tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.comments2009-03-31T20:38:02.023-04:00pronounced WOO-BINbitterandrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03208425018192023247noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-89066746697773525382009-03-31T20:38:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:38:00.000-04:00WHS Class of 1990. My yearbook is a gallery of bi...WHS Class of 1990. My yearbook is a gallery of big hair and mullets.bitterandrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03208425018192023247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-9425507680646248932009-03-31T03:40:00.000-04:002009-03-31T03:40:00.000-04:00Liking your blog, dude. What year did you graduate...Liking your blog, dude. What year did you graduate out of curiosity?Chiaroscurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788419217173519038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-18862604394056382032008-10-17T08:58:00.000-04:002008-10-17T08:58:00.000-04:00That reminds me: If I ever figure out how to music...That reminds me: If I ever figure out how to music blog, I'll post The Fabulous Billygoons' <I>Billygoon Party Rap</I>.<BR/><BR/>See what a inspiration you are? Keepin' it real.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396827815461690034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-85767798921696235422008-10-17T02:57:00.000-04:002008-10-17T02:57:00.000-04:00The minimalist lyrics match well with the minimali...The minimalist lyrics match well with the minimalist melody (mostly using two chords, with an occasional third). Much more poetic than 'Mr Ice Cream Man.' See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDJShMk-r88 for examples.tgronkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410154033103632456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-80482309378851060632008-10-08T14:57:00.000-04:002008-10-08T14:57:00.000-04:00In this age of heated sidewalks that bit about sno...In this age of heated sidewalks that bit about snow in the spring isn't even true anymore, is it?Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615194097431562045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-6786663343951291782008-10-03T09:11:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:11:00.000-04:00England by way of Woobin is HOT.England by way of Woobin is HOT.Dave Lartiguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020842313758550123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-75035431471404692152008-10-03T07:58:00.000-04:002008-10-03T07:58:00.000-04:00Thank you for allowing us accent- neutrals -- news...Thank you for allowing us accent- neutrals -- newsreaders, meteorologists, hold-message voicers, and booth announcers -- to share in celebrating this rich cultural heritage.<BR/><BR/>And for the post-script plug. I'll try to do something good. While I lose my "r"s and "t"s entirely.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396827815461690034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-67658808777532289052008-09-30T08:30:00.000-04:002008-09-30T08:30:00.000-04:00I try to avoid the Route 1 corridor at all costs.....I try to avoid the Route 1 corridor at all costs...and given my knack for tripping over my own toes, roofing would have been a short-lived career choice for me.bitterandrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03208425018192023247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-54009562647541790942008-09-29T08:35:00.000-04:002008-09-29T08:35:00.000-04:00Now, you'll never have to do that again.It occured...Now, you'll never have to do <I>that</I> again.<BR/><BR/>It occured to me to ask you if you were ever a roofer in Saugus. And then I realized that the guy I worked with is in his fawties.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396827815461690034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-12293415917200504522008-09-20T13:02:00.000-04:002008-09-20T13:02:00.000-04:00Yes, but her voice is prettier than mine.Yes, but her voice is prettier than mine.bitterandrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03208425018192023247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-49292797546931881282008-09-20T03:40:00.000-04:002008-09-20T03:40:00.000-04:00Hey, I'm a reader of yer other blog and...wow...I ...Hey, I'm a reader of yer other blog and...wow...I never imagined you talked like that. Is your wife's accent equally strong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-32973800729191182882008-09-17T21:17:00.000-04:002008-09-17T21:17:00.000-04:00Oh, I know what you mean about that "neutral" acce...Oh, I know what you mean about that "neutral" accent. I grew up in the Western 'burbs, out past Sherborn, and one way to tell the Old Money Douchebags from the New Money Douchebags in that town was that while the former pronounced it (properly) as "SHUH-bin," the latter for some reason over-enunciated the whole thing, with an odd emphasis on the final syllable--"sher-BORN."<BR/><BR/>I can only imagine that they thought it made them sound classy; instead it made them sound like pathetic status-seeking strivers.Jack Feerickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06957899718721006732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-19480627793375219642008-09-17T09:16:00.000-04:002008-09-17T09:16:00.000-04:00Thanks for remembering us. Unlike everyone else in...Thanks for remembering us. Unlike everyone else inside 495.<BR/><BR/>Born in Fawrivvah, but traveling with Air Force and telephone company parents, I missed out on our famous accent. Which worked out for a career in radio & teevee, where they thought I had grand elocution.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't play as well on the local scene, since everyone either distrusts the fawrinnah or dislikes the smahtypants.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396827815461690034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-66144205558320743312008-09-15T22:11:00.000-04:002008-09-15T22:11:00.000-04:00Q: What do you got when you find a blind buck?A: I...Q: What do you got when you find a blind buck?<BR/>A: I have no idea...Dickie Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657208747858208488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-75147153746781733722008-09-15T09:58:00.000-04:002008-09-15T09:58:00.000-04:00I'm gawna stawt an awnline jonnel called "Swampers...I'm gawna stawt an awnline jonnel called "<I>Swampers Ashore!</I>" <BR/><BR/>(Although I actually pronounce it <I>Swompiz Ashaw</I>.)PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396827815461690034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-79172347105177155112008-09-14T21:35:00.000-04:002008-09-14T21:35:00.000-04:00That was awesome! My sister had the worst Dorches...That was awesome! My sister had the worst Dorchester accent when we left Hull thirty years ago and I kidded myself I had no accent to lose, having spent my first six years in the Berkshires. Only last year did I realize when I wait on people from New England suddenly I do jave an accent...Baalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347293902995572511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811427489592820032.post-58276155358240770792008-09-14T20:36:00.000-04:002008-09-14T20:36:00.000-04:00Dude, yer gonna make me all homesick! :pBTW, I'm c...Dude, yer gonna make me all homesick! :p<BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm contemplating whether or not to suggest you should post Al Kaprelian at some point...he's an accent unto himself, and I think he should only be used in case of flamewartime. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com