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[ElBandito]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Hi there Bandito!
(a) did you deliberately name yourself after a bikie gang?
(b) would you like to buy a vowel (location: wgtn, NZ)?
(c) I've almost grown past making fun of accents (sharing at office at Uni with two NZers called Barrrrbara and Dehhhborah got it out of my system!) ... but ... I recently had to do a speaking test on a Japanese lass, who was quick to declare ... "I dud uh homestay in New Zuhland". "You sure did!" said I.

(a) oh no, really? I had no idea. It's my old gamer tag from the UT99 days. Inspired (of all things) by 'The Three Amigos'.
(b) Vowels are overrated. Its consonants that make the sounds we want to hear.
(c) Only almost? Fur shuhme!

**Edit: Just had to rescue a weta from our dishwasher. Again. Goddamn creepy-crawlies are everywhere.