Lyran99 t1_j6fhmcg wrote
“Cloud cuckoo land” is not a phrase
kgunnar t1_j6fj54d wrote
It is, though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_cuckoo_land
In recent popular culture it was used as the name of a place in The Lego Movie and there was a best selling book with that name a couple years back.
KWNewyear t1_j6fnq0g wrote
I remember the phrase from being one of the levels in Banjo-Tooie, and now I'm starting to think these 30-somethings who "never heard of it" just never had any fun in their lives.
KayWDubs t1_j6fj9r0 wrote
So that's why it sounded so familiar!
BrokenEye3 t1_j6fmbxv wrote
I'm sure anyone who frequents TV Tropes would also recognize it instantly.
KayWDubs t1_j6fmqtr wrote
I first heard it while watching a playthrough of The Lego Movie ages ago.
I haven't seen it on TV Tropes, though. Haven't even visited the site in a while for that matter. Now I at least know it has a page there, so I have that going on for me.
avfc41 t1_j6fqp67 wrote
The author of the novel has won a Pulitzer, it wasn’t for cloud cuckoo land though
kgunnar t1_j6ga9ok wrote
You’re correct, whoops.
TommyBoy825 t1_j6fs95d wrote
Excellent book.
Hexidian t1_j6fn465 wrote
Sounds more like an obscure literary reference that comes up occasionally
Danhuangmao t1_j6g9xyw wrote
Nah, it come up every now and again like "cloud 9" or "timbuktu" or whatnot. Just an idiomatic expression.
Mr_Westerfield OP t1_j6fis5r wrote
It is. There’s an article about it and everything
Lyran99 t1_j6gmzif wrote
I stand corrected
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