Rhymes with "Mulva"?
Ablang
rhymed with a body part? I guess Jerry thought it was Mulva?
If they never revealed it, what do you think her name was then?
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"Ablang" <HilaryDu...@ablang-duff.com> wrote in message
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> Did they ever reveal on the show what the woman's name was, that
> rhymed with a body part? I guess Jerry thought it was Mulva?
>
> If they never revealed it, what do you think her name was then?
>
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>rhymed with a body part?
Delores
Dave Cuddy
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Gossett_Art
Was is Carriola?
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Incubus
Dave
episode.
Dave
Ablang
Incubus
Lord Infamous
figure out is aeroles(i think thats how you spell it) you know the part
around the nipple.news:Xns94BFBEC3E...@195.131.52.135...
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c-l-i ....you fill in the rest!
cheers
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t-o-r ... anyone?
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> You couldn't possibly be that stupid, could you?
Lol, it's not stupidity. 'Clitoris' doesn't really rhyme with 'Delores' at
all, they are pronounced very differently, at least here in the UK.
Seinfeld just used dramatic licence. Or maybe in the US the stress is on the
second syllable of the word 'clitoris', but even then it's not a proper
rhyme.
Barry Prophet
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?clitor04.wav=clitoris does come
pretty close to Delores.
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wrote:
Radiohead
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> There are two pronunciations of the word. This one
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?clitor04.wav=clitoris does come
> pretty close to Delores.
Hmmm, closer I agree, but the trouble is the first syllable: 'clit' and
'del' just don't ryhme.
It would have made more sense if the character Delores had remarked that her
name sounded 'a lot like' a part of the female anatomy, not rhymed with it.
In fact there is a genuine name 'Rabia' which derives from the Indian
subcontinent - it rhymes nicely with 'labia'!
I'm getting a bit too gynecological now so I'll sign off!
LRod
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>
>"Barry Prophet" <Yev_K...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> There are two pronunciations of the word. This one
>> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?clitor04.wav=clitoris does come
>> pretty close to Delores.
>
>Hmmm, closer I agree, but the trouble is the first syllable: 'clit' and
>'del' just don't ryhme.
There is no requirement for the every syllable to sound the same in
order for the words to rhyme. 'lores and 'toris are perfect rhymes.
And to prove the point, the only people who didn't get the rhyme are
the few unfamiliar with the pronounciation of clitoris that rhymes
with Dolores.
>It would have made more sense if the character Delores had remarked that her
>name sounded 'a lot like' a part of the female anatomy, not rhymed with it.
It made perfect sense to those who pronounce clitoris so it rhymes
with Dolores. Moreover, almost everyone who doesn't still knows the
common pronounciation.
>In fact there is a genuine name 'Rabia' which derives from the Indian
>subcontinent - it rhymes nicely with 'labia'!
But, no one has heard of the name Rabia. It would have sounded just as
contrived as Mulva and Gipple. So the joke wouldn't work. Everyone's
heard of Dolores and most people pronounce clitoris so it rhymes with
that. That's why it's funny to most people.
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Jan Buxton
LRod <LRod-remo...@pobox.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:45:15 GMT, "Radiohead" <ra...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Barry Prophet" <Yev_K...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:vqfg70lgeqv4qbcbu...@4ax.com...
>>> There are two pronunciations of the word. This one
>>> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?clitor04.wav=clitoris does come
>>> pretty close to Delores.
>>
>> Hmmm, closer I agree, but the trouble is the first syllable: 'clit'
>> and 'del' just don't ryhme.
>
> There is no requirement for the every syllable to sound the same in
> order for the words to rhyme. 'lores and 'toris are perfect rhymes.
> And to prove the point, the only people who didn't get the rhyme are
> the few unfamiliar with the pronounciation of clitoris that rhymes
> with Dolores.
That few is the whole of the UK. I was completely unaware (as was
everybody else I know who has seen it) of that pronounciation until I
looked up the internet as to what they were alluding to in the episode.
We're sorry, we can't help it if we speak properly.
That said, once it is explained, I have no problem with the validity of
the rhyme.
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"LRod" <LRod-remo...@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:45:15 GMT, "Radiohead" <ra...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Barry Prophet" <Yev_K...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:vqfg70lgeqv4qbcbu...@4ax.com...
> >> There are two pronunciations of the word. This one
> >> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?clitor04.wav=clitoris does come
> >> pretty close to Delores.
> >
> >Hmmm, closer I agree, but the trouble is the first syllable: 'clit' and
> >'del' just don't ryhme.
>
> There is no requirement for the every syllable to sound the same in
> order for the words to rhyme. 'lores and 'toris are perfect rhymes.
Nope, still doesn't work. No matter how much you wish it to be true it
isn't. And yes, for the words to rhyme every syllable should match.
Pronounce to yourself 'lores' as in Delores. It's like 'lorrez' isn't it?
Now pronounce 'toris' - it sounds like 'torriss'. So still no rhyme.
As I said earlier, Seinfeld was using dramatic licence to shoe horn in a
rather unbelievable joke.
I'm sure if they were reading this Jerry S. and Larry D. would be having
hysterics!
LRod
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>And yes, for the words to rhyme every syllable should match.
Oh, really? Please notify the webmaster at this site
http://www.rhymer.com/
that he has it all wrong.
>Pronounce to yourself 'lores' as in Delores. It's like 'lorrez' isn't it?
No, as a matter of fact, it isn't. It's pronounced lorriss by everyone
I know, including a couple of Dolores'.
>Now pronounce 'toris' - it sounds like 'torriss'. So still no rhyme.
I've tried to understand you, I've spent a lot of time.
You think you know rhyme's elements, the irony's sublime.
Doug Norris
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> Nope, still doesn't work. No matter how much you wish it to be true it
> isn't. And yes, for the words to rhyme every syllable should match.
Give me an example of what you consider two words that rhyme are.
Because under your definition, the words would have to be identical in
order to rhyme.
Doug
Steinfield
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You are very articulate, being of English origins no doubt. You misspelled
pronunciation.
Jan Buxton
Steinfield <nom...@nomail.com> wrote:
Yes I know, I realised that after I sent it. I just copied LRod's
version without thinking.
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else in there.
Incubus
So "Lawrence of Arabia" spoken by a Japanese person would be "Rolence of
A-Labia" ?
LRod
Oops. Sorry. However, you misspelled "realized."
(it's a joke)
