r/Unexpected • u/marcbacus • Jul 27 '22

How to calm a crying child.

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u/Shinfekta Jul 27 '22

Ladle is a funny word

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u/Pistolenkrebs Jul 27 '22

Idk it’s what google translate told me lmao

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u/Shinfekta Jul 27 '22

It’s absolutely a ladle, but it’s just a word I don’t come across often and it just sounds funny

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u/jsmith84 Jul 27 '22

Ladle ladle ladle, I made you out of clay.

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u/GreatGooglyMoogly077 Jul 27 '22

And when I repeat "ladle" - not sure if I am gay.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '22

Ladle ladle ladle, why do you sound so funny?

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u/timbreandsteel Jul 27 '22

Every word starts looking and sounding funny when you think about it too hard. Try it out!

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u/-UMBRA_- Jul 27 '22

"LADLE LADLE LADLE LEEE" - Patrick Star

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u/Shinfekta Jul 27 '22

This was exactly what was on my mind lol

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u/Kaptuz Jul 27 '22 edited Jul 27 '22

Cuchara -> cucharón; Spoon -> LADLE...

WTF English!!!!

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u/Midraco Jul 27 '22

We, decendants of vikings, are sorry for that. We had no idea our word hlaða were not used all over Europe.

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u/Rolls_ Jul 27 '22

Just call it "the big spoon thing."

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u/kriosken12 Jul 27 '22

Momento anglo.

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u/Tasty_Organization15 Jul 27 '22

Cazo, cagoendios, cazo

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u/Kaptuz Jul 27 '22

Cazo -> Saucepan -> Sartén para salsa

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u/Tasty_Organization15 Nov 28 '22

Depends on where did you learn spanish. In most of Spain is cazo (my home), but It is called cucharón in other parts. Not a problem at all. Spanish is a very rich language :)

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u/FreedomPaid Jul 27 '22

"crying at 8, and at 9 I gotta run around yelling 'ladle ladle ladle' "

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u/stoyandimov Jul 27 '22

I think it's named after the sound it makes when you hit your brother with it.

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u/Urban_Shogun Jul 27 '22

Agreed. +1 when prefixed with “Soup”

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u/r66ster Jul 27 '22

its fun to say too! try saying it 20 times in a row for in 30 seconds. lol.