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'I Did My Best,' Says Student Who Flubbed 'Wheel of Fortune' [messed up 3 different puzzles]
ABC News.yahoo.com video ^ | April 14, 2014

Posted on 04/14/2014 1:29:36 PM PDT by grundle

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To: freedumb2003

I guess I’m not getting the race thing you specified. Do you believe ex-pats only come in the color white?


61 posted on 04/14/2014 4:35:26 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: Foundahardheadedwoman
That is easy. In KY we say Ver-sails. Everybody knows that. If you want a hard one try Louisville. Louie-ville. Looaville. And many others.

I find it hard to believe you're a KY native. There is only one correct pronunciation of Louisville (as my KY wife told me): "Lou-vle"

*grin*

62 posted on 04/14/2014 5:01:05 PM PDT by Charles H. (The_r0nin) (Hwaet! Lar bith maest hord, sothlice!)
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To: Harold Shea
I have a friend that was with Sajak when they were both on AFVN radio. They used to talk..said Pat was and still is a nice guy.

Around ten years ago, the "traveling" Wheel of Fortune show was in town and the local paper sent a reporter over to interview Sajak.

All I remember is Pat's answer to the "favorite book" question: "Atlas Shrugged".

63 posted on 04/14/2014 5:19:34 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: discostu
He might be able to pronounce it just fine but not when he’s looking at it.

It didn't seem like he knew the word, although I see what you mean and I can imagine myself blurting out "Ah CHILL eez", even though I would never say, "Ah CHILL eez heel", for example.

This is an unusual word for Wheel of Fortune, which usually has "common phrases". I guess this was supposed to be some kind of college edition.

64 posted on 04/14/2014 5:20:40 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: re_nortex
It's Ver-SAILS in Indiana as well. We also have a DU-boys County (Dubois), an OR-leens (Orleans, and a VIN-sinz (Vincennes).

The French have been mispronouncing these names for centuries. I am proud of my ancestors for cleaning up the confusion.

65 posted on 04/14/2014 5:38:28 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: FreedomPoster

What about a sex change?


66 posted on 04/14/2014 5:43:07 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: sphinx
"The French have been mispronouncing these names for centuries"

LOL.

Spoken like a true Amerrrican.......

67 posted on 04/14/2014 5:44:11 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Kirkwood

JF’nK’s wife is an African-American.


68 posted on 04/14/2014 5:45:44 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: cripplecreek

Ooohhh mmyy...


69 posted on 04/14/2014 5:53:18 PM PDT by jughandle ( "We have the right to debate and disagree with any administration!" -HRColl)
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To: x1stcav
Why do I have to qualify my reaction?

Nope, on second thought I'm not answering this further--not worth it.

70 posted on 04/14/2014 6:32:12 PM PDT by mupcat
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To: FreedomPoster
My wife is a former winner - 27 years ago. She really wishes she could go back on, she’s a LOT better now, and she was darn good then.

Come to think about it... that would make for a great series of shows using "Former Winners" pitted against one another.

71 posted on 04/14/2014 6:49:30 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Paladin2; sphinx

“The French have been mispronouncing these names for centuries”

Having lived in Kentucky for several years, I got used to Ver-sales, but Ee-toil (Étoile—beautiful French word for “star”) was just too much of a cringe factor.


72 posted on 04/14/2014 8:50:45 PM PDT by DeFault User
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To: grundle

Interesting you point out “Achilles”. Because I listen to audio books, and when listening to all the Ender’s Game books, they switch around their narrators, and one of them pronounces the name “a-sheel”, rather than “ack-ill-ees” (sorry I don’t have proper notation there). So at first, we’re wondering who this new character is, until we figure out it is just a different pronunciation.


73 posted on 04/14/2014 10:42:13 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: VideoDoctor

Send that idea into Pat, would ya?


74 posted on 04/15/2014 5:07:52 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Charles Martel

You know Pat had a short-lived talk/interview on Sunday nights on FNC, right?

It was far too intelligent and non-short-attention-span-oriented to be successful, unfortunately.

He is a conservative.


75 posted on 04/15/2014 5:10:10 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: freedumb2003
Who doesn't learn about Achilles in high school English? Or about the Achilles heel. He probably is somewhat illiterate.
76 posted on 04/15/2014 1:08:49 PM PDT by petercooper ("I was for letting people keep their health insurance, before I wasn't". --- Barack Obama)
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To: petercooper
Who doesn't learn about Achilles in high school English? Or about the Achilles heel. He probably is somewhat illiterate.

The Substitute Teacher worth the watch and dead-on for this.

77 posted on 04/15/2014 1:13:34 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Fight Tapinophobia in all its forms! Do not submit to arduus privilege.)
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To: FreedomPoster

>>He is a conservative.<<

He has some world class epic tweets.


78 posted on 04/15/2014 1:16:41 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Fight Tapinophobia in all its forms! Do not submit to arduus privilege.)
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To: FreedomPoster

I had friend who was on many years ago. She won a car plus cash.


79 posted on 04/15/2014 1:26:17 PM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: lonestar

We had an awesome trip to Sydney. Daytime show, you didn’t get a car, and this was back in the day when you didn’t get cash, you had to spend your money on prizes from showcases.


80 posted on 04/15/2014 2:01:57 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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