xoxoxoBruce Saturday Apr 25 01:16 AMApril 25, 2009: Spelling Nazis Win
After years of pissing and moaning, the spelling Nazis have won.
As reported by the far flung China Daily, 3news New Zealand, England's Mail Online, NPR, and numerous web sites, the town of Webster Massachusetts will finally correct the spelling on two signs for the local lake.
For years many people, myself included, thought it meant, "I fish on my side, you fish on your side, and nobody fishes in the middle".
But now that the correct spelling has been brought forward, it clearly means, "The fishing place at the boundaries, the neutral meeting ground".
I'm glad that's been cleared up.
SPUCK Saturday Apr 25 05:44 AMDrunks two nights in a row?!
richlevy Saturday Apr 25 11:48 AMThe Japanese are laughing at us for having silly names?
lumberjim Saturday Apr 25 11:58 AMthat video is awesome
chagagoo mu gaggago mu gaggagoo gamong
over and over and over again in a translated japanese
richlevy Saturday Apr 25 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by lumberjim
that video is awesome
chagagoo mu gaggago mu gaggagoo gamong
over and over and over again in a translated japanese
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Actually, a better phonetic spelling would be
Shagogagog Man-Chogagog Shubungagungamog based on the pronunciation from the NPR story.
Now if the R is silent, why bother including it?
hipshot Saturday Apr 25 04:00 PM<Desperately seeking some kind of witty nexus between this and drunken gorillas>
Nothing. I got nothing, man.
xoxoxoBruce Saturday Apr 25 04:16 PMMA turnpike authorty sign painters and drunken gorillas perhaps?
hipshot Saturday Apr 25 09:39 PMSee what I mean?
Impossible....
xoxoxoBruce Sunday Apr 26 12:18 AMlol2:
Kingswood Friday May 1 08:07 AMHow did the sign come to be misspelt in the first place? I suspect someone's penmanship wasn't up to scratch.
"It's an aitch."
"No, looks like an en to me."
"But ens don't have long ascenders."
"Hmm, maybe you're right. Perhaps it IS an aitch. Hey, nobody's gonna notice anyway."
peels backing off H<schlup!> and attaches it to sign <splut!>
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