[identity profile] ffutures.livejournal.com 2008-07-10 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
Reminded of Young Frankenstein - "EYE-Gore!"

Wonder if the "Judge" has odd pronunciation.

[identity profile] major-clanger.livejournal.com 2008-07-10 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
Not as far as I'm aware - he sounds like what he is.

I did know an Igor once - Professor Igor Aleksander, who was head of the Electrical Engineering department at Imperial College when I was a student. I used to attend academic committee meetings with him as one of the student representatives; it was awfully tempting to pass on calls for additional classes in heavy power engineering with the cry of "More Power, Igor!"...

[identity profile] ben-jeapes.livejournal.com 2008-07-10 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
I once knew a Ms Shelver, who was a librarian ...

[identity profile] pennski.livejournal.com 2008-07-10 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
This was beautiful and I have just emailed it on to a friend!

Funnily enough, I always thought pterry invented the term.