Every four or five years, I encounter someone who cannot pronounce Popeye. Inexplicably, they all say Pie-Pie. They say it like it's real. Like it means something. And many become belligerent when challenged.
Just because I encounter this phenomenon only on rare occasions, I don't assume it's not pervasive. I think it is. I think the fact that the subject comes up infrequently is all that keeps these mutations from alarming the general population on a regular basis.
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