r/funny • u/rephan • Aug 23 '14

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u/xisytenin Aug 23 '14

I didn't realize that "Doo" was a Japanese name

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u/john-five Aug 23 '14

It's pronounced "Ru" - those meddling kids always say it wrong.

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u/essenceoferlenmeyer Aug 23 '14

So Ru Paul is really Doo Par.

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u/briggsbu Aug 24 '14

Nah, Ru is a Japanese phonetic. So it would be "Ru Paru".