Comments on: It's Verting Derh!!! http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1576413 niktemadur Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1576413 Had to look up "rhotic", was surprised to find out that my inability to pronounce the hard "r" in Spanish (my first language) has a name (<i>rotacismo</i>).  Long ago I adapted my mechanics to keep it very subtle, with some people it's really pronounced and subject to jokes in the ermahgerd style. Had to look up “rhotic”, was surprised to find out that my inability to pronounce the hard “r” in Spanish (my first language) has a name (rotacismo).  Long ago I adapted my mechanics to keep it very subtle, with some people it’s really pronounced and subject to jokes in the ermahgerd style.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575922 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575922 The language is based on speaking with braces, so I think that may make rhotic impossible. The language is based on speaking with braces, so I think that may make rhotic impossible.

]]> By: Ladyfingers http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575912 Ladyfingers Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575912 It might depend on whether you are rhotic or non-rhotic. It might depend on whether you are rhotic or non-rhotic.

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575828 niktemadur Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575828 <i>AH VERTED!</i> "AH VERTERD", with that second R, sounds more ermahgerded to me.  In fact, it sounds ermahgerdest. AH VERTED!

“AH VERTERD”, with that second R, sounds more ermahgerded to me.  In fact, it sounds ermahgerdest.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575760 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575760 Nerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Nerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575742 Boundegar Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575742 Isn't ermahgerd over yet?  Please? Isn’t ermahgerd over yet?  Please?

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575710 awjt Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575710 Ah verted in da verting boof, den da verting ppl verted me off da island Ah verted in da verting boof, den da verting ppl verted me off da island

]]> By: Ladyfingers http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575688 Ladyfingers Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575688 Whoa there, don't forget the role of third-party Likes in establishing one's importance. Whoa there, don’t forget the role of third-party Likes in establishing one’s importance.

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575630 Guest Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575630 Who's a good citizen? Who's a good citizen? Who’s a good citizen? Who’s a good citizen?

]]> By: acerplatanoides http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575578 acerplatanoides Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575578 I, for one, get all my feelings of importance by sharing vaguely unpalatable sentiments online. I, for one, get all my feelings of importance by sharing vaguely unpalatable sentiments online.

]]> By: cjporkchop http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575546 cjporkchop Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575546  No, it's not. If you vote, you will never wake up regretting it the day after the results are in.  No, it’s not.

If you vote, you will never wake up regretting it the day after the results are in.

]]> By: SWPL_Bro http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575533 SWPL_Bro Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575533 Feeling important because you voted is like feeling rich because you played the lottery Feeling important because you voted is like feeling rich because you played the lottery

]]> By: GawainLavers http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575417 GawainLavers Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575417 His keen sense of smell. His keen sense of smell.

]]> By: Pharaohmagnetic http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575415 Pharaohmagnetic Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575415 Is the dog saying "Armageddon averted?" How can the dog possibly know that until all the verts are counted? Is the dog saying “Armageddon averted?”

How can the dog possibly know that until all the verts are counted?

]]> By: acerplatanoides http://boingboing.net/2012/11/06/its-verting-derh.html#comment-1575392 acerplatanoides Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192498#comment-1575392 I usually blame the dog when I vert I usually blame the dog when I vert

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