Chubas

From: Ted.Held at hstna.com on 2004.08.13 at 12:20:23(11961) Well, I for one am altering my mispronunciation and will henceforth always say "chubas". It is so much more elegant than the vulgar "tubers".

From: "ron iles" <roniles at eircom.net> on 2004.08.13 at 15:26:33(11962) Thank God for Upper Class English in the New Colonies ----- Original Message ----- To: +More Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:20 PM Subject: [aroid-l] Chubas > Well, I for one am altering my mispronunciation and will henceforth always > say "chubas". It is so much more elegant than the vulgar "tubers". >

From: "Steve Ritchey" <sritchey at shreve.net> on 2004.08.13 at 17:57:41(11965) Merde sacre'- Thank goodness we only had to deal with the relatively gentil French in this part of the country ----- Original Message ----- +More To: Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Chubas > Thank God for Upper Class English in the New Colonies > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:20 PM > Subject: [aroid-l] Chubas > > > > Well, I for one am altering my mispronunciation and will henceforth always > > say "chubas". It is so much more elegant than the vulgar "tubers". > > >

From: "ron iles" <roniles at eircom.net> on 2004.08.14 at 00:48:57(11969) Allor, nous comprenons. Vous parlez de votre petite tubercules francaises? Tres genteel! Oui, le mot "chubas" est plus gentil, euphemique. Repos dans la paix Monsieur. +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Chubas > Merde sacre'- Thank goodness we only had to deal with the relatively gentil > French in this part of the country > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ron iles" > To: > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Chubas > > > > Thank God for Upper Class English in the New Colonies > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: > > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:20 PM > > Subject: [aroid-l] Chubas > > > > > > > Well, I for one am altering my mispronunciation and will henceforth > always > > > say "chubas". It is so much more elegant than the vulgar "tubers". > > > > > > >

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at msn.com> on 2004.08.14 at 11:45:03(11972) 'Tornet' ("thunder'='damn'), 'fi-fi narge' (pi-pi d'angie'= "angel 'rain' "), "caca-polle" rum ("bad/low quality" rum), and 'mamaguy' (from the Spanish 'maman el gallo', used in Trinidadian English ONLY! [broadly speaking and in Trinidad only!! :--)>] "to praise someone' tongue-in-cheek' (falsely) for favors", and finally 'dasheen'Þ Chine="from China" =taro=Colocasia esculenta (THERE is the aroid connection to this drivel!!!)! We have our Patois in Trinidad that we must deal with. "Julio" >From: "Steve Ritchey" +More >Reply-To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu >To: >Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Chubas >Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:57:41 -0500 > >Merde sacre'- Thank goodness we only had to deal with the relatively gentil >French in this part of the country >----- Original Message ----- >From: "ron iles" >To: >Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 10:26 AM >Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Chubas > > > > Thank God for Upper Class English in the New Colonies > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: > > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:20 PM > > Subject: [aroid-l] Chubas > > > > > > > Well, I for one am altering my mispronunciation and will henceforth >always > > > say "chubas". It is so much more elegant than the vulgar "tubers". > > > > > >

From: "Eduardo Goncalves" <edggon at hotmail.com> on 2004.08.16 at 04:05:16(11991) Count me in! I feel that I will never be able to say (or write) "tubers" again. "Chubas" rule!!!! (I have been laughing for three days because of this story...) +More Dr. Eduardo G. Goncalves Universidade Catolica de Brasilia Curso de Ciencias Biologicas Sala M-206, QS 7, Lote 1, EPTC CEP 72030-170, Taguatinga ? DF, BRAZIL. Reply-To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: [aroid-l] Chubas Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:20:23 -0400 Well, I for one am altering my mispronunciation and will henceforth always say "chubas". It is so much more elegant than the vulgar "tubers". _________________________________________________________________ MSN Messenger: instale grátis e converse com seus amigos. http://messenger.msn.com.br

From: "Bryant, Susan L." <SLBryant at scj.com> on 2004.08.16 at 13:47:32(11995) I don't even remember how this topic started.... but I feel there should be some sort of contest at the IAS Show next month- who can pronounce Chubas the best. Poor Julius, thank heavens he has a terrific sense of humour! susan +More -----Original Message----- Behalf Of Eduardo Goncalves Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 11:05 PM To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Chubas Count me in! I feel that I will never be able to say (or write) "tubers" again. "Chubas" rule!!!! (I have been laughing for three days because of this story...)

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