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Post by MT on Jun 21, 2006 7:55:24 GMT -5
LOL i thought it said cheese...until i took a second look at the word chest  what's cheese means in US? A dairy product aged to get all moldy and stinky but surprisingly tasty on pizza. (US def) Anything orange, with the consistency of wax that is probably made from a plasitc by product and sold to the igonorant American consumers under the name "c-h-e-e-s-e" or "v-e-l-v-e-e-t-a" (French and Brit def of American cheese) What an amatuer photographer tells his subjects to say wrongly thinking this will stretch their mouths in a rictus somewhat resembling a smile. (MT's def 2) When used as an adjective (cheesy) a forced and overdone attempt at humor or happiness that usually misses the target and comes across plastic and smelly. Somewhat synonymous with "corny" (for completely inexplicable reasons). Hence, the "cheesy" smiley. For examples of cheesy, see the doggerel thread. Plenty there, but I get an "A" for effort, surely. |
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Post by rach2crazy on Jun 21, 2006 10:15:20 GMT -5
ha nice explaining MT lol
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Post by jay on Jun 22, 2006 2:38:22 GMT -5
thanks for the info, MT or "Master of Terminology"
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Post by MT on Jun 22, 2006 8:08:45 GMT -5
thanks for the info, MT or "Master of Terminology" Ooh, that is good. I hadn't thought of that one yet. Do they not have middle names in Malaysia? Just an individual name and a family name? Wouldn't you end up with a lot of people with the same name? Like "John Smith?" I do think it is interesting that Apolo's names were chosen from Greek although the Anton sounds Italian/French to me. I wonder if Yuki or the mom chose them and what possessed them to decide on Greek. It ended up a great choice but would have been totally wierd if he'd ended up a computer geek or something. Can you imagine? |
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Post by rach2crazy on Jun 22, 2006 11:08:59 GMT -5
Anton sounds asian 2 me, it's not italian, maybe it is french?  |
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Post by guest on Jun 22, 2006 11:43:57 GMT -5
Anton sounds Hungarian to me.
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Post by EnElYaK on Jun 22, 2006 12:54:54 GMT -5
I love Apolo's name, and I think it's awesome how he uses his fist, middle, and last name. (Although, sometimes he's just referred to as 'Apolo Ohno'.) And I believe Yuki named Apolo...not his 'mother'. Yuki did a great job is naming him I think! very unique  |
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Post by Ruffian of Old on Jun 22, 2006 15:05:31 GMT -5
I love his name! I like the way it flows. Don't get me wrong, "Obi-Wan Kenobi" is still the king of perfectly flowing names, but Apolo Anton (I though it sounded french, myself) Ohno is right up there.
Plus, I'm a big fan of alliteration.
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Post by rach2crazy on Jun 22, 2006 15:54:13 GMT -5
Ok, i looked on google, we'll its not much help, and than i asked my mom who's sitting near me and she said Anton is mixed....It can be French, Russian, etc... So all u guys where right. |
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Post by jay on Jun 22, 2006 21:10:16 GMT -5
thanks for the info, MT or "Master of Terminology" Ooh, that is good. I hadn't thought of that one yet. Do they not have middle names in Malaysia? Just an individual name and a family name? Wouldn't you end up with a lot of people with the same name? Like "John Smith?" I do think it is interesting that Apolo's names were chosen from Greek although the Anton sounds Italian/French to me. I wonder if Yuki or the mom chose them and what possessed them to decide on Greek. It ended up a great choice but would have been totally wierd if he'd ended up a computer geek or something. Can you imagine? thanks ;D when it comes to name, all Muslims if i can say that, use their father's name as the family name aka surname.....we have plenty of names ourselves like mine, Siti Nor Hajar i have three names while my surname Muhamed Ghazali aka my father's name  well Anton to me sounds like French, East European to me.....i thought he was an european when i saw him on tv but his face doesn't translate that..... |
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Post by laura6 on Jun 22, 2006 21:15:01 GMT -5
I do not think he looks allthatn japanese...he certainly looks ethnic..but it depends on the picture sometimes....jmho
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Post by jay on Jun 22, 2006 21:44:30 GMT -5
to me, he doesn't look like a typical American.....he looks like he came from many ethnics and i simply can't list them
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Post by sara on Jun 22, 2006 22:05:37 GMT -5
to me, he doesn't look like a typical American.....he looks like he came from many ethnics and i simply can't list them Actually Jay, I don't think there is a typical American look. In reality most of of are an ethnic mix. Our ancestors came from all over the world and many also mixed with the Native Americans. So, though we are all Americans, we do not all look alike. So actually, Apolo looks very American, he looks like himself. |
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Post by jay on Jun 22, 2006 22:17:05 GMT -5
to me, he doesn't look like a typical American.....he looks like he came from many ethnics and i simply can't list them Actually Jay, I don't think there is a typical American look. In reality most of of are an ethnic mix. Our ancestors came from all over the world and many also mixed with the Native Americans. So, though we are all Americans, we do not all look alike. So actually, Apolo looks very American, he looks like himself. what i mean by typical American is that like blondie, pointed nose, white skin etc.....for example like Bruce Hulse, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise kind of face..... |
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Post by Elle on Jun 23, 2006 17:59:57 GMT -5
I think I'd like to see Apolo with out his soul patch. I wanna see wot he looks like with out that on his face. I want some changes around here.
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