Anyone know their way around Phuket?

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Joseph E. Smith wrote:
jim stone wrote:
A chinese friend of mine from Bangkok brought over
his bride --he was studying in the USA. Her
name was 'lichen.'
And that name is pronounced how?
Wasnt she engaged to one of Ken Starr's sons? :twisted:
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Tyler Morris wrote:Wasnt she engaged to one of Ken Starr's sons?
No, that was one of the Tang sisters; Poon, I think.

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There was an old woman from Phuket,
Who had a young daughter named Lukette,
The cook she did hire
Caught pancakes on fire
And so Lukette had Crêpe Suzette.
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djm wrote: No, that was one of the Tang sisters; Poon, I think.
Poon and Tang,
Ask me again and I'll tell you the same.
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Joseph E. Smith wrote:
jim stone wrote:
A chinese friend of mine from Bangkok brought over
his bride --he was studying in the USA. Her
name was 'lichen.'
And that name is pronounced how?
'Polly' after one week.
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dubhlinn wrote:There used to be a Chinese take away in Dublin called PHU KYU.

I kid thee not.

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In Cooperstown NY, just a coupla blocks from the Baseball Hall of Fame, there's one called Foo Kin John. I also kid thee not. :D
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brewerpaul wrote:
dubhlinn wrote:There used to be a Chinese take away in Dublin called PHU KYU.

I kid thee not.

Slan,
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In Cooperstown NY, just a coupla blocks from the Baseball Hall of Fame, there's one called Foo Kin John. I also kid thee not. :D
When I lived in Vancouver, we had a Chinese/Viet restaurant on Kingsway named Fuh Bich N'iga :D . When I visited this last June it had closed down.
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Home of the poopoo platter?
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I must really be stupid, cause I really don't get this :-?
Really, what's wrong with the spelling? That's the way I've seen it spelled. A google search sort of confirmed this as well, 20 500 000 hits with that spelling.
I'm probably missing something obvious, I am feeling a bit dim today...
And of course, I enjoy limericks as much as the next guy, but does anyone have anything helpful to contribute?
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Henke, your post and spelling are perfect. We're just poking fun at the tendency of many tourists to pronounce "Phuket" phonetically, which turns out being a nasty phrase in English. If you pronounce it correctly, as Jim suggested, you'll be fine. :)
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http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g2 ... huket.html

Henke, this link takes you to an active forum where I bet you'll find some help. Good luck!
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Oh, I see. It didn't even cross my mind to pronounce it like that nasty phrase, but now that you mention it, I can see why people would do it.

Thanks for the link
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