Fire in the morning/Spelling arrgh

Jan. 3rd, 2013 at 11:46 PM

Yesterday, walking down Euston Road, I was surprised to see a man juggling fire, even though it was morning. I'm not sure why fire-juggling does not strike me as a morning activity. It seems a thing of afternoons or evenings.

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C. has a question for you: how does one differentiate between pirate and zombie "arr"s?

I postulate that zombie ones have more "gh"s in them.

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rjw1

Jan. 4th, 2013 12:04 am (UTC)

yes zombies have more "gh"s

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rhiannon76

Jan. 4th, 2013 12:23 am (UTC)

I always hear the pirate "arrrr" with a rolled r at the front of the mouth. The zombie one would be more gurgly, in the back of the throat, or what's left of it; I doubt zombies have a lot of dexterity in their tongue tips.

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makyo

Jan. 4th, 2013 12:24 am (UTC)

Also, I think they have different intonation: a zombie arr is monotonous while a pirate arr is more definitive: "aaaarrgh... brains..." vs "arr! Jim, lad!"

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moon_custafer

Jan. 4th, 2013 12:25 am (UTC)

I imagine the flames would show up better when it's dark out.

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owlfish

Jan. 4th, 2013 12:32 am (UTC)

I remember fondly the one daytime fireworks display I ever attended, because the fireworks were entirely visible, disproving my assumption that it wouldn't work well. It was mid-winter, so the sun wasn't particularly high, but it was still very much daytime then.

So yes, it would stand out more at night - but I noticed the juggler from a good half-a-block away, so it was still distinctive enough to catch my eye during the daytime from a distance.

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