tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post396711145362676385..comments2023-09-04T21:36:48.170+10:00Comments on The Site Formally Known As: Midweek Mad Geniuses: Vincent Van GoghStubbadubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333188150383405691noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-46191331341835926392009-04-10T12:11:00.000+10:002009-04-10T12:11:00.000+10:00Hey, I've got some Jew in me from the maternal sid...Hey, I've got some Jew in me from the maternal side. I'm 1/8th culture!Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-7051747757401632412009-04-10T12:06:00.000+10:002009-04-10T12:06:00.000+10:00Perseus, Greek is not your native tongue, and you ...Perseus, Greek is not your native tongue, and you are a descendant of Norman stock.<BR/><BR/>Thou art a true barbarian.<BR/><BR/>Doubly so, nay thrice so, for your throughly not couth strine "cassel".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-6757840241779546142009-04-10T11:43:00.000+10:002009-04-10T11:43:00.000+10:00I say CASSLE-main.I also say the Queen lives in a ...I say CASSLE-main.<BR/><BR/>I also say the Queen lives in a Cassle, not a Carsle. <BR/><BR/>And I'm a Barbarian for this?<BR/><BR/>That's fine talk coming from Western Australian, ay?Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-8758074145431993672009-04-10T11:11:00.000+10:002009-04-10T11:11:00.000+10:00I'm Victorian and I say Carsel Maine. But I don't...I'm Victorian and I say Carsel Maine. But I don't say darnse, frarnse or grarnt. That's for north of the Murray pansies.Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-37229726373910984432009-04-10T10:45:00.000+10:002009-04-10T10:45:00.000+10:00It really annoys me when Victorians say Cassle-mai...It really annoys me when Victorians say Cassle-maine instead of CARsle-maine<BR/><BR/>Barbarianssquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-67115876827225168132009-04-10T09:35:00.000+10:002009-04-10T09:35:00.000+10:00It's north-CUTT, not north-COAT - you phillysteins...<I>It's north-CUTT, not north-COAT - you phillysteins</I><BR/><BR/>Why single me out?phyllis.steinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310075827654871878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-26921525057768012652009-04-09T21:50:00.000+10:002009-04-09T21:50:00.000+10:00So does this mean we're going back to 'Peking' and...So does this mean we're going back to 'Peking' and 'Ayers Rock'?patchouligirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347554818978381844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-88066983410460260712009-04-09T18:29:00.000+10:002009-04-09T18:29:00.000+10:00I guess if I was talking to an Italian in Naples, ...I guess if I was talking to an Italian in Naples, and I said "Naples" and got the puzzled look, then I would say Napoli for clarity's sake, and I would pronounce it correctly. But not if it was with some non-Italian, somewhere else.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for explaining. I guess I'm the prat now.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-57930965483411863402009-04-09T17:56:00.000+10:002009-04-09T17:56:00.000+10:00What I meant, Melba, was that I pronounce them cor...What I meant, Melba, was that I pronounce them correctly, but not with some put upon accent. As in, you can Firenze correctly without changing accents halfway through a sentence and trying to sound all Italian. I don't really know how to describe it, actually. I pronounce them correctly, is all. I just think it's respectful to call a city by it's local name when you're in that city. When I first got to Napoli and was saying Naples, the locals had no idea what I was talking about, so I switched to Napoli and all was fine. I've done the same thing in every other city I've visited and not had a problem.Puss In Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236191025319308375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-14083637541968360472009-04-09T16:29:00.000+10:002009-04-09T16:29:00.000+10:00I have a pith bucket next to my bed.I have a pith bucket next to my bed.Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-48357522524138835192009-04-09T15:30:00.000+10:002009-04-09T15:30:00.000+10:00It's fucking Munich! Mew. Nick.Munich.It's fucking Munich! <BR/><BR/>Mew. Nick.<BR/><BR/>Munich.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-11366569906957657252009-04-09T15:08:00.000+10:002009-04-09T15:08:00.000+10:00Oi, what's wrong with pith helmets?I have a pith h...Oi, what's wrong with pith helmets?<BR/><BR/>I have a pith helmet at home.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-83386174604629252422009-04-09T15:00:00.000+10:002009-04-09T15:00:00.000+10:00Sorry can I clarify, wasn't calling you a prat in ...Sorry can I clarify, wasn't calling you a prat in that last sentence, Puss. Was saying people who use the correct accent with foreign words are prats. But I think it's pretty wrong what you do. But just wrong, not pratty.<BR/><BR/>Oh I'm getting into a spin.<BR/><BR/>So why?? Why do the halfway thing? Is it some nod to not wanting to be a colonial with a pith helmet?Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-80373134104860938872009-04-09T14:48:00.000+10:002009-04-09T14:48:00.000+10:00Quite so, Puss.I only refer to the Melbourne subur...Quite so, Puss.<BR/><BR/>I only refer to the Melbourne suburb of Northcote as it's pronounced in its mother tongue.<BR/><BR/>It's north-CUTT, not north-COAT - you phillysteinsRamon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-81741555948860317932009-04-09T14:37:00.000+10:002009-04-09T14:37:00.000+10:00I only refer to Bangkok by its official name:Krung...I only refer to Bangkok by its official name:<BR/><BR/>Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-14513811110552376752009-04-09T14:03:00.000+10:002009-04-09T14:03:00.000+10:00So that would be Koln as in Col'n Carpenter, Munch...So that would be Koln as in Col'n Carpenter, Munchen as in eating an apple, Firenze as in the ends of the fire, Roma as in going for a wander, Napoli as in a pole in a diaper?<BR/><BR/>I'd say on the scale of wrongness, that is even wronger than being a prat and trying to use the correct accent with the local words. I don't think it's being culturally sensitive or respectful; it's being a twat.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-41864955869083531172009-04-08T23:16:00.000+10:002009-04-08T23:16:00.000+10:00I pronounce all foreign cities as they are spelled...I pronounce all foreign cities as they are spelled in their mother tongue (though not with an accent) - Koln, Munchen, Firenze, Roma, Napoli, etc. Is that wrong?Puss In Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236191025319308375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-80173161784891414892009-04-08T17:13:00.000+10:002009-04-08T17:13:00.000+10:00'Chardonnay' sounds much better in a French accent...'Chardonnay' sounds much better in a French accent, although I wouldn't attempt it myself. I had a boss with a cockney accent who always referred to the vehicles as 'motors' without actually pronouncing the 't' in the middle. It had kind of a ring to it - "I'm sick of these mo-ers". I thought the 'gh' in Van Gogh' was silent.patchouligirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347554818978381844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-14245726768889841852009-04-08T16:36:00.000+10:002009-04-08T16:36:00.000+10:00A series of events that will never transpire, squi...A series of events that will never transpire, squib.Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-29851639394044541062009-04-08T15:35:00.000+10:002009-04-08T15:35:00.000+10:00So what do you do Lewd, when you're at a party wit...So what do you do Lewd, when you're at a party with Persey and he punches a Dutch person in the head for saying Van Gogh?squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-36331341656768606372009-04-08T15:02:00.000+10:002009-04-08T15:02:00.000+10:00No, no Melba, the comments was aimed squarely at P...No, no Melba, the comments was aimed squarely at Perseus.Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-14528838341093506412009-04-08T14:51:00.000+10:002009-04-08T14:51:00.000+10:00If you mean me, Bob, I was pointing out that I thi...If you mean me, Bob, I was pointing out that I think you're a genius with the Vincent/Theo letters. That's all. Take it as a big suck-up compliment.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-15843644569497754582009-04-08T14:09:00.000+10:002009-04-08T14:09:00.000+10:00In hope nobody's implying that I'M that pratt.I ha...In hope nobody's implying that I'M that pratt.<BR/><BR/>I had a friend who scolded me for pronouncing Cologne as cologne. She laughed and said "It's Koln, you idiot." I said, "I'm not German, do you say Munchen?"<BR/><BR/>We are no longer friends.Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-54547753189681752822009-04-08T13:14:00.000+10:002009-04-08T13:14:00.000+10:00There's nothing more pretentious than people prono...There's nothing more pretentious than people pronouncing, say, a French word in a French accent. Fuck off I say, except I can't say that to my sister. The only exceptions to this rule is 1. using a Scottish accent when talking about lochs and Glencoe highlands, and 2. the obligatory pronunciation of " me moom" and "MUN-chest-errr" when talking about northern England.<BR/><BR/>And next week's midweek mad genius has to feature Lewd Bob, affectionately of course. Perseus, please start drafting now and get in early.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-60703560837285369952009-04-08T10:55:00.000+10:002009-04-08T10:55:00.000+10:00oh my god, risotto? That's not how you say it?oh my god, risotto? That's not how you say it?squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.com