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Thread: Vincent Van Gogh
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27th September 2006, 09:31 AM #1
Vincent Van Gogh
After much careful research, it has been discovered that the artist, Vincent Van Gogh had many relatives.
Among them were:
His obnoxious brother.............................Please Gogh
His dizzy aunt ..................................Verti Gogh
The brother who ate prunes...................Gotta Gogh
The brother who worked at a convenience store......Stopn Gogh
The grandfather from Yugoslavia.....................U Gogh
The brother who bleached his clothes white..........Hue Gogh
The cousin from Illinois............................Chica Gogh
His magician uncle........................Wherediddy Gogh
His Mexican cousin..................................Amee Gogh
The Mexican cousin's American half brother..........Grin Gogh
The nephew who drove a stage coach...........Wellsfar Gogh
The constipated uncle ..............................Cant Gogh
The ballroom dancing aunt...........................Tan Gogh
The bird lover uncle.............................Flamin Gogh
His nephew psychoanalyst............................E Gogh
The fruit loving cousin.............................Man Gogh
An aunt who taught positive thinking................Wayto Gogh
The little bouncy nephew............................Poe Gogh
A sister who loved disco............................Go Gogh
And his niece who travels the country in a van......Winnie Bay Gogh
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I´m not so sure about the universe.
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27th September 2006, 11:08 PM #2
I read this and puzzled over it for a while, then I realised that it only works if you insist on pronouncing Vincent's surname as if he were French and not Dutch. Only Dutch people (or maybe Afrikaaners) can pronounce the name properly, it's a bit like saying "gough" whilst clearing your throat.:eek:
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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28th September 2006, 09:53 AM #3
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28th September 2006, 10:43 AM #4
I always thought it was more like Gock, at least that's as close as I can get
A lot of people say Goff. I dunno, these dutch name
Had me stumped for a second too, had to readjust the brain.
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28th September 2006, 10:50 AM #5
Ask Sturdee to pronounce it, he's a clog wog...
Is there anything easier done than said?- Stacky. The bottom pub, Cobram.
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28th September 2006, 11:10 AM #6
Found this
http://www.funtrivia.com/ask.cfm?act...ils&qnid=22988
Just to confuse the issue.
And Loch is not pronounced Lock but more of Lo--- finishing with a baritone hiss.
The Dutch are not the only ones to confuse us with language, had a carpet layer whose name was Xuereb, I thoughtnit was pronounced Zoo Reb, wrong, Swerb.
Of course the English with their Cholomondleys (Chumley) and Mainwarings (Mannering)would never subscribe to such ridiculous use of the languageStupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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28th September 2006, 11:23 AM #7
Isn't it weird? I know how to pronounce Loch but buggered if I can think of a way of writing it the way it sounds. Sort of Locgh but that's not right....
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28th September 2006, 11:32 AM #8
Then there was the poor Austrian composer Fux, whose name is pronounced phonetically, never popular and not ditributed in English speaking countries and even dear old Auntie (ABC FM) pronounces him as 'Foosh'
Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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28th September 2006, 01:05 PM #9
If Loch is pronounced Locgh then Van Gogh would be pronounced Fun Cghocgh. BTW I believe the composer's name was Fuchs (but still pronounced Fux).
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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28th September 2006, 01:13 PM #10Fun Cghocgh
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28th September 2006, 06:01 PM #11Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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28th September 2006, 08:37 PM #12
Why aren't you guys in the shed??
If you can do it - Do it! If you can't do it - Try it!
Do both well!
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6th October 2006, 11:58 PM #13
I have a Dutch background, and I must admit that at first glance the jokes made little sense. Then I switched over into Americanese and it all works.
GWWhere you see a tree, I see 3 cubic metres of timber, milled and dressed.
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