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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Hearing and Pronouncing


I CAN HEAR JUST FINE!"

Me and two other retirees, each with a hearing loss, were playing golf one fine April day. One remarked to the other, "Windy, isn't it?" "No," the second man replied, "it's Thursday." And then I chimed in, "So am I. Let's have a beer." 

 
 Which reminds me, I have to run into town to get some new hearing aid batteries.

A Polish immigrant went to the DMV to apply for a driver's license.  First, of course, he had to take an eye sight test. The official showed him a card with the letters:

'C Z W I X N O S T A C Z.'

"Can you read this?" the official asked.

  "Read it?" the Polish guy replied, "I know the guy."

On my first day as a high school teacher I was doing quite well in front of a class of seniors.  I managed to correctly read all the names on the class roll.  Then for a reason I’ve long forgotten I had to read some of my fellow teachers names. The first one was Mr. Czapiewski.   Cee zap ewe ski I tried.  A burst of laughter that followed from my students told me I hadn’t even come close….  It was shah pesk  e.
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22 comments:

  1. DJanWed Sep 10, 06:35:00 AM

    Oh, those are some funny lines, TB. And yeah, I would have messed up that teacher's name, too. Made me smile! :-)

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  2. Out on the prairieWed Sep 10, 06:52:00 AM

    I laugh when I repeat what I thought I heard to mumblers.

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  3. SueWed Sep 10, 06:55:00 AM

    Ha! Funnies! Love when the day starts with a chuckle.

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  4. joehWed Sep 10, 06:55:00 AM

    I was in a sand trap and one of my buddies asked "Do you have a sand wedge."

    I replied "I'd like a ham on rye, but could you wait till I get out of this damn trap!"

    I may have to visit the ear doctor soon.

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  5. AnvilcloudWed Sep 10, 07:11:00 AM

    I had my annual hearing test this week. It wasn't any worse but was certainly no better.

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  6. TexWisGirlWed Sep 10, 08:16:00 AM

    having grown up in wis, lots of polish and czech names (including my own maiden name which is bohemian).

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  7. Carla from The RiverWed Sep 10, 09:21:00 AM

    LOL ~ thanks for the laugh!!

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  8. LoieJWed Sep 10, 10:00:00 AM

    Yep, the over-50 ears. And in the car, it is constantly, "What?" "What?" Now I know why older folks get the spiffier cars that are quieter. But maybe if we hadn't had the cheaper noisier cars to begin with, our ears would be better.

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  9. Ms. AWed Sep 10, 10:16:00 AM

    Good ones!

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  10. Rosaria WilliamsWed Sep 10, 11:09:00 AM

    Ahhh!!!
    What we have to look forward to can be frightfully funny...

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  11. Should Fish MoreWed Sep 10, 12:06:00 PM

    So Ole was at a party with his wife Olga, a largish woman. A man said to her "Wow, you could play with the Green Bay Packers!" to which Olga replied "I don't play with nobody's.............except Ole's!"

    Good post, TB.

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  12. Betsy Banks AdamsWed Sep 10, 01:02:00 PM

    HA HA ---funny ones... I liked your pronunciation better than the 'real' thing on that last name... Yipes!!!!

    Thanks for the funnies today.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  13. Gail DixonWed Sep 10, 01:37:00 PM

    Enjoyed the hearing loss funny. :)

    I would've pronounced that name exactly the same as you!

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  14. Arkansas PattiWed Sep 10, 03:12:00 PM

    Smiled at all, laughed out loud at the Polish eye chart one. Think ya did OK on the teacher's name considering.

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  15. RedWed Sep 10, 03:45:00 PM

    Poor hearing can cause all kinds of confusion and mix ups. I phoned a friend yesterday. She answered the phone downstairs and he answered upstairs. they both kept talking. They didn't hear each other and I'm not sure how much they heard me.

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  16. NCmountainwomanWed Sep 10, 06:02:00 PM

    Used to have that problem when we lived in WI. Even here in NC, Duke has Coach Krzyewski (pronounced she-shef-ski). I'll save you from learning what I call him, the weasel.

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  17. LinWed Sep 10, 07:31:00 PM

    That's funny. I like the first bit--we do that all the time here, and we aren't even seniors with hearing loss! We just have kids who talk really fast and quiet. Or so it seems.

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  18. Far Side of FiftyWed Sep 10, 08:35:00 PM

    You should stock up on batteries for the winter! My Grandfather saved his hearing aid batteries for Sunday and Church. My husband has some hearing loss...especially if I am in the other room talking to him...:)

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  19. Sally WesselyWed Sep 10, 09:00:00 PM

    You made me laugh out loud, TB. You are a born teacher. Teachers always have the funny stories. I always tell folks, "Just give me a stage." That might be why I went into teaching.

    My hubby also has hearing loss. I wish I had written down the things he thought I said and the answers he would give me pre-hearing aid days. I got some pretty funny responses from him.

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  20. ValerieThu Sep 11, 03:59:00 AM

    I really appreciate these jokes. Hubby is deaf and his hearing aids decipher some very funny things. I should write them down....

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  21. warriormomThu Sep 11, 04:35:00 PM

    Thanks for the grin and chuckle this evening!! Really needed it today!

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  22. Sarah LaurenceSat Sep 13, 08:22:00 AM

    Thanks for starting my day with laughter.

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