Find out that “Rhode Island” is actually the name of an island. The state is officiall called “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations”. I can see why they dropped the last part.
Find out that no one is sure where the General American accent originated. Weird.
Find out that what distinguishes a New York accent from New Jersey is that NJ is rhotic, while parts of NY, Mass, Conn, and Maine have non-rhotic accents. Think Peter Griffin from Family Guy.
Find out the The Angry Video Game Nerd is a “Notable speaker with a New Jersey Accent“, listed just below Bruce Willis. No wonder why I think of him as an upstanding individual. He doesn’t have a “funny accent”.
Hey, he’s from Seaside Heights. Go figure.
Eat soup and watch Angry Video Game Nerd videos. Of the Power Glove: “it’s easier to do a hand stand while taking a shit”
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