Been a bit quiet here today...
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Greg Smith
Mongoose
Michka said:
LOL!! :lol: :lol:
lastbesthope
Mongoose
Start singing "Me and my Shadow"?
Keep asking him if he's seen Sir Cliff Richard about?
Keep looking away and then looking back to see if he's moved?
:roll:
LBH
Keep asking him if he's seen Sir Cliff Richard about?
Keep looking away and then looking back to see if he's moved?
:roll:
LBH
Aramanthus
Mongoose
Michka wrote
Sir, the spotlight is for you!
Where is the raid! I have a spider over here.
Look if you want the job for Sheelob get in line over there.
I need a bigger fly swatter!
And now we present our new light bulb spokesperson.......The shadows! Opps.....they seem to have disappeared from that natural light.
Sir, the spotlight is for you!
Where is the raid! I have a spider over here.
Look if you want the job for Sheelob get in line over there.
I need a bigger fly swatter!
And now we present our new light bulb spokesperson.......The shadows! Opps.....they seem to have disappeared from that natural light.
How to annoy a shadow?
In a gravely voice, you say "Who knows what evil lurks within the hearts of men"
pause
"Well, actually that's more the work of the Vorlons so I guess you won't be needed today. Sorry about the mix up. Call me, We'll do lunch. Ta."
Don't forget the "Ta", they hate that yuppy stuff.
In a gravely voice, you say "Who knows what evil lurks within the hearts of men"
pause
"Well, actually that's more the work of the Vorlons so I guess you won't be needed today. Sorry about the mix up. Call me, We'll do lunch. Ta."
Don't forget the "Ta", they hate that yuppy stuff.
frobisher said:
Remember, in the US, *anything* British is considered to be high class -- thus, "Are You Being Served?" is shown on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service, home of hoity-toity shows for the intellectual elite.)
And now, I'm thinking of a Grace Brothers branch opening on Babylon 5...ack!
lastbesthope
Mongoose
Maybe he meant Tata (goodbye) instead of Ta (thanks). It all depends on the accent you use though!
LBH
LBH
lastbesthope
Mongoose
When they ask what you want say:
"Nothing thanks, I'm good to go!"
OR
"World peace and intergalactic understanding!"
:roll:
LBH
lastbesthope
Mongoose
Michka said:
But the reverse is not so much the case :wink:
LBH
lastbesthope
Mongoose
Well I've got a lovely Glasgow accent (if that isn't an oxymoron). When I'm on the continent I am often mistaken for being German. (Those who saw me at the open day will vouch for this) In Bristol, where I live now, I have been taken for Irish and on some occassions, Dutch! This wouldn't be so bad but the offenders in these cases were British!
Go figure.
LBH
Go figure.
LBH
Aramanthus
Mongoose
Hmmmm...... I've been told I do not have an accent for being a midwesterner.
vinush said:
Your assumption that the average American is aware that there are different regional accents in the United Kingdom is flattering.
OTOH, every time I see an 'American' on a British sitcom, they usually have a (very bad) Texas/Southern accent. I'm guessing that's the default 'American' accent, just as the default 'British' accent is sort of C-3PO ish.
Lizard said:
Well you obviously haven't watched enough British Sitcoms with Americans in them...
I'm glad you're flattered by my assumption...
However, on the other hand, I do worry about some of the American's I've encountered.
For example, a woman named Marcy from New York upon hearing I was from England asked me how we didn't fall off our country, because it's so small.
A big fat Texan guy in a stetson hat and grey suit asked me if I knew the Queen.
Gary from Utah asked me to give my regards to Hyacinth Bucket. At first I assumed he was joking, but then when I saw how serious he was, I shook my head and walked off.
