- On yesterday's ABC's World News Tonight, Charlie Gibson said, "We can't put troops in Pakistan" while discussing the rising Taliban tension with a correspondent. We can't? Really?
- Obama pronounces Pakistan as PAWK-i-stan.
- Fox 4 had a story last night of some very old nude photos of a former public official being found in Krum's City Hall -- it was the most confusing story in the history of ever. But, whatever the point of the story, I couldn't get past every person in Krum being interviewed pronouncing "picture" as "pitcher."
- One of the best lawyer's I've ever seen does that.
- One of my 100 ex-girlfriend's does that.
- It drives me insane.
- I think "composite drawings" of a suspect border on being silly. They always look like aliens.
- Crazy news: Dirk Nowitzki has a crazy girlfriend who was arrested at his house. Crazier news: She's not hot at all.
- I got chewed out by someone from Fox 4 on Monday via email. Well, maybe I got a "stern talking to."
- Everyone yells at me for typos and grammar mistakes. First, I type this thing at 100 miles an hour at the crack of dawn. Secondly, I'm not that smart.
- I'm currently reading books about the Bible from a historical perspective. That is: when they were written, who wrote them, what was going on in the world at the time they were written, and how we might misinterpret the scriptures because of those factors. As a guy who grew up being able to quote scripture and verse, they are fascinating.
- The more I look at the "boat funeral" pictures below, the more I want to tell people about them.
- The top one deserves to be in a magazine. It borders on art. Heck, it is art. The golden field in the background. The clouded sky. The guy in the background with a cap on but a flower pinned to his shirt. The beaten down boat. The guys' respectful attitudes. It is sooo Texas Monthly material. (Here it is if you're too lazy to scroll down.)
- I went to the dentist yesterday and, after explaining the x-rays to me, he said, "I need to write all this down." I told him that was a very bad sign. He didn't laugh.
- The sound of the dentist's drill has to be one of the worst sounds in the world.
- A couple times a month I'll say in public (about someone who has struck me as a tad bit off), "That guy is a little odd." Without fail, someone always says, "Look who's talking."
- Hal Jay this morning: "The 15-12 Texas Rangers are not 3 games above .500. A .500 average after 27 games would be 13 1/2 - 13 1/2, so they are 2 1/2 games above .500."
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Charlie Gibson....wimp
"PAWK-i-stan"....it's a "black thing".
Well, what was Fox 4 mad about? Tell us!
Hal Jay is a little odd.
I'm with 8:15, do tell.
Hey, anytime you can upset the media, you must be doing something right! I'm a "conservative", but I can't stand ANY of the media--it's all about ratings and money nowadays--not journalism.
Hamageddon over?
"First, I type this thing at 100 miles an hour at the crack of dawn. Secondly, I'm not that smart."
First a) You shouldn't be driving that fast
First b) You're not supposed to drive while typing; you could get charged with DWT
First c) I know you didn't mean that literally
Secondly, your last sentence may be the greatest statement in the history of...ever! And probably the smartest thing you've ever said.
Semantics aside, the Rangers are in first place in the AL West.
A lot of that has to do with solid pitching from the starting rotation.
Okay, maybe that last sentence is the greatest statement in the history of ever...or the Metroplex, at least.
The Rangers in first place
I've got a giant Technicolor pitcher of it in my head right now!
There - you are insane now
I heard Hal Jay talking about the Rangers this morning also, but he said they were 1 1/2 games above .500, not 2 1/2 games.
They are 1 1/2 games above .500.
the boat pic is very good.
i think "pawk"-istan is the "correct" pronounciation. (like "i-ron" versus "i-ran".
fox news is funny, kind of like swine flu. deadly, but not really dangerous. (or is it the other way around?)
german's are not known for their "hot" gf's.
Quote: "Everyone yells at me for typos and grammar mistakes. First, I type this thing at 100 miles an hour at the crack of dawn. Secondly, I'm not that smart"
While I doubt they YELL at you, this is amusing to me, as you admit you get bothered if someone pronounces picture like pitcher. So, pretty much, pot, meet kettle...
So what did Fox 4 News get mad at you about? Your attitude toward the Swine Flu?
why should Dirk have a 'hot' girlfriend? Just because he is a sports star? Should anyone who ever gets in the media only have hot significant others? You are in the media of sorts. And do YOU have ladies that others would call 'hot"?
Sad you base ladies on looks first.
Yeah, that story about the nude pitchers in Krum was weird. They axed some folks down at the lie-berry about it, and they talked funny, too!
Speaking of misnomers
I read the comments yesterday in the Observer about the Greggo story. Somebody called his co-cost a bland cooking-cutter type guy. How do you get that one wrong?
Your reading?
Charlie Gibson is much less than he could be....or perhaps not.
"Pitcher," "a little odd," "[dentist] didn't laugh".....one of the best Random Posts in the history of your ever!
And, um yeah, what was the stern talkin' to about?? I'll bet it's because you won't post a hawt 'pitcher' of Ann Coulter.
Yeah, the negroes also say auntie "awntie" instead of "antie" like us crackers. Just sayin
They have won 15 games. They have lost 12 games. 12 and 12 would be 500; therefore, wins 13, 14, 15 put them 3 games above 500. If they win today they will be 4 games above 500. In other words, they would have to lose 3 games to get back to 500. (15-15) So, like Hal and Jay said, they are 3 games above 500.
I'm pretty sure I'm a "cracker" and I've never used the word "antie".
(period after the quotes b/c it wasn't a part of the quote, right?)
Have you used "ant" for aunt instead of "awnt"? If so, you be a cracker.
The British English pronunciation of Pakistan is "Pawk-i-ston" whereas the American English pronunciation is "Pack-i-stan." Pakistanis use the British pronunciation due to the fact the U.K. is who first brought and taught English in Pakistan. Either pronunciation is correct. Typically, it is more correct to pronounce the name of a country in the same way as the natives of the country. Kudos to Obama for respecting Pakistanis enough to make the effort to pronounce THEIR country according to their preference. For instance; the inhabitants of Iran and Iraq pronounce the "I" like the "i" in "little" and not like the long "i" in "bike." The only people who pronounce Iraq as "Eye-rack" rather than "Er-ock" are a portion of people in North America mostly located in the midwestern and southern portion of the U.S. FYI, it is NEVER correct to use the pronounciation "Eye-ran" rather than "Ear-on" for the country Iran.
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I always get a bit of a giggle when friends say "I'm fixin' to..." or "I'm fixin' supper." .
Barry, you are that smart; you know what you mean, you realize other people know what you mean so there is no point to sweat the small stuff.
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Bravo to Barry for educating himself on the history and politics of The Holy Bible. A, Politics of Antiquity, professor is the one who kindled my interest in learning the origins and politics associated with "The Holy Bible" since it is a political ideology, an ever changing one at that, that has permeated global politics for more than 1500 years.
Even if you've never used the word "antie", the previous poster is correct in that black folks say "awntie" or "awnt" as opposed to white people's "ant". And why is it that black people always refer to their cousins (young ones, anyway) as "my lil cuzzin"?
"Pretty sure" you're a cracker?! There's some doubt?
You betta ax somebody!
"PAWK-i-stan" is how Muslims pronounce it. It's a dead giveaway. OBAMA IS A MUSLIM! OBAMA IS A MUSLIM!
I knew it! He couldn't keep it a secret forever! IMPEACH OBAMA! IMPEACH OBAMA!
The proper pronunciation is "Aint". You know like Aint Bea.
Double Fake Opie
you say to-may-toe & i say to-
maw-toe. hell, them's home grown maters.
double fake jed clampitt
10:43 I know that I am fully causasian, down to the blond hair, light skin and light colored eyes. I just didn't know what was your definition of "cracker". Does "cracker" mean "white person" or "uneducated, white person" or "backwoods white person" or "black hating white person"? Grew up in North Texas and I say "ant" for both the insect and my momma's sister, just haven't used the term "auntie". I wasn't being argumentative and know exactly who has been hanging around my geneological "wood pile".
Are we really getting into regional pronunciation? If Obama wanted to be consistent, he would also pronounce Russia "ROO-sya," Mexico "MAY-hee-koh" and Germany "DOITCH-lahnd". Is the English river the "tims" or the "tams"? Otherwise it's what most of us do, compromise on the pronunciation, always wrong if you accept that we should pronounce a place name as the locals do. I have the same problem pronouncing hispanic names. Do I pronounce it in Spanish? Or the English equivalent? "Lopez" = LOH-pess or loh-pezz? (And "awnt" is regional, not racial. Sheesh.)
As for reading and books, I need to commend Barry for reminding me to buy a copy of Levin's Liberty and Tyranny. A well-researched presentation of Conservative thought. Five stars.
Hey Jarhead, shut the hell up and give it a rest already.
12:42:
My comment sounds pretty ignorant, huh?
I just wanted to remind you liberals how dumb you sounded when you bitched and moaned about Dubya.
And you, my little friend, fell right in to my trap. BWAAAHAHAHAHA!
Thanks for posting and not having a sense of humor. Good luck with that.
JH
Hey 12:26
I was just kidding, you're alright! That was only fodder for my bad joke-making
Your several definitions of "cracker" would all be correct depending on context.
And yeah, I do pronounce it "aint", but then I'm really hick, language-wise
To Wordkyle....
"MAY-hee-koh" and "DOITCH-lahnd" are not the English pronunciations for Mexico and Germany, respectively. I know countless Germans and Mexicans who, when speaking English, use the English translation when referencing their nation of origin. Unless you are referencing Hollywood stereotyped Russian's calling Russia, "Roo-sya" I have never heard a Russian use that pronunciation when speaking English. I, professionally, associate with two Russian nationals, who speak impeccable English, and both of them pronounce their homeland as "Rush-uh" without so much as the faintest roll of the "r."
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Incidentally, when I speak Spanish, I pronounce Mexico, "MAY-hee-koh" just as when I speak German I pronounce Germany, "DOITCH-lund."
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I completely agree with you assertion that the pronunciation of aunt as "awnt" is regional not racial. Everyone I know in the U.K and the northeastern U.S. uses the "awnt" pronunciation.
mzchief - You and I have so many other more important things to disagree about that I bow to your superior knowledge of English pronunciations of foreign place names. I understand that Obama also pronounces it "Frahnk-en-steen". (But not "FRO-derick".) And is he showing disrespect to the Irish when he says "EYER-land" (or even "AHR-land") instead of "OYR-land"?
Mzchief,let's see if you can pronounce this..RETARD...
I'm gonna have to disagree with the regional-vs-racial thing. While it's true that the British pronounce it "awnt", thus New Englanders would also, plenty of black people who are NOT from either of those regions say it that way. And lots of white folks from the same places as those black folks DON'T say it that way.
Great thing about our language - it keeps evolving. I guess you could say:
IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!
(tip of the hat to Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder...oh, and that Mary Shelley lady)
you made me do it, Word!
That mayor from Krum, Teri Wilson, is from Slidell.
good clarification mzchief.
Good clarification mzchief? Ha! PAWK-i-stan and your other country pronunciations have nothing to do with how natives of that country or Americans choose to Americanize the pronunciations! PAWK-i-stan is the correct pronunciation no matter where you are from. Thank goodness our President had a good history teacher or advisor to teach him correct pronunciations. We could all do better to not accept Americanizations of how to pronounce countries.
821 - I admire your admiration of Obama's pronunciation. Other, more judgmental people would consider his mispronunciations like this one, this one or this one to be a sign of not having a superior grasp of language at all. He certainly can get confused when it comes to languages. But that's okay, Obama hasn't been cut any slack for his blunders so far, has he? He deserves a break from all the media ridicule, right?
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