[78-L] ^some guys have all the luck

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Jun 7 21:16:14 PDT 2009


Steven C. Barr wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
>> Farquharson? What is a farquhar, and why does he/she have a son? Got me
>> curious.
>> JSYK, farquhar means "very dear one" and is of Scottish and Gaelic origin.
>> It is an uncommon male first name.
>>
> It is also VERY easily mis-pronounced...?!
> 
> "Okeh...all you Farquhars and yer Farquharsons line up over there...
> pretty farquing QUICK!!"
> 
> :-)
> ...stevenc 
> 

Plus it sounds dirty. Same as Gracie milking "ass" in "aspidistra". It's 
pronounced "FAR-kuh-suhn" with the middle syllable consisting only of the "k" 
sound.

Charlie Farquharson was a regular on Hee-Haw. In real life he was (still is) 
Don Harron, and I worked with him for 4 or 5 years.

dl



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