Author Topic: How do you pronounce Bob-ombs? (Read 23582 times)

Kojinka · « **on:** July 05, 2007, 07:35:59 PM »

Do you pronounce it the same way it's pronounced in the movie and cartoons, do you emphasize both syllables or do you have your own way?

Vidgmchtr · « **Reply #1 on:** July 05, 2007, 07:45:06 PM »

"Buh-bomb".

BP · « **Reply #2 on:** July 05, 2007, 08:02:10 PM »

As spelled. BOB-omb.

Suffix · « **Reply #3 on:** July 05, 2007, 08:13:30 PM »

I pronounce it "bah-Bomb." I also tend to say it with a fair amount of speed.

Kojinka · « **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2007, 08:37:24 PM »

I've always said it the way BP does, but when I watched the cartoons, a question came to mind; what is the proper pronunciation? Has the word ever been voiced in any of the games or by any other official source?

Deezer · « **Reply #5 on:** July 05, 2007, 08:39:14 PM »

Kinda like buh-baum.

MaxVance · « **Reply #6 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:30:05 PM »

I also pronounce it like Bird Person does. How is it pronounced in the movies and cartoons?

Kojinka · « **Reply #7 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:58:27 PM »

Quote from: MaxVance on July 05, 2007, 09:30:05 PM

How is it pronounced in the movies and cartoons?

buh-BOMBS something like that.

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #8 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:59:13 PM »

I say it like in the live action movie, yelled at the top of my lungs.

MEGAß¥TE · « **Reply #9 on:** July 05, 2007, 10:17:39 PM »

BP · « **Reply #10 on:** July 05, 2007, 10:27:54 PM »

You and your IMG tage, MEGAß¥TE. Best part of the movie... I need a few of those.

MEGAß¥TE · « **Reply #11 on:** July 05, 2007, 10:30:07 PM »

Also, the best ad placement in a movie ever.

Kojinka · « **Reply #12 on:** July 05, 2007, 10:49:24 PM »

Greatest Bob-omb scene ever!

The Blue Toad · « **Reply #13 on:** July 06, 2007, 12:08:17 AM »

My first Mario experience was watching my neighbor play Super Mario 64, and he would always say "Bomb-ombs".
Ever since then I have kept to this pronunciation, despite the spelling. It simply sounds strange to me to pronounce it otherwise.

Pt_Peach · « **Reply #14 on:** July 06, 2007, 03:33:16 AM »

I stick to "Bomb-omb".

Raccoon Sam · « **Reply #15 on:** July 06, 2007, 03:47:18 AM »

Bawh-Bamb

The Chef · « **Reply #16 on:** July 06, 2007, 05:47:27 AM »

When I was little, I used to pronounce it "bah-boom', but in recent years I pronounce it how it's spelled.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #17 on:** July 06, 2007, 10:00:25 AM »

BOB-omb. None of this buh-BAWM stuff for me.

NintendoExpert89 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2007, 10:12:05 AM »

Bahb-Ahmb

Sapphira · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2007, 05:10:56 PM »

BAH-bahm or BAHB-ahm; I say it fast enough that I can't really tell which on which syllable I pronounce the second B, but I probably pronounce it the first way since it's easier pronounce syllables that end in a vowel sound than in a consonant sound.

Robert · « **Reply #20 on:** July 06, 2007, 05:20:07 PM »

I pronounce it as "Bob", and then "awm"

Basically, I pronounce it like it's spelt.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #21 on:** July 06, 2007, 10:37:20 PM »

^ Same here (it's truely a weird name if you think about it).

dżamper · « **Reply #22 on:** July 07, 2007, 05:39:43 AM »

Quote from: Pt_Peach on July 06, 2007, 03:33:16 AM

I stick to "Bomb-omb".

I'm saying Bombomb too :p

Glorb · « **Reply #23 on:** July 07, 2007, 11:12:47 AM »

I prefer the pronunciation "bada-bing".

goodie · « **Reply #24 on:** July 07, 2007, 04:29:21 PM »

Buh-bom.

BriGuy92 · « **Reply #25 on:** July 07, 2007, 05:29:00 PM »

I've always pronounced it "Bomb-omb", simply because I misread it in SM64. Now it's just kind of a habit.

Koopaslaya · « **Reply #26 on:** July 07, 2007, 06:44:54 PM »

BAH-bomb

DeadAwake · « **Reply #27 on:** July 08, 2007, 04:54:06 PM »

At times like this, I look to Microsoft Sam to help me discover the true pronunciation of words.

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #28 on:** July 09, 2007, 04:00:16 AM »

Sounds about right. Good job Sam.

BP · « **Reply #29 on:** July 09, 2007, 05:18:57 AM »

Well, I do what I can.

SUPERTOAD! · « **Reply #30 on:** July 09, 2007, 08:50:27 AM »

At first i thought it was Bomb-ombs so i used to pronounse it like that. i find it harder to pronounce it the other ways.

yoshimastar · « **Reply #31 on:** July 10, 2007, 11:26:30 AM »

Bom ahm

Toad · « **Reply #32 on:** July 10, 2007, 02:54:02 PM »

I've always gone with the Oh cheese! They're exploding!! pronunciation..

But in cases where I'm not playing the games, it's either BAWB-ahmb, or baw-BAHMB (sort of like Sapph's).

The_Green_Brother · « **Reply #33 on:** July 10, 2007, 05:23:43 PM »

Bob-ombs, just as it says on the label.

GiftedGirl · « **Reply #34 on:** July 11, 2007, 02:11:22 PM »

Quote from: MEGAß¥TE on July 05, 2007, 10:17:39 PM

LOOK OUT! HE'S GONNA BLOOOOOOWWWWWWW! *buh-BOMB*

nodyarG · « **Reply #35 on:** July 12, 2007, 04:11:15 PM »

The B is silent. Maybe that helps you out a bit...BOB-OM*

DeadAwake · « **Reply #36 on:** July 12, 2007, 05:19:51 PM »

Am I the only one who expected Bob-ombs to be soccer-ball sized? It was disappointing when Bowser pulled out a dinky, little, tennis Bob-omb.

... Not that that was the biggest disappointment of the movie, but hey.

Kojinka · « **Reply #37 on:** July 12, 2007, 06:35:56 PM »

Hey, the small size, along with the fact that it still packed big punch, is what made the Bob-omb of the movie so awesome. That movie wasn't all that good, but it does have some redeeming factors.

General9786 · « **Reply #38 on:** July 12, 2007, 08:45:20 PM »

I go with bomb-omb

Vidgmchtr · « **Reply #39 on:** July 13, 2007, 08:03:50 AM »

Why do so many people pronounce it wrong? It's not spelled "bomb-omb". It never was. It's kind of like saying "bomb" but stuttering the first two letters a little.

DeadAwake · « **Reply #40 on:** July 14, 2007, 04:28:20 PM »

... in addition to mimicking the sound it makes when it explodes.

*bob-OMB!*

Also, I'm not saying the Bob-omb in the movie wasn't awesome. I'm saying its size was unexpected, and that made it disappointing. The smallest they get in the game series is about the size of Mario's head--and Mario's got a pretty big head.

Jack_of_Blades · « **Reply #41 on:** July 14, 2007, 09:16:10 PM »

i say bomb ombs

nodyarG · « **Reply #42 on:** July 16, 2007, 08:54:45 AM »

It's pronounced "BOB-OMS". Look at my last post. It will say the same thing.

Trainman · « **Reply #43 on:** July 21, 2007, 11:42:25 AM »

I say Bob-Omg, just how it's spelled... but saying it at normal speeds it sounds like bob-omb with the B from the Bob subtly carried over to Omb, kinda like "Bobomb." Grodus has trouble saying it, heh: "Buh huh huh.."

BP · « **Reply #44 on:** July 21, 2007, 11:52:46 AM »

Quote from: Trainman on July 21, 2007, 11:42:25 AM

I say Bob-Omg, just how it's spelled... but saying it at normal speeds it sounds like bob-omb with the B from the Bob subtly carried over to Omb, kinda like "Bobomb." Grodus has trouble saying it, heh: "Buh huh huh.."

Quoted before edited. Bob-OMG!!

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #45 on:** July 21, 2007, 01:34:15 PM »

I say "ba-bomb"....and that's all I have to say about that. :/

Toad · « **Reply #46 on:** July 22, 2007, 08:59:21 PM »

Quote from: DeadAwake on July 12, 2007, 05:19:51 PM

Am I the only one who expected Bob-ombs to be soccer-ball sized? It was disappointing when Bowser pulled out a dinky, little, tennis Bob-omb.

... Not that that was the biggest disappointment of the movie, but hey.

Yea. I think they should have been bigger in the movie, too.

It wasn't Bowser, btw, but Mario..

libra346 · « **Reply #47 on:** November 25, 2007, 03:17:04 PM »

I'd say bah-bomb

penguinwizard · « **Reply #48 on:** November 26, 2007, 04:23:41 PM »

Bob - omb. Hated the way Yoshi said it, as ba-bomb.

But sometimes I just call them bombs, because the extra syllable sounds like I'm stuttering.

megamush · « **Reply #49 on:** November 26, 2007, 06:57:08 PM »

Quote from: MEGAß¥TE on July 05, 2007, 10:17:39 PM

Where is this from?

megamush · « **Reply #50 on:** November 26, 2007, 07:00:00 PM »

Quote from: Kojinka on July 05, 2007, 07:35:59 PM

Do you pronounce it the same way it's pronounced in the movie and cartoons, do you emphasize both syllables or do you have your own way?

I Pronounce it like this: Bom-om

BP · « **Reply #51 on:** November 26, 2007, 08:39:09 PM »

That's from my last Fourth of July party. You shoulda been here.

megamush · « **Reply #52 on:** November 26, 2007, 09:05:21 PM »

Quote from: Bird Person on November 26, 2007, 08:39:09 PM

That's from my last Fourth of July party. You shoulda been here.

No, seriously where is this from?

MEGAß¥TE · « **Reply #53 on:** November 26, 2007, 09:20:58 PM »

Hint: read the post right after it.

megamush · « **Reply #54 on:** November 26, 2007, 09:44:57 PM »

Quote from: MEGAß¥TE on November 26, 2007, 09:20:58 PM

Hint: read the post right after it.

What is the name of the movie?

TEM · « **Reply #55 on:** November 26, 2007, 11:27:32 PM »

You never saw Bomberman The Movie?

megamush · « **Reply #56 on:** November 27, 2007, 06:59:46 AM »

Quote from: TEM on November 26, 2007, 11:27:32 PM

You never saw Bomberman The Movie?

No!

dżamper · « **Reply #57 on:** November 27, 2007, 08:43:35 AM »

Super Mario Bros.: The Movie.

BTW this scene is near the end :P

penguinwizard · « **Reply #58 on:** December 02, 2007, 04:22:45 PM »

That picture's misleading. I think the Bob-omb was the size of a human fist. Didn't it drop through a sewer gutter or something?

The Chef · « **Reply #59 on:** December 02, 2007, 05:55:44 PM »

It fell thought the bridge Mario and Koops were standing on, and then fell down a shaft made of fungus, which caused it to land safely in the gutter. It looked to me like it was the size of a softball or something.

Thorn · « **Reply #60 on:** December 02, 2007, 11:32:40 PM »

I could've sworn it was much smaller. Maybe a little smaller than a baseball.

As to how I pronounce it, I guess I pronounce it as spelled, which is actually more or less how it was pronounced in the cartoon. Case in point: skip ahead to about 1:25 in this clip of the Super Mario World cartoon.

silverstarman · « **Reply #61 on:** December 04, 2007, 06:29:04 PM »

Like, BOBOMB