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Old 11-24-2005, 09:21 AM   #78
richlevy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonchi
Typical North Carolina mistakes which drove me up the wall when I was in school were "chimbley" instead of chimney, and "bum" instead of bomb. I always wondered at what point somebody would realize that the National Anthem does not have "the bums bursting in air".
That reminds me of my favorite scene from "Revenge of the Pink Panther".

Quote:
Clouseau: Special delivery - a bomb
[pronounced "beaumbe"]
Clouseau: ! Were you expecting one?
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