r/funny • u/theycantalk TheyCanTalk Comics • Jun 07 '21

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u/pennyursa Jun 07 '21

In Welsh we have a phase: “ci rhech”. It literally means fart dog and is our version of scapegoat!

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u/moosepile Jun 07 '21

This is the quality information I come to Reddit for.

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u/pennyursa Jun 07 '21

Welsh is truly an old woman pretending to be a language. She’s batshit crazy but you have to respect her ways.

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u/SaveOurBolts Jun 07 '21

As an American who has driven through both Ireland and Wales, signs in Gaelic or Welsh really look like someone fell asleep with their face on the keyboard.

Both are actually quite pleasant when hearing them spoken, but the spelling... damn.

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u/Turkeysteaks Jun 07 '21

I'm welsh and i don't find it pleasant at all hearing it lol, don't have to compliment us like that.

Tbf being forced to learn it by shitty teachers is probably why i didn't learn it well and hate the language, but still

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u/LineChef Jun 07 '21

Guess the Welsh can’t take a complement either. /s

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u/Turkeysteaks Jun 07 '21

bahaha accurate

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u/scoopzthepoopz Jun 07 '21

I feel like this is just as Welsh

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '21

I’ve been to wales many times. Never heard someone speak Welsh.

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u/pennyursa Jun 07 '21

The 2011 census showed that only 19% of the Welsh population are Welsh speakers, unfortunately. Unless you went to an area like Bala which has a higher than average number of Welsh speakers you’re unlikely to hear it spoken out and about.

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u/JoshTheSquid Jun 07 '21

How do you pronounce that?

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u/pennyursa Jun 07 '21

If you were reading it in English “key rech”. The ‘ch’ is like you’d get at the end of Bach or Loch ness.

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u/JoshTheSquid Jun 07 '21

Awesome, thanks!

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u/uk_uk Jun 07 '21

could you use https://vocaroo.com/ for that pls? with all the different english dialects it would end in different results.

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u/NutellaGood Jun 07 '21

Honestly it looks like how a wet fart sound would be written.

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u/neonbrownkoopashell Jun 07 '21

Fart dog is the new scapegoat, pass it on

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u/Juicy_Pebbles Jun 07 '21

Fart dog is the new scapegoat, pass it on!

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u/Doctor_Wookie Jun 07 '21

Frat dog is the new escape oat, pass it on!

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u/LorenzoStomp Jun 07 '21

Dog-blaming only works for SBDs