90DF Live Chat: Rice-A-Roni & Google Translate

[magemaud]

I'm going to replace my "Tiny-like-Darcey-Carrot-Cake" with "Princess Toast" this season for my live watching dessert, but I'll keep Roni on the menu! 

[configdotsys]

3 hours ago, Gobi said:

I'm sure she picked up her pronunciation of Samoa from her father, who is, after all, from Samoa.

I was puzzled by Kalani saying SAM-wah that sounded to me more like SOW-mwah because Asuelu said it in a TH in the way that I thought it was pronounced, Sam-oh-ah. Also, back in the 90s, I was working in production at a TV network sort of and there was a period in which a lot of the news investigative shows were all over these "treatment centers" for out of control teens that were really pretty brutal places. The kid would be jolted awake by his parents nad taken away to one of these places to be fixed. A few of them were in Samoa and I don't remember anyone pronouncing it differently than Sam-oh-ah.

[Baltimore Betty]

Just now, configdotsys said:

I was puzzled by Kalani saying SAM-wah that sounded to me more like SOW-mwah because Asuelu said it in a TH in the way that I thought it was pronounced, Sam-oh-ah. Also, back in the 90s, I was working in production at a TV network sort of and there was a period in which a lot of the news investigative shows were all over these "treatment centers" for out of control teens that were really pretty brutal places. The kid would be jolted awake by his parents nad taken away to one of these places to be fixed. A few of them were in Samoa and I don't remember anyone pronouncing it differently than Sam-oh-ah.

The way Kalani says it makes me want to call it SHAMWOW.

[PityFree]

I think the  pronunciation of the word Samoa has gone the way of the pronunciation of the word Neanderthal.  I remember watching some science specialist a couple of years ago and I was baffled because all of the scientists on the program pronounced the TH like a T. 

Edited October 29, 2018 by PityFree
Typos

[JenE4]

It seems like we’re ALL saying Samoa incorrectly—us and Kailani. To be fair, I listened to this video linked (start 30 seconds in) several times and I still can’t get it. Apparently you need to elongate the first A, but it’s not really an extra syllable, nor is it really accented, either: Sahahmoh. Then again, the next sentence the chief seems to say SaMOah, so moral of the story, even the freakin chiefs of Samoa don’t know how to pronounce it, so there’s no hope for the rest of us!

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Samoan-pronunciation-for-the-country-name-Samoa

[LennieBriscoe]

14 hours ago, Dance4Life said:

Smother Colt and the Cats

Singing their latest hit, "But Where Will She Sit?!"

[configdotsys]

2 hours ago, JenE4 said:

It seems like we’re ALL saying Samoa incorrectly—us and Kailani. To be fair, I listened to this video linked (start 30 seconds in) several times and I still can’t get it. Apparently you need to elongate the first A, but it’s not really an extra syllable, nor is it really accented, either: Sahahmoh. Then again, the next sentence the chief seems to say SaMOah, so moral of the story, even the freakin chiefs of Samoa don’t know how to pronounce it, so there’s no hope for the rest of us!

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Samoan-pronunciation-for-the-country-name-Samoa

With all of the sounds I have listened to online and the attempts here, none of them sound like the way Kalani pronounces it. 

[Baltimore Betty]

36 minutes ago, LennieBriscoe said:

Singing their latest hit, "But Where Will She Sit?!"

If she is smart, an aisle seat on the first plane out of Vegas!

21 hours ago, Blizzard said:

And also another seat for his heavy sack.

Barf.

[magemaud]

I'll bet Jay is thanking his lucky stars that he didn't have to romance an "ugly, fat or sloppy" American woman to get to the US like he said many Jamaican men do. He managed to snag a pretty (but desperate for love) young American woman to receive his daily dose of "The D." 

[iwasish]

On 10/28/2018 at 11:05 PM, Blizzard said:

And also another seat for his heavy sack.

If the K1 doesn’t pan out, he could audition as the next “Man with a Huge Scrotum  

[magemaud]

11 hours ago, iwasish said:

If the K1 doesn’t pan out, he could audition as the next “Man with a Huge Scrotum  

Or “The Man with a Huge Ego Whose Scrotum is Average Sized.” TLC is known for their crossover shows. 

[aliya]

On 10/28/2018 at 9:04 PM, Floatingbison said:

I told Mrs. Floatingbison that the Forum is saying that Colt is on the spectrum.  She's trained in that area, and she said "I could have told you that the first second I saw him."

It's killing me ...  Do bison float?  Can they swim? 

[Floatingbison]

36 minutes ago, aliya said:

It's killing me ...  Do bison float?  Can they swim? 

[ChiCricket]

4 hours ago, aliya said:

It's killing me ...  Do bison float?  Can they swim? 

I wish we had a forum that everyone could explain how they got their screennames.?

 I wonder about many of them. 

[Mahamid Frauded Me]

4 minutes ago, ChiCricket said:

I wish we had a forum that everyone could explain how they got their screennames.?

 I wonder about many of them. 

Mine is pretty obvious - unless you need me throw a binder of information at you.

[Rabbittron]

9 minutes ago, ChiCricket said:

I wish we had a forum that everyone could explain how they got their screennames.?

 I wonder about many of them. 

My boys gave me my name because I eat lettuce by the leaf and I used to work at home and they said that I sounded like a robot.

[ChiCricket]

8 minutes ago, Rabbittron said:

My boys gave me my name because I eat lettuce by the leaf and I used to work at home and they said that I sounded like a robot.

I'm taking my explanation to small talk (so we don't get in trouble) ?

Edited October 30, 2018 by ChiCricket

[PityFree]

1 hour ago, ChiCricket said:

I wish we had a forum that everyone could explain how they got their screennames.?

 I wonder about many of them. 

 Do we have a small talked thread in here? that would be a great place to share screen name talk.

[ChiCricket]

1 hour ago, PityFree said:

 Do we have a small talked thread in here? that would be a great place to share screen name talk.

http://forums.previously.tv/topic/11561-small-talk-90-words-per-minute/?page=15&tab=comments#comment-4796144 ?

[HappyDancex2]

I was in Toronto and missed the live chat (thank you Canadians for your hospitality!) but I just wanted to say that the only thing I took away from this episode so far is that now we are supposed to procure Rice a Roni AND Samoa cookies for the watch party????????????   Where do I get girl scout cookies this time of year????

Do I even like Samwas????   Do they have coconut in them?   Do I have to cut them on the bias?

[PityFree]

5 minutes ago, HappyDancex2 said:

I was in Toronto and missed the live chat (thank you Canadians for your hospitality!) but I just wanted to say that the only thing I took away from this episode so far is that now we are supposed to procure Rice a Roni AND Samoa cookies for the watch party????????????   Where do I get girl scout cookies this time of year????

Do I even like Samwas????   Do they have coconut in them?   Do I have to cut them on the bias?

You can eat them with your fingers!!

[HappyDancex2]

1 hour ago, PityFree said:

You can eat them with your fingers!!

You can’t fool me.  I worked in a restaurant!  Go work on yourself babe. ::tosses wispy broken off banglets::

[ChiCricket]

7 hours ago, not you again said:

 isn't girl scout cookie time right at the first of the year (dashing everyone's new year's resolution to diet LOL).

 

Yep..January. As the Grammie of seven active Girl Scouts, I wish it didn't come right after I spent all my money on Christmas gifts.?

[Gobi]

1 hour ago, ChiCricket said:

Yep..January. As the Grammie of seven active Girl Scouts, I wish it didn't come right after I spent all my money on Christmas gifts.?

In my state, at least, the Girl Scouts don't all sell cookies at the same time, it's spread out over the year.

[Kareem]

On 10/29/2018 at 4:08 PM, Baltimore Betty said:

The way Kalani says it makes me want to call it SHAMWOW.

lol   First time I heard her, I thought she said San Juan. A Samoan from Puerto Rico.  :::hangs head in shame:::

[Real Eyes]

On 10/29/2018 at 10:11 AM, Baltimore Betty said:

Potato Pahtato.

Either way, she could have been more selective.

She probably wasn’t planning on getting pregnant. 

 

I still think being arrested for graffiti is hardly the making of an ex con. 

[politichick]

16 hours ago, Kareem said:

lol   First time I heard her, I thought she said San Juan. A Samoan from Puerto Rico.  :::hangs head in shame:::

I thought that's what she was saying, too, and was very confused.

[Rabbittron]

 I hate to rush the weekend but why can't today be Sunday?

[iwasish]

It was sweet of Olga to meet Steven at the train. They may actually have a chance to make it work. I thought he was a  dipshit at first but shockingly he got all the way to her hometown on his own and was happy and cheerful, unlike the others who are exhausted and crabby. 

[Starlight925]

2 hours ago, iwasish said:

It was sweet of Olga to meet Steven at the train. They may actually have a chance to make it work. I thought he was a  dipshit at first but shockingly he got all the way to her hometown on his own and was happy and cheerful, unlike the others who are exhausted and crabby. 

I also loved the way, as soon as he saw her, he dropped down to his knees and hugged her belly.

This boy may have just been severely misunderstood at home.  

A 9-hour flight + a 7-hour train ride, and he shows up with a smile.  Boy is growing on me. (and he didn't demand flowers! lol)

Edited November 3, 2018 by Sterling

[iwasish]

1 hour ago, Sterling said:

I also loved the way, as soon as he saw her, he dropped down to his knees and hugged her belly.

This boy may have just been severely misunderstood at home.  

A 9-hour flight + a 7-hour train ride, and he shows up with a smile.  Boy is growing on me. (and he didn't demand flowers! lol)

I hope he just needed this kick in the pants to grow up. He and Olga seem like they’ve had difficult lives so far, a baby that is depending on them and that they want a better life for might be the key.

It would be sad if he loses interest or can’t handle the responsibility and flakes. 

[OoogleEyes]

On 10/30/2018 at 10:16 PM, HappyDancex2 said:

I was in Toronto and missed the live chat (thank you Canadians for your hospitality!) but I just wanted to say that the only thing I took away from this episode so far is that now we are supposed to procure Rice a Roni AND Samoa cookies for the watch party????????????   Where do I get girl scout cookies this time of year????

 

Rice a Roni, Samwas AND meatball pot pie

[PityFree]

 I’m ditching all of that to eat a Philly steak cheese steak sandwich with my hands instead.

[hookedontv]

I think I’m going to whip up some Traditional American breakfast burritos for tonight, making sure to cut them on the bias, and eat an entire cake (no plate necessary) as dessert.

90D-“Making Sundays Great Again.” 

Edited November 4, 2018 by hookedontv
Had to clarify these are BREAKFAST burritos. And btw, they are so American, I’ve never even had one...

[AZChristian]

1 minute ago, PityFree said:

 I’m ditching all of that to eat a Philly steak cheese steak sandwich with my hands instead.

Do you have three friends to split it with?

[Starlight925]

I've been to Philly many times.  I'm a 5'3" female, and I eat my own cheese steak, plus a bag of Salt & Vinegar chips, plus a drink.  If anyone tried to share it with me, I'd smack them.

[iwasish]

9 minutes ago, Sterling said:

I've been to Philly many times.  I'm a 5'3" female, and I eat my own cheese steak, plus a bag of Salt & Vinegar chips, plus a drink.  If anyone tried to share it with me, I'd smack them.

What is this “sharing” crap?  I don’t go for that... nor do I subscribe to the “ save me a bite”  club.. ‘Get your own damn food!!!!

[Starlight925]

2 minutes ago, iwasish said:

What is this “sharing” crap?  I don’t go for that... nor do I subscribe to the “ save me a bite”  club.. ‘Get your own damn food!!!!

I want to like this many times!  I cannot stand when people grab for my food!

And I'd be so pissed if I traveled across the world, and 40 year-old 50 year-old cheap-o brought one sandwich for the entire table.

[configdotsys]

Rice a Roni is on sale 3 for $3 this week. Will be heading to the market for tonight's eating habit.

PS: This live chatting every week has been SO good for me and my recovery. I look so forward to it and that's lovely when you are trapped inside all the time.

Edited November 4, 2018 by configdotsys

[iwasish]

2 hours ago, Sterling said:

I want to like this many times!  I cannot stand when people grab for my food!

And I'd be so pissed if I traveled across the world, and 40 year-old 50 year-old cheap-o brought one sandwich for the entire table.

I could not  deal with that.  I’d go get my own.

Regarding eating out:

I do not want to save anyone a bite... the last bite is the best bite, why do I want to give it to someone else?  I don’t want to “buy the 12 inch sub and split it with you” . And finally .....YES , I am going to finish that!!!!

[configdotsys]

Just watched the first look and nearly vomited when I saw Baraboob open up a sandwich for four people to share with no plates, knives, forks, etc. Aside from the get your own damn sandwich, if you are going to share it to see if the others like it or if it's just a quick snack in between lunch and dinner, the idea that multiple hands would be all over that sandwich, ripping it up and eating it makes my skin crawl.

[PityFree]

Have I mentioned that I dislike Aseulo’s voice?  Every time I see it in that commercial startles me; it’s way too high-pitched for big Samoan guy.

57 minutes ago, configdotsys said:

Just watched the first look and nearly vomited when I saw Baraboob open up a sandwich for four people to share with no plates, knives, forks, etc. Aside from the get your own damn sandwich, if you are going to share it to see if the others like it or if it's just a quick snack in between lunch and dinner, the idea that multiple hands would be all over that sandwich, ripping it up and eating it makes my skin crawl.

Did they even wash their hands? Pass around hand sanitizer?? Gross.

[Owwwww ma leg]

Why is Ricky Lake the tell alll host for unexpected??

[Armchair Critic]

50 minutes ago, PityFree said:

Have I mentioned that I dislike Aseulo’s voice?  Every time I see it in that commercial startles me; it’s way too high-pitched for big Samoan guy.

I know what you mean and when they show him saying "Kalani's family doesn't like me" they edited it so they are only showing him mid sentence where his voice is rising so it's really high.

[Guest]

Can't wait for the Larissa vs. Mother showdown.

[Gobi]

Just saw the bonus scene with Fernanda and Frat Boy and, of course, he mentioned her "bewbies" . Such a class act.

[Scarlett45]

Ill be missing the live chat tonight- season premerie of Outlander takes priority!

[Armchair Critic]

1 minute ago, Scarlett45 said:

Ill be missing the live chat tonight- season premerie of Outlander takes priority!

I may be flipping over to The Walking Dead at 9 because people will be talking about this episode because a main character dies.

[PityFree]

2 minutes ago, Gobi said:

Just saw the bonus scene with Fernanda and Frat Boy and, of course, he mentioned her "bewbies" . Such a class act.

She’d better hope she never loses her looks. Jonathan will be long gone if her stomach is ever not flat anymore.

[Armchair Critic]

On 10/31/2018 at 11:58 AM, not you again said:

Do they sell these where you live?

Those Keebler Coconut Dreams in your picture are yummy, they don't last long when I buy them.