lunch

[essentialsaltes]

Am I a bad person because I internally snicker for a few seconds every time I hear about the plight of the wiggers in China?

dark_of_night came by the office so we could lunch together. We ventured into the Chalet Edelweiss. Dark opted for the Wurstsalat mit Käse, which was very yummy indeed, while I tried the Bratwurst & rösti -- ah, sausage and potatoes...
Our hostess was a friendly Swiss miss, obviously fond of the more-than-occasional sausage, potato and beer. The food was tasty, the Erdinger was vom Fass. The chalet/alpine/biergarten decor walks the line between charming and tacky and mainly stays on the charming side. How can you not love a Matterhorn on Sepulveda? My only negative comment is that the food is a bit pricey.

Comments

[gina.livejournal.com]

Am I a bad person because I internally snicker for a few seconds every time I hear about the plight of the wiggers in China?

I have absolutely no idea what you're referring to here. Do I live under a rock?

[hagdirt.livejournal.com]

Isn't it more like "weegers?"

They sound small and furry, in any case.

[nephthys510.livejournal.com]

Am I a bad person because I internally snicker for a few seconds every time I hear about the plight of the wiggers in China?

That makes two of us, then.

The first time I heard it on the radio it took a moment before I realized what they were talking about and how badly I had been mangling the name in my head while reading the news. Even after figuring it out, I still giggled like a 12 year old.

[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

The pronunciation is pretty close to wigger.

[essentialsaltes.livejournal.com]

Isn't it more like "weegers?"

A bit, and I think it's more gOOr than gər. Wiki helpfully tells us that "Many English speakers pronounce it as /ˈwiː.ɡər/ but the pronunciation /ujˈɡur/ is closer to native [ʔʊɪˈʁʊː]."

That last thing can only be pronounced by Cthulhu, Uighurs and Everson.

[gotham-bound.livejournal.com]

Yes, but at least wherever you are you're hearing about them.

The lunch would sound good if I had a clue what it was you ate. Aside from "bratwurst."

[hagdirt.livejournal.com]

Yay phonemes!

[gina.livejournal.com]

Ahh.

No, that's pretty funny. :)