Tuesday, November 25, 2014 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]

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Re: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]

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Volante wrote:
hbomb1947 wrote:
El Jefe wrote: I also enjoyed Eugene's amused reaction to Alex' corrections. That smile said 'yeah, ok, whatever.' To be fair, does anyone really ever say/hear EAU pronounced anymore? I mean you read 'eau de toilette/cologne/parfum' and along with stuff like ADE they're crossword staples, but not exactly that useful otherwise.
People say words like beau, chateau, and bureau all the time.
And cough, tough, bough, through and though...
Are any of the "-eau" words pronounced differently from any others?
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hbomb1947 wrote:
Volante wrote:
hbomb1947 wrote:
El Jefe wrote: I also enjoyed Eugene's amused reaction to Alex' corrections. That smile said 'yeah, ok, whatever.' To be fair, does anyone really ever say/hear EAU pronounced anymore? I mean you read 'eau de toilette/cologne/parfum' and along with stuff like ADE they're crossword staples, but not exactly that useful otherwise.
People say words like beau, chateau, and bureau all the time.
And cough, tough, bough, through and though...
Are any of the "-eau" words pronounced differently from any others?
If you don't know, you don't know. I wouldn't make that assumption for English; if I didn't take two years of French I probably wouldn't make the same assumption for that either.
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On 6/30/14 there was this category: "EAU", NOT SORRY

And Homer Simpson says d'eau a lot. :D
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hbomb1947 wrote: Are any of the "-eau" words pronounced differently from any others?
Neau.
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El Jefe wrote:I'm guessing if it were Sendak's gayness or godlessness, no one here would cop to it (I could be wrong). So probably the leading objectionable detail (which may be still grasping at straws or have the previous 2 rolled into it) is that he wrote (and illustrated!) the book "In the Night Kitchen" with a young boy prancing around the house au naturel. I mean, as adults we all know that almost never happens and when it does it should be shamed, right? Anyway, it's ALA's #21/100 most frequently challenged/banned books of the 90s. So probably the newsmax/Drudge teasers would be something like "Noted Gay Heathen Wants to Recruit Your Children with Dirty Pictures" or how about "How Commie Librarians Support Fifth-Column Recruitment Author, Destroy America"
None of those sound horribly objectionable, at least not to the level I was expecting. Although certain people could put the three together, I assume.

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Re: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]

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This Is Kirk! wrote:
El Jefe wrote:I'm guessing if it were Sendak's gayness or godlessness, no one here would cop to it (I could be wrong).
I would, however, expect someone who explicitly states their dislike for someone else would be willing to explain their rationale for it.


Too right! Classic passive-aggressive/cowardice to stick and run. I guess we'll see...
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Linear Gnome wrote: I had a Polish office mate once who taught me about Polish spelling and pronunciation, and I can still spell Rzepczynski and Krzyzewski without looking them up.
Reminds me of one of my favourite Polish jokes: Polish man goes to the eye doctor and the doctor tells him to read the bottom line of the eye chart. The man replies "Read it? That's my uncle!"

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hbomb1947 wrote:
El Jefe wrote: I also enjoyed Eugene's amused reaction to Alex' corrections. That smile said 'yeah, ok, whatever.' To be fair, does anyone really ever say/hear EAU pronounced anymore? I mean you read 'eau de toilette/cologne/parfum' and along with stuff like ADE they're crossword staples, but not exactly that useful otherwise.
People say words like beau, chateau, and bureau all the time.
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hbomb1947 wrote:
El Jefe wrote: I also enjoyed Eugene's amused reaction to Alex' corrections. That smile said 'yeah, ok, whatever.' To be fair, does anyone really ever say/hear EAU pronounced anymore? I mean you read 'eau de toilette/cologne/parfum' and along with stuff like ADE they're crossword staples, but not exactly that useful otherwise.
People say words like beau, chateau, and bureau all the time.
We have a road in town called Eau Gallie.
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JeopRDFan wrote:...I'd never heard of raincheck used in baseball...
Here's a portion of the back of a preprinted Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2014 ticket. Note the bolded phrase. (I think the print-at-home versions have similar language in their fine print.)

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Many older tickets made the "rain check" function more obvious, putting it in larger print on the front of the "stub" portion of the ticket.

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opusthepenguin wrote:I thought the $200 Opera clue was ridiculous as well. Is it really commonly known that Lenora hides poison in her ring in Il Trovatore? Other than that "easiest" clue, I ran the category.
I was puzzled as well. My instant guess would have been a locket on her necklace. Had to take a second or two to remember it was her ring.
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