No way Jose

Andy   Tuesday, March 23, 2004, 22:58 GMT
Anybody here know where the phrases "No way" and "No way, Jose" originated? I've had a long argument with somebody about this, so I'd be grateful for your input.
Juan   Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 00:28 GMT
Probably some "American" dude/dudette trying to be cute. It's a poor attempt at rhyming the name JOSE (HOE-SAY according to an "American") with NO WAY.
Guy   Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 13:47 GMT
Is Jose pronounced Hoe-say or Hoe-zay? I say Hoe-zay.
|||   Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 15:46 GMT
HO-se (the e like "fetch")
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!!   Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 16:46 GMT
...and the "o" in Jose isn't a fully rounded "o" like it is in "hoe".
pobre_diablo   Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 20:26 GMT
(hou-zay)
!!   Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 22:47 GMT
There is no [z] sound in Spanish. The letter "z" is pronounced [s].
pobre_diablo   Thursday, March 25, 2004, 00:24 GMT
in english its pronounced with the z sound
B   Thursday, March 25, 2004, 01:22 GMT
Noospeling = ''No way Jose'' = ''noe wae Hoezae''.