"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - How do you pronounce David Millar's last name?

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powpow
07-09-09, 11:40 PM
Mill-ar or Mill-er?

Thanks.


ridethecliche
07-10-09, 12:04 AM
Mill-ARRRGHHHH I'm A PIRATE!

(hic)

enjoi07
07-10-09, 12:08 AM
depends


YMCA
07-10-09, 03:07 AM
Liggett pronounces both ways.
So I guess it depends on the weather.

botto
07-10-09, 03:32 AM
every Scot i knew with the same last name, used the pronunciation as the beer.

captnfantastic
07-10-09, 03:42 AM
me-lar

captnfantastic
07-10-09, 03:48 AM
by the way that effort today was epic. You know you wanted him to win... even if only by one second.

kensuf
07-10-09, 05:29 AM
every Scot i knew with the same last name, used the pronunciation as the beer.

weasel piss?

RockyMtnMerlin
07-10-09, 06:27 AM
weasel piss?
Correct.

ATB24
07-10-09, 06:57 AM
better question is how to pronounce Tyler Farrar's last name, I'm hearing "farrar" and "farra"

botto
07-10-09, 07:20 AM
they were talking about this the other day on belgian tv.

apparently the pronunciation is very similar to farrah, as in farrah fawcett.

ri_us
07-10-09, 08:07 AM
I know him personally. Just like the beer.

Jynx
07-10-09, 09:35 AM
How do you pronounce David Millar's last name?
Just like it is spelled. F-O-C-K-E-R

I pronounce it miller.

As far as farrar. i say fa-rar. Like ferarri without the "e" sound at the end.

dmotoguy
07-10-09, 09:53 AM
unless the announcer is italian.. then it's Farrrrr-arrrrr-eee'

wfrogge
07-10-09, 10:55 AM
http://www.terminaldesign.com/_images/Lettering/mains/miller.gif

MR6690
07-10-09, 11:00 AM
better question is how to pronounce Tyler Farrar's last name, I'm hearing "farrar" and "farra"


being a fellow Farrar myself, ive given up telling people which way to pronounce it. some say "fair-er" but most say "Fa-RAWR" so I usually just go with that although it comes from "ferrier" so I think "fair-er" is closer to the real thing.


also, (sadly) no relation to Tyler

kensuf
07-10-09, 11:34 AM
http://www.terminaldesign.com/_images/Lettering/mains/miller.gif

So I got hosed the other day and bought some "blonde ale" that pretended to be a microbrew. I figured "aww, WTF, let's try this".

It tasted like ass (at least I can only assume that ass tastes like that). A google search taught me that it's made by Anheiser-Busch.

Crap.

powpow
07-10-09, 11:46 AM
Well, it seems like the consensus is Miller. I guess I lose the bet with my gf. That said, we did call a friend last night whose last name is Millar, and he says his family pronounces it Mill-ar, but everyone else says Miller.

voltman
07-10-09, 11:52 AM
Liggett pronounces both ways.
So I guess it depends on the weather.

Liggett pronounces it "from the American squad Garmin-Slipstream".

Red Rider
07-10-09, 12:35 PM
being a fellow Farrar myself, ive given up telling people which way to pronounce it. some say "fair-er" but most say "Fa-RAWR" so I usually just go with that although it comes from "ferrier" so I think "fair-er" is closer to the real thing.


also, (sadly) no relation to Tyler

Is a ferrier like a farrier?

botto
07-10-09, 12:44 PM
So I got hosed the other day and bought some "blonde ale" that pretended to be a microbrew. I figured "aww, WTF, let's try this".

It tasted like ass (at least I can only assume that ass tastes like that). A google search taught me that it's made by Anheiser-Busch.

Crap.

the high life dude, the high life. it's cheap, and works a treat in hot climes.

powpow
07-10-09, 01:02 PM
the high life dude, the high life. it's cheap, and works a treat in hot climes.

+1, plus I love those commercials where the dude takes the High Life away from folks who aren't worthy.

Voodoo76
07-10-09, 01:49 PM
Melah

fulingyu
07-10-09, 03:15 PM
you bet on that? ha ha. what's the damage? :bike:

botto
07-10-09, 03:18 PM
you bet on that? ha ha. what's the damage? :bike:

http://www.bikeforums.net/forumdisplay.php?f=217

powpow
07-10-09, 03:21 PM
you bet on that? ha ha. what's the damage? :bike:

Dessert here:

http://www.citizencake.com/ccp.html

It's really a win-win type bet.

fulingyu
07-10-09, 03:47 PM
Dessert here:

http://www.citizencake.com/ccp.html

It's really a win-win type bet.

don't you know to never bet against your GF, she's always right!

MR6690
07-13-09, 06:07 AM
Is a ferrier like a farrier?

yep. I guess we just traded in horses for bikes.