CHRISTOPHER WALKEN ON AAR NOW!!!!!!

[noahmijo]

He's bein very hilarious (satirical) talking about how we should invade Morroco. The producer just ran into CW and hustled him into the studio.

[Swamp Rat]

1. LOL! "I've always hated Morocco!"

[brainshrub]

3. How are you doing?

Bummer I didn't see you in DC.

[Swamp Rat]

8. OK

I would have gone, if my city hadn't been destroyed.

[brainshrub]

9. Are you still in NO?

[Swamp Rat]

11. nope

I'm in exile while Halliburton bulldozes my city.

[The Traveler]

2. "To catch a mouse

you have to THINK like a mouse!"

Walken. Running for President. Truly, we live in interesting times.

[Rosco T.]

4. that AIN'T Christopher Walken..... n/m

[Gabi Hayes]

5. I do a better Walken than that lame-o

some of the shtick is funny, though

[noahmijo]

7. dammit I thought it sounded sorta fishy...I'll admit I fell for it

the impersonator sounds too young though...he had me going for a minute though.

[Swamp Rat]

10. Who cares?

It sounds like him and he said "N'awlins" right... anyway, I think it IS him... and I like this thread. :)

[Swamp Rat]

6. N'awlins... he said it right.

:D

"Mother's got milk for baby!" :rofl: ... sideburns!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

[MuseRider]

13. That has to drive you crazy!

My husband went to Tulane so I learned a long time ago how to say the name of your wonderful city. Now it sends shivers up my spine when I hear New OrLEANS.

[Swamp Rat]

15. Especially when really bad actors TRY to say it right.

Walken did alright, so I'm guessing he's from New York. The dialect we share actually has a name: Brooklynese. :)

"... chocolatey goodness all around." LOL!

[FreedomAngel82]

20. Another thing that gets me

is when people say states like Colorado and Oregon.

[jobycom]

16. My parents have never said it that way.

They grew up there, their parents grew up there, everyone they new grew up there. They claim no one said N'awlins. More like, Neworlens.

[Swamp Rat]

17. Actually, it's "Nuôlenz."

Sorry, DU doesn't allow for IPA.

N'awlins is only a conventional spelling. Try Googling it.

In what neighborhood did your parents grow up?

Did you know there are many sub-dialects in New Orleans? It is a subject I studied in grad linguistics here in New Orleans. :)

[jobycom]

22. That's about right. I don't remember my phonetics, but

does the hatted o thingie have a slight r sound? Cause they say the R, they just don't dwell on it much.

My mother grew up on Magazine Street. She rode her bike to Audoban Park, so probably not too far from there. Her father owned a hardware store, but I forget the name. My father grew up somewhere closer to the lake. Forchet Street, or something like that. I don't know the area well. He says it was about six blocks from the 17th Street Canal.

I had relatives and friends all through New Orleans, but I didn't know the names of the neighborhoods, or the streets. I remember visiting great aunts who lived in those old back-to-back duplexes, and others who lived in old houses. Most of them had passed away before I learned to drive, so I never remembered the streets or neighborhoods. You know how it is when you're a kid, you just ride where they drive you.

My mother's family had a lot of German and English, my father had Italian and English. Mother has one of those New Orleans accents that almost sounds Bostonian, if you know what I mean. My father always tried to sound more Cajun than he is, so I don't know what his accent is.

I know what you mean about hearing your city name pronounced wrong. I grew up near Biloxi. I've been cringing a lot lately! Even the ones who know it isn't Bi-lock-si get it slightly wrong.

[The Traveler]

12. As much as I like Walken

I gotta give up for

MacGyver 2008

[noahmijo]

14. I got a fever baby!! and the only perscription is Walken in 2008!!

Walken/Keitel '08!!!

[Swamp Rat]

18. I'd like to see them debate!

:D

[FreedomAngel82]

19. That was a great interview!

I loved it. Very hilarious! I was dying laughing.

[proud patriot]

21. That was great Radio

:D