The "PH" Thing

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » April 13, 2004 12:32 pm

Not "PH" as in "Parrothead" but PH in the way I see some people use it to replace "F" in words such as "phlock". I was just wondering where this practice began and/or if it predates Phish fans doing the same thing because honestly it makes more sense coming from Phish fans given the spelling of that band's name. By the way, that is not meant as a swipe at Parrotheads, just an observation I've made that I was wondering about. I don't consider myself a Parrothead nor do I alter my writing to express myself as a fan of any band, I was just curious about it's origins.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » April 13, 2004 12:39 pm

I never did it til I came to BuffettNews. I saw someone else doing it, and it just seemed like the phun, Buffett-appropriate thing to do.

The HARD part is to NOT do it in my professional writing!

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » April 13, 2004 1:04 pm

I don't know when it started but I'm more inclined to think Phish saw it and coppied it from parrotheads

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » April 13, 2004 1:14 pm

I don't know who started it but its really "PHoo-barred" up

(Edited to make it a little more PHamily PHriendly)

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » April 13, 2004 1:16 pm

Cubbie Bear wrote:I don't know who started it but its really phoo-barred up

only if you phorget when to use it

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » April 13, 2004 1:18 pm

It can actually be quite phabulous! No phoolin'!

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » April 13, 2004 1:20 pm

All this time I just thought it was a bunch of people who couldn't spell. Who knew?

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » April 13, 2004 1:21 pm

I've ophten wondered this too.

(Sorry I don't have anything to contribute to the actual answer, but you guys just looked like you were having too much fun...er phun with this!)

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » April 13, 2004 1:36 pm

Ilph wrote:I've ophten wondered this too.

(Sorry I don't have anything to contribute to the actual answer, but you guys just looked like you were having too much fun...er phun with this!)

PHun is what it's all about!

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » April 13, 2004 1:42 pm

What is this "F" letter which you speak oph? Sounds like a phony letter that you made up in your phickled little pheathered head!

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » April 13, 2004 1:49 pm

You will phind it throughout our cookbook, too. The publshers had a HECK of a time spell checking the book TRUST ME!

DejaLola · Post by **DejaLola** » April 13, 2004 9:34 pm

Didn't originally come back from the publishers the phirst time with all the "ph"'s changed to "f"'s ?

parrotsgirl · Post by **parrotsgirl** » April 13, 2004 9:46 pm

I guess I started the "PH" thing when I started here...it's something that just started for me and kinda stuck when I am here.....

Desdamona · Post by **Desdamona** » April 13, 2004 11:53 pm

I have a technical question about the use of the "ph".
If there is a double "F", is it replaced by "phph"?
An example: Is "Buphphett" correct? Looks conphusing to me...

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » April 14, 2004 5:26 am

I hope the PH instead doesn't OPHEND anyone

MigrationMan · Post by **MigrationMan** » April 14, 2004 8:06 am

Sorry, I find it annoying. Its nothing but a rip-off from the band Phish, which has been around over a decade. I thought parrotheads were more original, but...

*puts flame suit on*

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » April 14, 2004 8:11 am

MigrationMan wrote:Sorry, I find it annoying. Its nothing but a rip-off from the band Phish, which has been around over a decade. I thought parrotheads were more original, but...

*puts flame suit on*

Nobody's gonna burn you, MM. They may hold a cigaretter lighter in front of you, but don't take ophense.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » April 14, 2004 8:12 am

DejaLola wrote:Didn't originally come back from the publishers the phirst time with all the "ph"'s changed to "f"'s ?

(referreing to our cookbook)
YUP!

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » April 14, 2004 8:15 am

MigrationMan wrote:Sorry, I find it annoying. Its nothing but a rip-off from the band Phish, which has been around over a decade. I thought parrotheads were more original, but...

*puts flame suit on*

Your username rips off a Jimmy Buffett song. I would have thought you'd be more original.

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » April 14, 2004 8:56 am

Auntie,