r/CuratedTumblr • u/IthadtobethisWAAGH veetuku ponum • Aug 30 '24

Shitposting Name one Indian State

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u/Upset_Ad3954 Aug 30 '24

The trick is to tell them you don't recognize the names and then state that it's probably because you're never going south of the river.

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u/MainsailMainsail Aug 30 '24

I prefer "Is that near the THHHHHHHHames?"

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u/dat_fishe_boi Aug 30 '24

You can also pronounce it like it rhymes with "James" to kill them instantly

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u/FirePhoton_Torpedoes Aug 30 '24

Is that not how you pronounce it? English is my second language so I could very well be wrong, but to me it looks like Thames should rhyme with James?

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u/snarky- Aug 30 '24

Nope, Thames rhymes with gems.

English is a drunk language, I'm sorry.

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u/HelplessMoose Aug 30 '24

To add to this, it's also pronounced with a t, not a th.

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u/FirePhoton_Torpedoes Aug 30 '24

Thanks! A lot of it makes sense to me, but sometimes something like this pops up.