The Distract me from 2020s P&CE Thread Part Trois

The hottest new animal yoga class in Portland doesn’t involve goats, kittens or puppies.

It’s all about snakes.

HISSS, a reptile shop that opened in August, is hosting regular snake yoga classes in its lobby that invite attendees to “uncoil your body and quiet your mind.”

A typical class features four snakes — including corn snakes, ball pythons and red‑tailed boas — plus a few other reptiles that might make guest appearances. (In December, that included Miso the bearded dragon, though an Argentine black‑and‑white tegu and an Aldabra tortoise are also regulars.)

https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2...ing-in-portland-and-its-selling-out-fast.html

 

"So let me tell you about what happened in A-rabbb.


There's a San Jose in Illinois. According to a guy on my dorm floor who grew up there, it's properly pronounced San Joe's.

 

I've seen him! He could have married a Korean woman and not had all these experiences, but then his career wouldn't be where it is

"San" Joe's is side splitting. They don't have a clue...

 

Not sure why this reminds me of Night of the Living Rednecks where Jello talks about the last time he was in Portland. And somehow all these years later there's a video of it.



https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/j0fh8i/dead_kennedys_night_of_the_living_rednecks/

 

Like "Ver-sales" Kentucky (Versailles)

 

One of those near here, too!

 

French pronunciations being too "faggy" for 'Mericans

 

In Illinois, we had Ver-sales and Mar-sales. I wrestled at the former, and actually won.

 

Any buddy here from Wooster Ma [Worcester]?

 

Woostah!

 

Some places mangle Spanish, others French. Like Kegsbreath we all speak American.

 

It's enough to make you Ver-sigh...

 

In North Carolina, we had Leeeeesester, although people argued about how to say it. In Indiana, we have a bunch as well. Brazil, er BRAZul is one that always makes me laugh. We also have Russiaville which is Rooshuhville. In many cases though, even the "correct" pronunciation is already Anglicized.

 

FYP

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/15b0365/enchilada_saturday_night_live/

(link to SNL skit from, um, early 1990s? late 1980s? Jimmy Smits is the guest and a bunch of white people (Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, etc.) are over-pronouncing words with Spanish language origins. Their lunch order shows up and they start passing around the "en-chi-LA-thas". At some point Bob Costas shows up and talks the NFL, where someone foolishly picked the "Brrrrroncos" over "San Fran-CEEES-ko", things like that.)

 

Hey, non-chowdaheads. How is this town's name pronounced?

 

Not even close! The "R" is silent.

 

Is this a trick question? Surely we've all seen

 

I've been to Pebuddy.