TR: A Swede at Penns, part two

"Roger Ohlund" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"Roger Ohlund" wrote in message
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...Wolfgang is BTW the only American that ever pronounced my
surname correctly...

A speech impediment that has devilled me since early childhood. You
are the first to comment on it in public.

Wolfgang
and, actually, i believe it was your home town.


Whoops! It was, wasn't it!?!?

Actually, what surprised me was that your pronunciation of the letter "Ö",
that is an O with two dots above it if that doesn't show in this post, was
the first ever said by an American that didn't sound as if he had a frog
down his throat.

Well, you'd already had a couple of beers.....and you DID have your back to
me. Evidently you didn't see me hacking up a small Rana.

So, I suspect your pronunciation of my surname would have been equally
well,
unless of course the "hlund" would have posed a problem.

Problem? It's pronounced just the way it's spelled......ainna?

In any case I wouldn't call it a speech impediment, more of a gift

Ahem.....well......

Wolfgang
who is pleased to defer to one of our german friends to hold forth on the
meaning of "gift".

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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SNIP
Wolfgang
who is pleased to defer to one of our german friends to hold forth on the
meaning of "gift".



Well I ain´t German, but I don´t want no "Gift" either!

TL
MC ( "Gift" is of course "poison" in German).

"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
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Vaughn notes:
You forgot to name the individual responsible for comparing Australians
to
yoghurt.

it was I, so come on over to Penn's and we'll drink to the ROFFian who
first
relayed it here online. My lips are sealed.
Tom

Maybe next year, it sounds like fun, and the irony of an American accusing
ANYONE of lacking culture did not escape me :-)

Vaughan

now that I think of it I seem to recall a similar joke being told to me by
a Canadian

BTW, hi Vaughan. Haven't seen you posting many messages, but sort of
assumed you'd be lurking in the background. And so it seems to be.

Only, what, 9 1/2 weeks until you meet your Oban. And it's at least
one year older than its label says.

--
Jarmo Hurri


Hi Jarmo,

No I have not been paying much attention to the group for a while but after
hearing from Roger about his trip I looked in. I am looking forward to
August as well - but I am more than mildly surprised the Oban has survived
the winter. You are Finnish, right?? :-) Bring it along, I am sure we can do
some damage to it.

Vaughan

Vaughan I am looking forward to August as well - but I am more than
Vaughan mildly surprised the Oban has survived the winter. You are
Vaughan Finnish, right?? :-)

Finns prefer it _raw_.

I just realized that we might meet even earlier if that Ransaran thing
is still on the menu.

--
Jarmo Hurri

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(Tom Littleton) wrote in
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Vaughn notes:
You forgot to name the individual responsible for comparing
Australians to yoghurt.

it was I, so come on over to Penn's and we'll drink to the ROFFian who
first relayed it here online. My lips are sealed.
Tom


Et tu, Tom?!
o me miserum!


Steve (What is it with you TxM Lxxxxxx named people? :-)

"Vaughan Hurry" wrote in
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Maybe next year, it sounds like fun, and the irony of an American
accusing ANYONE of lacking culture did not escape me :-)


Tim Lysyk was the one ...

[stern look]


Steve

(well, as stern as one can get with a 21st to attend, a surf outing
to have and weekend to boot! Cripes... hmm ... must buy a bucket :-)

Roger Jeff and Joe did not want to tell you, but they said you do not know how
to pronounce "You All" correctly.

Lou T

Roger,

Thanks for the report and for making the trip to the US.

None of the Swedish people I know can pronounce Hopper correctly either :-)

bruce h

PS Tom, nice job hosting again.

Bruiser notes:
PS Tom, nice job hosting again.


......will we be hosting you for Penn's V?
Tom