# Shepherd. Shepherd, shepherd, shepherd. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 6, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420 "2007-11-06T16:44:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/21 "2007-11-06T17:43:00Z")
At least the thread wasn’t about Xoloitzcuintlis. Most people can’t even pronounce 'em, let alone spell them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/22 "2007-11-06T17:46:08Z")
ArCtic! Not “Artic” NucLear! Not “nucular”. Smorgasbord! Not “smorgasborg”. FebRuary! Not “Febuary”. Those are just the first out of the gate. There will be more. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/23 "2007-11-06T17:47:46Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Yep. I’ve seen that one a few times in the passed. [/QUOTE] _growls_ ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/24 "2007-11-06T17:51:57Z")
My old neighbors have a “chi-wow-wow” and my great uncle has a “wisenhimer.” Heh. Old people are funny. ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/25 "2007-11-06T17:53:16Z")
[QUOTE=slortar] At least the thread wasn’t about Xoloitzcuintlis. Most people can’t even pronounce 'em, let alone spell them. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Hence, I do not own one! I couldn’t even tell you if you spelled it correctly… ---
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/26 "2007-11-06T17:56:21Z")
“Your” and “you’re” are NOT “the same thing” and therefore interchangeable. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/27 "2007-11-06T18:08:55Z")
[QUOTE=Scarlett67] Telling people you’re an “athiest” just makes you look stoopid. [/QUOTE] It does allow one to refer to a certain class of people as “athier-than-thou”, of course. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/28 "2007-11-06T18:12:15Z")
[QUOTE=matt\_mcl] It does allow one to refer to a certain class of people as “athier-than-thou”, of course. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Whereas I am just plain athy. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/29 "2007-11-06T18:13:56Z")
[QUOTE=Fetchund] Hence, I do not own one! I couldn’t even tell you if you spelled it correctly… [/QUOTE] Don’t blame you. [Not exactly the prettiest breed in the world.](http://www.fototime.com/495E61115ABF891/orig.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/30 "2007-11-06T18:15:41Z")
[QUOTE=Fetchund] I believe that if you can’t even spell the darn dog’s breed correctly, you shouldn’t have one, and I won’t help or even join you in your threads. [/QUOTE] See, I come from the opposite perspective. Not only should you not be able to spell your dog’s breed, you shouldn’t even be able to identify it. Mutts are the only real dogs. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/31 "2007-11-06T18:17:19Z")
[QUOTE=slortar] Don’t blame you. [Not exactly the prettiest breed in the world.](http://www.fototime.com/495E61115ABF891/orig.jpg) [/QUOTE] Damn. Between that godforsaken beast and the poor Indian girl with the eight limbs, this has been a nightmare-inducing day on the SDMB. ☹ :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/32 "2007-11-06T18:20:33Z")
[QUOTE=Das Glasperlenspiel] Smorgasbord! Not “smorgasborg”. [/QUOTE] Resistance is futile. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/33 "2007-11-06T18:23:38Z")
“Than” is a comparitive word. “Then” concerns time. Stop fucking this up, or I shall start killing puppies. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/34 "2007-11-06T18:25:04Z")
Definatly. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/35 "2007-11-06T18:27:41Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] “Than” is a comparitive word. “Then” concerns time. Stop fucking this up, or I shall start killing puppies. [/QUOTE] If they are Xoloitzcuintli puppies, than go right ahead. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/36 "2007-11-06T18:32:39Z")
Sight, Site and Cite all SOUND alike, they do not mean the same thing and should not be used interchangeably. The last abuse I saw of these was in print–the word the author meant was site, but she actually used sight. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/37 "2007-11-06T18:41:33Z")
[QUOTE=Eureka] Sight, Site and Cite all SOUND alike, they do not mean the same thing and should not be used interchangeably. The last abuse I saw of these was in print–the word the author meant was site, but she actually used sight. [/QUOTE] You’re joking, right? Just say _sike_ and I’ll know you’re joking. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/38 "2007-11-06T18:44:38Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] You’re joking, right? Just say _sike_ and I’ll know you’re joking. [/QUOTE] This reminds me of voila/walla. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/39 "2007-11-06T18:46:48Z")
[QUOTE=Eureka] Sight, Site and Cite all SOUND alike, they do not mean the same thing and should not be used interchangeably. The last abuse I saw of these was in print–the word the author meant was site, but she actually used sight. [/QUOTE] Cite? Sorry, just couldn’t help myself. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420/40 "2007-11-06T18:58:47Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] This reminds me of voila/walla. [/QUOTE] Hehe…there was a talent show at my church once when I was growing up, and this (probably 15 year old) girl did a magic act: you know, wand full of scarves, rabbit in hat, card tricks. At any rate, she said _viola_ every time she did something “magical,” which was probably fifteen times in her ten-minute act. Yes, _viola_. Just like the instrument. To this day, I don’t know if she realizes why the audience laughed so hard every time she said it. She probably still thinks it was out of delight at her prestidigitation. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherd-shepherd-shepherd-shepherd/425420.md?page=3)