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Please Help a Poor 'Merkin

Postby gospodyina » 07 Mar 2008, 19:07

I am from South Canada, AKA the US. I have been making Nanaimo Bars periodically since spending a summer at St. Michael's University School in scenic Victoria many years ago, and I was wondering, can anyone suggest a way to convince my friends and relations that Nanaimo has a correct pronunciation, and "nanny-mo" ain't it?

Also, if you have a preferred recipe you feel strongly about and would like to share, I am interested in hearing about it.

Thank you.
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Postby tak197 » 07 Mar 2008, 19:22

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Postby Graham » 07 Mar 2008, 19:24

Nan-EYE-mo is correct.

Nanny-mo is dumb.
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Postby The Pious Flea » 07 Mar 2008, 19:39

Who wants to explain what a merkin is?

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Postby Tensen01 » 07 Mar 2008, 19:44

The Pious Flea wrote:Who wants to explain what a merkin is?

I don't have the strength.


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Postby Sieg Reyu » 07 Mar 2008, 19:46

Okay, this post is going to be about something completely different now. I can no longer use my apostrophe for some reason as it pulls up a quick find bar every time I press it. Bizarre.
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Postby tak197 » 07 Mar 2008, 20:12

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Re: Please Help a Poor 'Merkin

Postby Wraith » 07 Mar 2008, 20:23

gospodyina wrote:I am from South Canada, AKA the US. I have been making Nanaimo Bars periodically since spending a summer at St. Michael's University School in scenic Victoria many years ago, and I was wondering, can anyone suggest a way to convince my friends and relations that Nanaimo has a correct pronunciation, and "nanny-mo" ain't it?

Also, if you have a preferred recipe you feel strongly about and would like to share, I am interested in hearing about it.

Thank you.


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Postby Tim » 07 Mar 2008, 20:37

I have lived in Nanaimo for 13 years, though for the last two I have spent the school year in Victoria. It's definitely pronounced "nun-EH-moar".
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Postby Graham » 07 Mar 2008, 20:39

proudfoot wrote:It's definitely pronounced "nun-EH-moar".

Lol, wut?
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Postby gospodyina » 07 Mar 2008, 22:47

I sometimes wonder if I should spell it for them phonetically, but then I realize the IPA for Nanaimo is Nanaimo.
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Postby Misty » 07 Mar 2008, 23:21

Try spelling it like "Nuh-nye-moe" for them, and see if that helps.
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Postby Allen! » 08 Mar 2008, 00:23

Graham wrote:Nan-EYE-mo is correct.

Nanny-mo is dumb.


I remember when me and Matt(or Bill, I can't remember) were eating dinner at his place, and we heard 'Nanna-mo' on some Seattle news broadcast.
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Postby Cake » 08 Mar 2008, 04:19

What is a Nanaimo Bar?
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Postby Frost » 08 Mar 2008, 12:24

Desert that tastes like angels havening lesbian sex.
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Postby Alja-Markir » 08 Mar 2008, 12:26

Wow, that sounds good. I mean, I've had tropical rainforest that was pretty tasty, and my aunt makes some fabulous sub-saharan grassland, but I can only imagine such a tasty form of desert. So long as it isn't too dry, I guess it could work.

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Postby Lord Chrusher » 08 Mar 2008, 15:21

Nanaimo Bar
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Postby Cake » 08 Mar 2008, 15:55

That looks soooo good.
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Postby emma » 08 Mar 2008, 16:29

Frost wrote:Desert that tastes like angels havening lesbian sex.


This explanation is about as close to correct as you could get.

Shit son I gotta make me some nanaimo bars.
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Postby Cake » 08 Mar 2008, 16:44

Send me some emma?
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Postby Frost » 08 Mar 2008, 17:19

recipe?
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Postby Alja-Markir » 08 Mar 2008, 17:23

That does sound really delicious.

But tell me... does it compare to Baklava?

Because seriously, if you don't practically climax while eatting baklava, you're probably some sort of inhuman monstrosity. Like a robot from an alternate dimension that is programmed to kick kittens and puppies while stealing candy from babies and actually enjoying Reality TV.

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Postby Frost » 08 Mar 2008, 17:28

i do not really like Baklava
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Postby Alja-Markir » 08 Mar 2008, 17:30

*adds your name to list of potential evil robot infiltrators*

*shifty eyes*

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