What rhymes with Dolores ?
Kim Fredtoft
Hi all.
Sorry to post a Q that is probably a FAQ, but I couldn't find an answer
in the FAQ.
My friends and I (being less than completely fluent in english) have
absolutely no clue as to what part of the female anatomy would rhyme
with Dolores
The question relates to episode "The Junior Mints" Where Jerry doesn't
know his girlfriends name, except that it rhymes with a part of the
female anatomy.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated by both me and a lot of my
friends.
Kind regards
Kim Fredtoft
Joan Stetser
clitoris
John
Mulva?
nun...@geocities.com
Kim Fredtoft wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> Sorry to post a Q that is probably a FAQ, but I couldn't find an answer
> in the FAQ.
>
> My friends and I (being less than completely fluent in english) have
> absolutely no clue as to what part of the female anatomy would rhyme
> with Dolores
>
> The question relates to episode "The Junior Mints" Where Jerry doesn't
> know his girlfriends name, except that it rhymes with a part of the
> female anatomy.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated by both me and a lot of my
> friends.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Kim Fredtoft
>
> kim.fr...@jur.ku.dk
OH, C'MON GUYS, DELORES? IT'S CLITTORIS. GET IT?
ste...@mindspring.com
On Thu, 15 May 1997 13:04:40 -0700, Kim Fredtoft
There was Mulva and Dolores. Wasn't there a Bipple in there too? Or is
that just my imagination? Looking back, I can understand Mulva and
Delores being a name but Bipple? Isn't that stretching it a bit? Of
course if I only imagined it then it really doesn't make a difference.
Ste...@mindspring.com
lda...@*no_spam*roanoke.infi.net
Quoth ste...@mindspring.com:
:
>
>There was Mulva and Dolores. Wasn't there a Bipple in there too? Or is
>that just my imagination? Looking back, I can understand Mulva and
>Delores being a name but Bipple? Isn't that stretching it a bit? Of
>course if I only imagined it then it really doesn't make a difference.
>Ste...@mindspring.com
How about Lucy (well, to Ricky Ricardo it might rhyme).
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Kim Fredtoft <Kim.Fr...@jur.ku.dk> wrote:
>Hi all.
>
>Sorry to post a Q that is probably a FAQ, but I couldn't find an answer
>in the FAQ.
>
>My friends and I (being less than completely fluent in english) have
>absolutely no clue as to what part of the female anatomy would rhyme
>with Dolores
>
>The question relates to episode "The Junior Mints" Where Jerry doesn't
>know his girlfriends name, except that it rhymes with a part of the
>female anatomy.
>
>Any ideas would be greatly appreciated by both me and a lot of my
>friends.
>
>Kind regards
>
>Kim Fredtoft
>
>kim.fr...@jur.ku.dk
The answer is "Clitoris"
jphi...@direct.ca
Dave
In <19970519100...@ladder02.news.aol.com>, shers...@aol.com (SHERSAINT1) writes:
>In article <33807224....@news.cdsnet.net>, mic...@magick.net
>(michael p mccullough) writes:
>
>>that is the word that they meant, but clitoris doesn't rhyme with
>>dolores, not if you pronounce it correctly.
>>
>>correct pronunciation:
>>
>>CLIT' er is
>>
>>common mispronunciation:
>>
>>cli TOAR' us
>>
>>only the second pronunciation rhymes with dolores (unless you say
>>DIL' er is)
Sorry Doctor. When we're not at the clinic, either pronunciation is
acceptable.
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John Zumbrum
>: >Hi all.
>: >
>: >Sorry to post a Q that is probably a FAQ, but I couldn't find an answer
>: >in the FAQ.
>: >
>: >My friends and I (being less than completely fluent in english) have
>: >absolutely no clue as to what part of the female anatomy would rhyme
>: >with Dolores
>DelorASS!!
>isn't it obvious??
actually, it's clitoris
John Z.
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michael p mccullough
On Thu, 15 May 1997 15:34:25 -0500, nun...@geocities.com wrote:
>Kim Fredtoft wrote:
>>
>> My friends and I (being less than completely fluent in english) have
>> absolutely no clue as to what part of the female anatomy would rhyme
>> with Dolores
>>
>
>
>OH, C'MON GUYS, DELORES? IT'S CLITTORIS. GET IT?
that is the word that they meant, but clitoris doesn't rhyme with
dolores, not if you pronounce it correctly.
correct pronunciation:
CLIT' er is
common mispronunciation:
cli TOAR' us
only the second pronunciation rhymes with dolores (unless you say
DIL' er is)
but most people don't even know they are pronouncing it wrong,
including the characters on seinfeld! for those that don't believe me,
look it up in your it up in your definitionary.
m.
(i thought i posted this a while back, but it never got through m.)
michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls OR # 1.541.884.3278
mic...@magick.net mich...@cdsnet.net
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On Mon, 26 May 1997, michael p mccullough wrote:
>
> On Thu, 15 May 1997 15:34:25 -0500, nun...@geocities.com wrote:
>
> >Kim Fredtoft wrote:
> >>
>
> >> My friends and I (being less than completely fluent in english) have
> >> absolutely no clue as to what part of the female anatomy would rhyme
> >> with Dolores
> >>
>
> >
> >
> >OH, C'MON GUYS, DELORES? IT'S CLITTORIS. GET IT?
>
>
> that is the word that they meant, but clitoris doesn't rhyme with
> dolores, not if you pronounce it correctly.
>
> correct pronunciation:
>
> CLIT' er is
>
> common mispronunciation:
>
> cli TOAR' us
>
> only the second pronunciation rhymes with dolores (unless you say
> DIL' er is)
>
> but most people don't even know they are pronouncing it wrong,
> including the characters on seinfeld! for those that don't believe me,
> look it up in your it up in your definitionary.
Yes, but the mispronounciation makes it sound much more exotic, like a far
off country and, if the woman of the world are to be beleived, to most men
this is _exactly_ what it is.
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michael p mccullough wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 1997 15:34:25 -0500, nun...@geocities.com wrote:
>
> >Kim Fredtoft wrote:
> >>
>
> >> My friends and I (being less than completely fluent in english)
> have
> >> absolutely no clue as to what part of the female anatomy would
> rhyme
> >> with Dolores
> >>
>
> >
> >
> >OH, C'MON GUYS, DELORES? IT'S CLITTORIS. GET IT?
>
> that is the word that they meant, but clitoris doesn't rhyme with
> dolores, not if you pronounce it correctly.
>
> correct pronunciation:
>
> CLIT' er is
>
> common mispronunciation:
>
> cli TOAR' us
>
> only the second pronunciation rhymes with dolores (unless you say
> DIL' er is)
>
> but most people don't even know they are pronouncing it wrong,
> including the characters on seinfeld! for those that don't believe me,
>
> look it up in your it up in your definitionary.
>
> m.
>
> (i thought i posted this a while back, but it never got through m.)
>
> michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls OR # 1.541.884.3278
> mic...@magick.net mich...@cdsnet.net
> all moanday, tearsday, wailsday, thumpsday, frightday, shatterday
> (joyce/FW)
> http://www.magick.net/~michael/
http://www.magick.net/~michael/music.html
Actually, your message did post earlier.
While my dictionary agrees with your pronunciation, I hear the other
pronunciation used much more often - especially in movies and
other forms of entertainment. There is even an interesting song
that rhymes it with "Lavoris" (I don't think you want to know what
the Lavoris is used for and it's off subject anyway).
English is becoming less and less structured. Many "Rules of Style"
books are giving guidelines, but tell people to use another form
"if it sounds right". I even have arguments with people over the
difference between infer and imply (learned the difference from a
show with JLD called "Day after Day" or some such thing). Imagine
my shock when my unabridged dictionary said that the secondary
meaning if infer is the same as imply, just because people have
used it "wrong" for so many years.
I'm over it.
- Kevin
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michael p mccullough wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>On Thu, 15 May 1997 15:34:25 -0500, nun...@geocities.com
wrote:
<P>>Kim Fredtoft wrote:
<BR>>>
<P>>> My friends and I (being less than completely fluent in english) have
<BR>>> absolutely no clue as to what part of the female anatomy would rhyme
<BR>>> with Dolores
<BR>>>
<P>>
<BR>>
<BR>>OH, C'MON GUYS, DELORES? IT'S CLITTORIS. GET IT?
<P>that is the word that they meant, but clitoris doesn't rhyme with
<BR>dolores, not if you pronounce it correctly.
<P>correct pronunciation:
<P>CLIT' er is
<P>common mispronunciation:
<P>cli TOAR' us
<P>only the second pronunciation rhymes with dolores (unless you say
<BR>DIL' er is)
<P>but most people don't even know they are pronouncing it wrong,
<BR>including the characters on seinfeld! for those that don't believe
me,
<BR>look it up in your it up in your definitionary.
<P>m.
<P>(i thought i posted this a while back, but it never got through
m.)
<P>michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls OR # 1.541.884.3278
<BR>mic...@magick.net mich...@cdsnet.net
<BR>all moanday, tearsday, wailsday, thumpsday, frightday, shatterday (joyce/FW)
<BR><A HREF="http://www.magick.net/~michael/">http://www.magick.net/~michael/</A>
<A HREF="http://www.magick.net/~michael/music.html">http://www.magick.net/~michael/music.html</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
Actually, your message did post earlier.
<P>While my dictionary agrees with your pronunciation, I hear the other
<BR>pronunciation used much more often - especially in movies and
<BR>other forms of entertainment. There is even an interesting song
<BR>that rhymes it with "Lavoris" (I don't think you want to know what
<BR>the Lavoris is used for and it's off subject anyway).
<P>English is becoming less and less structured. Many "Rules of Style"
<BR>books are giving guidelines, but tell people to use another form
<BR>"if it sounds right". I even have arguments with people over the
<BR>difference between infer and imply (learned the difference from a
<BR>show with JLD called "Day after Day" or some such thing). Imagine
<BR>my shock when my unabridged dictionary said that the secondary
<BR>meaning if infer is the same as imply, just because people have
<BR>used it "wrong" for so many years.
<P>I'm over it.
<P>- Kevin</HTML>
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lda...@*no_spam*roanoke.infi.net
Quoth mic...@magick.net (michael p mccullough):
:
>
>
>
>that is the word that they meant, but clitoris doesn't rhyme with
>dolores, not if you pronounce it correctly.
>
C'mon guys... give this a rest. After all, the most important
interplay between the tongue and the clitoris is *not* the
pronunciation of the word! :-)
Aaron Eilers
michael p mccullough wrote:
> correct pronunciation:
> CLIT' er is
>
> common mispronunciation:
> cli TOAR' us
>
> only the second pronunciation rhymes with dolores
My dictionary (Random House Webster's College Dictionary) lists both
pronunciations as correct. However, the first pronounciation you gave
is listed first. Does this make it more correct?
Aaron