Dialect clash

[Jonathan Lighter]

Not dialect clash because both words are pronounced the same.

Just regular evil explains it.

JL

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 1:35 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> I was startled to hear on Adult Swim an ad for something or other for
> women. This whatever was called "Your Hole!" Of course, pushing the
> envelope is AS's signature move. But, even in a cartoon sketch, a
> product for women called "Your Hole!" seemed to be "taking integration
> *too* damned far!"
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> I looked up and was slightly disappointed to see a legitimate ad for a
> legitimate women's-health-scam product called "You're Whole!"
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> Youneverknow.
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> (I.e. for me, _you're_ is "yoor" and not "yore.")
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> -Wilson
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