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December 18, 2005
Sometimes, I just don't understand Midwestern accents

At Jbabe's Christmas Party last night, I was talking with a friend of mine. (I've talked about him before. He's a hunter and has cooked us partridge, grouse, and pheasant.) (Note: He is from Iowa.) We had what I thought was a first, a very odd conversation. We were talking about different cities.

SG: Well, the great thing about Chicago is the otter show they have at the McCormick center every year.
CP: Really?
SG: Yes, well, the center is big enough to host WEFTEC, and they hold an otter show there.
WG: Has only seen Chicago once, from the other side of Lake Michigan. Does not understand why they have a big otter show nor why SG is so fascinated with it.
SG: And it overlooks the lake, and the otter show is just huge.
WG: (realization hits) Oh , you're saying auto.


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heh, i get that kind of thing all the time with my boston accent. i'll be talking about "mark" and people think i'm saying "mock." my mom tells a story about how she was in a high school play and her mom made her this "god" costume... she got to rehearsals and found out she was really a "guard" doh!
Posted by monique at December 18, 2005 12:53 PM



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