It is just "Jewel," but I had to be a Chicagoan and turn it into "the Jewels." It's a local dialect thing that I love to play up when I can. ChiKat likes to mock me in my Chicagoese--I was showing her pics from my sister's wedding on my computer and pointing out fun shots ("That's a good one there...I like that one there...") and she kept on saying "Where is it, Kathy? Where???" Also, she giggled when I asked a friend of hers "Where do you work at?"
Wild monkey love or tender Sarah McLachlan love?
Xander ,'Him'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kathy A - Jan 05, 2008 2:13:25 pm PST #1086 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
ChiKat - Jan 05, 2008 2:28:13 pm PST #1087 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
ChiKat likes to mock me in my Chicagoese
I love your dialect! And, I totally noticed "the Jewels." Your dialect comes out mostly in word usage and phrasing, not so much in pronunciation. I do hear a Chicago dialect in your sound, but it's not a strong one. Like some Sout' Siders.
Daisy Jane - Jan 05, 2008 2:35:39 pm PST #1088 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
What is the code for murder, is it 813 or 817 or something? Procedurals is either at that or near it and it's cracking me up-mostly because I've been home taking care of Mr. Jane all day and am in need of entertainment.
Jesse - Jan 05, 2008 2:36:54 pm PST #1089 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Supposedly in LA it's 187, but I don't know if that's even true. Everything I know about murder codes, I learned from Snoop Dogg.
Laga - Jan 05, 2008 2:44:47 pm PST #1090 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I may say "Jewel" but I know what a gratch key and a fronch room are.
Kathy A - Jan 05, 2008 2:47:44 pm PST #1091 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Gratch keys are hardly existent anymore, what with gratch door openers being so prevalent.
We never had a fronch room, just a living room.
beth b - Jan 05, 2008 2:50:14 pm PST #1092 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
If I recall from my software testing days, 187 is correct
Typo Boy - Jan 05, 2008 2:53:00 pm PST #1093 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
OK, I get gratch = garage
so fronch=front?
Daisy Jane - Jan 05, 2008 2:54:20 pm PST #1094 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
How does one test software for murder?
Laga - Jan 05, 2008 2:56:04 pm PST #1095 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
fronch=front
yes but it's only pronounced that way in conjunction with room. It's really all one word, fronchroom.