Word: whuskey
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...proposed to spell water u-o-o-r-t-e-r, pointed out that "some Cockneys say wa'er and Americans say watter, but how do the Scotsmen say it?" Then Glasgow's John Rankin closed that part of the discussion, said: "In Scawtland, we prrronounce it whuskey...
Cigaroets and Whuskey...
...said Herbert, "the Hon. Member for Loughborough proposes to spell it 'uoorter.' Some cockneys leave out the T and call it 'wa'er.' Americans say 'watter,' but how do the Scotsmen say it?" Glasgow's John Rankin volunteered: "We pronounce it whuskey...
Since then, he and the Natural Seven have inflicted on the nation Pagan Ninny's Keep 'Er Goin' Stomp (from Violinist Paganini's Perpetual Motion), Moe Zart's Turkey Trot, Cigareetes, Whuskey, and Wild, Wild Women, and such publicity stunts as advertising for an ugly vocalist ("preferably with two heads. Neither must be attractive"). Through it all, Red has been miserable. Now things are going so well, he doubts if he'll ever get out of the band business. Says he: "It's like gumbo in the spring. You just...
...five times (1894, '95, 1900, '09, '13) British Open Champion, came to 'the green, watched his partner putt," received the snowy ball?holed in one? from his middle-aged caddy, whose grin was to say: "Aye, a bonny shot. An ye'll be gi'en me a bottle o' whuskey the nicht...
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