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Which Do You Hear Bono Sing In "Stand Up Comedy"?

Lotto
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Lottery
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Offline A_Fly_On_The_Wall

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Lotto or Lottery?
« on: March 14, 2012, 11:14:13 AM »
Which is Bono supposed to be singing during the first verse?

Is it... "The DNA lotto may have left you smart"

or... "The DNA lottery may have left you smart".

In the booklet that I've got from the No Line On The Horizon CD it says lottery, but when I listen to the song, Bono sings lotto.

Which is it to be?

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2012, 11:16:20 AM »
I don't even remember what song this is from *headdesk*

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2012, 11:19:13 AM »
I don't even remember what song this is from *headdesk*

The title of the song is in the question Middy  ;)

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2012, 12:28:39 PM »
I say Lotto, listened to it on my ipod a couple times in a row, sounds like Lotto to me

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2012, 06:13:25 PM »
I always here Lottery. just really fast

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2012, 06:26:14 PM »
lotto

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2012, 06:45:53 PM »
Ahh, Stand Up Comedy.  I haven't listened to it in over a year  :)

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2012, 06:46:51 PM »
I hear "The DNA lott'ry may have left you smart". He cuts the "er" sound.

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2012, 07:36:02 PM »
I hear "The DNA lott'ry may have left you smart". He cuts the "er" sound.
yeah. I definitely hear the y

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2012, 08:15:45 PM »
I hear "The DNA lott'ry may have left you smart". He cuts the "er" sound.
yeah. I definitely hear the y

yeah, oh wait:  NO ;D

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2012, 08:23:54 PM »
I hear "The DNA lott'ry may have left you smart". He cuts the "er" sound.
yeah. I definitely hear the y

yeah, oh wait:  NO ;D
I don't hear a Y either.  But it's okay, because the meaning is mostly the same, yes?

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2012, 08:55:17 PM »
I hear lotto. But it doesn't matter to me because I hate the song.

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2012, 06:20:11 PM »
It's lotto

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2012, 05:49:58 AM »
I think he's saying Lotto.

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Re: Lotto or Lottery?
« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2012, 12:03:54 PM »
Lottery rhymes better with discovery.