Why We Should Be Afraid Of Americans Part 32

[Patrick McCann]

Re: That's a "ß", not a "B" .

> Okay. I'm down with a lot of things you say, but we can't start slugging
> it out with Albionians or whatever you call them. That kind of thing is in
> conflict with--er...my own personal interests.

Well, maybe not, D. 'Albion' was the Roman name for England. And England alone.
They called Ireland 'Hibernia', and Scotland 'Caledonia'.
So if you're blaming the English for all those mulleted numbnuts out there, well, that's fine by me.
And it'll probably be fine with your ,er...own personal interest as well.

 

[Patrick McCann]

Re: You have to admit, Dumbles and WeiB...........

> Now I'm really worried(I sound like Andy I). Y'all and y' hear and Guys
> like that are not in the minority in the US? Just where were you hanging
> out Patrick? Spring Break I saw 1 guy who looked like that in Orlando but
> he had a lynard skynard shirt on instead.

I mean that vast heartland between the coasts, lgdac. The place is crawling with them. It's okay for all the trendies in Joyzee and some other, though not all, coastal areas.

Go inland, young woman. If you dare.
Just kidding!! Don't go!! We might never hear from you again!!!!

 

[Let's Go Devils and Celtic]

Re: You have to admit, Dumbles and WeiB...........

> I mean that vast heartland between the coasts, lgdac. The place is
> crawling with them. It's okay for all the trendies in Joyzee and some
> other, though not all, coastal areas.

> Go inland, young woman. If you dare.
> Just kidding!! Don't go!! We might never hear from you again!!!!
LOL, I would give one of those mullet guys one of my looks and I would probably be killed.
I guess it helps that if I get any distance from the big pond I get very disoriented.

 

[Dumbles]

Re: That's a "ß", not a "B" .

> Well, maybe not, D. 'Albion' was the Roman name for England. And England
> alone.
> They called Ireland 'Hibernia', and Scotland 'Caledonia'.
> So if you're blaming the English for all those mulleted numbnuts out
> there, well, that's fine by me.
> And it'll probably be fine with your ,er...own personal interest as well.

Oh, wow. Thanks, Pat. Now I get the Caledonian Comrade thing...I would have asked, but a person of my intelligence gets tired of playing the stupid yank role. You are all of you lovely people in the UK, of that I have no doubt. But you have a curious habit of having about 35,000 different ways of saying one word. That's not very efficient, isn't it? And the bastardization of certain words--which I presume comes from rhyming slang, no?
If someone here admitted to getting a hard-on over a pair of saucepans, he would get some very strange looks, indeed.

 

[Dumbles]

Wait...now I have a question...

> Oh, wow. Thanks, Pat. Now I get the Caledonian Comrade thing...I would
> have asked, but a person of my intelligence gets tired of playing the
> stupid yank role. You are all of you lovely people in the UK, of that I
> have no doubt. But you have a curious habit of having about 35,000
> different ways of saying one word. That's not very efficient, isn't it?
> And the bastardization of certain words--which I presume comes from
> rhyming slang, no?
> If someone here admitted to getting a hard-on over a pair of saucepans, he
> would get some very strange looks, indeed.

Saucepans=breasts?
Saucepan=kid, as in saucepan lid - kid?

Which is right? Or are they both correct depending on where you're from?

*Dons "Dumb Yank" hat again*

 

[Patrick McCann]

Re: Wait...now I have a question...

> Saucepans=breasts?
> Saucepan=kid, as in saucepan lid - kid?

> Which is right? Or are they both correct depending on where you're from?

> *Dons "Dumb Yank" hat again*

Well, D, what you're talking about here is cockney (working-class indigenous London) rhyming slang.
You're correct with saucepan lid = kid, and their vocabulary is littered with things like -
apples and pears = stairs
rosie lee = tea
north and south = mouth, and hundreds ( maybe thousands) of similar examples.

A situation could arise where, during a domestic argument, one of the protagonists might say "I'm going up the apples for a cup of rosie, so shut yer north!".

They seem to rely on this kind of thing for their humour as well.

As a self-confessed humour snob, it's not my cup of rosie (sorry).

I also LOATHE anything that's wacky, kooky, or zany.

Give me the intelligent dry wit of woody allen or morrissey any day.

Anyway...... I'm sure there's a website dedicated to cockney rhyming slang. I can appreciate how my north american readers might be curious about it.
Cheers.

ps. don't get me wrong. i've lived in london for a few years and the locals have put up with a never-ending (especially since the end of WW2)influx of outsiders.
They've remained cheerful and positive in the face of it, which says something for their tolerance levels.
Apart from their patter, they're grrrrrrrrrrreat!!!!!!

 

[Dumbles]

Re: Wait...now I have a question...

Thanks for taking the time to explain all that, Patrick. You're alright.

> Well, D, what you're talking about here is cockney (working-class
> indigenous London) rhyming slang.
> You're correct with saucepan lid = kid, and their vocabulary is littered
> with things like -
> apples and pears = stairs
> rosie lee = tea
> north and south = mouth, and hundreds ( maybe thousands) of similar
> examples.

> A situation could arise where, during a domestic argument, one of the
> protagonists might say "I'm going up the apples for a cup of rosie,
> so shut yer north!".

> They seem to rely on this kind of thing for their humour as well.

> As a self-confessed humour snob, it's not my cup of rosie (sorry).

> I also LOATHE anything that's wacky, kooky, or zany.

> Give me the intelligent dry wit of woody allen or morrissey any day.

> Anyway...... I'm sure there's a website dedicated to cockney rhyming
> slang. I can appreciate how my north american readers might be curious
> about it.
> Cheers.

> ps. don't get me wrong. i've lived in london for a few years and the
> locals have put up with a never-ending (especially since the end of
> WW2)influx of outsiders.
> They've remained cheerful and positive in the face of it, which says
> something for their tolerance levels.
> Apart from their patter, they're grrrrrrrrrrreat!!!!!!

 

[Patrick McCann]

Re: Wait...now I have a question...

> Thanks for taking the time to explain all that, Patrick. You're alright.
>

Just alright? I'm better than that, D. But thanks anyway. With the abuse I've been taking lately, even a wee compliment is warmly welcomed.

 

[Dumbles]

Re: Wait...now I have a question...

> Just alright? I'm better than that, D. But thanks anyway. With the abuse
> I've been taking lately, even a wee compliment is warmly welcomed.

Well, Patrick, I don't want to come on too strongly. I do have a cyberhusband, remember. You may or may not have noticed that I no longer post pornographic poetry here or make sexual suggestions to people on the board anymore. I refrain from this tarty behavior out of respect to him.

But yeah, you're a good guy, Patrick. Just a little misunderstood. It will pass.

 

[Bluenose]

Ah, but Dumbles

> Well, Patrick, I don't want to come on too strongly. I do have a
> cyberhusband, remember. You may or may not have noticed that I no longer
> post pornographic poetry here or make sexual suggestions to people on the
> board anymore. I refrain from this tarty behavior out of respect to him.

Does he demonstrate the same amount of respect?

 

[Dumbles]

Re: Ah, but Dumbles

> Does he demonstrate the same amount of respect?

Of course. Johnny has obviously refrained from posting his smutty poetry to the boards. I mean, do you see any? The only conclusion that can be drawn fom this is that he's making this huge-ass sacrifice for me.

It is so obvious.

 

[Johnny]

Re: Ah, but Dumbles

> Of course. Johnny has obviously refrained from posting his smutty poetry
> to the boards. I mean, do you see any? The only conclusion that can be
> drawn fom this is that he's making this huge-ass sacrifice for me .

> It is so obvious.

>

I've never posted poetry of any kind on the board Dumbles. Stacks of useless posts though

 

[Dumbles]

Re: Ah, but Dumbles

> I've never posted poetry of any kind on the board Dumbles. Stacks of
> useless posts though

Yeah, well...therein lies the joke. See?