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87. Huh. I thought it was totally South Bostonese; but I suppose South Bostonese

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:03 AM

Oct 2012

type of speech impediment.

One of my friends speaks South Bostonese, when he says OMG it sounds just exactly like ermagherd.

Everyone has a hard time understanding him because his accent is so thick. Even his California born wife nods her head yes, and grunts an ocassional "uh-huh" when he is talking and she has no clue what he is saying.

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Ermagerd!!!! Lets all mock those with speech impediments! Yay! [View all] bunnies Oct 2012 OP

whut did i miss? geckosfeet Oct 2012 #1

Sounds like Cartman to me. nt mr_hat Oct 2012 #2

Actually, no. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #3

actually, yes. bunnies Oct 2012 #9

... Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #13

Oh Im sorry. Youre NOT making fun of people with retainers? bunnies Oct 2012 #23

The poor downtrodden purchasers of orthodontic appliances. jberryhill Oct 2012 #43

yep. clearly they deserve to be mocked! bunnies Oct 2012 #48

my mom makes fun of her retainer DonRedwood Oct 2012 #63

Im not mad, Don. bunnies Oct 2012 #70

I think you opened some eyes DonRedwood Oct 2012 #80

Along with rich ladies recovering from plastic surgery jberryhill Oct 2012 #95

Wernt u plers herv sum perty on perple werf ferst werld perblems? Heidi Oct 2012 #90

Tweens with $10k orthodonics? Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #84

Actually, no. Reddit meme. REP Oct 2012 #16

And word police are a colossal bore Warpy Oct 2012 #17

Sweet. No more bitching about the word "bitch" I guess. nt bunnies Oct 2012 #24

Because that's EXACTLY what Warpy said! Occulus Oct 2012 #40

right. bunnies Oct 2012 #45

I have personally witnessed what Warpy described. Occulus Oct 2012 #61

I dont doubt that. bunnies Oct 2012 #64

Gads, that is so true. hifiguy Oct 2012 #65

Ain't it da troof! pacalo Oct 2012 #73

What it is is a good-natured ribbing of tween enthusiasm, which is something almost everyone has Brickbat Oct 2012 #26

It's not "making fun of people with a retainer"... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #29

Perhaps you would be happier with this; A HERETIC I AM Oct 2012 #52

editing, after watching ruby's link. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #4

Yeah - I just saw that the other day. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #12

I thought it was someone with a Chicago accent. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #5

Chicago retainers, maybe. Bucky Oct 2012 #21

Retainer, not a speech impediment. REP Oct 2012 #6

Lisp? MgtPA Oct 2012 #7

This. Valley Girl. That was my take on it. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #66

Correct. Jebus wept. Moon Zappa used that pronunciation hifiguy Oct 2012 #69

and dont call me francis. nt bunnies Oct 2012 #72

OK. Howzabout hifiguy Oct 2012 #75

onwy if theywre waskawy! bunnies Oct 2012 #77

how is Elmer Fudd's "waskawy wabbit" not making fun of somebody's speech? piratefish08 Oct 2012 #92

"'Ermahgerd' is... A lisped pronunciation" Curtland1015 Oct 2012 #8

check out this one: ibegurpard Oct 2012 #10

Thought it was just a South Park thing. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #11

Reddit, not SP REP Oct 2012 #18

uh PD Turk Oct 2012 #14

Know your memes. People sound like that four the first four days when they get retainers. Brickbat Oct 2012 #15

Let's all mock animals with pancake-shaped tumors! Bucky Oct 2012 #19

dont fuck with my pancake. bunnies Oct 2012 #25

I guess I butter not then. Not even syruptitiously. Bucky Oct 2012 #30

you win. bunnies Oct 2012 #38

Oh, irony theKed Oct 2012 #32

bitching about hypocrisy. bunnies Oct 2012 #35

Who's being hypocritical? theKed Oct 2012 #88

and for Game of Thrones fans: ibegurpard Oct 2012 #20

Ermagerd, ah lurffed urt lurd! REP Oct 2012 #34

merh terh!! ibegurpard Oct 2012 #36

Lerk wert ah fernd! REP Oct 2012 #47

er can terp thert! ibegurpard Oct 2012 #58

ERMAHGERD!! REP Oct 2012 #85

MER SPLERN!1111!!!! Heidi Oct 2012 #89

It's stuff like this that gives the term "politically correct" a bad name. Liberal Veteran Oct 2012 #22

Please then, tell me where that line is. bunnies Oct 2012 #27

To know the difference between humor and derision, one must remove the pancake from one's head. Liberal Veteran Oct 2012 #31

NEVER! bunnies Oct 2012 #37

let's draw the line at Elmer Fudd's "waskawy wabbit" piratefish08 Oct 2012 #94

rofl: ibegurpard Oct 2012 #28

Forbidden word number 1301. hay rick Oct 2012 #33

This thread is the epitome of why some people will never take liberals seriously. nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #39

do tell! bunnies Oct 2012 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Oct 2012 #49

The whole world will see liberals as a joke now. bunnies Oct 2012 #51

To be fair, the poster said this represents why liberals aren't taken seriously. Hosnon Oct 2012 #82

this thread is a complete fail scheming daemons Oct 2012 #42

unlike your incredibly iluminating post. bunnies Oct 2012 #54

I didn't get the. pronunciation by reading it FirstLight Oct 2012 #44

Oh, for fucks sake. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2012 #46

some people are ok to mock. Other are not. Its awesome. bunnies Oct 2012 #50

I am beginning to think you have a VERY tiny sense of humor. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2012 #55

Actually. This is precisely the reason I "picked this one" bunnies Oct 2012 #59

Mocking cats now, are we? Fer sherm. n/t A HERETIC I AM Oct 2012 #62

alright. I lol'd... bunnies Oct 2012 #76

By Jove, I think she's got it REP Oct 2012 #57

I agree. More and more I can't tell if what I see on DU is intentionally Hosnon Oct 2012 #81

Spoken through a RETAINER like a teen has. Lex Oct 2012 #53

Is this in reference to anything in particular? Son of Gob Oct 2012 #56

Humor is obviously not universally understood lunatica Oct 2012 #60

Heres the thing though... bunnies Oct 2012 #68

But I'm not talking about mocking. lunatica Oct 2012 #93

To be honest... VenusRising Oct 2012 #67

:) bunnies Oct 2012 #71

You're so welcome. VenusRising Oct 2012 #78

Women are the biggest linguistic trendsetters. flamingdem Oct 2012 #74

Oh, yes.. remember "Valley Girl" speak? Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #83

You never know where culture will be made flamingdem Oct 2012 #86

ahhh another toe-thumbs moment tandem5 Oct 2012 #79

Huh. I thought it was totally South Bostonese; but I suppose South Bostonese Zorra Oct 2012 #87

Ers ur OP surpersed ter be eronic? (nt) Heidi Oct 2012 #91