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Nonlinear FC wrote: Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:06 pm
Pruitt wrote: Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:21 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:48 pm Here's a dumb thought I'll cop to. Why aren't place names universally pronounced in the same way the native language would say it? Like the capital of the boot-shaped peninsular state in Europe should be pronounced "Roma" no matter what language it's in, right? I can see if the name of the place is initially in another language; the largest city in California doesn't have to be pronounced "The Angels". But that just irritates me for some reason. I dig they prefer to be called "Cote d'Ivoire".
Not a dumb thought at all.

Seriously - how hard is it to say "Napoli" instead of "Naples?"

Beijing was "Peking" in the west not too long ago.

And if you are ever in the French part of Canada, score points with the hard -to-impress locals by calling it "Kay-bec"
I'm borderline half-Canadian (bulk of wife's family lives in Ajax and Mississauga, I grew up in MI which is already close enough, I spent summers at my grandparents fishing lodge somewhere in far western Ontario.)

Anyways, one of my favorite things in the world was watching HNIC (not howard's acronym) and hearing the announcer say Goal! The Kay-bec Nordicks. Like, he was splitting the difference between saying it right and then butchering Nordiques on purpose.
Back in the 70s, the Sabres took a hotshot prospect out of the Quebec Junior named Richard Martin. Pronounced "Ree-shard Mahr-tan."

At least it was until he got to Buffalo (where he was great). But he soon became "Rick Martin" and even "Rico Martin"

The best of all though was listening to the old Leafs' and HNIC announcers (other than Danny Gallivan of course) butcher Yvan Courneyer's name.
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Pruitt wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:08 am
Nonlinear FC wrote: Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:06 pm
Pruitt wrote: Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:21 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:48 pm Here's a dumb thought I'll cop to. Why aren't place names universally pronounced in the same way the native language would say it? Like the capital of the boot-shaped peninsular state in Europe should be pronounced "Roma" no matter what language it's in, right? I can see if the name of the place is initially in another language; the largest city in California doesn't have to be pronounced "The Angels". But that just irritates me for some reason. I dig they prefer to be called "Cote d'Ivoire".
Not a dumb thought at all.

Seriously - how hard is it to say "Napoli" instead of "Naples?"

Beijing was "Peking" in the west not too long ago.

And if you are ever in the French part of Canada, score points with the hard -to-impress locals by calling it "Kay-bec"
I'm borderline half-Canadian (bulk of wife's family lives in Ajax and Mississauga, I grew up in MI which is already close enough, I spent summers at my grandparents fishing lodge somewhere in far western Ontario.)

Anyways, one of my favorite things in the world was watching HNIC (not howard's acronym) and hearing the announcer say Goal! The Kay-bec Nordicks. Like, he was splitting the difference between saying it right and then butchering Nordiques on purpose.
Back in the 70s, the Sabres took a hotshot prospect out of the Quebec Junior named Richard Martin. Pronounced "Ree-shard Mahr-tan."

At least it was until he got to Buffalo (where he was great). But he soon became "Rick Martin" and even "Rico Martin"

The best of all though was listening to the old Leafs' and HNIC announcers (other than Danny Gallivan of course) butcher Yvan Courneyer's name.
Funny. Similarly, the Sharks' play-by-play guy, Dan Rusanowsky takes great care to pronounce foreign names exactly right. We used to have a color guy partnering with him named Pete Stemkowski - old guys may remember him as a former player. Stemkowski didn't even try on the names. So, you got some funny exchanges - one I remember clearly for some reason: Dan: "...and, Alexander Kor-al-youk steals the puck in the slot... Pete: yeah, nice play by Kor-a-luck."
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From Pruitt's favorite trash writer.

Steve Simmons: Mixed curling is an Olympic sham
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degenerasian wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 6:07 pm From Pruitt's favorite trash writer.

Steve Simmons: Mixed curling is an Olympic sham
If Canada didn't do so well in these dopey sports, I'd agree with him.

But we do, so he can fuck himself.
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wait til the Americans win the 2020 3-on-3 Olympic basketball tournament. Which American writer will write that it's a joke?
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Shuster is on my TV life is good again
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Rex wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:18 pm Shuster is on my TV life is good again
But are the Steelers cool with it?
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Anyone got a five sentence review of the unknown/Davis mom thing?
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A_B wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:33 pm Anyone got a five sentence review of the unknown/Davis mom thing?
Can't do it that quickly. Here's a synopsis. Unknown's real name was Sean Healy.

https://forums.khinsider.com/general-di ... -post.html

http://unknowncolumn.blogspot.com/search?q=cherie
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Thank you my man. Was trying to explain why I hated Davis to someone.
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Yo Korea, your weather sucks dick. Maybe have this someplace more reasonable next time, like the Poconos?
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My goodness. Unknown has been gone that long. I'm sure he'd be glad that we're still going strong, even without a front page.
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Rush2112 wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:17 am My goodness. Unknown has been gone that long. I'm sure he'd be glad that we're still going strong, even without a front page.
And without scores. Maybe the next phpBB update.
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SLOVENIA WINS 3-2 over the USA in OT.
SLOVAKIA WINS 3-2 in regulation over Russia.

Both teams overcame 2-0 deficits to win their games.

Group B Standings after 1 game played...
SVK - 3 pts
SLO - 2 pts
USA - 1 pt
OAR - 0 pts

This ain't your NHL Olympic tournament.
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degenerasian wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:12 pm SLOVENIA WINS 3-2 over the USA in OT.
SLOVAKIA WINS 3-2 in regulation over Russia.
That's going to confuse so many people.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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howard wrote: Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:24 pm Johnny Weir is like the gayest man in America, right? Nee, gayest person. Like if we had a draft for most gay person, even J-Lo would take him with the first pick. FFS, his primary fashion accessory is Tara Lipinsky! Sure, I love Little Richard, but this guy is the top of the mountain. (This Adam Rippon kid who skates for USA is off to a great career start.)

[/venting of pent-up homophobic tendencies] (I love Johnny and Tara)

I guess this team event figure skating was a thing last time, but it doesn't seem right. OTOH, I'm cool with the mixed doubles curling, mainly cuz it means moar curling.
Wanted to piggy back on this. When Canada won the Figure Skating team gold the other day. Eric Radford became the first openly gay athlete to win a Winter Olympics Gold Medal.

That really surprised me that it's taken until 2018 especially in figure skating.
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Confusing?

I woke up this morning, flipped on the hockey, and I saw a black guy in a USA sweater. And he scored a goal!

(Had to go to work, missed the Slovene comeback)

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howard wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:33 pm Confusing?

I woke up this morning, flipped on the hockey, and I saw a black guy in a USA sweater. And he scored a goal!

(Had to go to work, missed the Slovene comeback)

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So that's what Hood* looks like!


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Moreta wrote: Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:32 pm
Time to earn my keep.


I was satisfied with the dog pictures, but that story is fantastic. I wonder how much longer than necessary the officer kept the conversation rolling.
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cerrano wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:32 am
Rush2112 wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:17 am My goodness. Unknown has been gone that long. I'm sure he'd be glad that we're still going strong, even without a front page.
And without scores. Maybe the next phpBB update.
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degenerasian wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:12 pmThis ain't your NHL Olympic tournament.
Everybody makes the playoffs, so I think it's exactly like my NHL Olympic tournament
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The Sybian wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:51 pm

I was satisfied with the dog pictures, but that story is fantastic. I wonder how much longer than necessary the officer kept the conversation rolling.
Knowing him, long enough to be embarrassing if there were sober witnesses. I imagine he caught some hell for not calling for backup.
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Moreta wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2018 4:14 pm
The Sybian wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:51 pm

I was satisfied with the dog pictures, but that story is fantastic. I wonder how much longer than necessary the officer kept the conversation rolling.
Knowing him, long enough to be embarrassing if there were sober witnesses. I imagine he caught some hell for not calling for backup.
I somehow thought you worked a PD in Oakland County all this time. We were basically neighbors for a decade.
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Who ready for 16 pairs long programs?
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brian wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2018 4:20 pm We were basically neighbors for a decade.
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Rex wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:51 pm Yo Korea, your weather sucks dick. Maybe have this someplace more reasonable next time, like the Poconos?
There's no snow in those mountains, is there?
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:38 pm
Rex wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:51 pm Yo Korea, your weather sucks dick. Maybe have this someplace more reasonable next time, like the Poconos?
There's no snow in those mountains, is there?
Not much. There are several ski slopes in the Poconos, but they are all tiny. I was going to say they all suck, but in fairness, I've never skied at any of them, only been there in the summer.
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Looking at the helicopter shots, Pyeongchang doesn't get a lot of snow either, despite it being really cold every day. You can always pump in the snow. I think a Borscht Belt olympics would be fantastic. Sure the current mountains are really small, but Trump could build a bigger one for the downhill event.
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The luge relay is dopey as all hell.

And if they can stack humans on top of each other for the doubles luge, why not doubles skeleton?
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Pruitt wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:37 am The luge relay is dopey as all hell.

And if they can stack humans on top of each other for the doubles luge, why not doubles skeleton?
and if they can stack 2 people...why not some event where your time is factored based on the number of folks you stack.
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if you can find a Canadian ISP, this is worth it.

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Rex wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:45 pm Looking at the helicopter shots, Pyeongchang doesn't get a lot of snow either, despite it being really cold every day.
That's what I was referring to, FWIW. There's snow on the ski runs, but the wide angle shots show a lot of brown hills and mountains, which IMHO drags the aesthetics down.

It's kinda funny because there was an article in the paper here a couple days ago worrying about what we would do if we had the Olympics again and had weather like we do this year - very little snow. As it turns out, we still have a lot more snow here than they do in Pyeongchang.
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I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on Chinese geography, but I gotta think Pyeongchang gets a shitton more snow than Beijing, but that didn't stop them from getting the games in four years.
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Also, for the last time I'm going to quit bitching about Asia getting the Winter Olympics three times in a row.

(Sochi is basically in Asia, yo.)
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brian wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2018 12:11 pm I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on Chinese geography, but I gotta think Pyeongchang gets a shitton more snow than Beijing, but that didn't stop them from getting the games in four years.
They're pretty much banking on having no natural snow and making it all. So shitty. They should be in the Alps or Rockies every time
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