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[jvcc]

[loofah]

That does seem the most likely explanation. And maybe she just mutters to herself a lot.

[slydon]

http://hearing.siemens.com/sg/10-about- ... ?year=1924 seems like the best bet

But who is she talking to? :O

[jvcc]

This isn't a news article, but I wasn't sure what other category it could be put under. It is an Atlas of Accents. Even though it's geographically farther than Chicago, I think that my regional accent is pretty close to this one from St. Louis.

[ntw3001]

I probably am most like this one. But with a better voice. A fantastic voice.

WE NEED A BIG TOY FROG FOR THE KIDS

HURRY

[chrismachine]

That right, bruvah bob?

[jvcc]

He did totally say bruvah.

EVERYONE. Identify your regional accent, it'll be fun or something.

[ntw3001]

Did he say bruvah? I don't do that. I don't sound exactly like him. Perhaps I sound more like that other London-sounding fellow, I don't know. Probably not.

[jvcc]

My favorite one so far is the elderly man from Oxfordshire.

[chrismachine]

I like how the elderly man needs to add "on" to Wednesday, all proper-like. I am likely closest to this: http://accent.gmu.edu/searchsaa.php?fun ... akerid=815

[jvcc]

I like how the elderly man needs to add "on" to Wednesday, all proper-like.

HAH. I didn't even notice that. It reminds me of when I was watching the outtakes from the first series of QI and Stephen Fry was trying to read the prompter, and he suddenly stops, saying, "Wait, that doesn't make any sense." To Alan Davies says something like, "If it's not grammatically correct you can't even read it!"

I think that certain forms of American and Canadian accents sound very similar. I was going to say "more neutral forms" of American and Canadian accents, but that makes it sound like there's a default version. The sort of accent you'd hear a newscaster speaking with, we'll say. They generally don't have strong regional accents.

[Saltine]

Heh, I can't easily find my own accent in there (although it's probably close to the Connecticut one) but I loved listening to the Boston one, especially bɹʌðə bɔəb for "Brother Bob". I love the fact the the 'o' in "Bob" is a diphthong. "Bruthah Baw-uhb"

[jvcc]

Oh man, I searched for "Boston" on that site and they had a few more submissions. This was my favorite.

[EvilJekyll]

I guess this works? http://accent.gmu.edu/searchsaa.php?fun ... kerid=1321
Female from my city: http://accent.gmu.edu/searchsaa.php?fun ... akerid=912

[Skimba]

Stupid Add-on.

[slydon]

I don't have a strong NY accent, but my wife says it comes out when I threaten the cat.

[Nyperold]

So like, some dude went and stole some video game consoles from a medical center. The consoles were for children with cancer to play.

[ntw3001]

What a bad man. But it looks like some bold and noble game companies are stepping in to fill the Xbox-shaped void, so Christmas is saved.

Some dude died in my town again. This time he fell through a skylight (or something) in the industrial estate, while escaping from some people robbing his cannabis factory, or something.

[Dusk]

Accents

LOL this thing is hilarious.
They should have found someone more enthusiastic for mine.
Woah, this guy from Melbourne is too enthusiastic!
Incidentally, I'm quite sure they mixed up the Sydnine and Queenslandian accents.
Listening to that same paragraph over and over reminds me of the audio book for The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

[jvcc]

Yikes, that lady from Perth sounds downright depressed.

[ntw3001]

I actually love the demands. Six spoons of fresh snow peas! No more, no less. Scoop them into three (no more, no less) red (this is important) bags.

[Saltine]

Some dude died in my town again. This time he fell through a skylight

Why won't that guy stay dead?

[jvcc]

Speaking of accents, Amy Walker is rather good at them.

[EvilJekyll]

I'm quite sure they mixed up the Sydnine

That one sounds like Eric Idle from the Bruces sketches.

[PonderThis]

Siberian tiger kills bus driver as passengers watch is a horrifying story, but the first comment cracked me up ...

maybe the tiger wanted to use the bus driver for traditional medicine

I am a bad bad man.