@sammydog01
A friend of mine lives in an area where that would probably be regarded as hottie cowcher. (Any state that has a town that pronounces things as wrongly as Texans pronounce Mexia would proudly murder “haute couture” if it had ever heard of the term.)
@amehzinggrace@Kyeh@sammydog01@werehatrack
And there’s also “Way!-coh” (Waco), “Wox-uh-hat-chee” (Waxahachie), and “Nack-uh-dohsh” (Nacogdoches). Plus, there’s the major artery in Austin, Tx, Menchaca Road, which I’ve found the locals pronounce “Man-shack”, to my ears.
What do you expect in a state that mixes Tex/Mex, Cajun, Native American, and even some Damnyankees? (When I grew up in Dallas, we had neighbors from Chicago and Michigan in nearby houses.) And lately, an influx from the left coast.
Same street names in New Orleans are pronounced the same. They’re French and Indian names, and got butchered by the bougie over time, despite the best efforts of the Jesuits that founded them to educate the citizenry and civic leaders in particular. SLU is a Jesuit institution, btw.
New Orleans streets:
Calliope
Locals: CAL-ee-OPE
Proper: Cuh-LIE-oh-PEE
@phendrick I’m pretty sure it was just me. I didn’t catch the sign right away when I first moved down here so at first glance all I read was “nacho goddess” and it stuck.
Seriously high class merchandise.
https://mcphee.com/collections/rubber-chickens
If only they had these in eye-fucking-gouging orange for @carl669. Maybe @Felton10 can get a pair for Walter to pretend he’s a real cock.
@mike808
that’s a roo with tude!
I’d seriously be up for Meh being an official distributor for their products, with regularly-run events dedicated specifically to their stuff.
@ShotgunX Emphatic agreement.
@mossygreen @ShotgunX
Ooo, yeah - a McPhee-athon!
I concur! These should be available here!
screenshots this for evidence for my pitches later
/giphy not slacking off archer cheryl
Woot had this for sale last week. I ordered one then cancelled. Still not sure which decision was the right one.
The Sarut Group Rubber Chicken Purse https://sellout.woot.com/offers/the-sarut-group-rubber-chicken-purse?utm_medium=share&utm_source=app
@sammydog01 missed opportunity…but you chickened out…which seems appropriate given the bag…lol
@sammydog01
A friend of mine lives in an area where that would probably be regarded as hottie cowcher. (Any state that has a town that pronounces things as wrongly as Texans pronounce Mexia would proudly murder “haute couture” if it had ever heard of the term.)
@sammydog01 @werehatrack oddly my significant other is from Mexia…
@amehzinggrace @sammydog01 @werehatrack
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Okay, I had to look up the pronunciation and I found this
@amehzinggrace @Kyeh @sammydog01 @werehatrack “Muh-hay!-uh” for most; or “Muh-hay!-yuh” for some, or even “Muh-hair” for a few…
@amehzinggrace @Kyeh @sammydog01 @werehatrack
And there’s also “Way!-coh” (Waco), “Wox-uh-hat-chee” (Waxahachie), and “Nack-uh-dohsh” (Nacogdoches). Plus, there’s the major artery in Austin, Tx, Menchaca Road, which I’ve found the locals pronounce “Man-shack”, to my ears.
What do you expect in a state that mixes Tex/Mex, Cajun, Native American, and even some Damnyankees? (When I grew up in Dallas, we had neighbors from Chicago and Michigan in nearby houses.) And lately, an influx from the left coast.
@amehzinggrace @Kyeh @phendrick @sammydog01 @werehatrack I’ve got a Utah one for you: Tooele.
@amehzinggrace @blaineg @Kyeh @phendrick @sammydog01 @werehatrack
Here are a few St Louis gems
Bellefontaine
We say: BEHL FOWN tuhn
Should be: BEHL-fon-TEHN
Carondelet
We say: kuh-ron-duh-LEHT
Should be: kah-RON-duh-LAY
Creve Coeur
We say: KREEV-KOHR
Should be: kreev-KER
Tower Grove
OUR FORTS
Rocher
We say: ROHCH-er
Should be: roh-SHAY
Chartres
We say: CHART-ers
Should be: SHAR-truh
OUR RIVERS
Courtois
We say: KUHT-ah-way
Should be: kuur-TWAH
Cuivre
We say: KWIV-er
Should be: KWEE-vruh
Des Peres
We say: Duh-PAYR
Should be: day-PAYR
AND YES, OUR STREETS
Gravois
We say: GRAA-voyz
Should be: grah-VWAH
Goethe
We say: GOH-thee
Should be: GUURT-tuh
Gratiot
We say: GRAATCH-it
Should be:
Lindell
We say: lihn-DELL
Should be: LIHN-duhl
Spoede
We say: SPOHD
Should be: SPAY-dee
@amehzinggrace @blaineg @Kyeh @phendrick @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 @werehatrack
The pronunciations in St Louis are the way they are because it was founded by and is full of a bunch of folks that moved upriver from New Orleans.
Same street names in New Orleans are pronounced the same. They’re French and Indian names, and got butchered by the bougie over time, despite the best efforts of the Jesuits that founded them to educate the citizenry and civic leaders in particular. SLU is a Jesuit institution, btw.
New Orleans streets:
Calliope
Locals: CAL-ee-OPE
Proper: Cuh-LIE-oh-PEE
Terpsichore
Locals: Terp-CHICK-o-REE
Proper: Terp-SICK-core
Tchoupitoulas
Locals: CHOP-it-TOO-luhs
Proper: SHOOP-it-TOO-luhs
I’ve been in Texas for a while and I will still call Nacogdoches, nacho goddess.
@riskybryzness lol; I hadn’t heard that b4, but I don’t get into that region much at all, and certainly not in this century.
@phendrick I’m pretty sure it was just me. I didn’t catch the sign right away when I first moved down here so at first glance all I read was “nacho goddess” and it stuck.
@phendrick @riskybryzness
It’s pronounced “NACK-IT-TOE-CHEESE”, you insensitive clod!
Did Meh sell something similar to the crows? Finger puppet animals seem familiar here.
@earmstrong I bought duck feet and Bigfoot feet.