Americans
Theory posed in our office...

All of the comments from Americans on the QOTW prove that the moon landings must have been faked.

Merkins couldn't possibly have managed that on their own.
(Yellow Car is now red, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:59, archived)

I'm confused
you mean they sent pubic wigs into space?
( Sonic 2 and Knuckles, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:01, archived)

Merkins...
from Merka.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:04, archived)

Knighted stays a Merka?

( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:07, archived)

Sure does.
Yee haw!
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:10, archived)

I don't read QotW responses
Generally they seem to be either a) made up or b) tedious beyond belief.

Any links to particularly relevant examples?
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:06, archived)

This week,
every single response seems to be about Americans (mostly those who can't pronounce luffboruff).
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:09, archived)

the mispronunciation ones are hardly examples of forriners' stupidity
it's our fault for spelling things stoopid

apart from "edinburrow" ... that is just plain fuckwittery
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:11, archived)

Having heard someone call Loughborough "Loogerberooga"
I choose to disagree.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:14, archived)

I would like to challenge
all those who are criticising people for their pronunciation of place names that are foreign to them to try the following:
* Woolloomooloo
* Kakadu
* Wollongong
* Scone (tell me how it's pronounced differently to 'scone', as in the thing you eat)
* Stawell
* Watanobi
* Wagga Wagga
* Cairns
(s0WmVHAwZgpG, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:20, archived)

They're just pronounced exactly as they read, aren't they?
Apart from Wagga Wagga. We've got family there and you look a bit foolish if you say both Waggas.
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:23, archived)

Half of it is locals being stupid.
Milngavie pronounced Mul-guy? Slaithwaite pronounced Sluthut? Arses the lot of them.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:28, archived)

Woolloomooloo
Kakadu
Wollongong
Scone
Stawell
Watanobi
Wagga Wagga
Cairns

Easy!
(MSB Load universe into cannon. Aim at brain. Fire., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:29, archived)

It's people like you
that lost us the Empire
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:21, archived)

It's people like you
that lost us the Total Film Magazine.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:26, archived)

Hahahaha Americans are so stupid hahaha
and they're all fat and waddle around invading people hahaha and they say "fanny pack" haha.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:12, archived)

Post that on QOTW.
I'd vote for it.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:14, archived)

Done

( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:16, archived)

And done

( trev Is not interested in your fripperies, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:17, archived)

and again

( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:20, archived)

votey votey
votey vote.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:22, archived)

I feel
so loved.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:24, archived)

I voted for both you cunts
you'd better both fucking vote for me too.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:31, archived)

I see.
It's starting to fall under column B, then.

I'm all for having a pop at the Americans, but posting endless mis-pronunciation anecdotes... *yawn*
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:17, archived)

c) jokes regarding length
d) I'm 1st/2nd/5th/84th! etc etc
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:11, archived)