The ol' "Buttburgers" joke.

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Exactly...also applies to street names.

In NYC, there's a HOUSE-ton Street (Houston Street). It better be pronounced that way--or you'll get flak.

HEWS-ton (Houston) is a city in Texas.

Ooh, and there's another good one!

You're correct, the city in Texas being HEWS-ton -- and in the UK a lot of people call it WHO-ston or hoo-ston, leaving out that ee-yyoo sound.

First world problems, I know! But just a tiny pet peeve of mine.

There's no such problem with "Camden," though.

Camden Town, in London, is pronounced like Camden, New Jersey..

Do you go to Camden Town much? It's extremely crowded--but you could get exotic stuff there.

ok, i made the BEST aspergers joke. So i have this shirt with French fries, Hotdogs, and Pizza on it and everyone at school loves it, they're always complimenting me on it and finding it all good fun, so i say "yeah i wish i had matching leggings with hamburgers on them." and they say " oh yeah! that would be awesome" and i say " then i could say i have ass burgers" and they usually laugh.

I don't enjoy those jokes directed at me but i try and roll with the punches. If it bothers me then i tell people but if they dont stop i report their ass.

When I was in my 20s I had a retail job in Camden, for a few months!

I used to like to take my lunch to the edge of the canal, to eat in a quiet spot there, but since I've been back I've discovered that they've redeveloped everything, and I'm not even sure where my secret spot was anymore.

All the shops there are different now too -- that bigger, newer market development is news to me. Very crowded, yes! Interesting stores these days, though.

They should just call it ASPERSION Disorder. The early Latin word for Aspersion is Aspergere.

Aspergere/Aspersion Definition: an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something.

In my case, people are always getting the wrong idea about me in terms of reputation and integrity.

Change the name from Asperger Syndrome to Aspersion Syndrome. It looks better, sounds better, and it makes sense.

We Americans also say "herb" if its a guy's name (short for "Herbert'), but we say "erb" if its a plant product (ie "herbs and spices").

But we pronounce the shelter for cars the original French way so it rhymes with "mirage" (gr- AHHjjjjj), and not the way that causes it to rhyme with "carriage".

So about the original post: I find the 'joke' of 'Assburger' funny, though am tired of it. My favorite uncle jokes around by saying 'Cheezeburger' because he thinks the word Asperger doesn't seem to sound too good and makes fun of it.

Yup, sorry I missed your post, iliketrees -- in the US when talking about the plants in the context of herbs and spices, herbs is said in the French way "'erbs" leaving off the "h" sound, and garage is also pronounced in the French manner.

It's always been interesting to me how the UK, who are the nearest physical neighbors to France, Anglicized all words of French origin, while the Americans preserved the French pronunciations and do a lot more "AHHjjjjj" sounds.

This reminds me of the jokey pronunciation of Target stores! "What are you wearing?" "Oh just a little thing I got at Tarzhjjjjaaaay."

I think we should call it Cheezeburgers. The general public will relate more easily. "I've just been diagnosed with Cheezeburgers." "AHHH okay then!"

Oh, that is weird.

Try laughing far too hard for far too long, slapping your knee and exclaiming about the originality of the joke and how you've never heard it before. I've found that to be fairly effective.

I think it's cool and therapeutic to laugh at yourself.

I found that South Park episode pretty funny(especially when Cartman put hamburgers in his shorts) & I'm not bothered by that joke but I haven't ran across anyone using it to be mean.

It's pretty much 2 year old humor. I still chuckle when people unintentionally pronounce it that way though. Come on people, it's a 'p' not a 'b'! As-p-ergers NOT ass burgers!

Anytime my 7 year-old hears me say Aspergers he repeatedly yells "ass burgers" and then proceeds to "ass french fries" and "ass milk shake". He thinks I said a bad word and now he's allowed also. He cracks himself up.
I don't really mind other than I hope he never says it to my mother.

When someone calls me an Ass Burger (my uncle), I just feel like they are stupid (my uncle is stupid), and I never feel bad about it (I'm unaffected).