My absolute favorite mispronunciation of the Chinese President’s name is when someone called him “Jinping the Eleventh”. - ThreadSky

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prchovanec.bsky.social • 8 days ago

My absolute favorite mispronunciation of the Chinese President’s name is when someone called him “Jinping the Eleventh”.

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302czar.bsky.social•8 days ago

In school I remember a classmate gave a brief presentation on World War II Italy and invented the name "double duce" for Mussolini. She wasn't trying to be funny.

prchovanec.bsky.social•8 days ago

Il Duce approves.

j4years.bsky.social•8 days ago

As my kid noted, it’s even funnier when you realize eleven in Mandarin is pronounced “shí yī”

volcanicsand.bsky.social•8 days ago

it took me wayyyy too long to get this

no-name-needed.bsky.social•7 days ago

Reminds me of the marine corpse.

leetlepeegveeg.bsky.social•8 days ago

Ha. I’ve heard Kim Jong the Second, but not that one.

darryldaugherty.bsky.social•8 days ago

Indian media was referring to him as Chairman Eleven at one point.

pekingmikenyt.bsky.social•8 days ago

I think that poor news presenter in India may have lost her job over that.

rhysneedham.bsky.social•8 days ago

Somehow, Patrick J. Hurley returned - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_J._Hurley. For those unaware, he had a habit of calling Chiang Kai-Shek, Mr. Shek.

uzs25.bsky.social•8 days ago

Took me 2 minutes +. Seriously?

fredmkaplan.bsky.social•7 days ago

In his debut speech as GOP candidate opposing Hillary Clinton to be senator from NY in 2000, Rick Lazio (deservedly forgotten figure) referred to Kim Jong-Il as “Kim Jong the 2nd.”

lostinwilds.bsky.social•8 days ago

Which politician was it that said that?

chipinko.bsky.social•8 days ago

It literally took me 30 seconds to understand this…how…good god.

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