How do you pronounce "Hal O' The Wynd"?

[RichieR]

I've been smoking it for a few days, now, and it's a really really good one! But, my Queen's English is not so good!

Is "Hal" like "hail" ...falling from a stormy sky? Or is it "Hal" as in the "Hal 2000" computer from the movie 2001?

AND...Is "Wynd" pronounced "Wind", as in, "wind" blowing on a cold stormy night? Or is it "wind" as in, winding up my pocket watch?

I like the smoke so much that I want to recommend it to others, but I need to pronounce it right...otherwise, I'm going to feel like a total idiot, if I get it wrong.

[ultramag]

The computer and stormy night analogies are the only way I've heard it pronounced. You might be leary of learning the "Queen's English" from me though as I speak fluent hillbilly.

Great pipe tobac either way though, looking forward to getting some age on a tin.

[SAjunidog]

To me it's Hal 2000 and wind as in a pocket watch.

"Hal" could be pronounced howl (like a jackal) too, but I dunno.

[bigkev77]

While we're at it what about sam "gawith"

I say hail o' the "blowing" wind

come to think of it when i said it out loud it came out hal 2000 o' the blowing wind, but like ultramag, me being from Arkansas and the queens english...well yall git ta point doncha...yep

[RichieR]

Just to show you how much I suck:

I said "Hal 2000" from the movie, but it's really "Hal 9000".

As for this "WYND".....I'm pretty sure that it's "wind" as in, winding a pocket watch... or as Merriam Webster's dictionary compares it to a narrow winding road:

http://aolsvc.merriam-webster.aol.com/dictionary/wynd

In the end, it still does not make any sense to me. What is "Hal"? I can't find it on the internet.

I like the idea of it being "HOWL" O' The "WIND" as in, windy stormy night ---it sounds dramatic, that way. But, it does not appear that that is the case.

[bigkev77]

listen to this. Looks like you are right about the wInd thike a watch.

http://www.williamsoutar.com/poems/hal.swf

[RichieR]

Originally Posted by bigkev77

listen to this. Looks like you are right about the wInd thike a watch.

http://www.williamsoutar.com/poems/hal.swf

Yup...I think you found it, friend.

It appears that "Hal O' The Wynd" is the name of a fellow that decided to start a bloody battle over there in Scotland, on September 28th 1396:

http://www.perthshirediary.com/html/day0928.html

[EvanS]

wow - you guys are serious!!

Good work

[dhaus]

Well now, scots, ye say? I may have to try some of that. Some say my mother's family is a sept of clan Maxwell. I've heard others say we have our own tartan and are a clan all by ourselves. All agree our branch got kicked out and came to the colonies.

[squeeze left]

Thenk ya, RichieR and BigKev fer the graet Willie Soutar werks! Me grandma were a McConkey, aye - noo idear wher' in Scotland she were froom.

Ye've reminded me of me fav'rit shoppe - "All Things Scottish" wher' ye can find anythin' worth byin. Gew ahed, ask the man if he's goot any Hal O' the Wynd!

[Mad Hatter]

Originally Posted by EvanS

wow - you guys are serious!!

Good work

Ain't seen nothin' yet. Check this out:

I use my cheesy scottish accent I learned from the BBC. I call it "Hall oh the Wend" ............... that's an "e" as in et (river rat for ate) LOL

[Crambone]

I hate to sound slow but how do you pronounce estorica penzance? Every B&M i go into to try to find this highly rated stuff, has no Idea what I'm talking about which made me think Im saying it wrong. Does Estorica sound like Costa Rica? And Penzance sound like its spelled or is the Z silent??

[SAjunidog]

Originally Posted by Crambone

I hate to sound slow but how do you pronounce estorica penzance? Every B&M i go into to try to find this highly rated stuff, has no Idea what I'm talking about which made me think Im saying it wrong. Does Estorica sound like Costa Rica? And Penzance sound like its spelled or is the Z silent??

Esoterica is to me just esoteric with an "uh" (like bud or butt): ess (like you pronounce the letter) - oh (Oh my god!) - tear (like ripping a sheet of paper) - ick (as in thats gross) - ah (again, like my derrier). Penzance is pronounced like pen-sance for me.

Oh, I just got what you meant by costa rica: no, its not like that, since its spelled esoterica, a play on esoteric. That said I wish it was estorica like costa rica.

[bigkev77]

Still not sure how to say GAWITH??? gAH with, G ah th, gaith(w silent)

Something is wrong if the guy at the BM does't know penzance.

[Mad Hatter]

Originally Posted by dhaus

Well now, scots, ye say? I may have to try some of that. Some say my mother's family is a sept of clan Maxwell. I've heard others say we have our own tartan and are a clan all by ourselves. All agree our branch got kicked out and came to the colonies.

Its that clan shite, man. I grew up in a small town with mostly scotch/irish families, including my mom's. Geez, talk about with us or against us