Speaking of names, nobody can EVER get my dog's name right

RagingInMiami

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Mon Mar-21-05 03:01 PM
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Speaking of names, nobody can EVER get my dog's name right

His name is Scruffy, which you would think would be easy. But I live in a Cuban neighborhood in Miami, which means that most of my neighbors always mispronounce his name.

Latin people just can't say an S word without putting an ES in front of it. And for some reason, they have trouble with the SCR part of it.

So when they ask me his name and I tell them, they say something like "Eh-scorofee".

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Bouncy Ball

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Mon Mar-21-05 03:03 PM
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1. I laughed HARD reading that.

My neighbor's mother is from Costa Rica. My neighbor's dog is named "Buster." When my neighbor's mom says it, it sounds like "Bastard."

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DBoon

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Mon Mar-21-05 03:06 PM
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2. so your dog is named "Escrow Fee"?

eom

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RagingInMiami

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Mon Mar-21-05 03:08 PM
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3. yes, but say it in a spanish accent

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Texasgal

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Mon Mar-21-05 03:28 PM
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4. OMG!!

Your dog is soooooooooo damn cute!!!!!

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RagingInMiami

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Mon Mar-21-05 03:47 PM
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6. Thank you

Up until two months ago, he was a stray dog. I found in my front yard one rainy afternoon and kept him. I hung up flyers all over the neighborhood and nobody claimed him, so now he's mine.

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paula777

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Mon Mar-21-05 03:46 PM
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5. Escrow Fee is 'disney cute' - adorable!!!!!!!!

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