Seriously strange pronounciations (?) - Page 3

DixieGal · 05-21-2009, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

do they come in pairs ?

Just mention wrinkly balls of leathery flesh, and this happens!

GeoffC · 05-21-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Just mention wrinkly balls of leathery flesh, and this happens!

And Geoff does it again - running headlong into a subconscious inuendo trap ....

DixieGal · 05-21-2009, 12:14 PM

Hey, I had some good chocolate this morning. There is a plague of Amish bread going around at work, you know, somebody makes a "starter" with yeast and such, then as the writhing mass of teeming yeasts multiply and grow, they divide the "starter" up into ziploc bags and share them around.

So anyhow, girl in the next row of cubes made chocolate Amish bread with a cinnamon crust. OMG! It is like the best brownie ever! Just try not to think about what was in that ziploc bag that is who-knows-how-many generations of live and dead yeasts that has been passed around for weeks now.

But OHBOY could I eat that whole loaf with a big glass of cold milk!

GeoffC · 05-21-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

And Geoff does it again - running headlong into a subconscious inuendo trap ....

And yet again ....

RickyMaveety · 05-21-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

RM, you are not allowed to say "shopping for skulls yesterday" without any other details. Make with the story, lady!

Geeze, the other day I was talking to a neighbor, and I said that I stopped for "gas and shoe laces" and she noted that I never worse shoes with laces, so why did I stop for shoe laces??

You people are all so nosey!! I swear! Tell someone you went shopping for skulls and they just have to know why. Sheesh.

All I had in the past was a Huichol skull and one I called "Bony Prince Charlie". I wanted to move them to the entry, but there was no way to hang them in a way that looked balanced. So, I purchased two longhorns. Usually you can get them at roadside stands or out of the backs of people's pick up trucks, but no one has been out lately, so I had to drive half way to Burnet to a store that sells them.

Oh, and the two other animals, lion and deer, are both Huichol artwork, and the various ceramics are miniatures from "Cow Parade." Which is an international art program. The entry has a mostly cow theme, with bits of Huichol art mixed in there.

DixieGal · 05-21-2009, 02:08 PM

That is NOTHING like what I pictured!

Bilbo1967 · 05-21-2009, 02:15 PM

Wow, gotta love this thread; started out as a discussion of differences between British and American English pronunciation and then side-stepped into discussions of skulls in people's entrances, a brief foray into a 'testicle' innuendo on this and then a description of Amish bread...

...incidentally, I've never even heard of Amish bread. I know the words 'Amish' and 'bread' of course, I've just never seen them together - kind of like 'German' and 'humour', or 'American' and 'modesty' (don'cha just love these easily disproved sterotypes!)...

...anyway, just to get back on-topic a little as well, Worcester is pronounced Wuster (i.e. the 'oo' in Wooster is as in 'rook' and not as in 'boo'). Hope that makes sense?

Just so you know, I am English but went to University in Scotland. I was once mercilessly ridiculed for my pronunciation of a place in Scotland called Milngavie - shiny karma for any non-UK member who can give me a correct phonetical version of that!

RickyMaveety · 05-21-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

That is NOTHING like what I pictured!

Let me guess,you were picturing human skulls on pikes, black paint on the walls and flaming torches??

DixieGal · 05-21-2009, 02:19 PM

That's a doozy of a word!

Milngavie: Is it mink-cow-uh?

DixieGal · 05-21-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Let me guess,you were picturing human skulls on pikes, black paint on the walls and flaming torches??

Of course, but you didn't specify foyer instead of basement!

Bilbo1967 · 05-21-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

That's a doozy of a word!

Milngavie: Is it mink-cow-uh?

Afraid not!

Nate the great · 05-21-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Let me guess,you were picturing human skulls on pikes, black paint on the walls and flaming torches??

My first thought was whether local kids were stealing the skulls off of the staked bodies in your front yard.

DixieGal · 05-21-2009, 02:24 PM

How's about:

Milngavie = mine coffee ?

DixieGal · 05-21-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

My first thought was whether local kids were stealing the skulls off of the staked bodies in your front yard.

For anyone else, I would have imagined some sort of art project or maybe a music video. For Ricky, well, it could've been anything. Never even crossed my mind that it could be for such a pretty foyer!

Bilbo1967 · 05-21-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

How's about:

Milngavie = mine coffee ?

No again, I'm afraid.

One more guess and then I'll have to tell you all.

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05-21-2009, 12:14 PM	#33
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Hey, I had some good chocolate this morning. There is a plague of Amish bread going around at work, you know, somebody makes a "starter" with yeast and such, then as the writhing mass of teeming yeasts multiply and grow, they divide the "starter" up into ziploc bags and share them around. So anyhow, girl in the next row of cubes made chocolate Amish bread with a cinnamon crust. OMG! It is like the best brownie ever! Just try not to think about what was in that ziploc bag that is who-knows-how-many generations of live and dead yeasts that has been passed around for weeks now. But OHBOY could I eat that whole loaf with a big glass of cold milk!

05-21-2009, 02:08 PM	#36
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	That is NOTHING like what I pictured!

05-21-2009, 02:15 PM	#37
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Wow, gotta love this thread; started out as a discussion of differences between British and American English pronunciation and then side-stepped into discussions of skulls in people's entrances, a brief foray into a 'testicle' innuendo on this and then a description of Amish bread... ...incidentally, I've never even heard of Amish bread. I know the words 'Amish' and 'bread' of course, I've just never seen them together - kind of like 'German' and 'humour', or 'American' and 'modesty' (don'cha just love these easily disproved sterotypes!)... ...anyway, just to get back on-topic a little as well, Worcester is pronounced Wuster (i.e. the 'oo' in Wooster is as in 'rook' and not as in 'boo'). Hope that makes sense? Just so you know, I am English but went to University in Scotland. I was once mercilessly ridiculed for my pronunciation of a place in Scotland called Milngavie - shiny karma for any non-UK member who can give me a correct phonetical version of that!

05-21-2009, 02:19 PM	#39
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	That's a doozy of a word! Milngavie: Is it mink-cow-uh?

05-21-2009, 02:24 PM	#43
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	How's about: Milngavie = mine coffee ?

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