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Kai_Laguna 08/17/23 9:01:55 AM #51:	It was an opportunity to call Woody a jackass while at the same time truthfully answering his question. <cite>Kai_Laguna posted [p:975501239] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>It was an opportunity to call Woody a jackass while at the same time truthfully answering his question.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
realnifty1 08/17/23 9:01:57 AM #52:	Dat_Cracka_Jax posted... The "same as in English" part is what is being questioned. English Dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burro Even has a section of recent examples of usage on the web. I'm not going to say it is super common these days, but certainly 20 years ago a large portion of educated American non-spanish speakers would easily connect burro to donkey to jackass as they would read/learned it somewhere. <cite>realnifty1 posted [p:975501240] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted... </cite><quote>The "same as in English" part is what is being questioned. </quote>English Dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burroEven has a section of recent examples of usage on the web. I'm not going to say it is super common these days, but certainly 20 years ago a large portion of educated American non-spanish speakers would easily connect burro to donkey to jackass as they would read/learned it somewhere.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 08/17/23 9:02:25 AM #53:	Frasier humor is too smart for me --- See profile pic <cite>Irony posted [p:975501244] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>Frasier humor is too smart for me </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 08/17/23 9:03:17 AM #54:	Justin2Krelian posted... I think the question is why would Frasier specifically say "same as in English", as if Woody would know that Burro = Donkey. Guess it's regional. Growing up in SoCal (NELA), for every time I heard "donkey", I'd probably hear "burro" 2-3X. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:975501255] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>Justin2Krelian posted... </cite><quote>I think the question is why would Frasier specifically say "same as in English", as if Woody would know that Burro = Donkey.</quote>Guess it's regional. Growing up in SoCal (NELA), for every time I heard "donkey", I'd probably hear "burro" 2-3X. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
radical_rhino 08/17/23 9:06:25 AM #55:	TC is right. The joke doesnt make sense because burro isnt a loan word in English. No U.S. English speaker uses burro to refer to either donkeys or human jackasses. --- .____ [____]===0 . . . . Ye olde beating stick. <cite>radical_rhino posted [p:975501286] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>TC is right. The joke doesnt make sense because burro isnt a loan word in English. No U.S. English speaker uses burro to refer to either donkeys or human jackasses. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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viewmaster_pi 08/17/23 9:23:30 AM #57:	it is pretty odd. imagine someone asks "what does hola mean?" or any word of any language "the same thing it means in english" what? --- The stone that fell is still falling, so let that stone be a wondrous thing <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:975501506] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>it is pretty odd. imagine someone asks "what does hola mean?" or any word of any language"the same thing it means in english"what? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Winterking 08/17/23 9:30:22 AM #58:	It was just a way for Frasier to condescend in the execution of the joke. <cite>Winterking posted [p:975501593] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>It was just a way for Frasier to condescend in the execution of the joke.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 08/17/23 9:35:26 AM #59:	realnifty1 posted... English Dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burro Even has a section of recent examples of usage on the web. I'm not going to say it is super common these days, but certainly 20 years ago a large portion of educated American non-spanish speakers would easily connect burro to donkey to jackass as they would read/learned it somewhere. Do you have trouble reading full posts? Also, Woody doesn't make the connection or he wouldn't have asked the question. Which makes the same as in English part pointless to the conversation --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:975501660] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>realnifty1 posted... </cite><quote>English Dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burroEven has a section of recent examples of usage on the web. I'm not going to say it is super common these days, but certainly 20 years ago a large portion of educated American non-spanish speakers would easily connect burro to donkey to jackass as they would read/learned it somewhere.</quote>Do you have trouble reading full posts?Also, Woody doesn't make the connection or he wouldn't have asked the question. Which makes the same as in English part pointless to the conversation </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 08/17/23 9:48:01 AM #60:	radical_rhino posted... TC is right. The joke doesnt make sense because burro isnt a loan word in English. No U.S. English speaker uses burro to refer to either donkeys or human jackasses. Wrong. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:975501850] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>radical_rhino posted... </cite><quote>TC is right. The joke doesnt make sense because burro isnt a loan word in English. No U.S. English speaker uses burro to refer to either donkeys or human jackasses.</quote>Wrong. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
realnifty1 08/17/23 9:52:55 AM #61:	Dat_Cracka_Jax posted... Do you have trouble reading full posts? Also, Woody doesn't make the connection or he wouldn't have asked the question. Which makes the same as in English part pointless to the conversation Do you have difficultly understanding? Woody doesn't make the connection because he is a simpleton, that's the point of the character. Burro is an English used word, but Woody doesn't know that so he assumes that it must be some foreign word. They are just playing off him being a dullard twice in order to set up a homonym joke. ( He doesn't know that a burro is a jackass is a donkey ) <cite>realnifty1 posted [p:975501925] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted... </cite><quote>Do you have trouble reading full posts?Also, Woody doesn't make the connection or he wouldn't have asked the question. Which makes the same as in English part pointless to the conversation</quote>Do you have difficultly understanding?Woody doesn't make the connection because he is a simpleton, that's the point of the character. Burro is an English used word, but Woody doesn't know that so he assumes that it must be some foreign word. They are just playing off him being a dullard twice in order to set up a homonym joke. ( He doesn't know that a burro is a jackass is a donkey )</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArtiRock 08/17/23 10:04:55 AM #62:	viewmaster_pi posted... it is pretty odd. imagine someone asks "what does hola mean?" or any word of any language "the same thing it means in english" what? This is basically the issue with the joke. If you ask what a foreign word means, you wouldn't say "the same as English." Even if it's a loanword. Example, saying "queso" in the US means cheese dip. Not just "cheese," but "queso" is clearly a loanword from Spanish. --- This is the duty of the Grim Angels. <cite>ArtiRock posted [p:975502115] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>viewmaster_pi posted... </cite><quote>it is pretty odd. imagine someone asks "what does hola mean?" or any word of any language"the same thing it means in english"what?</quote>This is basically the issue with the joke.If you ask what a foreign word means, you wouldn't say "the same as English." Even if it's a loanword. Example, saying "queso" in the US means cheese dip. Not just "cheese," but "queso" is clearly a loanword from Spanish. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 08/17/23 10:05:56 AM #63:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/0/AAcJoVAAEwne.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/1/AAcJoVAAEwnf.jpg --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:975502137] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/0/AAcJoVAAEwne.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/1/AAcJoVAAEwnf.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Winterking 08/17/23 10:06:52 AM #64:	ArtiRock posted... This is basically the issue with the joke. If you ask what a foreign word means, you wouldn't say "the same as English." Even if it's a loanword. Unless you're a tool like Frasier <cite>Winterking posted [p:975502155] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>ArtiRock posted... </cite><quote>This is basically the issue with the joke.If you ask what a foreign word means, you wouldn't say "the same as English." Even if it's a loanword. </quote>Unless you're a tool like Frasier</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sariana21 08/17/23 10:16:33 AM #65:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Im old enough to remember Frasier from first-run Cheers episodes, and he definitely meant it as an insult. This thread is hilarious. --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers <cite>Sariana21 posted [p:975502326] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Im old enough to remember Frasier from first-run Cheers episodes, and he definitely meant it as an insult. This thread is hilarious. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 08/17/23 10:18:35 AM #66:	brestugo posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/1/AAcJoVAAEwnf.jpg So they know what a burro is but not how to spell Jennifer? --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:975502360] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>brestugo posted... </cite><quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/1/AAcJoVAAEwnf.jpg</quote>So they know what a burro is but not how to spell Jennifer? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sariana21 08/17/23 10:19:50 AM #67:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] You misspelled pedant. --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers <cite>Sariana21 posted [p:975502376] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> You misspelled pedant. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
greggreggreg2000 08/17/23 11:00:45 AM #68:	Frasier hates Rudolph too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5IgKvgL2Ng --- "Everybody panic! It's just like the Titanic, but it's full of bears!" <cite>greggreggreg2000 posted [p:975503009] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>Frasier hates Rudolph toohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5IgKvgL2Ng </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DD_Divine 08/17/23 12:03:19 PM #69:	Was he playing Woody from Cheers? --- while driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and I instinctively swerved to miss it, thanks a lot Mario Kart. <cite>DD_Divine posted [p:975504105] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>Was he playing Woody from Cheers? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 08/17/23 12:09:58 PM #70:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/0/AAcJoVAAEwoQ.jpg --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:975504206] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/0/AAcJoVAAEwoQ.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Torgo 08/17/23 12:31:24 PM #72:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] If the internet and social media have taught us anything, it's to never admit you were wrong and always double down on your gut feeling in the face of new information. --- If what you believe is truthful and just, you shouldn't have to posture as someone or something else. <cite>Torgo posted [p:975504584] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> If the internet and social media have taught us anything, it's to never admit you were wrong and always double down on your gut feeling in the face of new information. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 08/17/23 1:27:54 PM #73:	Winterking posted... Unless you're a tool like Frasier lol, that's a good point --- The stone that fell is still falling, so let that stone be a wondrous thing <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:975505607] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>Winterking posted... </cite><quote>Unless you're a tool like Frasier</quote>lol, that's a good point </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cjsdowg 08/17/23 1:46:32 PM #74:	Okay I have looked it up. And it does seem like burro is a English too for donkey. How ever it is just a small donkey. And a Jackass is a male donkey. So yes burro is a borrowed word. However it still misused here. --- "Big Sweaty Otis" -Titus O'Neil <cite>cjsdowg posted [p:975505949] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>Okay I have looked it up. And it does seem like burro is a English too for donkey. How ever it is just a small donkey. And a Jackass is a male donkey. So yes burro is a borrowed word. However it still misused here. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Winterking 08/17/23 2:40:48 PM #75:	DD_Divine posted... Was he playing Woody from Cheers? Frasier is a spin-off of Cheers. Woody was reprising his character, yes. <cite>Winterking posted [p:975506928] in I never un... [t:80539092]...</cite> <quote>DD_Divine posted... </cite><quote>Was he playing Woody from Cheers?</quote>Frasier is a spin-off of Cheers. Woody was reprising his character, yes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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