X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,a765ef64d8a0e042 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-11 19:37:00 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!hub1.nntpserver.com!news-dc.gip.net!news-fw.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!feeder.kornet.net!news1.kornet.net!not-for-mail From: "Phydeaux" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Announce: new website - Chickenman (asciimation and art) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:40:39 +0900 Organization: Korea Telecom Lines: 38 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 210.113.76.218 X-Trace: news1.kornet.net 1013484258 28576 210.113.76.218 (12 Feb 2002 03:24:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@feeder.kornet.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 03:24:18 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:14595 "Joaquim G�ndara" wrote in message news:a49l45$1duprm$1@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... > skrev i meddelandet > news:u6ggiosccgv5dc@corp.supernews.com > > > > On 2002-02-11 dwesely@kornet.com said: > > > > > > Ummmm...actually, I believe you'll find that 'Joaquim' > > > > is pronounced 'waw - KEEM' in native Portugese. > > > > > >Hmmm... I must've been in Korea too long... I pronounce 'kim' > > >the same way I pronounce 'keem'. *shrug* > > > > You've been in Korea too long. The western world pronounces > > 'Kim' as 'Kihm' (short 'i,' as in 'Kimberly'). > > > > It's time to get outta there, man. Nothing but short people > > with black hair and brown eyes. Dull. Don't-cha miss blondes > > and red-heads? :) > > Why am I only getting half of this conversation? :\ >>> Hakim's "Chickenman" and Joaquim's "Nerd Boy"... | HALF #1 | HALF #2 | '----------------------'----------------------' > For the record, > "Joaquim" is pronounced "zshoo-ah-keeinh", approximately. Or "shwah-king" > when said a bit faster and less articulated. I graciously permit Swedish > people to adress me using the Swedish counterpart "Joakim", i.e. > "yoo-ah-kihm", since it's less of a hassle. Oops, well, that's one less coincidence then... still, it -is- suspiciously close... :) -Phydeaux