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Judi Lynn

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2. I've wondered if he isn't trying to imitate John F. Kennedy, who used to say "Cuber" for "Cuba."

Reply to Chin music (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 12, 2019, 12:35 AM

Jun 2019

It sounded natural for JFK, considering it was actually consistent with his own Irish Boston accent.

Just the thought of that hideous voice as it says "gyna' almost makes me grind my teeth. So hard to take.

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Early farmers liked alcohol so much they invented two ways to brew it [View all] Judi Lynn Jun 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #1

I've wondered if he isn't trying to imitate John F. Kennedy, who used to say "Cuber" for "Cuba." Judi Lynn Jun 2019 #2

There's apparently reasonable support for the theory PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #3