ballet pumps or Bally pumps? (Up At Bat) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

teeces · 09-10-2014, 09:28 PM

In the Up At Bat episode, Mr. Howell says this line, according to the subtitles on the DVD:

Quote:

Madame your decorator should be flogged, and his ballet pumps burned.

However it seems much more likely that he is saying "Bally pumps" than "ballet pumps". Bally is a shoe brand that makes pumps, and I don't know if there is any such thing as ballet pumps.

Has anyone else noticed this, and am I missing something here?

Thanks!

John

ph1l · 09-11-2014, 04:32 AM

It always sounded like ballet pumps to me and I believe it's a correct term.

Ohio8 · 02-01-2015, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ph1l

It always sounded like ballet pumps to me and I believe it's a correct term.

You're correct.

Teebs · 02-09-2015, 05:32 PM

I always thought 'ballet pumps' too. Implying the decorator was a bit ... well, as they would have put it in the 1960s, 'limp wristed'.

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ph1l Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2004 Posts: 1,362	It always sounded like ballet pumps to me and I believe it's a correct term.
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Teebs Dusty nut Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 30, 2011 Location: Are we there yet? Posts: 454	I always thought 'ballet pumps' too. Implying the decorator was a bit ... well, as they would have put it in the 1960s, 'limp wristed'.