Why do you call Jeb Bush "Yeb"? (vanity)

February 24, 2016

[libh8er]

Like Hor-hay Ramos. Or his brother Hor-hay Boosh.

[bakeneko]

You need to get the punctuation right;

¡Jeb!

Damn those punctuation errors!

At least ¡Jeb! had it right on his Spanish campaign posters.

[tumblindice]

When Spanish cartoon characters laugh, they don’t print ‘HA HA HA HA’. They print ‘JA JA JA JA”.
Weird huh?
So is still speaking Spanish at home when you (Yeb) brought your wife Columba home 40 years ago from Old Mehseeco.
She barely speaks ENglish.
A closer pronunciation would properly be Heb—a thick H something like a J.

[jessduntno]

....and if his name was REALLY Yeb...in Spanish it would be pronounced...Jeb!

Is it true? Jes or No?

[FJB]

“Yeb is the Hebrew interpretation of Jeb.”

This was my first thought also—a reference to the wealthy Jewish donors who have been supporting him. I looks like “Yeb” could have more than one interpretation.

[Bon mots]

It sounds really bad in Polish.
https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/jeba

It is a declension of the above - link on Google Translate.

[arthurus]

Given that he is Hispanic, at least honorarily, perhaps it should be pronounced Heb.

[tumblindice]

Ju are pooling my Pedro, no?
Thass hokay. Pero, don’ poot fresh sheets on my bed pinche cabron (amigo bueno).

[jessduntno]

Jajajajajajajaja!

[onedoug]

The letter is pronounced “jota”. The sound is similar to an English “h”, thus: ‘jefe’, ‘joven’, ‘jurar’....

[poconopundit]

With a heavy heart I respond to your post.

Sadly, many of us Trump supporters are feeling the deep loss of not having Jeb! in the campaign any more. 

We are going to truly miss Jeb! in the debates where we enjoyed watching Trump taunt and ridicule Jeb!, that foolish guac bowl merchant.  It was the kind of comic relief we shall probably never see in politics again -- at least in my lifetime.

Fortunately our fond memories are preserved in a few precious YouTube videos which record the legend of Jeb! for the history books.

Jeb! Shares His Faith (45 seconds)

You Can't Stump the Trump Volume 9 (The Guac Man's Last Stand)

[nickcarraway]

Better question: why are people still obsessed with Jeb even though he’s long gone?

[Rockpile]

I never call Juan Arbusto “Yeb”.

I do that out of love.

[Secret Agent Man]

We don’t call him a pussy, because a pussy is at least useful.

/brash filter back on

[Arthur McGowan]

Since Hispanics say “Nueva Jork,” I think a lot of people assume that “J” in Spanish is pronounced “Y.”

[disndat]

I si what you did there.

[mumblypeg]

Yeb’s outta the race.
Yeb’s gonna hafta getta yob now.

[Talisker]

Look, me you too

[Talisker]

Lol, me you too

(autocorrect is evil)