tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post7968604407342318096..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: That’s An Interesting Accent You Have There…Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-65416299142167152982009-01-10T19:42:00.000-08:002009-01-10T19:42:00.000-08:00Fargo accents were probably from the U.P. (upper p...Fargo accents were probably from the U.P. (upper peninsula of Michigan) where the heritage is mostly Finnish....rather than Minnesota-ian....eh? I have relatives who resemble that remark! I was an Air Force brat, so we moved around alot, so I didn't acquire the accent...but most people from downstate Michigan can tell a "Yooper" immediately as soon as they talk. When you get old (like I am getting!) you will actually think fondly on the accent and be proud to be Minnesotian (and not say you are Canadian). ha<BR/>P.S. When we were in the Dominican Republic last week, 95% of the people at our resort were Canadian. (Or were you there too?)The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-89065929619752653102009-01-09T11:51:00.000-08:002009-01-09T11:51:00.000-08:00I've been to Minnesota (my dad lives there)and eve...I've been to Minnesota (my dad lives there)and everyone there that I spoke to about Fargo says that people in North Dakota sound like that. You all drink pop. I thought that was cute. Do you know what we drink in NH? Soda or if you are elderly, tonic :)Collie and Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058772900878006669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-76832441468545464032009-01-07T12:21:00.000-08:002009-01-07T12:21:00.000-08:00Protoge, It is so nice to hear someone say somethi...Protoge, <BR/>It is so nice to hear someone say something nice about this country, and the people in it.<BR/>Thank you.ICKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687494703922381386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-73352621197655528652009-01-07T09:42:00.000-08:002009-01-07T09:42:00.000-08:00First of all, I am going to Puerto Vallarta next w...First of all, I am going to Puerto Vallarta next week! To get married! Actually, we're going to Yelapa which is right outside PV. <BR/><BR/>Second, you totally go the S2S: For Superlative Blogging Award this week, Pearl! Woot!SassyTwoSockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01231269816893139011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-38628904733362982782009-01-07T03:39:00.000-08:002009-01-07T03:39:00.000-08:00Ok, as a non-America, who has lived in the US for ...Ok, as a non-America, who has lived in the US for almost 10 years I have to say that I loved all you people! After the weather, the American people is what I miss the most. You are a great nation, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.;)Zuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-67718739205011081582009-01-07T00:57:00.000-08:002009-01-07T00:57:00.000-08:00Your post made my mum think of the terrible reputa...Your post made my mum think of the terrible reputation that the British folk have in Europe these days - if she sees a really really fat one, or a drunk one she immediately thinks it's a Brit. Sadly, so do all the other Europeans - and they're usually right. So mum pretends she's not british, which I think is funny 'cause she has a Yorkshire accent (north of the UK) and looks very 'English' (tall and fair). But she tells folk who ask that she's Australian, and they believe her. She says they're much more friendly & helpful once they find out she's from Oz;)Henry the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338889319568692778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-67997154864277180492009-01-06T23:58:00.000-08:002009-01-06T23:58:00.000-08:00Oh ja, I saw it and I loved it – it cracked me up....Oh ja, I saw it and I loved it – it cracked me up. And those damn Canucks come in handy, eh! But don’t forget to say sorry if someone steps on your toe! That would make you a real Canadian, hehehe!Fidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870521870676612316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-42168717542407364952009-01-06T21:08:00.000-08:002009-01-06T21:08:00.000-08:00PearlI'm with Braja on the Brits and Aussies bit -...Pearl<BR/>I'm with Braja on the Brits and Aussies bit - It seems that any Brits who could, came over here.<BR/>The Republican debate is starting up here again, so they'd better watch themselves. <BR/>So - Canadians aren't fat? Even though they're cuddly?<BR/>June in OzJune Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-52995602377670107142009-01-06T20:33:00.000-08:002009-01-06T20:33:00.000-08:00That's too funny, the only foreign travel I did wa...That's too funny, the only foreign travel I did was while in the Army. Can't say your Canadian and get away with it then, LOL. <BR/><BR/>I have no idea what kind of accent I have. I never thought Coloradans had an accent, but have been told otherwise. Now I find myself dropping into a southern accent while drinking just a little too much. I also catch myself saying Ya'all much more than I would prefer. Trouble with being a transplant in Texas.Eric S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13214969358950690069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-65334525524124182152009-01-06T19:59:00.000-08:002009-01-06T19:59:00.000-08:00Now there are two wars that are going on here..one...Now there are two wars that are going on here..one of geographies and the other of biologies..<BR/><BR/>Well,i dont have much to comment on Americans, Germans, Canadians...!! <BR/><BR/>And am not qualified to comment on the overweight...etc..hmm<BR/><BR/>So, what do i do !?! <BR/><BR/>Hmm !! I'll forget the cab and take a walk i guess. I wonder who will cast a sorrowful glance at me. Or will anybody !?!Kavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426040093753611098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-27447565244405351372009-01-06T19:50:00.000-08:002009-01-06T19:50:00.000-08:00That's cos Brits are mostly wishing they were Auss...That's cos Brits are mostly wishing they were Aussies :))) lol.....♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-46659857570052668052009-01-06T18:09:00.000-08:002009-01-06T18:09:00.000-08:00I lived in Minnesohta for three years, in West St....I lived in Minnesohta for three years, in West St. Paul and I love Fargo because it reminds me of those years. You're right, though -- most of the Cities folks don't sound like that. Up Nort, though, in Duluth and Ely....Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-79420225715252148192009-01-06T16:35:00.000-08:002009-01-06T16:35:00.000-08:00Being from Chicago, we are constantly living down ...Being from Chicago, we are constantly living down the "Super Fans" that George Wendt portrayed on SNL years ago. We're also incredibly fat.The Wife O Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141983922891527661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-60762123161632037872009-01-06T15:53:00.000-08:002009-01-06T15:53:00.000-08:00I have a pretty nondescript "somewhere in the nort...I have a pretty nondescript "somewhere in the north of England" accent these days, which at least has the advantage of being unobjectionable to anyone who isn't a Londoner. It's the result of accidentally picking up too many bits of overheard cadence. When I'm in the States I tell people that I'm not the one with the accent, which is expected of us Englishmen now that we're the only legitimate bad guys left in the movies.<BR/><BR/>A highly-amusing way to irritate a Londoner is to do an impersonation of Dick Van Dyke in 'Mary Poppins' and tell them that that's what they sound like to us provincials.Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-79963707551114524622009-01-06T14:22:00.000-08:002009-01-06T14:22:00.000-08:00Ooooo, eh-hah...Is it Reeznabul?Ooooo, eh-hah...Is it Reeznabul?Ann Imighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383249597505013239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-307243059941837342009-01-06T13:41:00.000-08:002009-01-06T13:41:00.000-08:00Oh God..try being from NJ. And enduring every sing...Oh God..try being from NJ. And enduring every single "Which exit?" joke.<BR/><BR/>Worse yet, try going back home to NJ for the holidays and realizing that every damn stereotype is 100% right on the money.<BR/><BR/>word verif - quauroso<BR/><BR/>def- someone who uses qua alot in conversation in order to sound learned.<BR/><BR/>"That guy? He's a regular quauroso."<BR/><BR/>Peace - ReneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-313725704616852972009-01-06T12:32:00.000-08:002009-01-06T12:32:00.000-08:00I've heard the "Fargo" accent before, believe me, ...I've heard the "Fargo" accent before, believe me, it exists. Of course, I grew up in the south, so all of you people sound like "Fargo" to me, even after 8 years in MN.zipbagofboneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845215266169983575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-17422169266650468592009-01-06T12:23:00.000-08:002009-01-06T12:23:00.000-08:00I never make fun of someone's accent. This is beca...I never make fun of someone's accent. This is because mine is a cross between a New York dialect (aka "lawnguylanese") and Florida cracker. It drifts back and forth between "ya'll" and "youse" depending upon conversation mates. I tend to be a linguistic chameleon. I have been known to speak Chicagoan, New Englander, and a bit of clipped British. All because I only want to feel close to the person I am berating at the moment.<BR/><BR/> I love accents of all kinds.<BR/><BR/>Pearl, you were right about the "Magic Smoke". Look for it soon.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, your wordification is "unburnus" or "unbumus". (dratted eyes!) In either case, not unhumorous.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-67447396427642160152009-01-06T12:05:00.000-08:002009-01-06T12:05:00.000-08:00Hey, Darsden.I have nothing but the utmost respect...Hey, Darsden.<BR/>I have nothing but the utmost respect for my Southern brothers and sisters. :-) <BR/>Actually, was in Georgia once, at a truck stop where not only did the waitress not understand me -- but I did not understand her. It was the weirdest thing.<BR/><BR/>Hi, Daisy.<BR/>While I love Frances, I have to admit I didn't like Fargo. Couldn't get beyond the accents. :-) They were so grating, so outlandish that I couldn't concentrate. Which is not to say that they're not somewhat accurate. There are some accents up there that just jump out at ya!<BR/><BR/>PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-34309142914097408372009-01-06T11:27:00.000-08:002009-01-06T11:27:00.000-08:00Oh I loved the accents in Fargo!! Frances McDorman...Oh I loved the accents in Fargo!! Frances McDormand was brilliant. I have to say I do rather love a Canadian accent too- it's like an American one but amusing. People never know where I come from, even taxi drivers in London (where I come from!!) used to ask me if I was Australian. I think I've got rather an old fashioned BBC accent!!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235077158774802615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-86324645825320398402009-01-06T10:27:00.000-08:002009-01-06T10:27:00.000-08:00Pearl whacha trying to say about us southerns down...Pearl whacha trying to say about us southerns down here missy? I know ye heard about us down here folks...yaahhummm ;-)darsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204592599045715814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-25731742871520101512009-01-06T10:24:00.000-08:002009-01-06T10:24:00.000-08:00My dear Gyppo, As your typical American -- that is...My dear Gyppo, <BR/>As your typical American -- that is, not possessing a passport -- my only real experience with foreign travel has been to Mexico a number of times. Now, of course, we need proper ID to get into both Mexico and Canada...<BR/>I can't imagine why Canadians don't want to be mistaken for Americans. :-)<BR/>PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-88407904575637773292009-01-06T10:20:00.000-08:002009-01-06T10:20:00.000-08:00Hi, Mbuna, Looks like Joel gets most of the credit...Hi, Mbuna, <BR/>Looks like Joel gets most of the credit for this one...<BR/><BR/>Hi, Eskimo Bob.<BR/>How's it, my brudder? <BR/>OK -- so ya got me on the drunken speech. :-) It seems to come out mostly on the O's. "Go down to de boh-at howse." Yikes. <BR/>Not sure what's up with Wasilla copping a Minnesota accent, but it IS funny. <BR/>Oh, and I saw your blog the other day about all the Minnesotans in Alaska. I'll bet that's true -- I've known a number of people who've moved up there, some of them for the fishing industry. Good way to come back with one leg shorter than the other, that's for !@#$ sure. Ugly things happen on dem boh-ats.<BR/><BR/>PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-67173426374026296362009-01-06T10:19:00.000-08:002009-01-06T10:19:00.000-08:00The only people I've ever known object to this inc...The only people I've ever known object to this increasingly common ruse were Canadians, funnily enough.<BR/><BR/>Strange how travel throws one in with one's countrymen who under normal circumstances one wouldn't give the time of day, yet whom the locals will assume to be your friend merely by association of passport colour. In such circumstances, I have been known to swear blind I was from Planet Tharg...Gyppo Byardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08823690986571629011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-27560945960189724732009-01-06T10:06:00.000-08:002009-01-06T10:06:00.000-08:00Pearl, Pearl, Pearl,You know when you get real com...Pearl, Pearl, Pearl,<BR/><BR/>You know when you get real comfortable, you let out that Meinesoatan accent. Especially after having a keg or two, you just can't help it.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what it is aboot Sarah Palin and that cockneyed Minnesotan accent she put on, but here's the crazy thing. Here in Wasilla, everyone seemed to start speaking that way. It was very surreal. Your Naytif Brudder.Eskimo Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620064453780055916noreply@blogger.com