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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:27 pm
by Menolly
LORE!!!
OMG...
:::sorry Balon:::
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:42 pm
by wayfriend
Cagliostro wrote:Still confused.
Amphibian Sniffers of Indiana and Florida?
Asimov Supporters of Insanity and Frenzy?
google, anyone?
Anyway, 'balon' means 'ball' or 'balloon' in one language or another. E.g. 'balon de futbol'.
The question I have is, how are we supposed to pronounce 'Balon' ?
Does it rhyme with Fallon? Or Balin? Or Halon? or Stallone?
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:55 pm
by Menolly
Wayfriend wrote:
The question I have is, how are we supposed to pronounce 'Balon' ?
Does it rhyme with Fallon?
IMO...
:::ding, ding, ding, ding!!!:::
We have a winner!!
A'course, the poster in question should answer this one. But,
I have always rhymed Balon with Fallon in what little is left of my mind...
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:57 pm
by I'm Murrin
I pronounce it to rhyme with talon.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:06 pm
by Menolly
Murrin wrote:I pronounce it to rhyme with talon.
To this Floridian, the word talon and the name Fallon also rhyme...
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:10 pm
by I'm Murrin
I'm not entirely familiar with that name, so I went with a word I knew.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:22 pm
by Menolly
Murrin wrote:I'm not entirely familiar with that name, so I went with a word I knew.
Ah...
You've never seen
Dynasty then...
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:11 am
by Elfgirl
Didn't you guys read page one? It's pronounce
BAY-lon...
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:57 am
by I'm Murrin
Erm.. that would be Syl's interpretation of the pronunciation--chosen to make the joke work--and thus not a definitive answer.
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:59 am
by balon!
Ba-lawn.
Heh.
I dig the help guys, more funny than helpful, but funny none-the-less.
And I hate sports, but I support the post of the week nomination.
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:09 am
by Avatar
Elfgirl wrote:Didn't you guys read page one? It's pronounce
BAY-lon...
That's how I pronounce it.
And shame man...Cag it's A Sword of Ice and Fire (I'm pretty sure) by Martin or somebody. I've never read it myself.
--A
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:22 am
by stonemaybe
I always thought it was dwarvish too
I thought Balin WAS Balon til I read this!
And it rhymes with talon and Fallon.
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:31 am
by I'm Murrin
Avatar wrote:And shame man...Cag it's A Sword of Ice and Fire (I'm pretty sure) by Martin or somebody. I've never read it myself.
--A
It's
Song, but yeah. (Had to go and spoil it, eh?)
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:35 am
by Avatar
I do my bit against ignorance. It's a bad habit I know...
--A
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:00 pm
by Cagliostro
Avatar wrote:I do my bit against ignorance. It's a bad habit I know...
--A
It is appreciated. I don't tend to do many google searches on initials of things, as typically, you get about a thousand results, so I never know. And it is always fun to guess. But yeah, I appreciate it.
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:18 am
by balon!
Alright.
I've decided, it means nothing. I just like the ring of it.
Thanks for the help though!
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:55 pm
by Menolly
Balon wrote:
It's pronounced Ba-law.
Just so you know.
Really?? Interesting...
You're going with a Portuguese pronunciation, maybe...?