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[Rhomega Beta]

Sadly I have not met Tommy Wiseau

Guess he got his own planet after all.

 

[Baron Aloha]

Hmmm... pronounces Caesar with a 'K' and isn't familiar with modern technology? I can only think of 1 explanation.

Spoiler

Time Traveler

 

[DarkKyo]

This guy sounds hilarious! If he was around my house I'd be hanging onto his every word.

 

[Metalmarc]

Is he amish? Or another type of religious sheltered upbringing

 

[foxtrot3d]

Are you sure he's not just from New Vegas?

Ave, true to Caesar.

 

[ZackieChan]

How is that going to lead to identity theft exactly? You can't get my SSN from my credit card.

They could take your credit card info, sure. But giving your credit card to a server to pay your check is such common practice... I can't imagine not doing it. If that's a fear, maybe you shouldn't go to that restaurant?

 

[Summer Haze]

What does he do with the nuts and cocoa? Just leaves them in the bag?

 

[gaugebozo]

English does not always universally agree on the pronunciation of words. Both are correct in English

It's a proper noun. The salad has a name, separate from Roman rulers. We say it Caesar.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

They could take your credit card info, sure. But giving your credit card to a server to pay your check is such common practice... I can't imagine not doing it. If that's a fear, maybe you shouldn't go to that restaurant?

What? I never gave any indication that I don't pay by card. I exclusively pay by card. Did you mean to respond to the person I was responding to? They were the one suggesting that giving a card to someone is asking for identity theft.

 

[Simon Belmont]

It's a proper noun. The salad has a name, separate from Roman rulers. We say it Caesar.

So is a Laboratory, tomato and potato. English is a funny language. Let's not even get started on how gif should be pronounced.

 

[IchigoSharingan]

Thread in some other forum:

"Ever met someone who was too easy to troll?"

 

[gaugebozo]

So is a Laboratory, tomato and potato. English is a funny language. Let's not even get started on how gif should be pronounced.

Not proper nouns.

 

[Simon Belmont]

Not proper nouns.

Neither is "Caesar Salad". Caesar is a proper noun, Caesar Salad is a proper name.

 

[Raist]

This is actually how this guy is. We see him once or twice a year, and he's brought cocoa to other family gatherings.

If this was a troll, it would be epic. This is how he is all. The. Time.

Well he's like that old chinese dude in the prestige that's all.

 

[PeskyToaster]

I bet you plebs soft c Macedonia. Lolololol

 

[Kuraudo]

English does not always universally agree on the pronunciation of words. Both are correct in English

So is a Laboratory, tomato and potato. English is a funny language. Let's not even get started on how gif should be pronounced.

While many words do have contested pronunciations, using them to suggest that an incorrect pronunciation is fine is a false equivalency. Yes, tomato can be pronounced tomay-to or tomah-to. The reason for this is because a significant amount of people use both pronunciations and therefore both are considered correct. However, if you pronounced it tomatle because it's derived from a Nahuatl word, then people are going to say you've mispronounced it because it's not an accepted variation.

You're right that language is contested and fluid, but it's also based on agreed upon but unspoken rules. These rules are important because they enable someone to understand what you're saying and without someone being able to determine meaning then language as a communication tool would be useless. Caesar has never been widely pronounced as Kaiser in English and unless that pronunciation gains wide usage in the future it will always be considered incorrect.

 

[Simon Belmont]

Language is largely regional. Nobody say to-mah-to here, but I'm not going to consider it incorrect to do so.

 

[Jazz573]

They could take your credit card info, sure. But giving your credit card to a server to pay your check is such common practice... I can't imagine not doing it. If that's a fear, maybe you shouldn't go to that restaurant?

Usually they bring you the device to swipe your card here.

 

[CloudWolf]

He didn't know what Caesar salad was, and kept calling it Kaiser (wrong type of emperor!) .

Actually, Kaisar is the correct Roman/Latin way to pronounce that word. I can understand why he would pronounce it that way.

 

[Koomaster]

Visitors from other worlds are usually better about these sorts of things. What you're experiencing is probably an android or other synthetic life form. He seems attached to nuts and cocoa, try giving him some as a present next time you see him.

 

[Mets9]

Actually, Kaisar is the correct Roman/Latin way to pronounce that word. I can understand why he would pronounce it that way.

Not KaIsar, but KaEsar

 

[gaugebozo]

Did not expect this turn.

 

[triplestation]

just keep him away from sprinklers

 

[braves01]

I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Benedict Cumberbatch yet.

 

[M3d10n]

How old is he? Alzheimer's, maybe? The OP mentioned he grew up in Detroit, but the thing about staring at the fire and being oblivious about Sesame Street also hints at some sort of social withdrawal.

 

[El Daniel]

Sadly I have not met Tommy Wiseau

First thing I thought of.

Hi babe

 

[LookAtMeGo]

No but I met an abductee once who was very convincing.

 

[DarkKyo]

Lol best part was "who's that big guy?" I mean for not knowing who the character was, he already got it half right.

 

[Travo]

I think he was trolling y'all.

Yep and living every minute of it.

 

[akira28]

What does he do with the nuts and cocoa? Just leaves them in the bag?

Dude is like a brownie monk. Just travels where he is needed.

"oh you need some baking chocolate? I got you."

 

[GrayFoxPL]

My wife's cousin came to her father's house for Christmas this year. This guy is so weird, he's like from another planet.

He didn't know what Caesar salad was, and kept calling it Kaiser (wrong type of emperor!) He covered his turkey leftovers in "Kaiser" dressing and ate them cold. He didn't know what toffee was, and bit one in half then kept nibbling on it the rest of the night. He didn't know what an iPhone was, not just what it looked like, he didn't know what an iPhone WAS. My wife told me about this exchange:

"What is that thing you're using right now?"
An iPhone
"What's it do?"
Everything? It's a computer/phone/camera
"So I could get email on it? I signed up for health insurance and I had to use the broker's email address. So he said I have to get my own. So I guess I need an iPhone."
"How would I go about getting an iPhone?"
You go to a cell phone store, Verizon maybe.
"Wow. Really? Wow. wow."

He asked if staring into the fire would hurt his eyes. He didn't know what Seasame Street was, and kept calling it "see-SAME" like the word same, and sees Big Bird and asks, "Who's this big guy?" The only things he brought in his luggage were three containers of nuts (NOT gifts) and baking cocoa.

This is a guy who grew up in metro Detroit. He's been exposed to society. Does anyone know someone like this? I feel like there's no way there's another person out there this weird.

 

[BravesCountry]

I was reading in the park when someone sat down next to me shouting and raving about all sorts of government conspiracies and how he couldn't wait to return to his home planet. I'm 99% sure he was just mental but you never know.

 

[dh4niel]

Nanoo-fucking-nanoo

 

[HylianTom]

First thing I thought of, haha..

 

[Calvero]

I think he was trolling y'all.

He's fucking with you.

yeah. lmao, he sounds great =]

 

[erawsd]

Is this your wife's cousin?

 

[SocksAndShoes]

His last name was Titor, wasn't it?

 

[User 479360]

Some people probably think that about me due to my quirks.

 

[foxtrot3d]

His last name was Titor, wasn't it?

iunderstoodthatreference.jpg

 

[Zia]

Usually they bring you the device to swipe your card here.

...

Are you the man the OP is referring to?

 

[gaugebozo]

New developments:

Wife's Dad: I'm going to buy a smoker

"What's that?"

For smoking meat.

"How big is it? Can you smoke meats with tobacco?"

I was reading in the park when someone sat down next to me shouting and raving about all sorts of government conspiracies and how he couldn't wait to return to his home planet. I'm 99% sure he was just mental but you never know.

This guy is not mental. He's nice, can converse, etc. Maybe a little socially inept. His three friends are all in their 80s.

 

[User 479360]

We've got a smoker on our front porch. The door doesn't like to stay closed, so the damned thing swings open and shut and bangs like crazy when there's wind. It can scare you.

 

[Violet_0]

my old roommate always had these kind of really trivial questions. He was also sorta socially inept. I don't know how some people made it this far without picking up some basic knowledge of everyday life

 

[John Kowalski]

tbf kaiser salad sounds a lot cooler

 

[SolVanderlyn]

tbf kaiser salad sounds a lot cooler

Truth

It is most definitely not pronounced that way tho

 

[Skeyser]

This guy is not mental. He's nice, can converse, etc. Maybe a little socially inept. His three friends are all in their 80s.

If that guy is close to that age then this thread is pretty dumb. Woo 80 year old guy doesn't know what imails and ephones are!

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

About one quarter of gaf

 

[Persona7]

the person OP is talking about needs a GAF account

 

[Speely]

Reading your description of him, I can't stop imagining him as Jeff Goldblum.

Sounds like a fun guy at any rate.

 

[Straight Edge]

worked with an 18 year old kid who had never had a milkshake. Also he disliked all pizza.