tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post802668237766401351..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: American Women Bending Over Backwards for LatinosCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-46741070006452960652013-10-02T02:39:26.461-07:002013-10-02T02:39:26.461-07:00You don't roll the R in tiburon. These people ...You don't roll the R in <i>tiburon</i>. These people are even dumber than you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-71160257096076740452013-10-01T12:52:44.099-07:002013-10-01T12:52:44.099-07:00Not that I really care alot, but it seems ignorant...Not that I really care alot, but it seems ignorant to purposefully mispronounce words and take such a hard stance against proper speaking. <br /><br />" Oh... I know Im sayin' it wrong, but screw them...". Really now? Do you exercise such ignorance in other aspects of life also?<br /><br />.... must be nice.Blaximushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370542531002728577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-3854623119118602482013-10-01T12:35:30.914-07:002013-10-01T12:35:30.914-07:00"Teee beer rrrrrruuuuuuuuunnn."
Writing..."Teee beer rrrrrruuuuuuuuunnn."<br /><br />Writing from Mexico, that is now how it is pronounced in Mexico. Tee Buu rrrron. So, she is more messed up than you think.<br /><br />There is a local doctor here. She is divorced, close to 50, three kids, and obese. Her sex life has to be zero. Forty something land whales in rural Mexico need corded vibrators; batteries can't deal with it.<br /><br />She found some guy in South America on-line, and went down to visit him. My guess based on the smile on her face when she came back was he imitated a corded vibrator. She thought he really loved her and tried to bring him back to Mexico.<br /><br />It was an obvious gold-digger who wanted the upscale life in Mexico. We knew the minute he got papers here, she was history. (In case you didn't know it, Mexico is considered rich in much of SA.) Several years have passed and he hasn't showed up. And, if you come by in 10,000 years he still won't be here.<br /><br />Anonymous age 71<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-84024998806184224522013-09-30T17:23:38.728-07:002013-09-30T17:23:38.728-07:00Peabody, its actually a county in Iowa. Named aft...Peabody, its actually a county in Iowa. Named after the state in Mexico where the U.S. defeated Mexico in the Mexican American war. I figure they can pronounce it any way they like.<br /><br /> Ironically enough, now the county seat is home to two packing plants and the population is roughly 45% Hispanic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-29738570790787906642013-09-30T14:33:59.665-07:002013-09-30T14:33:59.665-07:00Heh, ask how you pronounce Regina.
Got laughed at...Heh, ask how you pronounce Regina.<br /><br />Got laughed at the entire time I was up there for REFUSING to pronounce it the Canadians do!Captain Capitalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-68955226921440531512013-09-30T12:50:53.721-07:002013-09-30T12:50:53.721-07:00Then there's the city of Buena Vista in Iowa. ...Then there's the city of Buena Vista in Iowa. The locals prounounce it BYOO-nah VISS-tah.<br /><br />Makes me laugh every time.Peabodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478629634617474640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-91544100635894491152013-09-30T11:47:20.908-07:002013-09-30T11:47:20.908-07:00National borders are arbitrary and serve no purpos...National borders are arbitrary and serve no purpose other than to oppress trade and freedom of movement. There is no particular reason to think illegal immigrants are uncommitted to liberty; if I were in a country that didn't serve my needs I'd immigrate illegally too. The welfare state is a problem but the solution is to end the welfare state.<br /><br />Given this, I see no particular reason to prefer one pronunciation over another.Dan Lavatannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-54579841698927912252013-09-30T11:14:30.800-07:002013-09-30T11:14:30.800-07:00I lived with commie BS in East Germany, and I call...I lived with commie BS in East Germany, and I call it...<br /><br />East GermanyJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468112380845144830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-34618541728739411962013-09-30T09:07:22.109-07:002013-09-30T09:07:22.109-07:00im a white girl married to a latino. i didnt want ...im a white girl married to a latino. i didnt want to look like the women you were talking about so i pronounced spanish words in my american east coast accent. and his family still rolled on the floor laughing and corrected me. " no its pronounced this way " . they still make fun of me for it. i agree with Amethyst . you cant win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-21922830599506293402013-09-29T23:38:32.059-07:002013-09-29T23:38:32.059-07:00I'm going to take a contrary view. There'...I'm going to take a contrary view. There's a town in west-central California called Paso Robles. I always assumed it would be pronounced in the Spanish fashion, "Pah-so Robe-lays". When I learned that the locals pronounce it "Pass-o Row-bulls", I was appalled. It just sounds ugly to me.<br />Rex Littlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-44656368899841836092013-09-29T21:23:08.357-07:002013-09-29T21:23:08.357-07:00Question for CappyCap (and others):
What about Sr...Question for CappyCap (and others):<br /><br />What about Sri Lanka, Myanmar, etc.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-66111272995697948042013-09-29T21:17:17.287-07:002013-09-29T21:17:17.287-07:00Y tu mama tambien. :-)
BTW, you say "SAAH-n...Y tu mama tambien. :-)<br /><br />BTW, you say "SAAH-naah", we say "SOW-nah".<br /><br />Regards,<br />your friends in Finland who are tired of you lot mispronouncing the only word we gave you :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-35728221041926833332013-09-29T20:31:37.810-07:002013-09-29T20:31:37.810-07:00I worked in a graphics company where we had a Mexi...I worked in a graphics company where we had a Mexican co-worker named Luis. I tried being all multi-culti and pronounced his name the way he did. Then I got called in to (our equivalent of the HR chick's) office and got accused of being racist.<br /><br />So what it comes down to basically is that you can't win. The Ditzes are bound and determined to be offended by SOMETHING, so you might as well just pronounce things the way you want to.Amethystnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-70131938651410333972013-09-29T20:19:19.701-07:002013-09-29T20:19:19.701-07:00Lol didn't SNL spoof this years ago with jimmy...Lol didn't SNL spoof this years ago with jimmy smits?LSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-27896343691277586652013-09-29T19:53:14.719-07:002013-09-29T19:53:14.719-07:00Slightly humorous factoid. In Vietnamese, the pron...Slightly humorous factoid. In Vietnamese, the pronunciation "Koo Ba" means "daddy's dick". Learned that from a bar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-77462361182083536012013-09-29T17:33:28.415-07:002013-09-29T17:33:28.415-07:00See, e.g., our Great and Illustrious Leader and hi...See, e.g., our Great and Illustrious Leader and his pronunciation of Pakistan and Iran.<br /><br />This is infuriating; it's also made its way to maps. Calcutta and Bombay have become Kolkata and Mumbai. Peking has become Beijing (though that's more due to different romanizations, I suppose).<br /><br />Yet we still call Japan "Japan," and not "Nihon." <br /><br />It's perfectly acceptable to anglicize foreign place names. We've been doing it for centuries, and stopping now is the height of multicultural bullshit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-8256757992528203622013-09-29T17:32:12.517-07:002013-09-29T17:32:12.517-07:00I was watching a PBS program on Ukeleles a while a...I was watching a PBS program on Ukeleles a while ago.<br />I only watched because I had always wondered where the Hawaiian fad came from and thought this might explain it a little bit.<br /><br />But, this narrator chick kept pronouncing it oo-ke-leh-leh.<br />Drove me nuts.<br />I don't think Tiny Tim ever played a oo-ke-leh-leh.<br />He did play Tiptoe Through The Tulips on a you-ke-lay-lee. dance...dancetotheradionoreply@blogger.com