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I Occasionally Snort When I Laugh…

If I suddenly awoke one morning to the sound of the Goddess commanding me to choose a catch-phrase, it would no doubt be "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" But as that one is more than likely taken, I’d have to settle on one of my personal favorites:

Irony is a most beautiful thing.

As my life is littered/filled with so many instances of beautiful irony, I can think of absolutely nothing better.

One such example would be my friend Susie. Susie, as it happens, enjoys poking fun of my southern-fried accent and throwing about little barbs like "Ya know… the word why only has one syllable." I, of course, can neither hear this alleged accent nor claim to know from whence the second syllable came.

The irony?

Susie is from New Yawk and sounds like it too.

As I said, irony is a most beautiful thing.

And though she is an ironic-kind of wench who makes me search (unsuccessfully, I may add) deep within myself for those hidden twangs, she does add quite a bit of humor in my life. For instance, it was Susie who introduced me to one of my favorite blogs of all time, Overheard in New York, which offers fabulous gems like the following:

Because You Love Me, Right? Honey?

Girl: Honey, are you listening to me?
Guy: No, I was thinking about putting my dick in your mouth.
Girl: Oh.

–Central Park

Overheard by: dead letter b

via Overheard in New York, Jun 26, 2007

And, yes, I snorted on that one.

Be sure to visit Overheard and let me know what you think… If you don’t snort at least once, I’ll call you personally and let you count the syllables of my sweet southern twang for yourself.

Y’all enjoy now, ya’ hear?

June 27, 2007
Categories: Daily

http://insaneworld.wordpress.com Sandy

What is it about Southern accents that draw people in? My Aunt-In-Law had me saying almost every word in the dictionary when I moved from TN to PA…man that was annoying.

I can say it has toned down being around a bunch of Yanks, but people that don’t know me up here (like ppl at the store) always ask where I am from.

I have seen that website as well…cracks me up.
Susie

Who you kidding? After a one week visit you’d sound just like me. See you this summer! Bring your cooler and we’ll go to Gramercy Park to sun bathe!
Kirstie

I am an accent sponge. As a matter of fact I have no doubt that if we talked on the phone more often, I would eventually be speaking back to you in your charming twang. And to be honest your accent isn’t nearly as thick as I thought it would be. If you want I can call Susie and echo her accent back to her….LOL!!

BTW, Overheard in NY is one of my faorite stops on the www!!!
http://www.peopleinthesun.com/ People in the Sun

Actually, Overheard in NY is just a gateway drug that leads to Overheard Everywhere, Overheard at the Beach, Overheard at the Office, and Celebrity Wit addictions.

And I live in Baltimore, where the letter O is at least 3-syllables long.
Stina Zen-iffer

Haters.

Love your accent sugar pie!
Jeanie the Fiesty One

Okay Ma’am, I read through many pages and while I laughed I didn’t snort. Should I email you with my phone number or just pm it to you at MM? Love ya hun!
http://profile.typekey.com/mommymatter/ Judith Shakespeare

Gateway drugs are my favorite. :)

And, Jeanie, you may definitely email me your phone number so that I may delight you with my twang (<- that sounded naughty, didn’t it?).
http://cardiogirl.net cardiogirl

What an awesome site! I could spend DAYS at Overheard…