Barney's pronunciation
Barney was describing a new car that a dish towel salesman drove.The car was described as a coupe.Barney pronounced it as a coopay. As a former French teacher, that's how I say it, too. And in this case, Barney is actually correct in how he pronounces a word! The word coupe used to describe a type of car originates from the past participle of the French verb couper, which means to cut. The word can also be pronounced like coop, and I think this is more common because it is the Anglicized version of the original French. Although I was already familiar with the word, long having been an admirer of old cars, I wasn't sure what this designation meant, so I looked it up and discovered that a coupe is a two-door closed car that is shorter than a sedan of the same model. Thelma Lou (Janet) And yes, my education was worth every penny! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
salt-rising bread
For salt-rising bread, just google it and you'll find many recipes plus you can buy it from the Cuba Cheese Shoppe online too. I've never had it but I'm getting motivated to try to make some soon! Aunt Bee of Orlando ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Floyd's barber
He probably cuts his own hair. After all, he use to practice on cats in the neighborhood. They had the baldest cats in town. Emmett Them Timers are Tricky Chapter If it ain't Bluegrass, it ain't music. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
The Church Organ
Have you ever watched an episode and wished it had turned out differently? Every time I see The Church Organ, I can't help but think the ending could have been better. Remember, Mr. Robinson was selling his organ to raise money for a new barn. So instead of the conflict being resolved by having Clara making goo-goo eyes at him like a silly schoolgirl, wouldn't it have been much more satisfactory if the men of the church all got together and BUILT the new barn? Paul Mulik P.S. Lots of people pronounce the word coupe as coo-pay. Paul Harvey, for one, always pronounced it that way. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Everywhere
Several years ago a French-speaking boy from Belgium lived with us while attending a local university. We became his home and family, and he is still fondly considered to be one of our sons. Many of our family customs and characteristics were new and unfamiliar to this lad from a faraway land. Geoffrey adapted quickly and came to love some of the things that were important for us. In his recent Christmas letter, he was reminiscing about all the warm and wonderful things he remembered from his days with us. I thought you'd appreciate two of Geoffrey's sentences, reprinted below:(Did I teach him right?) And of course, I remember The Andy Griffith show and Barney Fife -- what a character! What good memories! Geoffrey was a very quiet, passive kid with little expression, but I'm here to tell you -- Barney Fife had Geoffrey rolling on the floor with laughter! As you can see, he never forgot his first exposure to Mayberry in the U.S. of A. Speaking of French, when Barney pronounces coupé, he's trying to impress us that he really knows this exotic language and coo-pay is actually the way it's said in French. Once he reminded us, You're not talkin' to a jerk, ya know.Bon jour! Larry in CO ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Almost Andy
That was a great story about Art Fettig, the 'Almost Andy' impersonator of Andy Griffith. I met him at Mayberry Days 2009 both in the parade and backstage at Col. Tim's Talent Time. He does look amazingly like Andy Griffith (more like Matlock than Andy Taylor). He was a very nice man to talk with and I thoroughly enjoyed getting my picture made with him. He's probably as close as I'll ever get to meeting the big guy himself. I hope he comes back to Mayberry Days this year also. Mr. Schwamp http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/260741.html -- Ted Diet Help Reach your goals of being healthier and happier. Click here for diet tips and solutions. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/c?cp=YwuJnZjf-q1iLxjb6SoyEgAAJ1EpJZ9M8cFLckhtkPkV03rgAAYAAADNAAAYQAA= ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Apathy
Just got my computer back from the shop and all my previous emails got deleted so not sure if this was mentioned. My favorite mispronouciation by Barney was when he pronounces apathy as a - path - ee. Ken Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire WI 54701 kanderson8...@charter.net www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
