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To be fair though… We can all still read and understand it.
Tater+Maters is actually a pretty cool way to get Potatoes and Tomatoes together on one line but still have them as separate items. And “Bail Pepr” is an interesting one because you can’t help but read it in the accent it’s presumably spoken with.
I think this is an interesting sign. It is certainly funny in its own sort of slice-of-life way, but I’m also not big on picking on people who can’t write or read to the same level as others.
Of course, this could also be intentional lol
We can still read it and understand it
As a non native English speaker : smashing X to doubt
Apologies, I wasn’t careful with my words. By “we” I meant native or fluent speakers/readers of the language this is written in (English). I can totally see how that would be different for people who aren’t as familiar with English ✌️
Ive been speaking English for almost 30 years, I can do london rhyming slang to an extent and have little to no trouble reading Jamaican Patwa/patois.
Yet “maters” took unreasonably long to understand. Please don’t expect everyone to speak kasinfuker.
Oh that’s interesting, do you have a favourite piece of rhyming slang?
Well I think my favourite is just “berk” in the sense of getting to call people cunts without them knowing.
But I before learning it, I had like always wondered things like… for instance, why it’s called “blowing raspberries”, when in my native language is more or less likened to fart-noises. But then I learned that “blowing raspberries” comes from “raspberry tart” = “fart”. But that’s not on my top list, but discovering it was.
Rhyming slang lives so much and is so subjective that I have a hard time with it, as to actually be able to speak it would probably necessitate living in London because it changes so fast in general.
Probably the first things I learned was “having a butcher’s (hook)” = a look, and “apples and pears” = stairs.
I wouldn’t say I know London rhyming slang, but I can make out some of it. Like I can’t list all the times it’s helped me understand what a character was saying because it just made sense after knowing that my brain just has to look for the “correct” rhyme. But equally as many, nay, many more times when I’ve just gone “okay that was prolly rhyming slang but I don’t know what for” unless it’s something painfully obvious from context.
Like this reminds me of Jim Jefferies in “the Librarians” acting as a Londoner doing rhyming slang. I’ll see if I can find the clip. Nope. Nowhere to be found. I’ll illegally download it quickly and upload it to youtube. Here. It’s funny because it’s like an American writers version of what London rhyming slang is, I like the show and Jim Jefferies anyway, and they use it well enough. But that’s not “authentic” as it were. But like it shouldn’t be hard even for people somewhat unfamiliar to rhyme “Patrick Swayze” with “crazy”, especially given the context. It might take a few minutes to upload and hopefully won’t be censored instantly. Sorry for just uploading a clip I filmed from a screen on my phone but my premiere didn’t have codecs and I was too lazy and inebriated to install any, this seemed simpler. Am no video editor.
Haha, funnily enough “berk” is one of my favourites too! I do wish I heard more rhyming slang, I’ve lived in London for a few years and haven’t heard enough of it really - although that might be due to where I live not being particularly cockney.
It’s so cool that just uploaded a clip for this conversation lol - thank you for that 🙏 I enjoyed it!
I communicate in memes nowadays.
It’s like I want to say a thing, but then I realise “oh shit it’ll take like 10 min to explain this meme in words if I can’t show it”.
So I just showed it.
Easier online, more awkward irl.
I gather that may not stay up long, Jim Jefferies probably doesn’t want it being up since he’s not a b-class background actor anymore.
As a native English speaker, I just thought it was a different language entirely until I read the title.
as a non native English speaker, I can understand it.
I can understand it now that I sat down and parsed it for a minute or two. I don’t think I could identify it while driving a vehicle though.
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That person passed a written and physical driving test
Maybe?
Likely!
Of course, the written driving test can be very picture centric. Good road signs are designed to work for folks who cannot read, since some folks cannot read.
And you failed the “spotting on obvious gimmick” test.
It’s Texas. Just strap on one of your many pistols, and they automatically pass you.
Got any more o’ them zooks?
Well now I just really want to call them zooks for the rest of my life.
What is “Tater + Maters”?
Potatoes and tomatoes
Crikey!
The UK is so protective of their internet because if pictures like these spread to Charles III, he would die instantly. They don’t want you to know this vulnerability, discovered after Liz Truss was like “Look what I just saw” an shoved her phone in front of the Queen’s face.
Ok, I can understand someone who’s not a good speller and not familiar with Italian or Spanish not knowing how to spell zucchini and jalapeno. And “tater” is a pretty accepted nickname for potatoes, and “mater” just fits with that pretty nicely.
But how the fuck do you misspell “bell pepper”? Coulda been funny if it did a porky-pig style thing where it tries to write capsicum a few times, crosses those out, and then just writes “bell pepper”.
It’s phonetic with a strong accent. Likely they’ve never seen it written down or heard it without the accent
It’s phonetic with a strong accent
I’ve gone looking and unfortunately can’t find a proper name for it (like with the “cot/caught” merger or the “pin/pen” merger), but there does indeed seem to be attestations of a sort of “bail/bell merger” in parts of America, including Texas. Neat!
BAIL PEPR
You are clearly wrong. Right spelling is “Bail Paper”.
Who’s dumber? The farmer with a clever marketing gimmick? The people calling him stupid? We may never know.
(contesting the assertion in the original image) “Bail” is a word.
Bail pepr. They did nothing wrong
There is literally one word
donald trump is selling veg??? no covfefe?
I got taters and maters right away but the rest my brain took a hot second to get.
I’d buy some taters tbh.
Yeah, but I bet it’s the best veg you’ve ever eaten.
Relevant username.
