# Elmer Fudd accent **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 10, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmer-fudd-accent/187381 "2003-07-10T02:32:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmer-fudd-accent/187381/1 "2003-07-10T02:32:32Z")
A customer of my wife’s has an “accent” like Elmer Fudd. Really! He can talk normal “unaccented” English. But then suddenly, he’ll switch into talking like Elmer Fudd. It’s not a put-on or anything like that. He talks that way to my wife, to me when I was doing some contract work for him. Is there a reason someone might develop this speach pattern? Hearing problems? Speach impediments? Watching too many Bugs Bunny cartoons? ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmer-fudd-accent/187381/2 "2003-07-10T02:47:42Z")
[Previous Thread re: Elmer Accent](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=97756&highlight=elmer) ---
**Author:** ![Alex-NC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@Alex-NC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex-NC)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmer-fudd-accent/187381/3 "2003-07-10T12:53:09Z")
There’s a website that is able to “Fuddize” any text you give it. It’s very funny to take a very serious memo and have it changed to Fudd-speak. It’s called [Dialectizer.com](http://Dialectizer.com) I believe. Try it out. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmer-fudd-accent/187381/4 "2003-07-10T13:07:01Z")
I always thought it was a Boston accent…😃 ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmer-fudd-accent/187381/5 "2003-07-10T14:17:46Z")
It’s called the Dialectizer but it’s at [http://rinkworks.com/dialect/](http://rinkworks.com/dialect/) \*\*Ewmew Fudd accent \*\* A customew of my wife’s has an “accent” wike Ewmew Fudd. Weawwy! He can tawk nowmaw “unaccented” Engwish. But then suddenwy, he’ww switch into tawking wike Ewmew Fudd. It’s not a put-on ow anything wike that. He tawks that way to my wife, to me when I was doing some contwact wowk fow him. Is thewe a weason someone might devewop this speach pattewn? Heawing pwobwems? Speach impediments? Watching too many Bugs Bunny cawtoons? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmer-fudd-accent/187381/6 "2003-07-10T17:43:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by An Arky \* > \*\*I always thought it was a Boston accent…😃 \*\* It does seem to be common in Boston. There was a famous announcer there who cracked me up with his comments about “Wobeht Pawwish”, the Celtics center at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmer-fudd-accent/187381/7 "2003-07-10T19:56:44Z")
Semi-Highjack: what regional dialect is it that “Alf” (the furry space-alien muppet who’s shilling for long-distance) speaks in? A friend said Philadelphia… Can that be right? Trinopus ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmer-fudd-accent/187381/8 "2003-07-10T20:37:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*\*Markxxx \*\* > [Previous Thread re: Elmer Accent](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=97756&highlight=elmer) I’ll close this and refer posters to the link provided by **Markxxx**. **DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator