There's a Thai restaurant in the Haight called "Phuket Thai" and I have trouble holding back my giggles every time I see it. Phuket? Phuket? Don't get it? Seriously, say that 3 times fast. I can only imagine the following conversation going down:
Person A: "What would you like to get for dinner? How about Thai?"
Person B: "I don't know what I'm in the mood for... I'm not sure I really want Thai. I can't decide and I pressed for time. Ah phuket... Thai it is."
And boy oh boy, I was just catching up on my Rochester news and would you believe a place with the same name exists there too? Isn't there some sort of filter for this kind of thing?
Comments (5)
I don't know anything about Thai but I thought it was pronounced like a p, not an f? Like "poo-ket"? But don't trust me on that. I'm a white boy who grew up in upstate NY farm country where we don't have any Thai restaurants. Also that wouldn't make it funny so stick with your way.
Glad to hear you still check out the goings-on in Rochester occasionally.
Posted by Kevin | March 26, 2008 11:13 AM
Posted on March 26, 2008 11:13
K: you're right, it's pronounced like a hard p. my friend Nicole just im'ed and set me straight. All I know about Thai stuff is that it's delicious... and all I know about "ph's" is that they sound like a mother phuket "eff" : )
Posted by kir (admin) | March 26, 2008 12:45 PM
Posted on March 26, 2008 12:45
That's great! As soon as I started reading your post, I thought "Isn't there a restaurant here with the same name?" Small country, ain't it?
Posted by Pam | March 26, 2008 2:35 PM
Posted on March 26, 2008 14:35
A la Superpad: "I once arrested a man-lady that was legally named 'Phuck'"
:)
Posted by dan | March 27, 2008 1:50 PM
Posted on March 27, 2008 13:50
P: it is! I guess it's been there for awhile - who knew?
D: Ha, phun with ponics.
Posted by kir (admin) | March 27, 2008 10:57 PM
Posted on March 27, 2008 22:57