L. Marcus Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Re: The Last Word Sounds fishy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Re: The Last Word You're thinking of gobies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Re: The Last Word No -- Gills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Re: The Last Word So ... no d minor tocatta and fugu for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Re: The Last Word Which one was that' date=' then?[/quote'] this one, with set up Muspell Niflheim Wondering when you would get to that. If you are a bit cold in Scandinavia' date=' you can always take a holiday to Muspell and Thor out. *boom boom*[/quote'] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word ... Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word not funny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word No, not making the connection. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word Thor = thaw. thaw |θɔː| verb [ intrans. ] (of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food) become liquid or soft as a result of warming : the river thawed and barges of food began to reach the capital | [as n. ] ( thawing) catastrophic summer floods caused by thawing. • (of a part of the body) become warm enough to stop feeling numb : Ryan began to feel his ears and toes thaw out. so if you are feeling cold, go to the Land of the Fire Giants and warm up -- or thaw (Thor) yourself out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word That's almost as big a stretch as my tocatta and fugu line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word In my mind's dialect of English, those two words sound very far apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word Oh, they don't sound anything alike. But it's one of the furthest-stretch fish puns I've ever come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word No, not yours. Well, yeah, that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word So how do you pronounce Thor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word TOOR. East Scandinavian dialects seldom use the th sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word There's approximately no one but English who does use the th-sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Re: The Last Word The Icelanders do. "Thungur knifvur." "Ein knifvur aur vara thungur." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Re: The Last Word TOOR. East Scandinavian dialects seldom use the th sound. Woah. *headspace spinning* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Re: The Last Word There's approximately no one but English who does use the th-sounds. Welsh do. "dd" = "th". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Re: The Last Word *takes note* Welch is cool. Apart from the absurdly long place names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Re: The Last Word And a general resemblance to rot13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister E Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Darth Between Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Re: The Last Word Too many vowels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister E Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Re: The Last Word diphthong-o-philes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Re: The Last Word I would rather not see most dips wear thongs, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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