Re: Rant Generator
Re: Rant Generator
- Subject: Re: Rant Generator
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:02:07 -0400
When I was a kid, I came up with "mixy-zuh-PUT-talk" and
"KILT-puh-zix-em". But the official forwards pronunciation is
"mix-YEZ-pittle-ik", just run together until the vowels almost vanish.
Backwards I think the one I came up with still works, but the
official guide says "kil-tip-ZEE-zim".
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Michelle Steiner
<email@hidden> wrote:
> On Jul 18, 2010, at 9:08 AM, Luther Fuller wrote:
>
> If you try using words generated by random characters, such as ...
>
> say "decgvdnpfxnkjzh"
>
> you get some interesting sounds!
>
> That led me to realize that I can finally hear how the name of Superman's
> nemesis, Mr. Mxyzptlk, is pronounced.
> say "Mxyzptlk"
> Prior to the Crisis on Infinite Earths reboot, the only way to get him to
> return to the fifth dimension was to get him to say his name backwards.
> say reverse of text items of "Mxyzptlk" as text
> I always knew that Applescript would be useful for something. <snort>
> Oh, by the way, try these:
> say "Mr."
> say "Mrs."
> say "Ms."
> say "Dr."
> say "Lt."
> say "Capt."
> say "Gen."
> say "Sgt."
> They are case sensitive, by the way. Other military ranks I tried (e.g.,
> Maj, Col, Cpl, Pvt) don't work.
> -- Michelle
> --
> If I'm floating neck deep in sub freezing water and someone asks me if I
> want to be saved, he better be rowing a life boat not handing out bibles.
>
>
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