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General Discussions => Current Talk Archive => Current Talk '24 I => Current Talk '02 I => Topic started by: Bob_the_Bartender on January 24, 2002, 10:35:21 PM
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Originally posted by Bob the Bartender on the Dark Shadows: General Discussion Forum on January 24, 2002 at 16:35:21:
Dear Fans,
Who has a more pronounced regional "Down East" accent, that veritable medical-jack-of-all trades, old Doc Woodard, or that renowned innkeeper/raconteur, Mr. Robert Rooney?
Best regards,
Bobby
PS What about Harry Johnson or Susie the Waitress?
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Posted by kuanyin on January 24, 2002 at 17:21:11:
In Reply to: posted by Bob the Bartender on January 24, 2002 at 16:35:21:
Uhhhhh, the innkeeper. Can't remember what Harry or Susie sounded like. I am frequently impressed with John Karlen sounding authentic, at least to me. But then, I am a midwesterner, so what do I know? I miss the accents of the show's beginnings, that was fun.
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Posted by petofi on January 24, 2002 at 18:25:03:
In Reply to: Re: "Regional accents" posted by kuanyin on January 24, 2002 at 17:21:11:
Being a "downeaster" myself (Ayuh!), I feel the trophy might go to Thayer David, another New Englander. His Matthew Morgan and Ben Stokes caught two cadences of the more classic coastal Maine accent, which, amazingly, has changed somewhat in places in the years since 1966. However, for overall flavor and reasonable accuracy( considering there are dozens of variations of Maine dialect, from Calais to Aroostook County to Boothbay Harbor), Thayer gets a "Finest Kind" (pronounced fy-ness kyne) from me.
Puhtawfi, Ayuh!
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Posted by Paul on January 24, 2002 at 18:29:53:
In Reply to: Re: "Regional accents" posted by petofi on January 24, 2002 at 18:25:03:
I don't think Susie ever said one word. Did she?