redrum Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 Ok, how many times have you gotten their names mixed up when the topic comes up? Quote
Electrophile Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 Ok, how many times have you gotten their names mixed up when the topic comes up? Never. I can tell the difference between two names separated by only one letter. Aside from Ted Kennedy, who was older than dirt in that YouTube video posted, I have to wonder about the intellect of people NOT over the age of 70 who are unable to tell the difference between the two. Quote
redrum Posted May 10, 2011 Author Posted May 10, 2011 God love him. That's what I mean right there. Quote
planted Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 Never. I can tell the difference between two names separated by only one letter. You had to ask. Although I am not the author of this thread, I'm making an educated guess it was meant more as a jest than a serious discussion. Jeeze. Quote
missytootsweet Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 I've done it once or twice. I immediately realized my error and corrected myself. I call it an innocent slip of the tongue. Happens to everyone sometimes, doesn't it? .........missy Quote
cryingbluerain Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 What's in a name? Obama Osama It's all BS anyway.. Quote
SuperDave Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 I've done it before when talking to other about either. I've heard it done several times over the last week by broadcasters and talk show hosts on radio and TV. Very easy to do and mix up. Quote
PerpetualMotion Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 It's so very easy to blurt the wrong name with this. One letter difference in pronunciation makes it a no brainer. Those who have such a hard time understanding this probably are so PC that such a boner is beyond their 'acceptance'. Like so many other obvious things in life. Lighten up. Quote
spidersandsnakes Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 Some peeps even thought that Osama was in reality Obama dressed up....go figure :)!!!! Quote
Strider Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 I'd love to say I've never mixed them up...but I can't. Although at least I've never mixed up the names when writing a paper or posting. But in conversation, there have been a couple times where I've slipped up and said Osama when I meant Obama. Strangely enough, I've never done the reverse; said Obama when I meant Osama. But it's understandable when you're speaking; especially if you are at a party and have had a few drinks What I find less forgivable, nay unconscionable, is when the mistake is made in writing, where you have the ability to self-edit. And what's really beyond the pale is when news broadcasters make the mistake...you're a professional, act like one. Like when Fox News kept making the slip on their bottom-of-the-screen news crawl during the 2008 election; it was such a transparent attempt to slur Obama. Quote
Anjin-san Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 Hi all,Strider, it was such a transparent attempt to slur Obama. Can we do that now,so much fun! KB Quote
SuperDave Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 Regis Philbin had a little slip the other day on his show. Talking about the U.S. hunting down Obama all over the world or something like that. Quote
Virginia Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 I have misread them, and actually just misread "Omaha" as "Obama" too. But I haven't said the wrong one (yet). Quote
dazedcat Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 My God, lighten up. Nobody has ever had an innocent slip like that? I did and it wasn't because I thought the President was a "sleeper cell Muslim" either. Good grief. "You say tomato I say tomato.......let's call the whole thing off". Quote
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 Well, my mom has always joked about how similar the names Obama and Osama sound I also think it's rather funny but under the present circumstances, I don't think I'll even dare make a slip up like that! Yes, even if I'm drunk, I sure as hell won't make a slip up like that! Yikes! Quote
BIGDAN Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 Well, my mom has always joked about how similar the names Obama and Osama sound I also think it's rather funny but under the present circumstances, I don't think I'll even dare make a slip up like that! Yes, even if I'm drunk, I sure as hell won't make a slip up like that! Yikes! Don't worry Kiwi, people will be making up jokes about him very soon if not already, twas the same when the Irish Terrorist, oops Freedom Fighter, Bobby Sands died while on hunger strike, it was said he was buried in Hurricane Higgins Snooker Case because he was so thin, oh the way some people cope with adversity creases me up sometimes. Kind Regards, Danny Quote
spidersandsnakes Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 Some peeps have a BIG confusion between freedom fighters and terrorists:):)! Quote
Jahfin Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 I'll bet you a million yen you cannot articulate a point of view on what the differences are, if any. Just don't ask him about the origins of Disco. Quote
Anjin-san Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 Just don't ask him about the origins of Disco. :hysterical: Quote
Gospel Zone Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 I never once mixed up those names, but the night I turned on the TV and saw the announcement that bin Laden was shot, I had to think twice because I mixed it up with Joe Biden. Quote
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