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in reply to a message by queenv
I like it. I don't really find it comical.
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The reason I asked if it was comical: (Should have put this in my OP, I guess) My husband had a friend whose name was Peter nn Pete. I don't remember exactly how, but I found out that his middle initial was C. So I asked him, "Pete, what's your middle name?" He said, "No, I'm not going to tell you. You're going to laugh."
"Why would I laugh? Tell me. I promise I won't laugh."
"No, you're going to laugh."
"No, I won't! Tell me! I won't laugh!"
"No."
"Come on! You're being ridiculous! I won't laugh! I PROMISE I won't laugh!"
"Oh, okay. Carmine."
And I laughed. And I had really meant not to.
So for him to react that way, he must have encountered laughter often previously, I would think.
"Why would I laugh? Tell me. I promise I won't laugh."
"No, you're going to laugh."
"No, I won't! Tell me! I won't laugh!"
"No."
"Come on! You're being ridiculous! I won't laugh! I PROMISE I won't laugh!"
"Oh, okay. Carmine."
And I laughed. And I had really meant not to.
So for him to react that way, he must have encountered laughter often previously, I would think.
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Huh... is there an association I'm missing? A TV character or something? Because I'm not sure what would make people laugh at it.
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Laverne & Shirley
The character was an aspiring performer, I think, who was after Shirley. The show was a sitcom. (See my other post)
The character was an aspiring performer, I think, who was after Shirley. The show was a sitcom. (See my other post)
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Well, trying to analyze why I myself laughed--in the US, it seems stereotypically Italian (Pete was of Italian descent) and sounds somewhat feminine. Mainly, I think to Americans it sounds over-the-top Italian. Like Salvatore, which was the middle name of my mother's first husband, who was also of Italian descent.
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