new mytho-ety-acronym

[Jonathan Lighter]

I once had a freshman who consistently misspelled his own name: "Robert."

He always spelled it "Robbert" with two Bs.  So I ast him, I said, "Is your first name really 'Robbert' with with two Bs?"  And he says, "Oh, no, that's just a mistake!" And he scratches out one of the Bs.

Next week - two Bs again.  And every week after.  I was ready to give him extra credit if he'd spell his name right.

But waddaya gonna do?

JL

Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM> wrote:
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On Jun 16, 2005, at 5:58 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> The reason for the enduring application of the word "hack" to prison
> guards (OK, OK< corrections officers) is not known, but it probably
> isn't for the reason accepted by "Dohmnuill" at UrbanDictionary.com
> last Dec. 30:
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> Hack . . .
> As an acronymn for Horses Ass Carrying Keys. Prison slang referring to
> a prison guard.
> Put your pig sticker away. The HACK is coming!
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> JL
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When I was in the Army, a fellow G.I. took a lot of teasing for
misspelling his own name: "Reynoods" instead of "Reynolds." Now, I
finally see another instance of this rare phenomenon. "Dohmnuill"
should be spelled "Domhnuill."

-Wilson

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