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09-10-2005, 03:15 PM
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Re: \"WSOP\" and \"World Series of Poker\"
I frankly just like how GWB sounds, plus it gets double bonus points for confused out of towners who wonder why I am driving over the president.
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09-10-2005, 04:53 PM
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Re: \"WSOP\" and \"World Series of Poker\"
I'm going to lie awake worrying about this now.
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09-10-2005, 05:02 PM
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Re: \"WSOP\" and \"World Series of Poker\"
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Same thing with "George Washington Bridge" which people sometimes say "Gee Double-U-Bee." The illusion of brevity. [/ QUOTE ] Those are both 5 syllables.
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#14
09-10-2005, 06:04 PM
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Re: \"WSOP\" and \"World Series of Poker\"
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[ QUOTE ] Same thing with "George Washington Bridge" which people sometimes say "Gee Double-U-Bee." The illusion of brevity. [/ QUOTE ] Those are both 5 syllables. [/ QUOTE ] That probably explains his use of the phrase "same thing." This thread might be about played out...
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#15
09-10-2005, 06:58 PM
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Re: \"WSOP\" and \"World Series of Poker\"
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[ QUOTE ] Same thing with "George Washington Bridge" which people sometimes say "Gee Double-U-Bee." The illusion of brevity. [/ QUOTE ] Those are both 5 syllables. [/ QUOTE ] I just call it the "G-Dub". Much shorter, fo shizzle.
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#16
09-10-2005, 09:13 PM
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Re: \"WSOP\" and \"World Series of Poker\"
I've never heard anyone say out WSOP. They usually just say the World Series of Poker, or shorten it to the World Series if it's already been established we're talking about poker.
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09-11-2005, 01:36 AM
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Re: \"WSOP\" and \"World Series of Poker\"
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Same thing with "George Washington Bridge" which people sometimes say "Gee Double-U-Bee." The illusion of brevity. [/ QUOTE ] Those are both 5 syllables. [/ QUOTE ] I just call it the "G-Dub". Much shorter, fo shizzle. [/ QUOTE ] Why didn't you say "for sure"? It's one less syllable. This thread is torture.
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