see what you guys have in store! And thank you!
What is your favorite thing about the city you live in?
What is your day job?
Why do you like stripes?
If you didn’t live in Canada, where would you live?
If you had kids, what would their names be?
Would you make a straight-up comic book?
Has any book made you dry?
Um. Made you cry.
That word. :P
Heh, this one confused me until I realised “Hendrix” is probably pronounced very differently if you’re French… XD
Anyway, some questions:
What was the hardest thing for you to learn about English?
What made you want to draw a webcomic?
What is your favourite of all the Boumeries strips so far?
Do you speak any other languages beside French and English?
Would you marry your boyfriend?
What do you know about manga and anime?
How did you meet your best friend(s)?
What are the stupidest (baby) names you ever heard?
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
btw, I sang this song in my choir last year XD
I… don’t quite get it. Maybe I’m just slow… What song was it supposed to be?
Oh, and here are a couple of questions from me…
What do you find the most interesting and appealing about comics that you like? For example: detailed linework, coloring, character design, dialogue, story etc.
Would you consider going to a smallish comics festival outside of Canada/North America, even if you knew it would be less profitable than working at home?
Naw, I don’t find the comic as clear as it could be, my bad. The song is “Mister Sandman” and it’s a classic American song (it can even be heard in Back to the Future).
Aha, now I get it =) Thanks for updating the comic description with a YouTube-video of the song. Now that I’ve listened to it, I’m sure I’ve heard it somewhere before… like in a movie or something.
Fwiw, the lyrics are “Mister Sandman, bring me a dream” and as an English speaking American kid, I thought it was “bring me ice cream”. :D
Thanks everyone, I’m writing those down!
Cute! I can almost hear your two singing this. xD
Oh, questions… um…
What was the first original (your own and made-up) character you ever drew?
Is/Was there something you want/ed to do besides… well, art-like stuff (as in animating, drawing, etc…)?
What was your favorite cartoon when little?
What piece of literature are you able to read more than once? (If there’s more than one piece, maybe the most read?)
Would you mind your child making all the crazy cool fashion decisions as you did?
What is your favorite thing… in front of you, right now? =D
XD
love you! *bombombombombom!*
did you ever made some bizarre myth/legend/story about normal things? (eg.: “all dark haired people were blond but they take too much sun” or “leaves become yellow because insects dry the blue out of them..!”)
do you have a dress code for any occasion in life? (” blue clothes for cinema, black ones for work…”)
do you have a favorite place on your house (for thinking, relax…)
do you eat blue stuff?
:D
One time my dad’s French Canadian boyfriend tried to teach me how to say “merde,” but I couldn’t get my mouth to pronounce it the way I wanted to. Any tips?
Do you have any funny tales from when you were learning another language? I know i’ve had some pretty bad translation days.
Hi Boum!!! I’ve read your comics for months, maybe even a year, and I gotta say: awesomeness doesn’t even describe your life!
Questions:
If you could choose, would your rather have a British accent or a French accent or a Russian accent?
Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry ice cream? Or any other flavour?
If you could change your first, middle, and last name, what would you change them to?
Are you a morning or evening person?
Summer or Winter?
Boumeries is my favourite webcomic, next to about a billion more, you better not shut it down anytime soon >:D
(P.S thanks to the video, I have mr sandman stuck in my head >:(
Awww thanks! <3
What’s your favorite pastry?
Why haven’t you made Margawesome yet?
Have you ever been to French Guyana?
If there was one movie you wish you’d written, which would it be?
If you were about to be thrown into a volcano, what would your last words be?
What would you like on your Tombstone?