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AIBU to ask you what it could possibly mean

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StopWhateverUDoing · 24/07/2016 19:20

I am working with translations of some video subtitles and find this untranslated phrase, marked with red: "А! You go prey senting elves if Frizzy Li’l Bill sing or Bud the Frontal Little Bit"
AIBU to ask you, what that could possibly mean?

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Optimist1 · 26/07/2016 09:17

Starting at the end, could "frontal little bit" be "front a little bit"? I'll mull it over a bit more (love a challenge!).

TimeIhadaNameChange · 26/07/2016 09:36

You go presenting self as if reasonable singer but the ? a little bit ?

Is it a fairly southern US accent?

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 26/07/2016 11:23

TimeIhad
I thought Southern States. I was mentally reciting it in my best Dolly Parton impersonation.

TimeIhadaNameChange · 26/07/2016 11:38

Chaz

It was the "confirmation" of "prey saint" - I can imagine someone with a tv southern drawl dragging out "present" like that.

Optimist1 · 26/07/2016 11:58

Nothing more to add, but it looks as though Chaz and Time are masters of the art - great deciphering!

StopWhateverUDoing · 26/07/2016 12:20

Here's the phrase: yadi.sk/d/j1RJnGqetdpMK

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TimeIhadaNameChange · 26/07/2016 12:26

I'll need to hear that a few times and I've got to run just now, but will come back later.

BTW I think he's saying something about playing, not preying

StopWhateverUDoing · 26/07/2016 12:31

The question for kids was "How do you people do what you want", so I think Santa's elves may be part of it

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ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 26/07/2016 12:40

I heard
[not sure - sounded like play seventy loaves?? ].." if there is a little bit missing but or isn't a little bit"

Doik · 26/07/2016 17:03

I'm hearing "pay somebody else if there's a ... "

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