May the “farce” be with you
Some people will notice that many a St. Louisian (but not all mind you) pronounce words like “forty” as “farty.” Highway “forty-four” is “highway farty-far.” A “fork” is a “fark.”
So it came as no surprise today when my Star Wars-obsessed son, who was rubbing balloons on his head then sticking them to the walls, exclaimed, “Look Mom, I used the FARCE on these balloons!”
Farce. Indeed.
Hope your “Farth of July” weekend was a happy, safe one.
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By Alissa, July 7, 2008 @ 11:44 pm
lol. seriously. right out loud.
By flutter, July 7, 2008 @ 11:47 pm
I farth in your general direction
By Daisy, July 8, 2008 @ 2:22 pm
And he doesn’t even recognize the irony. Love it!
By Susan, July 8, 2008 @ 2:40 pm
*Snort* My family isn’t from St. Louis, but from a bohunk town called Dow, IL, and they all pronounce words like that. The one I especially love is warsh for wash. lol
By Sugared Harpy, July 8, 2008 @ 3:04 pm
Oh no, certainly not all of us! Although, I was raised in St. Charles County so we have our own quirks I’m sure.
By Beth, July 8, 2008 @ 4:54 pm
Every once in a while, my husband - who makes it VERY CLEAR that he is from ILLINOIS and not MISSOURI - will let a “fart” slip past the goalie. I can tell by the look on his face that he heard it, he knows I heard it, yet neither of us acknowledges it (kind-of like a real fart).
By slackermommy, July 8, 2008 @ 5:05 pm
It’s so funny that you posted this because while on vacation and at a nice restaurant, hubby said FARK! I about died. We teased him the rest of the vacation. I can always tell when he’s had too much to drink when he starts talking “St. Louis”!
By mp, July 8, 2008 @ 7:23 pm
That’s great! My dad is 100% STL accent and it cracks me up. I’ve trained myself not too but every once in a while I’ll slip. fark, farty, sangwhich, warsh, zink
By Anissa @ Hope4Peyton, July 9, 2008 @ 4:05 am
There is nothing wrong with “warshing” my clothes, right!?? It’s taken me 26 years and a lot of conscious thought to get those stupid extra “r’s” out of my words….stop judging us!!!
I’d hate to go have to read a different blarg.
By dawn, July 9, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
My dad is full on st. louis. It took me a year or so to get the St. Louis out of my speak when I moved to California. I laugh at my dad all the time for his st. louisisms.
By Jakki, July 9, 2008 @ 3:12 pm
LOL…thats not just a St Louis thing…
By Kristin, July 9, 2008 @ 3:44 pm
Never underestimate the power of the farce…
By Kia, July 9, 2008 @ 8:25 pm
Haha! A couple of the “Farce” members live at our house: Dark Vader and Oda.
Oh, and they all use their life savers.
By Gregg, July 9, 2008 @ 10:00 pm
For some time, I was embarassed when anyone brought up my St. Louis accent. However, I’ve had an epiphany recently:
I love St. Louis! Why on earth would I want to lose the accent?
So, now I am going to start an intensive program to regain my (mostly) lost accent.
Seriously.
By Queen of the Mayhem, July 9, 2008 @ 11:30 pm
That is really funny! Speaking of St. Louis…..we are taking a trip there in about a week. I would LOVE to hear some suggestions of must-sees while we are in town. Thanks!
Oh…..and could you have David Beckham waiting for me when I arrive….I mean, he is on my list and all!
By Alex Elliot, July 12, 2008 @ 1:08 am
Ha ha! I get teased out here all the time for my Chicago accent as well as the fact that I seem to follow the stereotype of Midwesterners ending sentences in prepositions. Hey it’s where I’m from!
By Nap Warden, July 12, 2008 @ 2:29 am
I never knew that about St Louis…I suppose I am just used to the Chicago drawl;)