Accents and Clutches (was RE: [Shotimes] Wager)

[Carl Prochilo]

But you have to have spoken the language fluently during that age period. 
I can fool real Italians because of having lived there for those years. 
But if you listen to me talk, you won't know where I'm from probably other
than generic east coast.  I've even managed to lose my Longgg Island
accent but can revert back to if I stay there for a few days.

While I know this from personal experience, I was further blown away by
Kobe Bryant.  If you've ever heard him speak Italian it will amaze
assuming you know the language.  His dad lived there for years playing pro
ball I believe and it is my understanding that Kobe left at the age of 13.
 He did a commercial a few years ago where he said "this is MY house" in
Italian and was excellent!!

Sorry, I know it was off topic.  If you need something SHO, I can tell you
I participated in a clutch replacement for my son's car this weekend with
my day starting at 5am and ending at 3am the next day with 2.5 people
working on the car.  And there weren't even any seriously difficult
issues.  There were about 6 hours of driving time involved too.  I think
the guy that invented the heater core must have done the clutch too.  You
just haven't lived until you've caught a transmission on your chest...
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Mon, August 15, 2005 10:00 am, Ian Fisher said:
> It's imprinted but it will change. My mother was born
> in Kenya, Africa to Portuguese parents who were
> orginally from a Portuguese colony in India (Goa). She
> (and her brother) were sent to a Catholic boarding
> school in Ireland (where she apparently developed a
> Brogue) at a very early age and the entire family
> ended up in the US in the 60's when she was probably
> in her early 20's. I never realized that she had an
> "accent" because I grew up listening to it. But it's
> been through so much that it sounds normal but is also
> "not from around here" either..
>
> I noticed that she can subconciously switch accents on
> the fly depending on who she is talking to and what
> part of the world they are in/from. Pretty cool.
>
> I picked up a bit of Central Jersey (or perhaps I lost
> my South Jersey) accent when I went to college. I
> stopped rounding my "o's" in home. I won't ever
> substitute "Nork" for "Newark" though.
>
> So yeah...how 'bout SHO's and Danica Patrick? :)
>
> Ian
>
> --- Carl Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Your accent is imprinted between the ages of 12-14.
>>
>> The England part does explain Bernie Ecclestone's
>> interest recently.
>>
>> I caught the end of the IRL race yesterday.  Not bad
>> at all for oval
>> racing.  215 MPH side by side racing in open wheel
>> cars was truly amaxing.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> On Sun, August 14, 2005 11:42 pm, Ian Fisher said:
>> > Actually, I may have made that up/imagined it. She
>> > raced in England for Vauxhall but I thought that
>> she
>> > also spent part of childhood there as well. I
>> looked
>> > up a few of her bios and it seems that she didn't
>> > start racing for Vauxhall until 1998 when she was
>> > 16ish. (So apparently I'm already creating false
>> > memories)
>> >
>> > She lives in AZ now. When you move around like
>> that
>> > your accent tends to incorporate much of where
>> you've
>> > lived. I'll have to pay more attention the next
>> time I
>> > hear her on TV.
>> >
>> > Ian
>> >
>> >
>> > --- Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> An accent??
>> >>
>> >> She was born in Wisconsin!!
>> >>
>> >> Oh I forgot, you're from Joisey!!
>> >>
>> >> Ron Porter
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Ian Fisher [mailto:dataflash@yahoo.com]
>> >> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 9:57 PM
>> >> To: ronporter@prodigy.net; Robert Bruce;
>> >> shotimes@autox.team.net
>> >> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Wager
>> >>
>> >> She's also kinda HOT and into cars. Plus she has
>> an
>> >> accent and money. :-)
>> >>
>> >> Ian
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > She's also a ROOKIE. If any rookie can win a
>> race
>> >> in
>> >> > their first few years,
>> >> > they are doing very well.
>> >> > Ron Porter
>> >> >
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > Danica has received a lot of promotion, but she
>> >> > isn't all that great.  There
>> >> > are lots of other drivers with more talented.
>> She
>> >> > is simply the recipient
>> >> > of the latest round of media hype.
>> >> > Robert Bruce
>> >> >
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > IRL:  50 cents says Danica gets a win this
>> season.
>> >>
>> >> > Any takers?   : P
>> >> > VO