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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 2:26:53 GMT -5
List of random words that fascinate me...
jodhpurs
eclectic
rhinoceros
gilded
ineffable
apotheosis
mellifluous
frolic
monolithic
megalithic
defenstration
fnord
onomatopoeia
squamish
neophile
neophobe
etic
emic
anthropomorphism
exegesis
boolean
-M
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Aug 26, 2016 5:51:51 GMT -5
Top 30 words Americans Mispronounce (According to Dictionary.com):
affidavit [af-i-dey-vit]
almond [ah-muh nd, am-uh nd]
beget [bih-get]
cache [kash]
caramel [kar-uh-muh l, -mel, kahr-muh l]
coupon [koo-pon, kyoo-]
croissant [French krwah-sahn; English kruh-sahnt]
epitome [ih-pit-uh-mee]
espresso [e-spres-oh]
et cetera [et set-er-uh, se-truh]
façade [fuh-sahd, fa-]
fiery [fahyuh r-ee, fahy-uh-ree]
genre [zhahn-ruh; French zhahn-ruh]
haute [oht]
hyperbole [hahy-pur-buh-lee]
lambaste [lam-beyst, -bast]
mauve [mohv]
mischievous [mis-chuh-vuh s]
niche [nich]
peony [pee-uh-nee]
prerogative [pri-rog-uh-tiv, puh-rog-]
quinoa [keen-wah, kee-noh-uh]
reservoir [rez-er-vwahr, -vwawr, -vawr, rez-uh-]
salmon [sam-uh n]
sherbet [shur-bit]
turmeric [tur-mer-ik]
verbiage [vur-bee-ij]
Weimaraner [vahy-muh-rah-ner, wahy-, wahy-muh-rey-]
whet [hwet, wet]
Worcestershire [woo s-ter-sheer, -sher]
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 26, 2016 8:11:45 GMT -5
I mispronounce ish Kabible.
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Post by brutalis on Aug 26, 2016 8:29:21 GMT -5
My Top 5 Sitcoms 1) M*A*S*H 2) Mary Tyler Moore Show 3) I Love Lucy 4) Frasier 5) Cheers (Shelly Long) ... not Kristie Alley Honorable Mentions Everybody Loves Raymond Honeymooners Dick Van Dyke Show Favorite British Sitcom - Are You Being Served? My top 5 Sitcoms (no order) 1. Get Smart 2. Night Court 3. big Bang Theory 4. That 70's Show 5. Titus Honorable mentions: Fawlty Towers Mr. Bean Black Adder Monty Python's Flying Circus Benny Hill Barney Miller Honey Mooners Dobey Gillis Gilligan's Island Laugh-In Dean Martin Roasts How I Met your Mother The Munster's The Addam's Family |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Aug 26, 2016 12:57:09 GMT -5
I mispronounce ish Kabible. My parents were obviously drunk when naming me |
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Post by brutalis on Aug 26, 2016 13:10:40 GMT -5
I mispronounce ish Kabible. My parents were obviously drunk when naming me Or they like baby talk? ahhhh, who is the cute-ish ka iddle bibble kiddle in da wurld? |
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Post by brutalis on Aug 26, 2016 13:19:53 GMT -5
My Top 20 (I could probably go 100 and not run out of good options) animated series: 20. Dungeons & Dragons 19. Superman: The Animated Series 18. Young Justice 17. Flintstones 16. Pinky and the Brain 15. Duck Tales 14. Challenge of the Super Friends 13. 1990's X-Men 12. Battle of the Planets 11. Star Wars Rebels 10. Scooby Doo: Where Are You 9. Justice League/Justice League Unlimited 8. Herculoids 7. Filmation's Tarzan 6. Space Ghost 5. Max Fleisher's Superman 4. Jonny Quest 3. Thundarr the Barbarian 2. Filmation's The Adventures of Flash Gordon 1. Batman: The Animated Series -M (I am sure I am forgetting something I would want to include) Pretty darn good listing there. would just be a few changes for mine: 20. Looney Tunes 19. Talespin 18. Animaniacs 17. Archie's Funhouse 16. Pinky and the Brain 15. Duck Tales 14. Challenge of the Super Friends 13. Thundercats 12. He-Man: Masters of Universe 11. G. I. Joe 10. Scooby Doo: Where Are You 9. Justice League/Justice League Unlimited 8. Herculoids 7. Filmation's Tarzan 6. Space Ghost 5. DArkwing Duck 4. Jonny Quest 3. Thundarr the Barbarian 2. Filmation's The Adventures of Flash Gordon 1. Batman: The Animated Series |
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Post by dupersuper on Aug 26, 2016 20:36:16 GMT -5
Yeah, there's no way for me to narrow down my favourite cartoons...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2016 22:40:10 GMT -5
Yeah, there's no way for me to narrow down my favourite cartoons... "He's watching cartoons but the television isn't on..." -M |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Aug 26, 2016 23:03:06 GMT -5
Top 10 Home Runs of Gary Sanchez
1-Aug 8th Fenway Park his inaugural dinger
2-Aug 14th Yankee Stadium 407 feet
3-Aug 16th Yankee Stadium His first of 2 in the game
4-Aug 16th Same as above A towering blast
5-Aug 17th Yankee Stadium 437 foot monster shot
6-Aug 20th At LA
7-Aug 22nd At Seattle His first of 2 in the game
8-Aug 22nd At Seattle Boom goes another one, just like the other one
9-Aug 24th At Seattle Laser Line Drive
10-Aug 26th Yankee Stadium Goes 3 for 5 and is batting .400 as well
A slump will occur sooner or later but until then.....
But not today
11-Aug 27th Yankee Stadium line shot to center-right field
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Post by berkley on Aug 27, 2016 17:02:08 GMT -5
I mispronounce ish Kabible. How can you pronounce "Ish", a one-syllable word that starts with a vowel, as "Kabibble"? That's crazy!!! |
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Post by brutalis on Aug 29, 2016 7:59:54 GMT -5
my top 10 Aquatic heroes/villians:
10. Aqualad
9. Dolphin
8. Namor, the Submariner
7. Poseidon
6. Aquaman
5. Attuma
4. Black Manta
3. Tigershark
2. Stingray
1. Triton
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Aug 29, 2016 8:06:57 GMT -5
I'd find a way to include this favorite, a hero who had over a hundred TV episodes
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Post by brutalis on Aug 29, 2016 8:24:01 GMT -5
i only went comic book as i don't remember folowing any aquatic shows outside of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Seaquest DSV.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Aug 29, 2016 8:28:12 GMT -5
i only went comic book as i don't remember folowing any aquatic shows outside of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Seaquest DSV. Count yourself lucky, however Diver Dan did make it to the world of comcs   |
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