Finding Nemo. Seagull Mine/Mate debate

[Cliff]

Mate!

This is probably a bit pointless, but what do you guys think the seagulls in
Finding Nemo are saying - Mine or Mate?

My girlfriend reckoned it was 'mine', but I convinced her (after 10 replays)
that it was 'mate'. I've since come across a huge debate at
http://eliot.landrum.cx/archives/2003/05/30/finding_nemo_the_great_minematemike_debate.php
(it goes for pages about this). Basically, most Aussies think that it's
'mate' while everyone else (i.e. the US) can't see how 'mate' makes sense,
and so it must be 'mine'.



There's a fan website dedicated just to the seagulls at
http://heyhowdeyhey.com/mine/,... but as you can see, they think it's 'mine'
as well, though they acknowledge they've coped a heap of aussie email
claiming that it's 'mate'.



I thought I was being clever by turning on 'subtitles for the hearing
impaired' and replaying the two gull clips. Bugger - they both come up as
'mine'. I still can't accept it. Sometimes it sounds like it could be
either, but other times, it's definitely 'mate' to my ears.



I wonder if this will ever be resolved? The guy who did the voice doesn't
even get a credit for it in the movie. If only he could be found...then we
would really know :)



Thanks mate, mate, mate!!!!!!!!!!

[mabster]

In article <400e3583$0$26118$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, "Cliff" <nomailthx@nospam.com> wrote:
>Mate!
>
>I thought I was being clever by turning on 'subtitles for the hearing
>impaired' and replaying the two gull clips. Bugger - they both come up as
>'mine'. I still can't accept it. Sometimes it sounds like it could be
>either, but other times, it's definitely 'mate' to my ears.
>
>I wonder if this will ever be resolved? The guy who did the voice doesn't
>even get a credit for it in the movie. If only he could be found...then we
>would really know :)

What's to resolve? The subtitles gave you your answer. 'Mine' makes perfect
sense in the context of seagulls fighting over food. 'Mate' doesn't make any
sense at all. I didn't even consider it as 'mate' until I read someone on the
net arguing about it.

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[David Beamish]

mabster likes big butts and he cannot lie:

>
> What's to resolve? The subtitles gave you your answer. 'Mine' makes
> perfect sense in the context of seagulls fighting over food. 'Mate'
> doesn't make any sense at all. I didn't even consider it as 'mate'
> until I read someone on the net arguing about it.
>

I'm with you there..

Some people need to be introduced to cotton buds. Remove some of that wax
obviously blocking their ears..

[Neale]

"mabster" <mabster@NOSPAM!madprops.org> wrote in message
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> In article <400e3583$0$26118$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, "Cliff"
<nomailthx@nospam.com> wrote:
> >Mate!
> >
> >I thought I was being clever by turning on 'subtitles for the hearing
> >impaired' and replaying the two gull clips. Bugger - they both come up
as
> >'mine'. I still can't accept it. Sometimes it sounds like it could be
> >either, but other times, it's definitely 'mate' to my ears.
> >
> >I wonder if this will ever be resolved? The guy who did the voice
doesn't
> >even get a credit for it in the movie. If only he could be found...then
we
> >would really know :)
>
> What's to resolve? The subtitles gave you your answer. 'Mine' makes
perfect
> sense in the context of seagulls fighting over food. 'Mate' doesn't make
any
> sense at all. I didn't even consider it as 'mate' until I read someone on
the
> net arguing about it.

I never thought it said "mine" until this post. I only heard "mate".

And saying "mate" does make sense. I don't remember the movie that well, but
I remember one seagull with food, and the others trying to get the food. If
you want to get food off someone else, you pretend to be their friend:
"Mate? (can I have some?)".

If the subtitles say "mine", then fair enough. But that doesn't seem as
funny as "mate" to me.

[Neale]

> This is probably a bit pointless, but what do you guys think the seagulls
in
> Finding Nemo are saying - Mine or Mate?
>
> My girlfriend reckoned it was 'mine', but I convinced her (after 10
replays)
> that it was 'mate'. I've since come across a huge debate at
>
http://eliot.landrum.cx/archives/2003/05/30/finding_nemo_the_great_minematemike_debate.php
> (it goes for pages about this). Basically, most Aussies think that it's
> 'mate' while everyone else (i.e. the US) can't see how 'mate' makes sense,
> and so it must be 'mine'.

Can anyone tell me what point in the movie this occurs? The menu's are
painful to sift through because they take so damn long.

[Sooky Grumper]

Cliff wrote:
> Mate!
>
> This is probably a bit pointless, but what do you guys think the seagulls in
> Finding Nemo are saying - Mine or Mate?

They're saying 'mine'.

>
> My girlfriend reckoned it was 'mine', but I convinced her (after 10 replays)
> that it was 'mate'. I've since come across a huge debate at
> http://eliot.landrum.cx/archives/2003/05/30/finding_nemo_the_great_minematemike_debate.php
> (it goes for pages about this). Basically, most Aussies think that it's
> 'mate' while everyone else (i.e. the US) can't see how 'mate' makes sense,
> and so it must be 'mine'.
>
>
>
> There's a fan website dedicated just to the seagulls at
> http://heyhowdeyhey.com/mine/,... but as you can see, they think it's 'mine'
> as well, though they acknowledge they've coped a heap of aussie email
> claiming that it's 'mate'.
>
>
>
> I thought I was being clever by turning on 'subtitles for the hearing
> impaired' and replaying the two gull clips. Bugger - they both come up as
> 'mine'. I still can't accept it. Sometimes it sounds like it could be
> either, but other times, it's definitely 'mate' to my ears.
>
>
>
> I wonder if this will ever be resolved? The guy who did the voice doesn't
> even get a credit for it in the movie. If only he could be found...then we
> would really know :)
>
>
>
> Thanks mate, mate, mate!!!!!!!!!!
>
>


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[Flaccid]

Neale wrote:
> If you want to get food off someone else, you pretend
> to be their friend: "Mate? (can I have some?)".

Since when? In my 33 years of life I've never said, or had said to me,
"Mate?" when someone wants some of my chips or food. For the record,
I heard it as "Mine!", as did my wife. The subtitles are the answer,
but I don't have the movie yet to check.

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"Cliff" <nomailthx@nospam.com> wrote in
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>
> This is probably a bit pointless, but what do you guys think the
> seagulls in Finding Nemo are saying - Mine or Mate?
>

I think they are saying Mate, would prefer if they were - but am wrong
because they are saying Mine.

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"Neale" <no@thanks.com> wrote in news:400e3966$0$4051$afc38c87
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> If the subtitles say "mine", then fair enough. But that doesn't seem as
> funny as "mate" to me.
>

I agree - when I thought it was 'mate' I thought it was really funny, and
really aussie.

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David Beamish <me@privacy.net> wrote in news:Xns947756715F176meprivacynet120@
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> Some people need to be introduced to cotton buds. Remove some of that wax
> obviously blocking their ears..

It is ambiguous in the audio, but the subtitles clarify it.

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[Neale]

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> Neale wrote:
> > If you want to get food off someone else, you pretend
> > to be their friend: "Mate? (can I have some?)".
>
> Since when? In my 33 years of life I've never said, or had said to me,
> "Mate?" when someone wants some of my chips or food. For the record,
> I heard it as "Mine!", as did my wife. The subtitles are the answer,
> but I don't have the movie yet to check.

Just because you don't recall saying it, doesn't mean it doesn't make sense.
"aw, mate, come on", etc. I mean, does "Mine!" make sense? It doesn't
*belong* to the seagull, so it isn't his.

I'm not debating what is said, since if the subtitles say mine, then that's
what Pixar meant for it to say. But "mate" does make sense.

[Kevin Hendrikssen]

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> David Beamish <me@privacy.net> wrote in
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> 130.133.1.4:
>
> > Some people need to be introduced to cotton buds. Remove some of that
wax
> > obviously blocking their ears..
>
> It is ambiguous in the audio, but the subtitles clarify it.

Bloody hell, here we go again. It's not the slightest bit ambigupus. I was
never in any doubt they were claiming the food as their own by shouting
"mine!". When you see cricketers claiming a catch do they shout "mate"????

Idiots. Get your ears checked.

[muzza]

nah they are saying met

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"Cliff" <nomailthx@nospam.com> wrote in
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>
> This is probably a bit pointless, but what do you guys think the
> seagulls in Finding Nemo are saying - Mine or Mate?
>

I think they are saying Mate, would prefer if they were - but am wrong
because they are saying Mine.

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[Neale]

> Bloody hell, here we go again. It's not the slightest bit ambigupus. I was
> never in any doubt they were claiming the food as their own by shouting
> "mine!". When you see cricketers claiming a catch do they shout "mate"????
>
> Idiots. Get your ears checked.

When you have cricketers sitting around an esky full of beer and someone is
handing them out, do they shout "mine" or "mate"?

[Neale]

Go to 1:25:45 in the movie. It sounds like a hybrid of the two words. Either
"moyne" or "maaate".

Sure enough, the subtitles say "Mine".

I think both make sense, and people can hear whatever they want to hear.

Of course, if people want to be nazi's about it, feel free to keep arguing
about it.

[Flaccid]

Neale wrote:

> does "Mine!" make sense?

Perfectly -- it's akin to any given ball-sports game where several
players call "mine!" when intending to catch the ball. The subtitles
will prove I'm right. :P

[Flaccid]

Neale wrote:

> Go to 1:25:45 in the movie [...] the subtitles say "Mine".

Exactly. Anyone who heard "mate" needs their ears cleaned -- LOL!

[Neale]

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> Neale wrote:
>
> > Go to 1:25:45 in the movie [...] the subtitles say "Mine".
>
> Exactly. Anyone who heard "mate" needs their ears cleaned -- LOL!

> > Of course, if people want to be nazi's about it, feel free to keep
arguing
> > about it.

[Neale]

"Flaccid" <flaccid@flaccid.com> wrote in message
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> Neale wrote:
>
> > does "Mine!" make sense?
>
> Perfectly -- it's akin to any given ball-sports game where several
> players call "mine!" when intending to catch the ball. The subtitles
> will prove I'm right. :P

But not before the ball is in the air.

My point was that both "mate" and "mine" make as much sense as each other.

OK, I've spent enough time talking about this mediocre movie.

[Gadgets]

Nah, they are saying Nine!

(anything other than Mine just doesn't make sense... I don't know why there
has been so much debate about this!)

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