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Originally posted by: akubi
Originally posted by: Sex Smurf


How do you guys pronounce FOB anyway? I have a theory on this.

you mean 'faab' vs 'fobe'?

yes.

theory:
people who say 'faab' were not born here and were probably once FOB.
people who say 'fobe' were born here (US).

true? false? am I full of sh1t?
 
weird.. I say fobe (born here). Oh and I say it all the time. I like point at people while I am driving and make the little "roll your window down" motions and then I yell FOB! When I am at the mall I stop people and ask them if they have any I can buy.
 
Originally posted by: Sex Smurf
Originally posted by: akubi
Originally posted by: Sex Smurf


How do you guys pronounce FOB anyway? I have a theory on this.

you mean 'faab' vs 'fobe'?

yes.

theory:
people who say 'faab' were not born here and were probably once FOB.
people who say 'fobe' were born here (US).

true? false? am I full of sh1t?

I was born here and say "fahb" or "faab"
 
i thought it was 'faab' and i am a us redneck white boy...

I'd say (because this happend to me)-
10. whenever someone pisses you off you threaten to dishonor their family
 
Originally posted by: Drakkon
i thought it was 'faab' and i am a us redneck white boy...

I'd say (because this happend to me)-
10. whenever someone pisses you off you threaten to dishonor their family

Everyone I know in SoCal says "faab." I've never heard anyone pronounce it "fobe" before.
 
Originally posted by: igowerf
Originally posted by: Drakkon
i thought it was 'faab' and i am a us redneck white boy...

I'd say (because this happend to me)-
10. whenever someone pisses you off you threaten to dishonor their family

Everyone I know in SoCal says "faab." I've never heard anyone pronounce it "fobe" before.

Hmm, do everyone you know fall in the FOB category?

Growing up in SoCal, all of my friends pronounced it 'fobe'. Then all of a sudden, my new friends started saying 'faab'. Stupid FOBs! 😉

 
Originally posted by: Sex Smurf
Originally posted by: igowerf
Originally posted by: Drakkon
i thought it was 'faab' and i am a us redneck white boy...

I'd say (because this happend to me)-
10. whenever someone pisses you off you threaten to dishonor their family

Everyone I know in SoCal says "faab." I've never heard anyone pronounce it "fobe" before.

Hmm, do everyone you know fall in the FOB category?

Growing up in SoCal, all of my friends pronounced it 'fobe'. Then all of a sudden, my new friends started saying 'faab'. Stupid FOBs! 😉

Nope. Most of my friends were non-FOBs.

Fobby is the adjective describing a FOB. Fobby is obviously pronounced "fah-bie" and so if you shorten it to FOB, then it's "fahb" or "faab."

 
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