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Originally Posted by capreycorn
KININIGEN is tooooo easy! (maybe not for GWB  "say nuclear"! "nucular"  )
does the meaning of the word make the reptilians unable to say it?
shouldn`t it be more difficult like japanese or chinese? |
Chinese?
Well, not necessarily, since language is tricky stuff.
I worked for a Taiwanese company for 4 years, back in the 80's. They were great people to work for. The office always had a lot of "culturally oriented" kidding afoot. For instance, since I was only the 2nd "round eye" they had ever hired, the boss would occasionally hit me with (usually when I'd messed something up) maybe they had "hired one too many?". This, of course, required revenge.
Understand that we were a bunch of people, from all over the globe. We probably spent 1/3 of each year traveling and doing business together on a shoestring budget, and relied on each other enormously to make the whole thing go, personally and professionally. It was one of the best things I've done and got paid for.
My boss though a Taiwanese citizen, then a 10 year US resident, and a graduate of the U. of Kentucky (if I member aright). He would go back to Taiwan roughly twice a year to a) meet with the home office, and b) see his folks. T'was interesting to hear his accent wax and wane as he traveled back and forth.
So one day, as the boss was casting about for a new assistant a couple of us took our revenge. Told him we had a great candidate. A good friend of one of the salesmen. Spoke glowingly of her and finished with,
"Boss, you've just GOT to meet
L o r e l i e ! "
You could just watch his brain stop dead in it's tracks! His mouth made several attempts at just the right shape to make the combination of L's and R's ... Finally, with a very executive air, he dismissed the whole notion and said,
"Bah! No Such Name!"
and beat a hasty retreat.
You live for days like that.
