I'm about to attempt to order a pizza.

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

MMMMMMMMLARD

 

[Dead Winter]

Every time I think of lard I think of the Heart Attack Grill and how much I want one of those quadruple bypass burgers.

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

God, yeah. I will make a holy pilgrimage there someday.

 

[Dead_Lioness]

Hehe, yeah I don't go around giving lessons on the mistaken identity of toppings when I eat American pizza. That said, we tell Americans the same thing when they come here: "This is Italy. Speak like the natives." They seem to get all shocked and offended when the tables are turned though. I never understood why we tend to raise our voices when someone doesn't understand English, as if the other person is going to understand better at a higher volume.

It's like a completely different food, though, and equally as good if you go to certain places. Italians can't understand that just because something isn't authentic that it still can be damn good.

Hey, you know, I actually don't mind that... Growing up I had my French mom telling me "don't pronounce it like that, it's pronounced THIS way" and you know how the French, much like Americans, believe THEIR way is the only way. So I just gave up.
I'm for pronouncing things the way they are at the place where I am... So I pronounce things in 'American' way because I live here now, and when I'm overseas I pronounce it their way... It's all good.
I used to get pissed when people said "gouda" cheese here, (It's pronounce GA-OO-DA) or Go-die-va Chocolate (where really, it's Go-dee-va)
but who cares really
At the end guess what? I'll get my gouda cheese, and I'll get my Godiva

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

But if you pronounce it like Ga-oo-da, you cant make awesome plays on words like "Is it GOODA cheese or BADA CHEESE?!"

Fuckin' classic shit, right there.

 

[Dead_Lioness]

But if you pronounce it like Ga-oo-da, you cant make awesome plays on words like "Is it GOODA cheese or BADA CHEESE?!"

Fuckin' classic shit, right there.

Yeah when I first heard the way people call it here, I started laughing saying: "He's goood and she's gouda!"


mmmmmm gouda

 

[Dead Winter]

I always thought gouda sounded like the car horns of the old cars that go "AAAOOOOGAAH!!!"

 

[Lord Foul]

And yet, when people spell things phonetically they get called morons. Either you are mispronouncing a word based on convoluted spelling rules from the Norman invasion, or you are misspelling words based on their actual pronunciation (which varies by dialect). You can't fucking win.

 

[Shpongled]

Just one tiny thing of millions that makes me believe we've been doing it wrong (existing) as a species since the beginning of time.

I mean, there's gotta be a better way, right?

 

[Dead_Lioness]

And yet, when people spell things phonetically they get called morons. Either you are mispronouncing a word based on convoluted spelling rules from the Norman invasion, or you are misspelling words based on their actual pronunciation (which varies by dialect). You can't fucking win.

Very true...


..and when you are pronouncing things correctly, a lot of times you can come up as an elitist ass hole...

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

My way.

(Or the highway)

 

[Lord Foul]

Just one tiny thing of millions that makes me believe we've been doing it wrong (existing) as a species since the beginning of time.

I mean, there's gotta be a better way, right?

Basically, people don't want to relearn what they already learned once. Look at our system(s) of weights and measures.

 

[Dead_Lioness]

Basically, people don't want to relearn what they already learned once. Look at our system(s) of weights and measures.

Don't even get me started on THAT!! #$@#$^%&@#!!!

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

Dear Karen,
I would very much like you know your thoughts on the American Standard system, versus the Metric System.

Thanks,
Max

 

[Dead_Lioness]

Dear Karen,
I would very much like you know your thoughts on the American Standard system, versus the Metric System.

Thanks,
Max

Dear Max,



nahhhhh



Love,
Karen

 

[Shpongled]

Dear Karen,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the American system vs the Metric system with me when we were in SF

Your pal,
Kevin

 

[Dead Winter]

And yet, when people spell things phonetically they get called morons. Either you are mispronouncing a word based on convoluted spelling rules from the Norman invasion, or you are misspelling words based on their actual pronunciation (which varies by dialect). You can't fucking win.

Italian is spelled and pronounced phonetically, and it really is much easier to understand when someone is speaking, even if you don't know the language.

Although much more convenient, I always thought it would be hilarious if we did the same with English.

 

[Dead Winter]

Although metric is much more simple and easier to remember, I prefer the Imperial System of measurement.

Metric pisses me off because it's so step by step. Instead of being 6 feet tall, he/she is 1.85 meters (I think that's right). It's not a 16 gallon fuel tank...it's a 46.8 liter fuel tank. Measurements for smaller numbers aren't used as much as in Imperial.

I know the scale from 1-100 makes more sense, but fuck it anyway.

 

[Morganna]

OKRA

YESH!

Have any of you tried a pizza with just extra onions on it? If the pizza joint cuts the onions in strips, and keeps it above the cheese, the cooking caramelizes it, and it makes for an interesting pizza.

 

[Morganna]

Oh, Kevin, bacon on pizza is best if you tell them to pre cook it. If you don't tell them to, allot of places just slap raw ass bacon on top. I trust no one.