Is John Boehner, taking a cue from Hyacinth Bucket (Bouquet)

[Peacetrain]

Why does Boehner pronounce his name as "Bay-Nor", when we all know it is "Bo-ner"..

Just curious :)

[joeybee12]

1. Sheridan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How wonderful we have this psychic bond that you knew to call Mummy!

[Peacetrain]

4. Ah I wonder if he (Bon-er) has tea on the Royal Doulton...

edit for spelling..

[joeybee12]

8. Probably...the one with the hand-painted periwinkles...the ones used

at my candlelight suppers!

[Peacetrain]

10. Just as long as he does not "sing" at us.. we should be okay..

[joeybee12]

11. "If I went to battle over someone else's cattle!"

You told me he had been certificated!

[Howardx]

2. nice!

h/t to onslow

[JuniperLea]

3. I just love our Hyacinth!

I really don't like THEIR Boner.

[Peacetrain]

7. I do not like their Bo-ner either.. rather odd shade of orange

[JuniperLea]

12. Not even our Rose would like that man!

Creepy shade of orange, indeed!

[Catshrink]

15. Not a color found in the natural world.

[msongs]

5. the real question is "are you being served?" nt

[Catshrink]

16. Captain Peacock, are you free?

[madamesilverspurs]

25. Love that show!

We used to bet on what color hair Mrs. Slocomb would have. Her and her, um, cat. . .

[Arkansas Granny]

30. And I am unanimous in that!

[Canuckistanian]

6. He's adopted the original German pronounciation

Wuss.

[Peacetrain]

9. I knew there had to be an original source...

:hi:

[Canuckistanian]

13. Americans are famous for mangling foreign name pronunciations

The NORMAL American pronunciation mangling would indeed be "BO-ner".

But he decided to go with the more accurate (and less potentially embarrassing) "BAY-ner"

[Bad Thoughts]

28. Proper German would be: BOO-nair

Oe (also ö) is said by making an O-shape with the mouth, but pushing through a guttural U from the back of the mouth.

[nemo137]

31. I, too, wondered about that.

That's how I thought oe was pronounced, but I figured "it's his name, I'll make fun of it anyway."

[Canuckistanian]

32. Depends on which dialect

In Hochdeutsch, it would definitely be pronounced "Bay-ner". The "eh" in the name would change it from the standard "o-umlaut" pronunciation.

I still remember my university German.

[Spazito]

14. Now this is a thread I can thoroughly enjoy!

Love my Hyacinth, she has much more class than that upstart colonist, say wot!

Thanks for the OP, it is great!

[Catshrink]

17. Mind the pedestrian.

Richard!

[Peacetrain]

22. "Minding the Pedestrian"

:rofl:

[TheKentuckian]

18. Peacetrain, thanks for reminding me why I love DU

Only the cool and froody will bust a "Keeping up Appearances" refrence

[Peacetrain]

24. Hey Kentuckian... love the series.. and the aforementioned Mr. Boehner is just as delusional as

"our Hyacinth".. In fact the entire RNC as it now stands, are Hyacinth clones, so pretentious with nothing to back it up, but bluster..

:hi:

[Phx_Dem]

19. I work with a man named BOEHMER. Pronounced BO-MER.

They only difference is the letter "m." But whatev, John Boner.

[ezgoingrl]

20. Maybe we'll all be invited to one of his

candelight suppers!!

[Catshrink]

21. Wonder what color Boner looks under candlelight?

[Thothmes]

23. I miss the series

Onslow was my ideal

[ShortnFiery]

26. ...

:spray:

[Hepburn]

27. No, no, it's pronounced....

...BONE - WHORE.

:hi:

[Peacetrain]

29. *spewing coffee all over the desk*

That is good :hi:

[Tarheel_Dem]

33. "Keep Bo-ner off my walls! I will not have Bo-ner brushing against my walls". (nt)