Do you say potato or potato?
How about tomato or tomato?
I say potato and tomato.
Do you say neither or neither?
I say potato and tomato but I must confess that I’ve been known to say neither and neither, depending on my mood.
Do you say envelope or envelope?
When I’m enveloped in the clouds I never try to lick an envelope.
Don’t tell me – this is in Great Debates because we’re discussing the causes of the Great Irish Potato/Potato Famine, right?
Is there scope for debate on the causes of the Irish potato famine tracer?
[Moderator Hat: ON]
I say this is not a “Great Debate,” but rather Mundane Pointless Stuff. So off to MPSIMS it goes.
David B, SDMB Great Debates Moderator
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I’ve never in my life known anyone to say potato.
You spell potatoe; I spell potato.
Let’s call the whole thing off.
Perhaps you mean Topato?
Let’s call the whole thing off.
What about the Great Irish Tomato Famine?
Few people speak of it, but during the years 1956-1959 it was practically impossible to obtain a decent BLT anywhere betwixt Cork and Belfast.
In my English accent, I say potato to rhyme with how Americans say tomato, but tomato to rhyme with how Italians say legato. See?
That depends what you think the causes for the famine were.
There’s the whole God sent the blight, but the English made the famine thing.
Oh as to my pronunciation or should that be pronunciation. I say potato and tomato.
A few years ago, I saw some graffitti in the Falls Road that said “There was no famine!!!”, and I thought “Well that’s OK then. What’s everyone complaining about?”
I say potatis and tomat. :rolleyes:
Ah, yes, Famine Denial.
Those people can never get a fair hearing in the U.S., due to the pernicious influence of the Irish-controlled media.
That’s right. There is no ZOM or ZOG there is only Paddy Occupied Media and Paddy Occupied Government.
Ike you’d still find it hard to find a good BLT but I’m not gonna blame the Brits on that one 
I say pomato.
Oh I don’t see why not.
Fantastic bacon? Check. Delicious bread? Check. Lettuce? Check. Tomatoes? Check. Mayo? Check.
Result: the bread’s soggy, the tomatoes inedible, the lettuce has wilted, and it’s full of coleslaw.