tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post7368537153150701466..comments2023-04-22T12:32:24.799-07:00Comments on The House of Substance: Fingernails+Chalkboard=FunSubstance McGravitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-35583954930283110562009-05-15T16:36:00.000-07:002009-05-15T16:36:00.000-07:00Help! I'm being hair assed!Help! I'm being hair assed!Righteous Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-51121604262295332742009-05-13T21:38:00.000-07:002009-05-13T21:38:00.000-07:00The Goopers just want to call anything east of Kan...The Goopers just want to call anything east of Kansas, Wogland. Calling countries the name they want to be called is just panderisation.Another Kiwinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-51386683796401768182009-05-13T16:44:00.000-07:002009-05-13T16:44:00.000-07:00There was a report on our South Asian imbroglio an...<i>There was a report on our South Asian imbroglio and the reporter repeatedly used — in the very same sentence — the Obama-ite pronunciation of Pakistan but the normal American pronunciation of Afghanistan.<br><br></i>In other words: Obama is not, after all, unique in pronouncing the name 'Pakistan' in the same way as the rest of the English-speaking world, rather than in what I claim is the heartland American way;<br>=> I am twice as right as before.<br><br>Somehow Krikorian skipped the "This is central to my point" part of the argument.herr doktor bimlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-58003505988385570662009-05-13T10:39:00.000-07:002009-05-13T10:39:00.000-07:00Howsabout CONservative as a new pronunciation? Th...Howsabout CONservative as a new pronunciation? That'd burn 'em up.Righteous Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-71535437107470313272009-05-13T10:20:00.000-07:002009-05-13T10:20:00.000-07:00I just call 'em goopers, RB.~I just call 'em goopers, RB.<br>~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©http://geocities.com/ifthethunderdontgetya/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-20673747279336922052009-05-13T09:39:00.000-07:002009-05-13T09:39:00.000-07:00I'm gonna start saying Gee Opie as well.I'm gonna start saying Gee Opie as well.Righteous Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-92187722212211238602009-05-13T08:40:00.000-07:002009-05-13T08:40:00.000-07:00When y'all start pronouncing Des Moines, Nouve...When y'all start pronouncing Des Moines, Nouvelle Orléans, and Baton Rouge correctly, you can can start whinging about the President's phonemes.<br><br>Also, nukular.Mendacious Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049940881736591891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-27414560983599749632009-05-13T03:16:00.000-07:002009-05-13T03:16:00.000-07:00Does Prez Obama pronounce "Dijon" all na...Does Prez Obama pronounce "Dijon" all nasally at the end like a Frenchie?M. Bouffanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.com