Tin

Tin (Ten) started in DNR 2.0. Romaine was talking about Romie turning ten years old, however similar to Shmoo Romaine pronounces it as "tin". Derek always asks "How many?" followed by a ring of the shade bell. We have researched the origin date for the episode but the audio archive search engine keeps picking up "tin" in the "Continue Reading" portion of each episode description. Many listeners wish tin would go away, others love it Tin times over.

Another origin of this term was a discussion that Derek and Romaine were having about their pronunciations. For instance, Derek mentions often that he says the word "poor" as like "poo-er," which makes him sound douchy. Romaine then said that she had a hard time with the word "pen," often pronouncing it like "pin." This lead to other similar terms, such as "ten." Soon after that, Derek teased Romaine often when she said "tin" instead of "ten." Even though Romaine now pronounces it correctly and tells Derek to shut up, it is now almost obligatory to ask "how many?" and ring the bell whenever anyone (but especially Romaine) says "ten."