PROTIP: A fun way to troll car forums is use Bimmer/Beemer "incorrectly"

"PanchoVilleneuve ST" (PanchoVilleneuve) 12/09/2015 at 09:22 • Filed to: None

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Out of all the pointless bits of who gives a fuck that normal human beings don’t give a shit about, the spelling to use when referring to either a car or a motorcycle is a hill a ton of insufferable dorks want to die on.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 09:25

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Haha. I didn’t even know there was a difference. So which spelling refers to which vehicle?

Berang > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 09:27

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intentionally refer to BMWs as DKWs.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 12/09/2015 at 09:28

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Bimmer=car, Beemer=bike, apparently. I was surprised there to learn there was a difference, too, and that to mix the two up is the greatest of blasphemies.

Well, it’s the greatest of blasphemies to that one asshole every group of car guys knows who pronounces BMW “Bay-Em-Vay”.

MultiplaOrgasms > Berang 12/09/2015 at 09:32

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No. No. No. No. No.

BMW = Borgward

DKW = Audi

Jethuth Chrith.

Twinpowermeansoneturbo > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 09:33

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Beamer is for the plebeians.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 09:34

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Did said asshole explain the logic behind this stupidity?

PanchoVilleneuve ST > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 12/09/2015 at 09:36

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Beyond a temper tantrum that contained more uses of the word “heritage” than most hissyfits, no, not really.

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 09:44

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How do you pronounce it, then? “Bee-Emm-Doubleyou”? “Bee-Emm-Vee”? “Bumvvv”?

Tripper > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 09:49

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Before BMW made cars, their motorcycles competed with BSA motorcycles which were referred to as “beezers”, so BMW’s moto’s were coined “beemers”. Since assholes go way back in history, someone of what was probably a similar caliber to the person you encountered, could not deal with calling the 4 wheeled variant the same name. Hence Bimmers.

Forums...great source of information, but also home to copious amounts of assholes.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 09:51

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Bee-Em-Double-You because I do not speak German as a part of everyday life and the native language of the initials does not change how they are pronounced in English. Pronouncing the letters like they do in German is the automotive equivalent of the person who goes to the Olive Garden and puts on a Super Mario accent to order the Spaghetti Primavera.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Tripper 12/09/2015 at 09:58

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I was hoping it was some official corporate-mandated marketing thing like how there’s always that one guy who goes “actually, the plural of LEGO (in all caps) is LEGO or LEGO bricks” whenever someone says Legos, which while lame and sad for anybody who doesn’t work for LEGO, is at least official.

This is somehow worse.

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 09:58

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Fair enough. I think “Bee-Emm-Vee” would be acceptable as well, but it doesn’t seem to be common in English speaking countries.

For our next game, let’s discuss how to pronounce “Porsche”.

Xyl0c41n3 > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:04

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You mean you’re not supposed to do that when you order at Olive Garden?

Tripper > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:05

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Haha yea, definitely worse. I didn’t know that about “Legos” but it makes sense. We should give it a try on a LEGO forum. Somehow I bet no one gets butthurt about it.

Considering that correcting someones grammar is a social faux pas, correcting someone on their misuse of unofficial “enthusiast only” terminology is beyond assholic.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Xyl0c41n3 12/09/2015 at 10:06

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One could always try for the more subtle Greek accent, I suppose.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Xyl0c41n3 12/09/2015 at 10:07

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Wats a-matta wit chyu?!

Birddog > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:08

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These people aren’t limited to forums. They’re everywhere.

I had a coworker correct my pronunciation of IKEA the other day.

She heard someone pronounce it as I-KAY-AH in while she was living abroad and now she pushes it on anyone she can.

BringBackTheCommodore > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:08

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COTD right here.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:09

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I had a French professor from the Ukraine. He called his 524TD the “Beh-Em-Vey”

wiffleballtony > Xyl0c41n3 12/09/2015 at 10:09

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Boy is my face red.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:10

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It’s funny, I work for a German automotive company in the US and we officially pronounce the name the “American” way, but many people use the German pronunciation around the office (especially if big wigs from Germany are around).

In case you were wondering.

German: “Zed-Eff”
American: “Zee-Eff”

I use both pretty interchangeably, because it really doesn’t matter. haha

I am pretty staunch about the pronunciation of Porsche though.

wiffleballtony > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 10:11

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The proper way to pronounce Porsche is bee-tull.

spanfucker retire bitch > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:12

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I think I’ll just go ahead and keep using them interchangeably then.

Sam > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 10:13

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It’s Porsh-uh. It’s a guy's last name, so there isn’t really a debate.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 10:13

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That doesn’t count, because it’s a proper noun, and despite Clarkson going out of his way to deny this fact to any proper noun that didn’t originate in Britain in that adorable “we used to have an Empire you know, we were kind of a big deal a while back” way so many Brits do, there is a correct pronunciation of it.

If we’re going to discuss anything Porsche related, it should be how pointing out that the reason why the ignition is on the left side of the wheel instead of the right is so that you can start the car with your left hand while putting it into gear with your right because it’s quicker in a race that uses a Le Mans-style start to every new passenger in your Porsche does not change the fact that you are an orthodontist, and that your new sports car will not provide the injection of youthful vigor you so desperately hope will banish the horrible realization that you’re an incredibly uninteresting 61 year old who could have been an artist or poet or explorer, but instead spends every working day telling 12 year olds that you’re disappointed by their lack of retainer usage.

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > wiffleballtony 12/09/2015 at 10:15

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Actually that’s called “Käfer” in German. Have a little respect for their heritage!

PanchoVilleneuve ST > wiffleballtony 12/09/2015 at 10:15

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Ta-tra.

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:18

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Don’t hold back, tell me what you really think!

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > Sam 12/09/2015 at 10:22

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Tell that to the people who roll their eyes if you don’t pronounce it “Porsh”.

wkiernan > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:23

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I can’t agree with this comment more. When a.) English-speakers will not have any idea what I said, because the sounds coming out of my mouth have no connection to the sounds they would imagine when they look at the text, and b.) I certainly won’t get it right anyway, so those native speakers would laugh at me anyway if they overheard, then what is the use of me pretentiously attempting to pronounce words from a foreign language the way I imagine its native speakers pronounce them? At least if I say them the way an English-speaker would phonetically pronounce the written words, the people to whom I’m taking will have some idea what I’m trying to say.

Sam > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 10:24

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They’re probably used to the Porsh-UHs, where the ‘uh’ sounds like a gut punch. They are usually people with air cooled 911s that do less than 100 miles a year.

wiffleballtony > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 10:26

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The people on jelopnic call it Porch. They may be right.

BigBlock440 > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 10:30

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What’s a BMV?

PanchoVilleneuve ST > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 10:30

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On a scale from “well, Europeans just take driving more seriously” to “tells the valet the chassis code instead of make and color while leaving a restaurant”, you’re “that guy”.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:32

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I sort of understand saying Beemer/Bimmer out loud because it’s less syllables, but why type it ever (aside from trolling, of course)? That’s way more typing than just B-M-W.

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:37

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Okay. I think you missed a huge “Whooosh” sound as a joke flew past you a few minutes ago, but nevermind. I could say what impression I’ve gotten of you now, but I don’t see the need.

Berang > MultiplaOrgasms 12/09/2015 at 10:42

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they’rE ALL GERMAN

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > wiffleballtony 12/09/2015 at 10:50

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“Right”? In what sense? I can’t see it being more right than the correct pronounciation.

wiffleballtony > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 10:52

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When you’re on a jello picnic it’s more likely to be eating on a Porch than a Porsche. Clearly.

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > BigBlock440 12/09/2015 at 10:53

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Bayerische Motoren Ferke

BigBlock440 > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 10:54

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I asked about BMV not BMF

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > wiffleballtony 12/09/2015 at 10:55

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... Of course, I should have realized! Though it depends on the neighborhood I suppose.

MHunter905 > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 10:57

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lego my eggo!

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > BigBlock440 12/09/2015 at 10:57

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(That was the (lame) joke. V is often pronounced like f in German.)

BigBlock440 > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 11:00

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Oh, and here I though I was making a joke. I thought that was the spelling in whatever locale you’re in and it made a ‘V’ sound.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 11:04

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Only people who don’t own lego call lego “legos”.

Captain pedantic, AWAY!

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. 12/09/2015 at 11:10

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The overwhelming number of Rubbermaid bins I have in the basement which are full of legos says otherwise, so eat farts.

Unless you mean “own lego” like “own the company”. In that case eat farts for being a smartalec.

-this space for rent- > Sam 12/09/2015 at 11:17

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And yet you probably pronounce Deutschland as Germany.

TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën > Berang 12/09/2015 at 11:21

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Oh, I saw a Ford Corvette today - you know, the one with the Hemi engine!

functionoverfashion > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 11:24

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“Hey guys I just bought a 323i beemer and want to know how to make it faster. Also, the check engine light is on, what does that mean? It seems to be leaking some fluid, what should I do? And can anyone tell me where to get some M3 badges?”

And get the popcorn.

Berang > TheAnswerIsAlwaysCitroën 12/09/2015 at 11:51

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Nothing sounds as good as the chevette nova with the five cylinder diesel hemi V8.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > functionoverfashion 12/09/2015 at 12:05

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Also, ask where to get “angle eye headlights” and replace “M3 badges” with “Dinan badges”.

Dinan badges are an underutelized part of the toolkit when trolling hardcore BMW fans.

MultiplaOrgasms > Berang 12/09/2015 at 12:16

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Volvo 745TDiL or gtfo.

Berang > MultiplaOrgasms 12/09/2015 at 12:24

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only with the horizontally proposed boxing motor.

Martin Edgington > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 12:31

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I don’t like bimmer or beemer. So I call them BMWs. Or sometimes BM if I’m feeling sporty. Then when the cooling system needs to be replaced, I call them a different word for a BM.

MultiplaOrgasms > Berang 12/09/2015 at 12:35

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But only with the 6 3/4 Valve Single Underhead Cam Doritos.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 14:47

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Ah, you thought you owned that LEGO? You merely adopted the Lego. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t see MegaBlocks or K’nex until I was already a man, and by then it was nothing to me then cheap imitations.

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/s

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. 12/09/2015 at 14:51

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I refused to speak with my best friend for two weeks because he put space legos away in the castle lego tub.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/09/2015 at 15:12

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Haha I kid, although I do think legos sounds silly.