12 Responses to Tone it

1. Sir Emmersby Barnthorpe says:

   February 19, 2015 at 10:15 am

   Wiki: “Penistone… is known for its rugged breed of sheep, the Whitefaced Woodland.”

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   • The Lazy Aussie says:

     February 19, 2015 at 11:01 am

     And toned penises.

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     • Sir Emmersby Barnthorpe says:

       February 19, 2015 at 12:59 pm

       Whose? The whitefaced woodlands? What would Enid Blighton say about all of this?

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2. Shreiking Wombat Ninja says:

   February 19, 2015 at 11:03 am

   Folks, this way:
   http://www.watoday.com.au/comment/derek-rielly-you-know-you-grew-up-in-perth-when-20150219-13ic2v.html

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   • The Lazy Aussie says:

     February 19, 2015 at 11:12 am

     Those articles are so predictable. They always ignore our present post vibrant reality.

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     • Shreiking Wombat Ninja says:

       February 19, 2015 at 11:25 am

       Surprised he didn’t mention the Snakepit.

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       • vegan says:

         February 19, 2015 at 12:22 pm

         yawn.

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         • The Lazy Aussie says:

           February 19, 2015 at 12:29 pm

           Yes. Adds nothing. Except to the pile of bullshit.

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3. Hot Kreemy says:

   February 19, 2015 at 1:49 pm

   I bet the residents pronounced it PENNA-STIN or something. Which reminds me, if you don’t want me to say FUCKET then don’t spell it that way. And Gs written as Ks? Really, Thailand? What genius translator thought that one up? http://www.boredpanda.com/pronounce-wrong-city-name-travel-thrillophilia/

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   • The Lazy Aussie says:

     February 19, 2015 at 2:48 pm

     Same with Cock-Burn.

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     • Hot Kreemy says:

       February 19, 2015 at 3:27 pm

       Forgot about that one. I say it the “proper” way and, strangely, it doesn’t even look like COCK-BURN to me. I wonder if it’s a common enough surname around the [Western] world for visitors to get it correct…. or do they snigger?

       A friend of mine with a Scottish dad reckons Glendalough should be pronounced GLENDA-LOCK. He probably has a point.

       Half of that list I had no idea I was getting it wrong. Iraq = EE-ROCK. It ain’t gonna happen, sorry.

       I saw that list a coupla days ago on an Aussie news site but I couldn’t remember which one. When Googling for it just then I found about 50 almost identical articles [eg. the one I linked above] so it was straight out lazy plagiarism.

       One that my year 10 English teacher mentioned, that is missing from all the lists: Paris has a silent S.

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       • The Lazy Aussie says:

         February 19, 2015 at 3:33 pm

         The announcement on thr train used to say Glendalock.

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