Ya know, depending on where you live angel could be two or multiple syllables. Same goes for angle. Round here it can come out sounding like a-aaa-aa-un-ju-ulll. All drawled out to six syllables no less. There are no one syllable words in southernese come to think of it.
Post staff party update:
A good time was had by all. Most all stayed til around ten o’clock. Much food and beverage was consumed. Swimming and general lounging was done in the pool. I even had clean up help after it was all over. Two of my co-workers look kinda like they should be at the local morgue. They had a really really good time last night. I have a hangover but am alive and functioning. I throw good parties.
Swampy there ARE one-syllable words in Southerenese … though there are No one-syllable swear words, that is for sure. I’ve never heard So many syllables in sh*t till I lived in Texas!
but, one–syllable words sure there are some for example:
Dallas (pronounced locally as Dallls)
Oil (“Ahl”) (certainly none of this Yankee two-syllable stuff there, never heard the word “Oh Yul” there, not sure they even understood it when I said it that way!)
Truck … only one syllable there, but a very Important one syllable, the word itself includes 4-wheel drive and a full gun rack, nothing further needing said. Does not, however, include the optional accessory of ‘running’ … that actually Does require further discussion.
Doing is, of course, one syllable … “Doon”
New Orleans is dang’d near one syllable … “Knahw” with the near silent “lns” ending
American is similar “Murr” with near silent “kin”
of course beer is two syllables, pronounced CollBeh … no matter what temperature it is …
Then you get out to West Texas, and the folks have their teeth so tightly together, to keep the dust out, you get lots of one syllable Sentences, for crying out loud.
“Heard your wife was gonna have some serious surgery, how’s she doin?”
“Fin”
“How’s your live stock doin’?”
“Fin”
“Heard your brother got in some trouble with the law, though, what happened to him?”
“Fin”
Oh, and one other one-syllable
“Heavily Sweetened Tea” is, of course, one syllable … “tea”
Wyatt Saunters by with Sidney, the porter, eh, pushing the cart with his 16 cases of sarsaparilla …
“Sidney, I believe I’ve killed the thread.”
“Killed who, sir?”
“Not who, it! I believe I’ve killed the thread”
“Yes, sir.”
Now see, I like Provolone, when we’re talking about that sort of pale yellow cheese that goes really well with Ham. So I guess instead of a Ham and Swiss, I’d have to say I’d like a Ham and Provolone. Or maybe just a Ham and Cheese, yeah that’s better.
Oh, and I’ve had a frog pee on me. See when I was in Third grade, we had a frog racing contest, cos see we were Miss Falls’ frogs so that’s just what you did. So anyway, I had this great frog, I mean we’re talking Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County good. And my two friends didn’t have a frog to race. So I let them use my frog. And he won for them too. Oh, we loved that frog. We named him ** Hero **. Don’t laugh! We were nine! So after he won all these races, I was carrying him back to the classroom to put him back in his box, and good ole’ ** Hero ** peed on me. For those who are wondering, ** Hero ** retired to my parents’ fish pond as a champion.
-Lil
Nonsense, Wyatt, it’s my job to kill these threads. You just slowed it down. Any moment now someone will post a fascinating anecdote about sarsaparilla, not to mention percypercy’s fine comments on cheese and frog pee. Then I’ll pop in with one of my quips, and just like that, the thread will die a lingering death (people will open it, but leave with out posting). Yep, that’s how it works.
Wyatt has mastered paragraphs (and it’s just about time too, you knob. I kid, because I love). He’s also posted some good stuff, so I think he’s off the hook.
You aren’t a serial thread killer either, so don’t worry your little head about it.
It’s me.
Seriously, my posts are the kiss of death. It doesn’t matter which forum I put 'em in, either. I’ll just ask some stupid question that may or may not be peripherally related to the OP, and then the thread gets hijacked to hell and gone, and everybody loses interst, and the thread dies.
You may think that that wouldn’t apply to Rue threads, but it does. I’ve killed dosens of these things.
And lets all put are hands together for percypercy, who entered his very first MMP thread with a heck of a nice post.
The cheese, though, I have a question about the cheese.
Are you suggesting, Mr. percypercy that provalone is in some way superior to cheddar?
Provalone may or may not be superior to swiss, but neither can touch the simple elegance of cheddar. Cheddar goes with everything. Try shredding a little over a hot bowl of Texas chili sometime, and tell then me I’m wrong. The sharper, the better. The best wheel of cheese is the one that’s just about to go over, but is still good.
Oddly it’s Miss ** percypercy **, not Mr.
but no, I was only speaking in terms of ham sandwiches(If anyone can tell me why I capitalized ham in my first post, I’d love to hear it, must have been Special sandwiches, anyway, I digress. I don’t believe chedder would be appropriate in such situations.
In most cases, I adore sharp cheddar, extremely sharp. I also find that my cats enjoy it as well though I’ve tried to convince them it’s not cat food. Doesn’t work.
Now that you’ve got me started talking about cheese, I’ll have to mention my shameful love for Velveeta. I know, I know, it’s not really cheese, but it’s still nummy. It’s especially good when placed on top of twice-baked potatoes. And, no, I haven’t been able to figure out why I like Velveeta in place of sharp cheddar there, but there you go.
[sub] am I the only one who cuts off big chunks of cheese and eats them? [/sub]
Last week was the sarsparilla. (Or was it the week before? No, it was last week.)Or sassparilla. Or however you want to say it. Or spell it more like, since it’s all said about the same. Except in Georgia from what Swampy says. They say things all funny down there. Like it’s a whole ‘nuther place or somethin’.
My dog didn’t get peed on by a frog, but she got pooped on by a bird yesterday. She was out in the yard, doing what dogs are wont to do in the backyard, and a bird flew over and pooped on her. I think it was deliberate. You know how birds (or “boids” if your a Chicago gangster) can be.
Don’t worry percy[sup]2[/sup]. Random Capitalization is a Hallmark of MMP Threads. It goes a Long Way back. It’s just Something that Happens. We all Knew what You Meant.
And Provolone is a good cheese as far as it goes. Mostly, it goes on pizza. It’s better than mozzerella on pizza, although I’be never had REAL mozzerella. It’s supposed to be made with buffalo milk. Real buffaloes, not bison which many people think are real buffaloes but aren’t. But oddly enough, both buffaloes and bison are members of the ox family. They get together every third summer in Iowa. The Ox Family reunion. They eat a lot of baked beens for some reason.
Can you really kill the MMP? Or does it just get Reborn the Next Week like a Phoenix? The Wheel of Threads just keeps Rolling along.
The Wheel of Cheese just keeps getting cut up for sammiches.
Hey Snickers, does Capt. F.C. Dad’s boat have a bumper sticker? “If this boat’s a rockin’, we’re having a storm or something.” Just curious.
-Rue. (curious)
SwampFest, I like that. Reckon we could get enough folks innerested in coming to the swamps?
I got folks coming over tonight for a bbq. Interestingly enough, I am providing no food and drink myself. Everybody coming is bringing stuff. Well, I take it back. I did buy some limes to cut up and squeeze into Coronas. Limes are food. My friend who makes way yum bbq is bringing that. Other folks are bringing baked beans, cole slaw, tater salad and other fixins and trimmins. I vacuumed the pool, checked the ph and added the necessary chemicals. That’s enough. Oh and we will have cheese. So that means I am providing another food, well two foods. I have cheese and crackers left over from Wednesday’s shindig, so we appetize on that tonight.
I’m so glad to be welcomed, in my male or female guise. Now provolone on pizza, excellent idea! But I haven’t had buffalo cheese so maybe I shouldn’t be so hasty because as I said, I like cheese. Except feta. No feta for me, no sirree.
We actually have a bison herd in Memphis, but I think they might get insulted if I try to milk them. Is bison cheese any good? Think it’s worth trying to figure out?
-Lil (bison herder or possibly hurt by bison)
You can’t use buffalo mozarella on pizza. You just can’t. See, it’s… well, creamier I guess… and softer than cow mozarella, so if you put it on pizza it tends to burn before it gets melty. If you try to fudge the heat and baking time to melt the cheese without burning it you get melted cheese on raw pizza.
Your kids might not want to come home from school if you do that too often.
Cheese can also be improved, snack-wise, by deep frying it. Actually, everything can be improved, snack-wise, by deep-frying it. Even those weird grapes, I expect.
I just have to post to make sure that my darlin’ Exgineer is not burdened with the killing of this thread. The SDMB equivalent of taking a bullet, I suppose.
I’m a fan of cheddar myself, and I’ve had quite a tasty lasagne made with velveeta, so I won’t pass judgment there. I’ve seen buffalo, and they are much too big to consider milking. Not that I would know how–I’m a small city girl myself (that is, the city I come from is small, I myself am rather average sized–but with great cleavage, as has been noted in the past).
I have a football game to watch tonight, only exhibition, but I’m happy nonetheless. My Sundays will have meaning again, and my moods will once again be tied to a group of grown men who spend their days running after a little ball and knocking each other down. Life is good.
I’m on vacation next week–going home to celebrate my birthday with my family–so be sure to miss me. If you have to, picture the poster of your choice naked (because that’s what we do when someone is on vacation, that’s why).
Kallessa, I didn’t notice that you were a member of the Cleavage family. My powers of observation certainly aren’t what they used to be. I shall pay closer attentiion next time. I’ll even try to essay a leer or two, which, unfortunately, on me resembles dyspepsia. I’ll practice while you’re gone. Maybe I’ll even try to picture you nekkid, or wrapped in bubble wrap. Hmmmm… poppoppop poppoppop pop poppoppop pop pop pop pop pop…
Happy Birthday!
Speaking of cheese, I’m a big fan of cheddar myself, for grating on things, and for quesadillas and nachos, although for Mexi type stuffs, I’d say mix it with Cotija(Queso Anejado), a Mexican cheese that’s kinda like Feta, (which I don’t like), but much yummier. Mozzarella of course belongs on pizza, along with parmesan and maybe just a little cheddar. Provolone I can take or leave, although it’s great on a teryaki chicken sandwich.
For sammichs, the very best thing is Jarlsberg Swiss, although Emmental is very good, as is Gruyere.
Just at this moment in our fridge we have; a chunk of medium Cheddar, a small block of Monterey Jack, a small block of Colby Longhorn, a wedge of Cotija, a wedge of Parmesan, a partial wedge of Jarlsberg Swiss, and a small piece of a lower echelon Swiss I bought when I couldn’t find any Jarlsberg, which I will probably use in combination with cheddar in something.
We like cheese.
I’m also very jealous of FCM for conjugating on a boat. Conjugating on a boat is much funner than conjugating on dry land, or wet land for that matter.
Since I didn’t say anything funny this time. [Little Richard] Shut Up! [/Little Richard] I think I’ll show off my new sig line:
