JaiDee Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 cute little double entendre being used by AA these days...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza33 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I like that... shame i fallen out of lub with bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixon cox Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 That is rather naughty for AA But just out of curiosity... Who pronounces "Phuket" with an "F" and not "P"? The only people I've ever heard referring to that place with an "F" are newbies or people back home who've never been. Perhaps that's their target audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I wonder where JD found that picture. I used to drive past that billboard every day about 10 years ago. (Not THAT billboard but one with the same advertisement) And it was on display a very long time. Years & years. DC, it is the two ways of pronouncing PH that gives the sign its double entendre quality. No one pronounces Phuket with an F but when you look at it, the other pronunciation jumps out at you. I wondered why the morality police hadn't complained about it but perhaps they didn't get the joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixon cox Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 DC, it is the two ways of pronouncing PH that gives the sign its double entendre quality. No one pronounces Phuket with an F but when you look at it, the other pronunciation jumps out at you. I didn't need it explaining to me pacman, but thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 You're welcome. And I did not mean to be condescending but reading what I wrote, I have to admit I was. Sorry Dixon, you are the last person to need an explanation. I was thinking about your question of who pronounces Phuket with an F & somewhere between the thought & what I wrote, I wandered off on a tangent. Next time I will proofread myself. Or write it then delete it. I do that occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soc999 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 They pronounced it "Fucket" in Hangover 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiDee Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Many Americans do call it "Fuck It" .......I have heard it more than once. I agree with Azza...while I used to love Phuket - I actually discovered it in 1998 before Pattaya and before I knew a lot about BKK - I have no love for the place anymore. Over-priced, too many Russians and tourists in general, tuk-tuk mafia, etc, etc......nice west-facing beaches but I will take Phangan or Koh Tao any day. Haven't been to Phuket in 5 or 6 years and no plans on going back, no matter how cheaply AA or any other airline can get me there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyzzy Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I saw lots of Internet postings after the tsunami asking how it is pronounced as it seems us septics almost automatically pronounce PH as F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixon cox Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Next time I will proofread myself. Or write it then delete it. I do that occasionally. You're excused, no harm done (don't delete, just write) Haven't been to Phuket in 5 or 6 years and no plans on going back, no matter how cheaply AA or any other airline can get me there. Ditto, almost 5 years for me. I wish U-Tapao had some decent destinations or they re-shifted some flights from Don Muang there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KendoUK Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I wish U-Tapao had some decent destinations has monkey air not started flying to Cambodia yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiDee Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Advert seen inside a subway in the US; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiDee Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 speaking of Phuket being a rip-off; http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/613403-we-were-cheated-say-dutch-thai-family-in-phuket/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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