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106th Obsequious Banter Thread: Halloween Edition of Two Ghosts
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Starat327
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I know an Oisin that lives in NYC. He’s given up on even trying to help people work it out.
Irish names can be so beautiful but lord help anyone who tries to pronounce them that isn't familiar with the language.
I say this as someone whose wife's name isn't even terribly like Gaelic-irish and I couldn't pronounce it at first either.
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Took awhile for me to properly pronounce the Ukrainian names of my girl and her family as well.
DancingPanther
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I'd call that man "Sauce" and never look back no matter how it's pronouncedI know an Oisin that lives in NYC. He’s given up on even trying to help people work it out.
ellja3
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ellja3
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Tough to give any opinion re: kid's name as we at first wanted to pick something Estonian [nationality of my hb] [there's so many Estonian male names I love, holy crap] and were also worried about pronounciation factor, but ended up with ''superoriginal'' and not at all international - Leo. 
Either way, excited to know what you guys come up with - of course, when the time is right. Also, I second sometimes helpless ''uuuhm'' feeling when it comes to Irish name pronounciation; and when you seem to be absolutely sure how that one is pronounced, most of the time you're wrong, because - of course.
Either way, excited to know what you guys come up with - of course, when the time is right. Also, I second sometimes helpless ''uuuhm'' feeling when it comes to Irish name pronounciation; and when you seem to be absolutely sure how that one is pronounced, most of the time you're wrong, because - of course.
Starat327
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Caoimhe ( the gaelic, female version of Cevin) was originally on the list but was removed for....undisclosed reasons.
Starat327
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Tough to give any opinion re: kid's name as we at first wanted to pick something Estonian [nationality of my hb] [there's so many Estonian male names I love, holy crap] and were also worried about pronounciation factor, but ended up with ''superoriginal'' and not at all international - Leo.
Either way, excited to know what you guys come up with - of course, when the time is right. Also, I second sometimes helpless ''uuuhm'' feeling when it comes to Irish name pronounciation; and when you seem to be absolutely sure how that one is pronounced, most of the time you're wrong, because - of course.
I'm not even going to pretend the true gaelic ones are easy. They're an absolute mess. But I feel like in Europe in general it's more forgiving. Here in the states, "weird" names aren't well received unless it's something dumb like North.
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Superman33
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I know a very Irish woman who married a man of Asian decent. One of their kids is named Sheamus Choung, great mix.
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3 seconds later going across the street and that walker would've been tomato soup. Existence is horrifying to think about. Don't think about it.
Striiker
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@Starat327 keep in mind that there’s a handful of female names in the Fast and Furious franchise that you could pick from.
Or Brian would be a cool middle name for a girl.
Or Brian would be a cool middle name for a girl.
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Ahaha. Well dont bet on England right now with a post World Cup hangover and a load of players who either dont care or are not starters.
Beef Invictus
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I'm going with the full multi day test matches. I figure that maximizes the chance of the better team winning. And cricket stats are damned reliable.
Beef Invictus
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Yeah I can't get a good read on NZ or ENG. I dropped ten bucks on Aus vs West Indies coming up this week. Which is far and away the most aggressive bet I've placed.
Windies are a mess..didnt make it out of the first round in the T20 WC..they've been poor for a while..and since the series is in Australia ..i would put money on the Aussies to win it
NZ is a mess cause they just do not have the talent pool is my guess and keep running out the same meh lineup
NZ is a mess cause they just do not have the talent pool is my guess and keep running out the same meh lineup
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Cheapek absolutely sucked. About time
Iger aint that much of a re-upgrade though
so glad i got a 3 month trial of Apple tv...Ted Lasso is a gem of a show
ellja3
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I sometimes scroll though floorball junior league boxscores just to see the trends of stupid names. Some are truly baffling.
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