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Talking Beer can == bacon

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"Beer can", when said with an English accent, sounds like "bacon" in a Jamaican accent.
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Old November 13, 2009, 01:54 AM
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Possibly true, but which English accent? I think it actually would work best with a slight brogue (so Scottish Borders, perhaps).
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Old November 13, 2009, 09:16 AM
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I'm not sure. I think you would be more qualified to determine if this might work than me. I just thought it was interesting and based on my imitation of what I think is an "English" and Jamaican accent, it seemed plausible.
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Possibly true, but which English accent? I think it actually would work best with a slight brogue (so Scottish Borders, perhaps).
Possibly with a Gordie accent, where they tend to hang a 'y' on each vowel, so for Bacon they would say 'Bayer-con'.

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i'll be reminded of this post whenever i think of someone from
South Boston (Massachussetts) saying "beer can". ha!
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That is really interesting
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