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hisownpetard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:34 PM
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Kweisi Mfume, on MSNBC, said "Oback Barama." And then, a minute later, referred to him as
again as "Barama."

With a handle like 'Kweisi Mfume,' you'd think he'd pay attention to pronouncing someone else's name correctly, ya know?
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lisa58 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:36 PM
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1. I guess he didn't vote for him
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:37 PM
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2. Maybe he's drunk? n/t
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parasim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:37 PM
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3. So he's a bit dyslexic. Give him a break.
Happens to the best of us.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:37 PM
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5. Actually, "Barama" sounds like a good nickname. BARAMA '08! n/t
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hisownpetard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:42 PM
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9. Yeah - like TomKat or Bennifer. Kind of catchy.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:56 PM
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18. What was M'weise Kfume saying
about Obama? :)
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democrat2thecore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:57 PM
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20. His rallies could be BaramaRamas!
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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:37 PM
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4. LOL.. I saw that. My 8 year old grandson said, "Mamaw, why can't that man pronounce Barack Obama's
name"? It was quite humorous.
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hisownpetard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:41 PM
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7. OMG, an 8-yr old picked up on that? Well, THAT kid may grow up to be President one day.
How smart!!:loveya:
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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:43 PM
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10. He's been kinda weaned on politics, LOL !
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hisownpetard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:48 PM
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14. I think that's awesome.
:thumbsup: :hi:
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:57 PM
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19. Wow! Did he pick up on that
or what? :D
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:39 PM
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6. eh, the other night I drew a total blank of Obama's first name
:shrug:
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hisownpetard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:43 PM
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11. I'm getting to the point where I draw a blank on my own first name!
Edited on Tue Feb-12-08 09:43 PM by hisownpetard
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:42 PM
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8. LOL!
That's funny.
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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:46 PM
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12. Looks like a classic Spoonerism ... swap the first syllables of each word ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoonerism

(also known as a 'tip of the slongue')

To a student: "You have hissed all my mystery lectures, and were caught fighting a liar in the quad. Having tasted two worms, you will leave by the next town drain" ("missed ... history," "lighting a fire," "wasted two terms," "down train")
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:47 PM
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13. I thought I heard Barama
Maybe it's a new thing, and we didn't get the memo? :rofl:
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hisownpetard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:50 PM
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15. It might catch on, although it wasn't even intentional.
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anamandujano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:51 PM
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16. What did he say? He's one of my faves. /nt
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 09:52 PM
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17. That's okay...
Mercury is Retrograde right now and it's easier to get tongue tied for real. I'm sure he knows..just a twister :)
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