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“Artisan”? NOT PRONOUNCED “ARTESIAN”
Nothing screams “Mainstream co-opting the semi-fringe” than hearing my local sports talk radio DJ talking about the “artesian bree-ash” buns that a bar’s burgers are served on.
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oitotheworld reblogged this from themattsmith
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ratsoff said:
“Artesian well water, artisan bread”-this is the phrase I always use to correct people. :)
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bmichael said:
i follow the merlin mann pronunciation guide and say: ‘artis anal
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deltaomega said:
he does know what brioche is right? /: that would taste awful as a burger bun
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erikonymous said:
well!
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andrewmcclain said:
gawd i hear this shit all the time working at Starbucks. All of our breakfast sandwiches are described as “Artisan” and people will order them like that, without specifying which one.
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gonsmithe said:
Dear lord, how does one even begin to think artisan is pronounced that? HERE LET ME JUST ADD IN SOME VOWELS AND CONSONANTS TO THIS WORD.
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themattsmith posted this

A guy walks into a meaningless universe. He sees this gorgeous blonde sitting at the bar. It’s obvious she’s never read a word of Dostoevsky, much less Kierkegaard. So he says to her, “Is it meaningless in here, or is it just me?,” and she says, “My place or yours?”