Comments on: There’s No Mysterious Uncle Coming to Save You http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/23/theres-no-mysterious-uncle-coming-to-save-you/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:11:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christian http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/23/theres-no-mysterious-uncle-coming-to-save-you/comment-page-1/#comment-203797 Christian Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:42:10 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16632#comment-203797 from what I understand uncle is believed to have come from the irish immigrants in playing mercy...there word for mercy is "anocol" and sounds very similar to uncle when spoken quickly or the one shouting it is in great pain. from what I understand uncle is believed to have come from the irish immigrants in playing mercy…there word for mercy is “anocol” and sounds very similar to uncle when spoken quickly or the one shouting it is in great pain.

]]> By: SayUncle http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/23/theres-no-mysterious-uncle-coming-to-save-you/comment-page-1/#comment-203595 SayUncle Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:39:00 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16632#comment-203595 Santa Claus? I'm Claustrophobic. Santa Claus? I’m Claustrophobic.

]]> By: HotForWords http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/23/theres-no-mysterious-uncle-coming-to-save-you/comment-page-1/#comment-203593 HotForWords Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:18:49 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16632#comment-203593 Shhh.... I was just telling the "commoners" this as I didn't want them to know that either you or I show up when someone yells "Say Uncle". It's like the whole fiasco Santa Claus went through a few years back when people started writing about him! Marina <a href="http://www.cocomment.com/comments/hotforwords" rel="nofollow">Your trusty philologist</a> Shhh…. I was just telling the “commoners” this as I didn’t want them to know that either you or I show up when someone yells “Say Uncle”. It’s like the whole fiasco Santa Claus went through a few years back when people started writing about him!

Marina
Your trusty philologist

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