Frazz: Remember: It's just a word. An invented string of consonants and vowels. Any power it has to offend you, you granted it. Girl: Did somebody swear at Miss Plainwell? Frazz: Somebody pronounced it Valentime's Day again.
My niece used to say makamowee and cheese – so we still use that – as well as her pronouciation of “lipix” (lipstick). No offense was ever taken, but much controlled laughing took place!
Hey Ashburn, my son always says breafkist. And both my kids say aminals. The weirdest one was a girl I dated in college who was very intelligent and had no speech impediments whatsoever, except for the word ‘available’, which she pronounced ‘avaitable’. She knew the word had no ‘T’ in it and could spell it correctly, didn’t matter.
Saucy 1121: Until I saw it in print, when Oil of Olay was first introduced, I thought they were saying Oil of Olé. If it is as good as they were claiming I think Olé would have made more sense. I still don’t know what an olay is, but I do know cheers, even in Spanish.
We never baby talked to our daughters when they were little; we spoke to them as we did to each other. If they didn’t know a word they asked what it meant. They never needed to ask again, always got it the first time. When they mispronounced a word, we didn’t correct them, we just let it go and used correct pronunciation ourselves, figuring they would pick it up later, which they did. The only exception was when one of them referred to a comforter made by their mom as her “comfortable”. We actually used that one for a while ourselves.
Randy B Premium Member over 12 years ago
We’re gonna have busketti and hangubers on Valentime’s!
Basqueian over 12 years ago
hide the aminals!
cork over 12 years ago
I think I’ll have a sangwich…
frumdebang over 12 years ago
I know a grand old lady well into her 90’s who pronounces the word recipe as “ra-ceep.” It’s very endearing.
phuhknees over 12 years ago
Don’t forget to warsh your hands!
lightenup Premium Member over 12 years ago
My youngest once told my oldest that she needed to turn off the light because she’s wasting “wectifity”. We’ve used it ever since.
chefcass over 12 years ago
or as my sister used to sing the old Beatles tune, “The girl with colitis goes by”.
RetiredArmySFC Premium Member over 12 years ago
Do you mind if I axe you a question? Does anyone know where I might get an expescially good cup of expresso?
South2North over 12 years ago
My wife used to be fond of that Bob Dillon song that went: “Play, Lady, play, play in my big brass band”
Varnes over 12 years ago
I knew a kid that called the state on the other side of the lake Westconsin….
hippogriff over 12 years ago
Oh goody, mondogreens! Like Taco Bell’s cannon, The Girl with flags in her hair, Deck us all with Boston Charlie, etc.
tarzina3 over 12 years ago
i had a niece who called them pink fing a ming gos! we still call them that!
mututoyou over 12 years ago
My niece used to say makamowee and cheese – so we still use that – as well as her pronouciation of “lipix” (lipstick). No offense was ever taken, but much controlled laughing took place!
Steve the Pocket over 12 years ago
Valentimes is serious times!
cezpaige over 12 years ago
“There’s a bathroom on the right…” -CCR
Saucy1121 Premium Member over 12 years ago
My mom and I used to laugh about her using Oil of Old Lady lotion.
Elderflower over 12 years ago
I always wondered why Led Zeppelin said, “A beetle-headed woman ain’t got no soul.”
ChemSteve over 12 years ago
Hey Ashburn, my son always says breafkist. And both my kids say aminals. The weirdest one was a girl I dated in college who was very intelligent and had no speech impediments whatsoever, except for the word ‘available’, which she pronounced ‘avaitable’. She knew the word had no ‘T’ in it and could spell it correctly, didn’t matter.
ronpolimeni over 12 years ago
‘Breffix’ anyone?
Blondie282828 over 12 years ago
Supposebly, everyone should know how to say Valentine’s Day.
Snoopy_Fan over 12 years ago
The comments are funnier than the strip!!! Thanks for the great belly laughs, guys!!!
hippogriff over 12 years ago
Saucy 1121: Until I saw it in print, when Oil of Olay was first introduced, I thought they were saying Oil of Olé. If it is as good as they were claiming I think Olé would have made more sense. I still don’t know what an olay is, but I do know cheers, even in Spanish.
God particle over 12 years ago
Wow, what truth in the middle frame. Words are weapons thet once fired, cant be called back, but my how thin our shields are sometimes!
josietn over 12 years ago
aargh….That one “Valentime’s” grates on my nerves too….
lmchildress over 12 years ago
My brother used to call vapor trails (from airplanes) “paper trails” and he called salmon “simon”.
childe_of_pan over 7 years ago
We never baby talked to our daughters when they were little; we spoke to them as we did to each other. If they didn’t know a word they asked what it meant. They never needed to ask again, always got it the first time. When they mispronounced a word, we didn’t correct them, we just let it go and used correct pronunciation ourselves, figuring they would pick it up later, which they did. The only exception was when one of them referred to a comforter made by their mom as her “comfortable”. We actually used that one for a while ourselves.