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richard
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response 103 of 289:
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Oct 24 02:46 UTC 2002 |
#93...russ, thats an idea! a pointless bickering item!
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russ
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response 104 of 289:
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Oct 24 05:20 UTC 2002 |
(I find it very amusing that BBC newscasters pronounce Korea to
rhyme with "career". The British are a funny folk, they delete
written u's and add unwritten r's...)
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gelinas
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response 105 of 289:
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Oct 24 05:21 UTC 2002 |
You mean like in "Warsh the cor, Son."
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cmcgee
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response 106 of 289:
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Oct 24 12:15 UTC 2002 |
Isnt that "Worsh the caa, son?".
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janc
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response 107 of 289:
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Oct 24 13:16 UTC 2002 |
I sometimes tell people that it is easier to pronounce my name ("Yon
Walter") if they forget how it is spelled, but I've met some people who
can't. One professor I worked with couldn't get past "Yan". (That
variation is most common with people from England who want to morph my
name into "Ian"). Some of the problem seems to be a paniced attempt to
say anything except "Jan" (as in "Janet"), which causes people to come
up with all sorts of things, like "Juan". Which is, in the end, OK with
me. I'll usually correct a pronounciation once or twice, but if the
person doesn't get it, then let them pronounce it any way they want.
After all, even I don't pronounce it correctly when speaking English. I
only use the correct pronounciation when speaking German. Though
Americans are perfectly capable of saying "Yun" and maybe even "Voilta",
it sounds wrong to me when in American English mode. I kind of like
having my name change when I shift languages. Maybe if I spoke French I
could be "Jean Voltaire". "Ian Walter" would probaby be much more
comfortable in England.
Of course, this causes me some trouble, because a lot of things sound
like my name to me. I'm constantly hearing sounds in the crowd that
sound like some variation of my name. I went to school with a kid named
"Jon Votaw". His name sounded a lot like the German pronounciation of
my name, so I reacted to his name a lot more often than he reacted to mine.
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orinoco
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response 108 of 289:
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Oct 24 14:12 UTC 2002 |
I think I'm going to call you Jean Voltaire from now on.
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mynxcat
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response 109 of 289:
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Oct 24 14:56 UTC 2002 |
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lelande
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response 110 of 289:
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Oct 24 19:00 UTC 2002 |
107: i've wondered if your name was pronounced to rhyme with "on" or with
"yawn" only slightly less rounded at the lips. incidentally, the first soundi
n your first name in the international phonetic alphabet is transcribed [j].
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gelinas
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response 111 of 289:
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Oct 24 21:39 UTC 2002 |
Re #106: Ah doan think so; them folks wahsh the caa aftuh they pahk it.
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mxyzptlk
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response 112 of 289:
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Oct 25 10:51 UTC 2002 |
just think in terms of login names... janc is pronounced "yonk".
of course, mxyzptlk is a bit harder so y'all can just call me
Uncle Mxy. :)
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lelande
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response 113 of 289:
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Oct 26 02:19 UTC 2002 |
true... but whenever i see 'mxyszptlk' in any context i immediately pronounce
it the way i did when i was a kid: "mixespultlick"
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other
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response 114 of 289:
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Oct 26 05:39 UTC 2002 |
"Mitzelplick" was how I always heard it in my head.
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polytarp
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response 115 of 289:
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Oct 26 14:46 UTC 2002 |
How do you all pronouce my name?
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remmers
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response 116 of 289:
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Oct 26 16:24 UTC 2002 |
I pronounce it "Phil Green".
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lelande
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response 117 of 289:
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Oct 26 16:37 UTC 2002 |
"politicore"
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lelande
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response 118 of 289:
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Oct 26 16:38 UTC 2002 |
114: i would sometimes vary with "mistelpolick"
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scott
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response 119 of 289:
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Oct 26 18:39 UTC 2002 |
"mix pickle".
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scott
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response 120 of 289:
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Oct 26 20:32 UTC 2002 |
"Jason X" - aka "Friday the 13th in Outer Space".
Yup, our fave slasher Jason gets frozen until far into the future, when he's
discovered and unthawed by a spaceship hosting a school science field trip!
Yup, oversexed teens in space, being chased around by a slasher. Oh, and a
few sacrificial space marines as well.
Quite funny. :)
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remmers
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response 121 of 289:
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Oct 27 14:33 UTC 2002 |
In the days leading up to Halloween, the Independent Film Channel
is having an "Indie Screams International" festival featuring
scary movies from around the world. Last night they showed Dario
Argento's "Tenebrae" and Peter Jackson's super-gory "Dead Alive"
(although I was too sleepy to stay awake for much of the latter).
Upcoming treats:
"Nadja" - a present-day updating of Dracula, with Martin Donovan,
Elina Lowensohn, Peter Fonda, and David Lynch as a morgue
attendant. (Lynch also executive-produced.)
"The Vanishing" - original European version from 1988. A man
searches for his girl friend after she mysteriously disappears
from a highway rest stop.
"The Kingdom, Part II" - Lars Von Trier's made-for-TV epic about
bizarre goings-on in a Danish medical institution. Sort of a
cross between "Twin Peaks" and "X-Files".
"Picnic at Hanging Rock" - about the mysterious disappearance
of three Australian boarding school students in 1900. Very
atmospheric. Peter Weir directoed.
"Jack's Back" - James Spader plays a present-day Jack the Ripper
clone.
"Kwaidan" - a compendium of several Japanese ghost stories.
Very spooky.
"The Company of Wolves" - sensual, scary, and violent retelling
of Little Red Riding Hood, directed by Neil Jordan. Sort of
the Brothers Grimm meets Nightmare on Elm Street. Angela
Lansbury plays grandma.
"Mute Witness" - A mute make-up artist is pursued when she
discovers a crew shooting a snuff-film after hours in a
dilapidated Russian studio. Quite suspenseful. Cameo
appearance by Alec Guinness.
"Dead Alive" - a young man's domineering mother turns into a
zombie after being bitten by a Sumatran rat monkey. The
"goriest fright film of all time", according to the New York
Daily News. Manages to be funny at the same time. Directed by
Peter Jackson ("Lord of the Rings").
For a schedule, see http://www.ifctv.com .
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janc
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response 122 of 289:
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Oct 27 17:03 UTC 2002 |
Of those, I've only seen "Picnic at Hanging Rock" which I thought more
strange than scary.
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scott
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response 123 of 289:
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Oct 28 14:32 UTC 2002 |
"Warriors of the Wasteland" - an Italian ripoff of "The Road Warrior", with
rather slow chase scenes (probably because the various futuristic vehicles
were mostly heavily-modified golf carts), huge shoulderpads on everybody, and
a number of other highly amusing aspects.
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orinoco
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response 124 of 289:
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Oct 28 14:53 UTC 2002 |
(Okay, I'll bite -- where's "mxyzptlk" come from?)
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cmcgee
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response 125 of 289:
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Oct 28 16:00 UTC 2002 |
Li'l Abner
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mynxcat
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response 126 of 289:
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Oct 28 16:06 UTC 2002 |
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remmers
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response 127 of 289:
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Oct 28 16:51 UTC 2002 |
Re #124 and #125: Nope, Mxyzptlk is a character in Superman.
He's a mischievous imp from another dimension who makes it over
into our universe from time to time and causes a lot of trouble.
Superman's super powers don't have much effect on him. The only
way to get rid of Mxyzptlk is to get him to say his name backwards,
which sends him back to his own universe.
There's a character in Li'l Abner vaguely like that; can't
remember the details.
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