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Mis-understood
Topic Started: Aug 19 2010, 06:30 PM (477 Views)
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OK, so, we have a couple of areas in our bathroom that need caulking, so Donnie went to the Home Depot and had the following conversation at the paint counter (please remember, Don still talks with a heavy Texas accent, which can be a problem here in Michigan):

Don: Hi. I'm looking for some Cawk (That's the Texas accent)

Paint guy: I beg your pardon?

Don: Cawk. Where's the Cawk?

Paint guy: Uh, I think you have the wrong department.

Don: No, really - where's the cawk?

Paint guy (blushing): I don't think you can find that here.

Don: OK, look, I got a crack I need to fill, and I need cawk.

Paint guy (blushing even more): Well, I get off of work in about an hour.

Don: Well, is it silicone, or what?

Paint guy: Latex?

Don (finally getting it): Wait. I think I'll go to Lowes.
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:lol: That is quite a misunderstanding!
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Lowes is a much better choice anyways.
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Ah hahahaha! This just made my day. :lol:
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CLEVELAND ROCKS!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I bought some caulk recently, and used it to seal the roof of The State House, (an outhouse I helped to build.)

"Dude, there's cawk dripping from the roof of the State House."

"Eww... State House..."
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Aug 19 2010, 06:48 PM
Lowes is a much better choice anyways.
Agreed


An NH, that story was classic :lol: I can only imagine what other words his ascent can get him in trouble :uglysmile:
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Hahaha

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I do, occasionally, have to translate for the poor guy. 28 years up north, and you'd think by now he'd lose the Texas accent! Most of his other confusing problems are less dramatic - he has the usual "ahl" for "oil", he refers to the fried chicken place as "pa-pies" rather than "pop-eyes", and occasionally drops a big "N" bomb in a conversation, without malice. He also still calls White Castles Krystals, is desperate for a Sonic Burger, and can't pass up a chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and fried okra (yuck!). I do enjoy his buscuits and gravy, and thank God he doesn't have a liking for grits! He also will occasionally call me up to stop at the "Piggly Wiggly" to pick up milk on the way home, but I know he means "Krogers".

One of my greatest joys is listening in on his end of the conversation when he is talking to either of his sisters, he just slides right back into that deep Dallas drawl as easy as pie!
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Aug 20 2010, 12:31 PM
I do, occasionally, have to translate for the poor guy. 28 years up north, and you'd think by now he'd lose the Texas accent! Most of his other confusing problems are less dramatic - he has the usual "ahl" for "oil", he refers to the fried chicken place as "pa-pies" rather than "pop-eyes", and occasionally drops a big "N" bomb in a conversation, without malice. He also still calls White Castles Krystals, is desperate for a Sonic Burger, and can't pass up a chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and fried okra (yuck!). I do enjoy his buscuits and gravy, and thank God he doesn't have a liking for grits! He also will occasionally call me up to stop at the "Piggly Wiggly" to pick up milk on the way home, but I know he means "Krogers".

One of my greatest joys is listening in on his end of the conversation when he is talking to either of his sisters, he just slides right back into that deep Dallas drawl as easy as pie!
Oklahoma is basically Texas Junior. My accent is a weird hybrid of Okie, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern/Florida accents. I've never seen a Piggly Wiggly in OK, but Sonic is all over the place here. It's ok, but not great.

I'd kill for an In-n-Out or Five Guys in Oklahoma, man.
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This made me chuckle. Mostly because I was talking about gay anal sex while reading it.
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I don't have an accent, according to the TV/Radio world...

The only thing I say weird is "eh.." From the damn Canadians during my time in Detroit.

I've always found different accents extremely interesting.
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I've been working on my English/Irish/Scottish accents lately. Ultimately I kinda sound like David Tennant.
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I do, occasionally, have to translate for the poor guy. 28 years up north, and you'd think by now he'd lose the Texas accent! Most of his other confusing problems are less dramatic - he has the usual "ahl" for "oil", he refers to the fried chicken place as "pa-pies" rather than "pop-eyes", and occasionally drops a big "N" bomb in a conversation, without malice. He also still calls White Castles Krystals, is desperate for a Sonic Burger, and can't pass up a chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and fried okra (yuck!). I do enjoy his buscuits and gravy, and thank God he doesn't have a liking for grits! He also will occasionally call me up to stop at the "Piggly Wiggly" to pick up milk on the way home, but I know he means "Krogers".
I only understood about 17% of that paragraph.



As for me, I have somewhat of the Californian accent. A lot of "likes" here and there.
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Aug 20 2010, 04:17 PM
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Aug 20 2010, 12:31 PM
I do, occasionally, have to translate for the poor guy. 28 years up north, and you'd think by now he'd lose the Texas accent! Most of his other confusing problems are less dramatic - he has the usual "ahl" for "oil", he refers to the fried chicken place as "pa-pies" rather than "pop-eyes", and occasionally drops a big "N" bomb in a conversation, without malice. He also still calls White Castles Krystals, is desperate for a Sonic Burger, and can't pass up a chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and fried okra (yuck!). I do enjoy his buscuits and gravy, and thank God he doesn't have a liking for grits! He also will occasionally call me up to stop at the "Piggly Wiggly" to pick up milk on the way home, but I know he means "Krogers".
I only understood about 17% of that paragraph.



As for me, I have somewhat of the Californian accent. A lot of "likes" here and there.
Well, like, gag me with a spo-oon!
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Aug 20 2010, 03:07 PM
This made me chuckle. Mostly because I was talking about gay anal sex while reading it.
:sad: :sad: :unsure: :unsure: Why???
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Aug 20 2010, 05:19 PM
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Aug 20 2010, 03:07 PM
This made me chuckle. Mostly because I was talking about gay anal sex while reading it.
:sad: :sad: :unsure: :unsure: Why???
Playing Vampire the Requiem.

Everything boils down to anal sex in the end.
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Mmmm... fried okra. *drools*
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Aug 20 2010, 06:23 PM
Mmmm... fried okra. *drools*
:sick: It's bad enough that okra has to be a vegetable, but then they have to go and fry it, making it unhealthy and getting rid of the only reason to eat it.
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Aug 20 2010, 06:23 PM
Mmmm... fried okra. *drools*
Now that's what I'm talking about, man I tell you what NH you just tell Don I'll bring the pig, he dig the pit, I'll grab the okra, we'll fry her up, mix up some PJ in an old tin, mash some potatoes, get us some greens, and have us a good ole time and just shoot the shit. An I don't know what y'all have against grits...butter or ketchup, either will fix um up real good promise. Piggly Wiggly :lol: Man, actually last one we had here closed down loooooong time ago. Closest one I know of is up the road about a country mile or so and boy, you'll come out with more than what you bought if you know what I mean.

On the off chance does he say said ice funny, you know with like more of an "i" in it? How about water, does he say it more like wutter or something like that :lol: Apparently I've been told my accent is dulled down compared to others around here which I will agree, but still there are words where it sticks out like a sore thumb. :uglysmile:
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Aug 20 2010, 10:38 PM
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Mmmm... fried okra. *drools*
:sick: It's bad enough that okra has to be a vegetable, but then they have to go and fry it, making it unhealthy and getting rid of the only reason to eat it.
Okra is good.
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Aug 21 2010, 01:35 AM
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Aug 20 2010, 10:38 PM
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Aug 20 2010, 06:23 PM
Mmmm... fried okra. *drools*
:sick: It's bad enough that okra has to be a vegetable, but then they have to go and fry it, making it unhealthy and getting rid of the only reason to eat it.
Okra is good.
Seriously, you and E are now my best friends :love:
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Aug 21 2010, 09:56 PM
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Aug 21 2010, 01:35 AM
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Aug 20 2010, 10:38 PM
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Aug 20 2010, 06:23 PM
Mmmm... fried okra. *drools*
:sick: It's bad enough that okra has to be a vegetable, but then they have to go and fry it, making it unhealthy and getting rid of the only reason to eat it.
Okra is good.
Seriously, you and E are now my best friends :love:
Never heard of it. Mustn't be that good then.
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Aug 21 2010, 09:58 PM
Never heard of it. Mustn't be that good then.
:dry:

Come to the east coast again, we shall meet up and I shall show you what good food is :D and it will have the food groups...of the south represented, which are: Grease, Sugar, and Butter :lol:
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Aug 21 2010, 09:58 PM
Never heard of it. Mustn't be that good then.
:dry:

Come to the east coast again, we shall meet up and I shall show you what good food is :D and it will have the food groups...of the south represented, which are: Grease, Sugar, and Butter :lol:
Now that sounds good.
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