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hollywood926
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:51 PM Original message |
What's the worst accent in the U.S.? |
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bigwillq
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. Boston |
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mr_hat
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Air ah... No. That's the accent of Camelot. |
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maveric
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Boston is the Fuckin-Best! |
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Kathy in Cambridge
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Here's a link to remind you of Lawrence, maveric! |
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maveric
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. I LOVE IT!! I must send it to my brother who's in San Jose. |
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candy
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I agree====How ya doin? |
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bigwillq
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. You're retahded |
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sniffa
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
71. you're wicked retahded |
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Kathy in Cambridge
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Get outta heah! |
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redsoxliberal
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Fuck awf you bastahd. |
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Tektonik
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. I agree Boston is the worst! |
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redsoxliberal
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. I have a fuckin idear for ya bastahd |
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Tektonik
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Wed Mar-02-05 09:11 PM Response to Reply #32 |
50. That's another thing! |
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MAlibdem
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:34 PM Response to Reply #50 |
74. FAN-U-AL |
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Tektonik
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:34 PM Response to Reply #74 |
100. Fah-nohy! |
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MAlibdem
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:03 PM Response to Reply #100 |
108. WHAT! |
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jdots
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Thu Mar-03-05 02:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
87. Boo-austin is Pissa compared to Surf Dude Lingo |
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Tektonik
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:10 PM Response to Reply #87 |
112. Nooooooo waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay duuuuuuuuuuude! |
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Raiden
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Idear... |
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Skittles
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. LOL |
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no name no slogan
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. The "conservation of Rs" theory |
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Kathy in Cambridge
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
46. Exactly! We do speak the King's English heah, aftah all! |
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Kahuna
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
43. I used to cringe everytime Kerry would say, "idear." Ugh.. |
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Left Is Write
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. Oh, I love the Bahston accent! |
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Zing Zing Zingbah
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Thu Mar-03-05 02:11 PM Response to Reply #36 |
84. I love Boston/New England accent too. |
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calico1
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. The very deep South |
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jonnyblitz
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Wed Mar-02-05 10:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
62. i think New York is much worse |
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MAlibdem
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
73. Hey! |
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BornaDem
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. New York |
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Book Lover
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Which one? |
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BornaDem
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
41. I don't know what part of N.Y., but it's the one shared by... |
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Mizmoon
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Wed Mar-02-05 10:42 PM Response to Reply #41 |
61. Oh yeah |
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Book Lover
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
65. I thought Savage was from the Bay Area? |
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drumwolf
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:44 PM Response to Reply #65 |
125. Savage Weiner is now in the Bay Area, but he's a Bronx native. n/t |
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DelawareValleyDem
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:09 PM Response to Reply #41 |
69. I though Savage's accent was lung cancer |
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Zuni
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Thu Mar-03-05 02:53 PM Response to Reply #41 |
88. Savage is from the Bronx, I think |
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xmas74
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. Mine. |
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maveric
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. Southern/Texas |
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BikeWriter
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
104. Well, I'm from the Texas Gulf Coast and I don't have an accent! |
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ceile
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
110. I'm from Houston, no accent n/t |
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fudge stripe cookays
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
113. Not all areas of Texas sound the same. |
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CubsFan1982
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. Southern Illinois transplants... |
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elehhhhna
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. People from Decatur IL sound worse than East Texans! |
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Nailzberg
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Wed Mar-02-05 10:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
58. And they reeek of soybeans |
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IntravenousDemilo
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Thu Mar-03-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
85. I'm surprised my boyfriend Terry hasn't weighed in on this |
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terrya
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Thu Mar-03-05 02:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
86. *ahem*. I'm from Decatur, Illinois. |
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jswordy
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:02 PM Response to Reply #86 |
93. I'm from illinois, and "flat Midwestern accent" sounds like... |
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fit4life
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:28 PM Response to Reply #86 |
120. You don't have flat accents! |
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Nailzberg
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Wed Mar-02-05 10:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
57. Southern IL is a cool accent, except when you say "WARSH." |
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Zuni
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Thu Mar-03-05 02:58 PM Response to Reply #57 |
91. That is baltimore too... |
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ET Awful
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. I won't use an ethnic category or a city, I'll just give an example |
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barb162
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. but isn't that just a nasal problem more than an accent? |
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ET Awful
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
44. If it's a nasal problem, it's a frickin' epidemic of nasal problems |
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Bridget Burke
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Thu Mar-03-05 02:08 PM Response to Reply #44 |
83. I got a call about a little payment problem (long since settled)... |
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Nikia
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
16. the Wisconsin accent |
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no name no slogan
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. It could be the northern IL/southern MI bleedover |
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CubsFan1982
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Wed Mar-02-05 09:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
54. We have no accent. |
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DrGonzoLives
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Thu Mar-03-05 02:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
89. Hey now, guy, be nice there |
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AllegroRondo
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:32 PM Response to Reply #89 |
99. Oh, ya, its a nice place, doncha know. |
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faithfulcitizen
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
101. YES!!! so true! it's a WI, IL, and fargo sound all in one! |
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Ravenseye
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:51 PM Response to Reply #16 |
107. Love It |
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Skittles
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
18. California Valley Girl |
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hollywood926
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:09 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I can beat that! |
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Skittles
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:10 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA |
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Zuni
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
96. I had a good friend growing up whose father was from WV |
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ikojo
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
19. I don't like what I call the rural midwestern twang |
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hollywood926
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. I think that might be what I am talking about... |
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Art_from_Ark
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Wed Mar-02-05 09:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
55. You wouldn't want to hear me talk, then |
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Elidor
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
21. East Kentucky |
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Technowitch
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
24. People who pretend they're from Texas |
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Zenlitened
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
30. Pillows |
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hollywood926
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. LOL! eom |
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tinfoilinfor2005
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
31. I love Cajun music but don't care for the accent in ordinary speech. |
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moez
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
33. I've lived all over - |
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Patiod
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Thu Mar-03-05 02:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
82. chic-caig-o? |
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yellowdogintexas
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
34. upper midwest accent bugs me too. It has a sort of flat nasality |
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Left Is Write
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I am not flat or nasally. Really. |
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moez
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:29 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Oh my Gwaaaa-ed! |
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Left Is Write
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:45 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. I'll bet I'm not. |
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moez
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Wed Mar-02-05 09:01 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. OK.... you're right.. |
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coreystone
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Wed Mar-02-05 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
40. I guess, superficially, that would depend upon one is used to listening... |
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Stop_the_War
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Wed Mar-02-05 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
48. Redneck n/t |
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Dervill Crow
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Wed Mar-02-05 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
49. Pittsburgh |
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SmokingJacket
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Wed Mar-02-05 09:12 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Picksburg is an accent all its own. I love it! nt |
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Beware the Beast Man
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Wed Mar-02-05 10:08 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. Meow n' at! |
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Patiod
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
79. Pitts. friends talking about "Dawn" - didn't know who they meant |
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Dervill Crow
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:40 PM Response to Reply #79 |
102. Yep, my hubby's name is Dawn-uld. |
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Ravenseye
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:47 PM Response to Reply #49 |
105. Jeetjet? |
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Dervill Crow
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Thu Mar-03-05 09:16 PM Response to Reply #105 |
126. LOL eom |
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SmokingJacket
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Wed Mar-02-05 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
52. Boring old Tom Brokaw American. |
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Rabrrrrrr
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Wed Mar-02-05 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
53. Southern, including Texas, southern IL, and southern Ohio |
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CottonBear
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
123. I wouldn't classify those as southern. |
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CO Liberal
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Wed Mar-02-05 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
59. George W. Bush's |
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solinvictus
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Wed Mar-02-05 10:50 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Bush |
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JI7
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:40 PM Response to Reply #59 |
76. Bush's "southern" accent is fake |
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CottonBear
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:32 PM Response to Reply #76 |
122. *'s "accent" is an insult to true southerners like me! |
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solinvictus
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Wed Mar-02-05 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
60. Long Island, NY |
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Hans Delbrook
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Wed Mar-02-05 10:52 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. You mean Lawn Guylan?? |
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WI_DEM
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
66. none, they are all unique |
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CottonBear
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:40 PM Response to Reply #66 |
124. Hear, hear! I second that! |
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ronnykmarshall
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
67. Southern Nevada/Northern Arizona |
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medeak
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:42 PM Response to Reply #67 |
77. everyone in Vegas is from somewhere else |
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GOPBasher
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
68. Deep south. Mississippi and Alabama, for example. |
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BiggJawn
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
70. Hoosier |
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
72. West Vrginia=The worst |
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MAlibdem
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
75. My friend has a mix of Maine and New Zealand |
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Trailrider1951
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
78. Gee, hollywood, I went to school at OU in Athens |
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hollywood926
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:07 PM Response to Reply #78 |
94. I believe you... |
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TyeDye75
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Thu Mar-03-05 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
80. From an outsider |
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Patiod
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Thu Mar-03-05 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
81. Are youse ready to order yet? -- Phillyspeak is pretty bad |
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regularguy
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:18 PM Response to Reply #81 |
97. Youse forgot to mention that the names |
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DrGonzoLives
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Thu Mar-03-05 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
90. New England |
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bettyellen
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:20 PM Response to Reply #90 |
98. starting with conneticut and moving north till you hit the pole. |
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bobthedrummer
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
92. Mississippi and Louisiana rural folks talk an alien language to me. |
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Zuni
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
95. This is exactly how my father's family sounds: |
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fudge stripe cookays
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:21 PM Response to Reply #95 |
117. BINGO!!! |
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Dervill Crow
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Thu Mar-03-05 09:32 PM Response to Reply #117 |
130. Owen for on |
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BikeWriter
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
103. Nu Joisey! |
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Thu Mar-03-05 09:27 PM Response to Reply #103 |
128. Nobody fucking talks like that here |
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BikeWriter
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Thu Mar-03-05 10:54 PM Response to Reply #128 |
131. I had a friend from there who had a helluva accent... |
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auburngrad82
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Thu Mar-03-05 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
106. Texas by way of Kennebunkport |
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Mrs_Beastman
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
109. I'm from 'Nerk' Ohio, and I agree |
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hollywood926
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:07 PM Response to Reply #109 |
111. I'm familiar with Nerk. :-) |
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Beware the Beast Man
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:25 PM Response to Reply #109 |
118. At least you ain't from the 'Burgh n'at! |
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Mrs_Beastman
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:27 PM Response to Reply #118 |
119. doing good |
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Lisa
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
114. Bush's fake "cowboy" mumbling ... |
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
115. Maryland |
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WeRQ4U
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
116. Minnesota - Dakota - Wisconsin |
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Fri Mar-04-05 01:16 AM Response to Reply #116 |
132. That is essentially my accent and it 's not geographic necessarily |
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Thu Mar-03-05 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
121. Macon Georgia in any eating place.....whole other language. n/t |
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steve2470
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Thu Mar-03-05 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
127. Orlando-an corrupted by New York and Chicago and Philly and |
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Magrittes Pipe
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Thu Mar-03-05 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
129. Cudahy, WI. Hands down. |
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