Wapsi Square Forum

lake_wrangler wrote:

Typeminer wrote:LANK-is-ter, to be precise. Mispronounced even in most of the rest of Pennsylvania.

When I was there, I'm pretty sure they pronounced it as a 2-vowel noun. Either that, or the middle vowel was there, but barely so.

Well, I'm not a native (been voting here only ~40 years), but I pronounce it and hear it with 3 syllables, and the guy who writes the local history column for the daily newspaper transcribes the pronunciation with 3 syllables (LANK-is-ter, PA; vs. Lan-CAS-ter, CA, OH, et al.). Some of the more German-inflected natives might pronounce it with 2 syllables.

Typeminer wrote:

lake_wrangler wrote:

Typeminer wrote:LANK-is-ter, to be precise. Mispronounced even in most of the rest of Pennsylvania.

When I was there, I'm pretty sure they pronounced it as a 2-vowel noun. Either that, or the middle vowel was there, but barely so.

Well, I'm not a native (been voting here only ~40 years), but I pronounce it and hear it with 3 syllables, and the guy who writes the local history column for the daily newspaper transcribes the pronunciation with 3 syllables (LANK-is-ter, PA; vs. Lan-CAS-ter, CA, OH, et al.). Some of the more German-inflected natives might pronounce it with 2 syllables.

Then again, it could just be faulty memory on my part (I was only there twice, a couple of years ago)... I just know that it's not pronounced like your second example.

OK I finished my Munny figure and posted the picture to the web.


Anyone care to guess who it is?

Opus the Poet wrote:OK I finished my Munny figure and posted the picture to the web.
EDIT: Image

Anyone care to guess who it is?

Huzzah! It's Phix! =°D
Great job!

Since I can't do it from my tablet, someone wanna add Origami (30 North 1st Avenue Minneapolis) to the Places map?

jwhouk wrote:Since I can't do it from my tablet, someone wanna add Origami (30 North 1st Avenue Minneapolis) to the Places map?

I've added it to the "locations" part of the map I started.

I just added a couple more points to the "relevant locations" part of the map:

• The approximate center of the Kikai Caldera, and
• The epicenter of a Magnitude 6.7 earthquake which occurred in the same general area (about 60 miles away) earlier today.

I wonder whether Brandi needs to go reset the interlocks on the World Grid vimana cell in that area?

Opus the Poet wrote:OK I finished my Munny figure and posted the picture to the web.
https://opusthepoet.files.wordpress.com ... d-phix.jpg

Anyone care to guess who it is?

I was thinking of doing Tina but I can't decide which hair style.

I'm from Valparaiso. It's amazing how many ways that can be butchered.

Finished mine, such a pleasant way to spend a sunny afternoon indoors... Nursing a bum elbow so yardwork is not on the to-do list.

Guess who!!!

Hansontoons wrote:Finished mine, such a pleasant way to spend a sunny afternoon indoors... Nursing a bum elbow so yardwork is not on the to-do list.

Guess who!!!

Woah! Dood! Most excellent!


But now I have to change mine...dang ya...
Two thumbs way up!

Jabberwonky wrote:

Hansontoons wrote:Finished mine, such a pleasant way to spend a sunny afternoon indoors... Nursing a bum elbow so yardwork is not on the to-do list.

Guess who!!!

Woah! Dood! Most excellent!


But now I have to change mine...dang ya...
Two thumbs way up!

Thx!

And one cannot have enough Shellys so keep going!

Hansontoons wrote:Finished mine, such a pleasant way to spend a sunny afternoon indoors... Nursing a bum elbow so yardwork is not on the to-do list.

Guess who!!!

Wow! You got a bit craftsy and not just artsy! Well done!!!

*hides her blank figurine under the couch and tries to find a suitable distraction that will prevent people from asking about it*

What?? The only "art" I do involves coloring inside the lines, and there aren't any lines on this thing.

Julie wrote:

Hansontoons wrote:Finished mine, such a pleasant way to spend a sunny afternoon indoors... Nursing a bum elbow so yardwork is not on the to-do list.

Guess who!!!

Wow! You got a bit craftsy and not just artsy! Well done!!!

*hides her blank figurine under the couch and tries to find a suitable distraction that will prevent people from asking about it*

What?? The only "art" I do involves coloring inside the lines, and there aren't any lines on this thing.

That's the beauty of a Munny, you make your own lines...

Jabberwonky wrote:

Julie wrote:

Hansontoons wrote:Finished mine, such a pleasant way to spend a sunny afternoon indoors... Nursing a bum elbow so yardwork is not on the to-do list.

Guess who!!!

Wow! You got a bit craftsy and not just artsy! Well done!!!

*hides her blank figurine under the couch and tries to find a suitable distraction that will prevent people from asking about it*

What?? The only "art" I do involves coloring inside the lines, and there aren't any lines on this thing.

That's the beauty of a Munny, you make your own lines...

Well, I gathered that much...but my lines are derpy under the best of circumstances, and being a perfectionist makes it hard to start a creative endeavor when I know I'm not going to be pleased with the outcome.

Julie wrote:

Hansontoons wrote:Finished mine, such a pleasant way to spend a sunny afternoon indoors... Nursing a bum elbow so yardwork is not on the to-do list.

Guess who!!!

Wow! You got a bit craftsy and not just artsy! Well done!!!

*hides her blank figurine under the couch and tries to find a suitable distraction that will prevent people from asking about it*

What?? The only "art" I do involves coloring inside the lines, and there aren't any lines on this thing.

Well, I didn't have any feathers handy, a Hobby Lobby run wasn't going to happen, so some card stock and string did the trick. My skinny sharpie was dried out so the fat chisel tip was deployed. The nose and feline eye spots suffered as a result.

The arms pop out to make holding the body steady a little easier. Find a good reference strip for your subject and grab a pencil. Sketch lightly, the pencil marks will erase (or maybe will come off with moist tissue) if you don't like the first, second, third etc attempt like me. It is true you are your own worst critic!

I didn't try the markers that came with it... I forgot about them on the other table in the room. The box says they are removeable, so maybe experiment with them. Me, I threw caution to the wind and dove right in with the no-erase sharpie. And got lucky that I didn't slip or shake. The wings were done with pencil first, then sharpie, then some powdered graphite to shade. Some quick scissors work and a couple dabs of glue later, we have Sphinx Shelly!

I've updated the Wapsi Square Locations and Fan Map over on Google Maps.

Hey you other DFW Wapsiconners, where's your Munny?

Mine keeps me on task... when there's something to do.

Hansontoons wrote:Hey you other DFW Wapsiconners, where's your Munny?

Mine keeps me on task... when there's something to do.

EDIT: pic

Yeah, yeah, I know...but I'm experimenting with clay for a hair effect...

(aaannd...i'm curious to know the project that requires an AT-AT and blue transferware plates)

Hansontoons wrote:Hey you other DFW Wapsiconners, where's your Munny?

Mine keeps me on task... when there's something to do.

IMG_0807.jpg

I did not notice the cute tail she had.

BTW, is that the Programmer's Mantra on that mug?

And I absolutely love the wee box camera and TI calc.