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Pronouncing gaper...?

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Gorno
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I tried searching for a similar thread, but I couldn't find anything... But how do you pronounce gaper?

Gey-per or Gap-per? Personally I used gey-per, but I heard some buddies using the latter. I also found this article: http://www.vociferousvoid.org/story.html?StoryID=2708200178

Jan 5 2010 9:28PM
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saranac_tortex
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I say gap-per.

Nice icon. +k for being a sweatshop fan
Jan 5 2010 9:35PM
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jeremy.g
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gay per. because they watch with their mouth agape at mad tricks
Jan 5 2010 9:35PM
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Pmoore
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this.
Jan 5 2010 9:37PM
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bstuck1
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I'd say gap-er because of the gap between helmet and goggles.
Jan 5 2010 9:38PM
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Lemuel
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If you say gap-er then you probably are one.  It's gayper.
Jan 5 2010 9:44PM
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MayorWest
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hahahaha. its most deffinatly gayper.
the term is much broader then skiing and means like the other guy said they just stand there watching with there mouth open or whatever.
not the gap is unique to skiing and i call it that Gayper gap haha not the gapper gap hahaha
wow i never thought id have to explain that
Jan 5 2010 9:49PM
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.brian
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no doubt gay-per
Jan 5 2010 10:07PM
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Aguyluke
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Last i heard goggle gaps were cool? haha

Jan 5 2010 10:08PM
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Mr.SnoFlo
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definatly gay-per
Jan 5 2010 10:12PM
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peyton
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yes.
Jan 5 2010 10:14PM
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griffin.paisley
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GAY PUUURRR
Jan 5 2010 10:15PM
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PULSEofdaNATION
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Definitely GAY-PURRRRRRR
Jan 5 2010 10:16PM
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pbcrazy9898
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whats a gaper?
Jan 5 2010 10:18PM
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DirtYStylE
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Look in a mirror
Jan 5 2010 10:20PM
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s.erickson
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GAY-Per, as in gaper gap
Jan 5 2010 10:24PM
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PeterWojnar
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Please head to your local RadioShack at the nearest possible convenience. Continuing life much longer without a working sarcasm detector may pose dangers to yourself and others for which The Establishment can not take responsibility for.
Jan 5 2010 10:27PM
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DirtYStylE
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You should get one first and tell me how it works
Jan 5 2010 10:37PM
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PeterWojnar
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Yours was not truly sarcasm, but an unfortunately dry attempt at humor. They are not one and the same... but no, I did not read it as a joke. My bad.
Jan 5 2010 10:39PM
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PaleCelery
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It actually has french roots. Not too many people know this.  Its pronounces like Gay- Pear (Like a homosexual fruit.... oh the irony)
Jan 5 2010 10:40PM
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ECski
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I say gay-per because they have a gaping gap between their goggles and their helmet
Jan 5 2010 10:43PM
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DirtYStylE
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Yes, the first one was not, but the second one was.

To the thread, I cant see how you can call them gap-ers it reminds me of some one who jump a gap or such. Gaypers defiantly can not do much besides get in your way.
Jan 5 2010 10:49PM
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Candy
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Some kid I ski with thought that gapers (definitely pronounced GAY-PER) stood for Gay Person. Like not actually homo, just like wow that kid is gay. a gaper. hahahaha
Jan 6 2010 12:40AM
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Static
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gayper gap,




look in the mirror
Jan 6 2010 12:43AM
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Jamestown
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Do you say pay-per or pap-er?
Jan 6 2010 12:46AM
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Gorno
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Huge fan of the music and their shows. Solid hip-hop

Jan 6 2010 12:48AM
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xxMdahlxx
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pretty certain that if it wasnt pronounced geyper then it would have 2 p's
Jan 6 2010 1:09AM
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LivinOuttaBounZ
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I nominate Ski_N* for English tutor of the year! Even first year ESL students should get it now. Enough said.
Jan 6 2010 1:19AM
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Ben.
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it comes from the word gape. since they stand around and gawk/gape rather than getting after the shred. so yeah. gay-per.

anyone who said gap-per is mentally challenged...
Jan 6 2010 4:33AM
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..jack
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The Spanish equivalent for Gaper is 'Domingeros'
Jan 6 2010 5:10AM
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Abc567def
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this
Jan 6 2010 5:12AM
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nickyp
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pwned
Jan 6 2010 6:30AM
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.frenchy
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gay pur. not gap per
Jan 6 2010 6:37AM
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sammeb
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deffinetaly gey-pur     dont get confused with the goggle "gap"  its actusally a goggle "gape".
Jan 6 2010 8:11AM
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Freshbakedbread
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Soo-puer Gay-Puer, if your in canada
Jan 6 2010 8:58AM
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h_bar
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gayper.
Jan 6 2010 9:22AM
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shintastic48
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No no no. There is a difference. The gaps we pose do NOT show skin. Gayperz (that is how I pronounce) support a gap that shows skin. There is a big difference.
Jan 6 2010 9:24AM
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futurespin
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I say gape her. personal preference
Jan 6 2010 10:38AM
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flexpattern
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gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay perrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Jan 6 2010 10:42AM
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Peter.
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it's a goggle gap, but it's called a gaper gap
Jan 6 2010 10:47AM
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Steezius_Maximus
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e'dollo
Jan 6 2010 10:53AM
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andersteeze
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they are if your not wearing gordini's with clear orange lenses
Jan 6 2010 11:39AM
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saranac_tortex
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Haha makes sense. When I first read it I thought it was gay-per, but a couple years ago 2 people corrected me and said it was gapper. But they were obviously wrong
Jan 6 2010 12:47PM
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**TMAC**
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gay-per for sure!
Jan 6 2010 4:23PM
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Logey.
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Jan 6 2010 4:28PM
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klingisking
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Gaper, gay pur
Jan 6 2010 4:34PM
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Queen_Selassie
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indeed
Jan 6 2010 4:44PM
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Kevski
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This has all already been said, but Gay-puhr. If it was gap-puhr it would be be spelled gapper.


Jan 6 2010 4:46PM
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.travis.
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this is such a gay-pur thread.
Jan 6 2010 4:52PM
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Joshua.
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yes sir

it's always been GAY-PER

i associate it with gay-per(sons) gaping up mah turf
Jan 6 2010 5:03PM
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jamers
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Not ski gabber too now...
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this threads retarted
Jan 6 2010 5:09PM
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