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eric on Dec 23rd 2007 Book Store, Geeky Things, Yummy Vegan Food!

Why can’t people pronouce “vegan”?

Vay-gun? Oh readers, I’m not talking about some dumb hicks living in a tiny shanty shack next to a swamp. I’m talking about college educated people. Liberals! College professors! These folks are highly advanced. They have pieces of paper from very expensive universities! They get paid quite a bit of money to teach hungover rich kids!

So why the hell can’t they pronounce “vegan”?

It’s Vee-gun. Vee-gun.

Not Vay-gun. OK? It’s just not. Yet they insist that it is.

I mean, listen, you just heard me say it to you. You just heard me say “vee-gun” to you. I just said it. But for some reason you are still pronouncing it “vay-gun”! Why? Dear God, WHY?!

Professor: [Looking at a vegan cookbook on the counter] Vay-gun Cupcakes Take Over the World… is this good?
Eric: [slightly disgruntled, but forgiving] Yep, has some great VEE-gun recipes in it. Really good stuff.
Professor: Oh! Are you a vay-gun?
Eric: [grumbly] Yeah, been VEE-gun for seven or eight years now.
Prof: Oh wow. So, is it hard to find vay-gun food here?

What the hell?

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