Things Al will never do

Website · Post by **Teh Dingo** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:36 am

Legally change his name to Yankovic to make all the writers jobs easier

Kayy911 · Post by **Kayy911** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:53 am

he will never shoot Tupac.

weirdalfan95 · Post by **weirdalfan95** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:54 am

spacedingo @ Jan 16 2006, 10:36 PM wrote: Legally change his name to Yankovic to make all the writers jobs easier

I'm assuming that was spelled "Yankovic-h". That'd be kinda weird changing his real last name to the exact same name.

TheLazenby · Post by **TheLazenby** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:09 am

Wasn't his family name, a few generations back, *actually* pronounced Yankovic-h?? I think that's mentioned on the Mothership somewhere...

Post by **Bruce the Duck** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:21 am

Most likely you're correct. And European names ending in "-ovich" are plenty more common than "-ovic." I just chalk the whole thing up to a simple mistake.

It's like when people call Kirstie Allie "Kristie" instead of "Kirstie." People who aren't big fans of hers (and who IS?) generally don't pay enough attention to know that her name is "Kirstie." Same goes for Al. People who aren't necessarily fans of Al's don't raise an eyebrow when someone calls him "Yankovi-ch." They don't pay enough attention to realize that that's wrong.

I'm sure somebody with a better memory than myself could list a whole slew of celebrities whose names are commonly butchered by the general public and even the media.

Post by **KnottyEmily** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:29 am

TheLazenby @ Jan 18 2006, 01:09 PM wrote: Wasn't his family name, a few generations back, *actually* pronounced Yankovic-h?? I think that's mentioned on the Mothership somewhere...

i think i read somewhere that at some stage [during his grandparents time, i think] it was pronounced Yawnkovic

Clone27 · Post by **Clone27** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:02 am

KnottyEmily @ Jan 17 2006, 10:29 PM wrote: i think i read somewhere that at some stage [during his grandparents time, i think] it was pronounced Yawnkovic

Yeah, I read that too. I believe it was in one of the Ask Al's.

Post by **Mystik Tomato** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:24 am

Ask Al wrote: Derek Miner of Largo, Florida asks: I keep hearing people mispronounce your name as "Yanko-VICH." Why do you think they do this, and doesn't it bother you?

My paternal grandparents actually pronounced their name YONK-o-vich, so I guess theres some history behind it. But its still one of my little pet peeves.

Is this what you're talking about?

Al won't never not be unfunny

Post by **algonacchick** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:34 pm

Mystik Tomato @ Jan 19 2006, 04:24 AM wrote:

Al won't never not be unfunny

Wow! A triple negative!

I think you meant to say that Al will never be unfunny, right?