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"Yeah, that's 'Almost' with an 'A', yup, kind like 'John Amos' but with a 't' on the end,  also with an 'l' between the 'a' and the 'm'..." "Huh? Who's John Amos? jaysus feckin christ, 'Good Times'? The guy with the wide nostrils? Bad example, sorry, let's move on..."   "...that's 'a' as in 'aardvark', 'l' as in... no no no, only one 'a'... 'l' as in 'lemur', 'm' as in... 'murder' (this person knows how 'aardvark is spelled?) 'o' as in 'o my god', 's' as in... 'seizure'- yeah, that's 'seizure'- S,E,I,Z,... no no no! not 'c'! 'z' as in 'zoo'...  'u' as in ******* christ) 'UNICEF'... yeah, UNICEF, I think it's an anagram... huh? ANAGRAM! with an 'a'!  'a' as in..." "Okay, so that's 'a'... where the **** were we? NO I WON'T WATCH MY LANGUAGE! Anyway where the **** are you? Mumbai? As in former Bombay? (why'd they change the name?)... and why do they only train you in English cuss words? What was that? What I just said or how do I spell my name? o crap just never mind." "...'o'? What's after 'o'? You mean you're actually keeping track?!? wow! Forget what I said about your training- you're a ******* genius... O... no, not 'o'! Only one 'o'! So, one 'o', not two, not..." "In fact, **** it, I don't give a **** anymore, add an 'o' to my name, call me "Almoost" call me "Bitchface", huh? You wanta know how I spell Bitchface?" "Where were we... 'o'... NO! NOT A THIRD 'O'!" " 's' as in **** **** **** and 't' as in um, Tel Aviv ... hello? HELLO???" "O my god o my god omygodomygod I just got disconnected!" "NOOOOOOOO"!
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Nov 21, 2019
Nov 21, 2019 at 12:56 AM UTC
Another Phone Call to Mumbai
"Yeah, that's 'Almost' with an 'A', yup, kind like 'John Amos' but with a 't' on the end,  also with an 'l' between the 'a' and the 'm'..." "Huh? Who's John Amos? jaysus feckin christ, 'Good Times'? The guy with the wide nostrils? Bad example, sorry, let's move on..."   "...that's 'a' as in 'aardvark', 'l' as in... no no no, only one 'a'... 'l' as in 'lemur', 'm' as in... 'murder' (this person knows how 'aardvark is spelled?) 'o' as in 'o my god', 's' as in... 'seizure'- yeah, that's 'seizure'- S,E,I,Z,... no no no! not 'c'! 'z' as in 'zoo'...  'u' as in ******* christ) 'UNICEF'... yeah, UNICEF, I think it's an anagram... huh? ANAGRAM! with an 'a'!  'a' as in..." "Okay, so that's 'a'... where the **** were we? NO I WON'T WATCH MY LANGUAGE! Anyway where the **** are you? Mumbai? As in former Bombay? (why'd they change the name?)... and why do they only train you in English cuss words? What was that? What I just said or how do I spell my name? o crap just never mind." "...'o'? What's after 'o'? You mean you're actually keeping track?!? wow! Forget what I said about your training- you're a ******* genius... O... no, not 'o'! Only one 'o'! So, one 'o', not two, not..." "In fact, **** it, I don't give a **** anymore, add an 'o' to my name, call me "Almoost" call me "Bitchface", huh? You wanta know how I spell Bitchface?" "Where were we... 'o'... NO! NOT A THIRD 'O'!" " 's' as in **** **** **** and 't' as in um, Tel Aviv ... hello? HELLO???" "O my god o my god omygodomygod I just got disconnected!" "NOOOOOOOO"!
emil-1950
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emil-1950
55/F/USA
Nov 21, 2019
Nov 21, 2019 at 12:56 AM UTC
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