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    Default Van Gogh's relatives

    After much careful research it has been discovered that the artist Vincent Van
    Gogh had many relatives.

    Among them were:

    His obnoxious brother, Please Gogh

    His dizzy aunt,Verti Gogh

    The brother who ate prunes, Gotta Gogh

    The brother who worked at a convenience store, Stop'n Gogh

    The grandfather from Yugoslavia, U. Gogh

    The brother who bleached his clothes white, Hue Gogh

    The cousin from Illinois, Chica Gogh

    His magician uncle, Wherediddy Gogh

    His Mexican cousin, Amee Gogh

    The Mexican cousin's American half-brother, Grin Gogh

    The nephew who drove a stagecoach, Wellsfar Gogh

    The constipated uncle, Cant Gogh

    The ballroom dancing aunt, Tan Gogh

    The bird lover uncle, Flamin Gogh

    His nephew, psychoanalyst E. Gogh

    The fruit loving cousin, Man Gogh

    An aunt who taught positive thinking, Wayto Gogh

    The little bouncy nephew, Poe Gogh

    A sister who loved disco, Go Gogh

    His Italian uncle, Day Gogh

    And his niece who travels the country in a van, Winnie Bay Gogh.

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    Default Re: Van Gogh's relatives

    Is Gogh pronounced "goff" or "go"?
    Joke only works if you pronounce it "go"

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    Default Re: Van Gogh's relatives

    pronounced "go" so the joke works

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    Default Re: Van Gogh's relatives

    Quote Originally Posted by DoctorX
    pronounced "go" so the joke works

    Only if you an American and mangle the language.

    I'm sure the Dutch pronunciation is not go.
    Just like French people don't pronounce croissants as crossonts.
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    Default Re: Van Gogh's relatives

    It doesnt really matter how the Dutch pronounce the word Gogh surely, it was a joke, not an exercise in Dutch pronunciation.

    Nice one Doctor X, i liked it.

    Rexmonster...

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    Default Re: Van Gogh's relatives

    didn't he have a relation ,who was a colour technician called indi gogh
    and one who had a gambling problem called bin gogh
    and one who shipped goods on aircraft called car gogh
    and one who a used a government order imposing a trade barrier called embar gogh

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    Default Re: Van Gogh's relatives

    also his family produce a popular hair product called .......

    wait for it....

    Wash'n Gogh

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    Default Re: Van Gogh's relatives

    Quote Originally Posted by Rexmonster
    It doesnt really matter how the Dutch pronounce the word Gogh surely, it was a joke, not an exercise in Dutch pronunciation.

    Nice one Doctor X, i liked it.

    Rexmonster...

    Fair enough, but it's only a joke if you use the wrong pronunciation.
    Call me a pedant if you like - I've got broad shoulders :tongue
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