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weezy2736 Donating Member (314 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:16 PM
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Ok, HRC supporters, I'll cede Ohio with one condition:
1) Wolf Blitzer never ever ever says o-HIGH-o again.

Seriously, how can he mispronounce a four letter word?
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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:17 PM
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1. holy crap, have i been pronouncing it wrong?
How do YOU pronounce it?
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:19 PM
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2. It can't be
HOh-hee-oh can it???
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helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 09:20 PM
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16. Oh-SHIT!
Edited on Tue Mar-04-08 09:20 PM by helderheid
Kerry lost? That's how you pronounce it.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:20 PM
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3. a-hi-a
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:20 PM
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4. What's long on the end & high in the middle?
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:28 PM
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13. O-H-I-O, that's the riddle
But, I thought it was: "What's round on the ends and high in the middle" ... I was born at Ohio State. :)
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:32 PM
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14. You're no doubt right about this, I'm working from memory from
the old Devo record, that I probably got wrong from the beginning! Thanks!
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TheDoorbellRang Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:20 PM
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5. How do you pronounce it?
Guess I've been saying it wrong, too. Ohioans? Help us out-of-staters out here, please.
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weezy2736 Donating Member (314 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 09:58 PM
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18. He's just stressing the "hi" waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much,
it sounds completely unnatural, like nails on a chalkboard.
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washingdem Donating Member (467 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:21 PM
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6. That's how it is pronounced
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:22 PM
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7. Let me guess....you prounounce the state where Las Vegas
is located, "Nev-ah-dah."
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goldcanyonaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:23 PM
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9. This thread reminded me of Mrs. Obama
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goldcanyonaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:23 PM
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8. It is o hi o. We could just rename it to fucked like Michigan though.
Another state in dire straights.
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meow mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:25 PM
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10. you mean down in eh-hi-yah
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ChazII Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:26 PM
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11. The same way some candidates
four years ago could not pronounce idea. (which is also a four letter word.) :D
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Jennifer C Donating Member (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 08:26 PM
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12. Confused
Help?

O-hi-oh?
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 09:18 PM
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15. Only central and southern Ohioans call it "Ahia."
The rest of us in the north call it "O-hi-o."
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ChromeFoundry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-04-08 09:24 PM
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17. Yes, it is O-HI-O.
unless you only have a 3rd grade education, then it would be "OhHiYa".
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