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ivorfatarse Mar 24th 2008 12:58 pm

Do you ever..
 
pronounce the place names in oz totally wrong then get slated cause your a "thick pom".I've been reading up on quite a few places and the names can be a right mouthful or is it me just being dumb?:o:confused:;)

why Mar 24th 2008 1:00 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by ivorfatarse (Post 6104054)
pronounce the place names in oz totally wrong then get slated cause your a "thick pom".I've been reading up on quite a few places and the names can be a right mouthful or is it me just being dumb?:o:confused:;)

no here's few
exmouth
wagga wagga
oh and aussstrallya

why Mar 24th 2008 1:00 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by ivorfatarse (Post 6104054)
pronounce the place names in oz totally wrong then get slated cause your a "thick pom".I've been reading up on quite a few places and the names can be a right mouthful or is it me just being dumb?:o:confused:;)

have you really got a big bum?
and where is the pic of big fish

curly Mar 24th 2008 1:16 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by ivorfatarse (Post 6104054)
pronounce the place names in oz totally wrong then get slated cause your a "thick pom".I've been reading up on quite a few places and the names can be a right mouthful or is it me just being dumb?:o:confused:;)

Yeah all the time pronounce it wrong :lol: but far from them saying you're thick, you just laugh about it! I normally sneakily ask them how to pronounce such and such ;) You should've heard how my OH pronounced Ormeau :rofl: mind you TheWoodz did too :rofl:

Icarus Mar 24th 2008 1:17 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by why (Post 6104064)
have you really got a big bum?
and where is the pic of big fish

:rofl:

are you really a nun Why ?

ivorfatarse Mar 24th 2008 1:19 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by why (Post 6104064)
have you really got a big bum?
and where is the pic of big fish

The fish was caught in the maldives beautiful place called meerufenfushi and here's me sayin i can't pronounce place names!!I don't think i have a fat arse all my pants are 32 inch so i don't think its that fat.What area is aussstrallya??:D:thumbup:

Pollyana Mar 24th 2008 1:35 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by curly (Post 6104109)
Yeah all the time pronounce it wrong :lol: but far from them saying you're thick, you just laugh about it! I normally sneakily ask them how to pronounce such and such ;) You should've heard how my OH pronounced Ormeau :rofl: mind you TheWoodz did too :rofl:

I just tell them I'm eccentric cos I'm a pom, they're used to that at work now :blink: Anyone takes the mick out of me pronouncing placenames, I just give them some Welsh ones in return :rofl:

curly Mar 24th 2008 1:36 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 6104189)
I just tell them I'm eccentric cos I'm a pom, they're used to that at work now :blink: Anyone takes the mick out of me pronouncing placenames, I just give them some Welsh ones in return :rofl:

I would love to hear them trying those :lol:

why Mar 24th 2008 1:37 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by Icarus (Post 6104113)
:rofl:

are you really a nun Why ?

i act like one sometimes but have some really bad habits:rofl:

Icarus Mar 24th 2008 1:41 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 6104189)
I just tell them I'm eccentric cos I'm a pom, they're used to that at work now :blink: Anyone takes the mick out of me pronouncing placenames, I just give them some Welsh ones in return :rofl:

You eccentric ? wonder where they got that impression

http://www.esmeraldachipmunk.com/

Icarus Mar 24th 2008 1:41 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by why (Post 6104198)
i act like one sometimes but have some really bad habits:rofl:

:rofl:

why Mar 24th 2008 1:43 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by Icarus (Post 6104215)
:rofl:

may the lord have mercy on you
i do confession if you like!!!!!!

Icarus Mar 24th 2008 1:44 pm

Re: Do you ever..
 

Originally Posted by why (Post 6104221)
may the lord have mercy on you
i do confession if you like!!!!!!

gawd we could be there for a long long time :o

Pollyana Mar 24th 2008 1:49 pm

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Originally Posted by curly (Post 6104195)
I would love to hear them trying those :lol:

Very funny, I promise you :D


Originally Posted by Icarus (Post 6104213)
You eccentric ? wonder where they got that impression

http://www.esmeraldachipmunk.com/

Oh they all know Esmeralda, she comes to work every day and has her own little desk and computer :thumbup:

Icarus Mar 24th 2008 1:50 pm

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Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 6104244)
Very funny, I promise you :D



Oh they all know Esmeralda, she comes to work every day and has her own little desk and computer :thumbup:

of course , sorry i forgot :o


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