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lumberjim · 05-28-2010, 12:45 PM

roof rhymes with goose

rufies

squirell nutkin · 05-28-2010, 12:49 PM

talking dog and man go into bar. "This dog can talk. If you give me a free beer, I'll make him talk."
"OK, let's hear him talk." says the bartender.

"What's the texture of sandpaper feel like?"
"Ruff, ruff."
"What's on the top of this building?"
"Roof, roof."
"Who was the greatest baseball player of all time?
"Ruth, ruth."
The bartender pulls a sap from behind the bar and chases them out.
As the man and dog are running down the block, the dog looks up,panting and asks
"D' ya think I shoulda said Dimaggio?"

Clodfobble · 05-28-2010, 01:21 PM

I say rewf, but there are lots of others around here who say roeuf. It's a Southern accent thing. I betcha BusterB says "roeuf."

And I always cross my sevens. But I'm surprised at the number of other people here who say they do, because I've never run across anyone else in person who does it, except for the random person I decided to copy when I was in third grade.

wolf · 05-28-2010, 01:34 PM

long "oo" roof, used to cross 7s, then decided it was pretentious. Do cross Zeros to properly differentiate from Ohs, although not consistently.

Cloud · 05-28-2010, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Rhymes with doof

lafs. I brought these items up with my cow orkers at lunch. They just shook their heads in bemusement and made half-admiring and half-disparaging remarks about my internal monologue.

Tulip · 05-28-2010, 09:28 PM

rewf
I sometimes cross my 7's and sometimes I don't. Habit I picked up from all those french classes. In one of my classes in college, I had to demonstrate this particular teaching method (forgot the founder's name). This classmate commented that I did it wrong because it looked like Vietnamese learning style. She noticed that I crossed my 7's. Duh....I started school in the states, don't even know how schools are taught in Vietnam.

I occasionally put a diagonal slash in zeros too.

monster · 05-28-2010, 09:35 PM

British monster: r-ew-f
Michigandan monster: ruff

Line.

monster · 05-28-2010, 09:37 PM

Southern thing? Everyone around here says "ruff" and you can't get much northerer

monster · 05-28-2010, 09:41 PM

The crossed sevens thing is weird in the US (and in Britain a little) because ones are usually a simple vertical line, but in mainland Europe is common for the 1 to be written with a "roof/rewf/ruff" but no base so it can look like a 7, so the 7 is crossed to differentiate.

Cloud · 05-28-2010, 09:49 PM

well, not sure. the "ruff" spelling to me seems to rhyme with "rough" and does not equate to what I'm saying. But I suspect there are more regional variations than we might think

lumberjim · 05-28-2010, 10:22 PM

HungLikeJesus · 05-28-2010, 10:31 PM

What kind of dog was that?

lumberjim · 05-28-2010, 10:52 PM

that's a hugecock charming everyoneloves hound

monster · 05-28-2010, 10:55 PM

Cloud · 05-28-2010, 10:56 PM

love the hair! (envy!)

05-28-2010, 12:45 PM	#16
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	roof rhymes with goose rufies __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-28-2010, 12:49 PM	#17
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	talking dog and man go into bar. "This dog can talk. If you give me a free beer, I'll make him talk." "OK, let's hear him talk." says the bartender. "What's the texture of sandpaper feel like?" "Ruff, ruff." "What's on the top of this building?" "Roof, roof." "Who was the greatest baseball player of all time? "Ruth, ruth." The bartender pulls a sap from behind the bar and chases them out. As the man and dog are running down the block, the dog looks up,panting and asks "D' ya think I shoulda said Dimaggio?" __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

05-28-2010, 01:21 PM	#18
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I say rewf, but there are lots of others around here who say roeuf. It's a Southern accent thing. I betcha BusterB says "roeuf." And I always cross my sevens. But I'm surprised at the number of other people here who say they do, because I've never run across anyone else in person who does it, except for the random person I decided to copy when I was in third grade. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-28-2010, 01:34 PM	#19
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	long "oo" roof, used to cross 7s, then decided it was pretentious. Do cross Zeros to properly differentiate from Ohs, although not consistently. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-28-2010, 09:35 PM	#22
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	British monster: r-ew-f Michigandan monster: ruff Line. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-28-2010, 09:28 PM	#21
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	rewf I sometimes cross my 7's and sometimes I don't. Habit I picked up from all those french classes. In one of my classes in college, I had to demonstrate this particular teaching method (forgot the founder's name). This classmate commented that I did it wrong because it looked like Vietnamese learning style. She noticed that I crossed my 7's. Duh....I started school in the states, don't even know how schools are taught in Vietnam. I occasionally put a diagonal slash in zeros too.

05-28-2010, 09:37 PM	#23
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Southern thing? Everyone around here says "ruff" and you can't get much northerer __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-28-2010, 09:41 PM	#24
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	The crossed sevens thing is weird in the US (and in Britain a little) because ones are usually a simple vertical line, but in mainland Europe is common for the 1 to be written with a "roof/rewf/ruff" but no base so it can look like a 7, so the 7 is crossed to differentiate. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-28-2010, 09:49 PM	#25
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	well, not sure. the "ruff" spelling to me seems to rhyme with "rough" and does not equate to what I'm saying. But I suspect there are more regional variations than we might think __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-28-2010, 10:22 PM	#26
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	__________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-28-2010, 10:31 PM	#27
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	What kind of dog was that? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-28-2010, 10:52 PM	#28
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	that's a hugecock charming everyoneloves hound __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-28-2010, 10:55 PM	#29
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	monster gets brave (and ugly) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-28-2010, 10:56 PM	#30
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	love the hair! (envy!) __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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