LiberteToujours
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Thu Nov-04-04 07:59 PM
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Who knew Diebold we pronounced DEE bold? |
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I sure didn't, until I watched that movie about how them.
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trotsky
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:00 PM
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1. Those of us who speak a little German... |
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When ie is in a word it's invariably pronounced EE.
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LiberteToujours
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:01 PM
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3. I know a bit of German |
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Didn't know that was a German word though. Does it mean anything or is it just a name?
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:05 PM
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6. Just a name, however... |
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Edited on Thu Nov-04-04 08:05 PM by trotsky
"Dieb" means "thief", so draw your own conclusions. ;-)
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:00 PM
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2. They didn't want it pronounced DIE-bold |
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That would hit too close to home for the killers of democracy.
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:03 PM
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4. DieBold, with a vengeance |
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:03 PM
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5. I heard that a few months ago; I had been pronouncing it incorrectly. |
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There is a little cafe in a small town not far from me, used to be a bank building. The vault door was made by those folks too; big brass plate on the thing. Too bad they can't make a voting machine that secure. Fuckers.
Actually, too bad they WON'T. I am sure they probably CAN...
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:06 PM
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:09 PM
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8. You always pronounce the second vowel |
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in a German dipthong like ei or ie.
For example: stein Diebold
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:11 PM
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:29 PM
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10. They also make ATM machines |
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I used to work for a credit union - that's how I knew how to pronounce their name (from dealing with ATM issues). But I've heard a lot of other people call it DIE bold too.
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:30 PM
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I had no idea! See the things you learn in fascist, theocratic regimes?
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:32 PM
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I heard it on Democracy Now! several months ago. http://www.democracynow.org/I suggest everyone get their news there.
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Thu Nov-04-04 08:34 PM
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13. Lame t-shirt idear: "I'd rather DIE BALD than DIEBOLD!!!" |
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Thu Nov-04-04 09:00 PM
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14. I did, but I've worked for a bank for 10 years |
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They also make bank vaults, ATM's Drive up equipment etc.
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