Yeah it gets ruined because we actually read the accent aigu and that removes the double meaning completely. I had to think like a non-speaker to get it, it was quick but I had to go back and think about it.

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 39 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I had a student some thirty years ago whose name was Oh Yu Suk.

It was difficult for me to maintain when I first saw it.

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[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My favourite was the guy on twitter having a meltdown because people kept asking him why he was in their shed.

Poor old Amin Yashed

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Surprisingly relevant Monty Python

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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Make fun of the shitty parents instead who named their kid X-A- (ah fuck I don't know how to type that character, THE POINT IS FUCK MUSK)

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

Nevada Alexander Musk (May 18, 2002)

Griffin Musk (April 2004)

Vivian Jenna Wilson (April 2004)

Kai Musk (January 2006)

Saxon Musk (January 2006)

Damian Musk (January 2006)

X Æ A-Ⅻ Musk (May 4, 2020)

Exa Dark Sideræl Musk (December 2021)

Techno Mechanicus Musk (September 2023)

Twins (names unknown, born November 2021)

Don’t be jealous of the deep meaning

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I believed for a long time as a kid that the toilet was invented by John Crapper.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ha! Must have been so disappointed when you learned it was Louis Toilette!

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Baseball great Albert Pujols has no doubt of their plural importance.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Well, not the WHOLE toilet, but he did invent the Floating Ballcock!

[–] crazyCat@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

It wasn’t? I’ve believed this since I was a kid.

[–] Crumbgrabber@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago

You did it you crazy summabich! Lemmy was worth it for me today.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I think this is best read with the voice of Matt Berry.

After all, that's his grandfather.

[–] codapine@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago

GRAND-FAAAAAAAAAATHEEERRRRRRRRRRR!

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 4 points 6 months ago

YE-ES

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, scrotum scrutiny is a bit rude in most circumstances

[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago

And circumcisions.

[–] crazyCat@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Dude Balzac is my favorite author, he’s great. I recommend Lost Illusions.

[–] fiend_unpleasant@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

get a load of this guy... loves Balzac.

[–] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

Hehe, I bet his favourite drink is Le Coq hehehe

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Anyone know the term for these so I can look them up

[–] vaquedoso@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

You gotta honor the cock

[–] Nom@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

This reminds me of Yoshie Takeshita

[–] CuttingBoard@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

I wonder what horrors Dick Trickle has lived through.