All These Years... I Thought Niger Rhymed With Tiger

[arwalden]

Mostly because of the limerick:

There once was a lady from Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside
And the smile on the face of the tiger

Oh well... silly me.

-- Allen

[expatriot]

1. i thought it was Nizh-er instead of Nizh-air until lately,.. eom

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[LastRobot]

2. we've ALWAYS pronounced it that way

What do you mean, you were pronouncing it Niger as if it rhymes with Tiger...its always been pronounced Nizhair. It was never pronounced Niger rhyming with Tiger. What a silly thing to do, to rely on your memory.

Next you're going to tell me that we all used to be allowed to vote. Back to Reeducation with you!

[underpants]

3. I did too

The first time I heard it it took me a second to realize what they were talking about.

[dpbrown]

4. Same people who took the "ass" out of harassment

And put the "hair" in.

[Ediacara]

5. the vowels are stresses are the same as "a care"

and the j, is a French j, like the zh combination.

[trof]

6. as long as you didn't think it rhymed with Tigger.

;-)