The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #171962   Message #4161086
Posted By: GerryM
02-Jan-23 - 04:58 PM
Thread Name: A quick Christmas story!
Subject: RE: A quick Christmas story!
John Dengate related that his father had thrown his shoe at the TV after an (Australian) announcer had pronounced Tibooburra as tiBOOBra (the correct pronunciation being closer to TI-buh-buh-ruh (accent on the 1st syllable, not the 2nd, and no "boobs" anywhere in sight).