Do You Think British Warriors Are Serious Enough About Business?

Martin Luxton 16 years ago

Roger, give me time to finish the thread title

Do You Think British Warriors Are Serious Enough About Business And Should Stop Calling People With White Beards Numpties?
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  Hi Martin,
  
  I voted 'No. They should stop joking and make more money' - just to screw up the results and ruin your poll.
  
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Bev Clement 16 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

Shut up Luxton you numpty. It's gone five, why aren't you in the pub?

You can't call him numpty, that's nicking it from Kim
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  I told you, I never nicked it from Kim!
  
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John Taylor

16 years ago

I wander lonely as a troll among a host of dumbasses..

Oops! Sorry, wrong forum, wrong username, wrong avatar!

Wecome to the Phukarwi tribe!

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Louis Raven

16 years ago

My humour died a long time ago no thanks to these Americans :p

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John Taylor

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Louis Raven

My humour died a long time ago no thanks to these Americans :p

Thanks Americans.. the rest of us appreciate the..

"Death Of Louis Raven's Humour"

John

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Martin Luxton

16 years ago

Help!!

Admin, please delete this thread before Harvey Segal joins in.

Martin

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John Taylor 16 years ago

Originally Posted by Martin Luxton

Help!!

..Harvey Segal joins in.

Martin

Be careful what you wish for!

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MizzCindy

16 years ago

Originally Posted by p1a1u1l1

Worst still, before Kim Standerline turns up and calls us all plonkers

-paul

Love the newest addition to my ever-expanding vocabulary of international slurs and slang! I intend to call just about everyone I know a plonker...just because I love the word!

Cindy - who thinks you're a bunch of plonkers!

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ExRat

16 years ago

Hi MizzCindy,

You need to consult the Aussies.

Amongst many, I loved their version of getting drunk =

getting munted

I asked for clarification of the word 'munted', and it was clarified as meaning -

f****d up.

Lol.

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Martin Luxton

16 years ago

MizzCindy

But be careful - 'plonk' means cheap French wine and people like ExRat who drink it are called 'plonquers'.

Martin

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Tenzo

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Martin Luxton

plonquers'.

Martin

I knew someone would try and spell that with a "u".

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The 13th Warrior

16 years ago

I rarely rent British/UK videos because I can't understand the accents, especially some dialects of brits, although they speak english.

Even worse videos to rent are those deep irish and scottish accents.

The Raza got nothin on the Scotts if there was a rolling of the "R's" contest.

Its like listening to someone from deep Oklahoma , Virgina up in the hills,where instead of saying "come here", they say "cohlm ch'eer"...., or Wins'CAN-SAN(winsconson), or BORE'AS-ton/BORSS-ton(boston),they speak english but damn if I understand'em.

Can't tell an Aussie from a Brit, 'till he says "cheers" at the end.

Then, I don't know whether he's an New Zealander or Aussie.

I'm baffled, "mate".

"Cheerio" and "no worries".

The 13 th Warrior

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The 13th Warrior 16 years ago

Also heard a guy who goes to British pubs all the time and he said a Brit can drink an Irishman under the table almost everytime.

Says something about a culture when your greetings and "peace outs" is "cheers".

Is "tea time" getting old for the Brits?

How 'bout "crumpetts"?

I hear over and over that Brits food is grey and drab, maybe thats why there are hardly any, if any, English/British specialty restuarants in the states, 'cept for fish 'n chips with malt vinegar.

I keep forgetting to buy some "veggimite" to see what its all about down under.

The 13 th Warrior
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Martin Luxton

16 years ago

13th Warrior

If you think YOU have a problem with British accents, you should try Paypal.

I phoned them the other day and got one of those automated menus.

"Say one of these choices. 'My Account' or 'eBay problem' ."

"My account."

"I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Could you repeat your choice?"

"My account."

"Did you say 'eBay Problem'?"
"MY ACCOUNT!!" (Saying the same thing but louder usually helps foreigners to understand).

"I'm sorry. I didn't catch that. Would you like to go back to the main menu?"

"Yes."

"Did you say 'No' . . . ?"

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The 13th Warrior 16 years ago

Originally Posted by Martin Luxton

If you think YOU have a problem with British accents, you should try Paypal.

Hey, man, you are a Warrior.

Your next assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to create voice recognition software that SPECIALIZES in various accent recognition. :-)

When a "bloke" says "sheilla", the computer knows he talkin about a lady.

Create a software , also, that keeps up and recognizes slang, like when the computer says "are you satisfied" and you say, "yeah, cool", the computer says, "peace out and fly by this crib, again, stud, you rock". :-)

How's that for customer appreciation?

The 13 th Warrior
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Nick Brighton

16 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

I hear over and over that Brits food is grey and drab, maybe thats why there are hardly any, if any, English/British specialty restuarants in the states, 'cept for fish 'n chips with malt vinegar.

Now that might well be true, but it's usually healthier than our overseas cousins. I think fish and chips is an awful national dish, but to be honest, I don't think it IS a national dish anymore...curry is the most consumed food in the UK.

In fact, the problem with England is we don't have much identity and everything is bland, drab and on the edge of misery (huge sweeping generalization for you, but hey...I'm allowed).

Weather, food, attitudes...it's not exactly sunshine party central ;-)

But at least we have a sense of humour I suppose, which I think is what keeps us from deep depression :}P

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The 13th Warrior

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Nick Brighton

Now that might well be true, but it's usually healthier than our overseas cousins

Right on point, dude.

Our stuff got too many chemicals.., crap , that when you look it up, makes no sense of why they put it in there.

Usually to mask its crap orgin, quality. Monosodium Glutamate and all its cousins can make decomposing spoiled camal dung or dog food taste great.

Believe it or not, some companies over here pad the pockets or influence, somehow, with cash to the powers that be to dump, what otherwise would be useless waste, chemicals in food as an additional ingredient for some made up reason.

So instead of garbage to be dumped, it becomes profit.

They can always BUY some pseudo-expert-chemist to substantiate why its a good additional ingredient.

Like anything with inorganic floride or aluminum. Waste products.

So pretty, good tasting food don't always mean its good.

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The 13th Warrior

16 years ago

By the way, are Brits willing to PAY for a decent meal?

I would think with that kinda food, one of the biggest imports would be chefs, or anybody that can take you guys grub, and simply cook it differently with different spices.

Unless UK'ers don't really care that much about taste of food, just long as it fills up yer belly.

We have that ,too.

It's called the 99 cent menu at our local fast food joints.

You REALLY gots to be hungry and BROKE to eat that dog food.

It's about 3/4 levels above eating outright garbage out the garbage can.

Even the Monosodium Glutamine barely saves it.

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Martin Luxton

16 years ago

French waiters say "Bon appetit!"

Italian waiters say "Buon appetito!"

Spanish waiters say "Buen appetito!"

German waiters say "Guten appetit!"

English waiters say "Good luck!"

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The 13th Warrior

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Martin Luxton

French waiters say "Bon appetit!"

Italian waiters say "Buon appetito!"

Spanish waiters say "Buen appetito!"

German waiters say "Guten appetit!"

English waiters say "Good luck!"

LLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL!!!! :-)

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Martin Luxton 16 years ago

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Originally Posted by Martin Luxton
plonquers'.

Martin

I knew someone would try and spell that with a "u".

But then, without this difference you wouldn't get wonderfully witty humo(u)r like this.

Martin
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ShayB 16 years ago

I never thought I would need a translator to read English....but I was wrong....:confused:

This thread has added to my vocabulary immensely...
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PatriciaJ

16 years ago

Pubs shut so on to this forum for a laugh before I hit my pillow and blimey I find this thread - enough to sober me up again.

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

I rarely rent British/UK videos because I can't understand the accents, especially some dialects of brits, although they speak english.

Even worse videos to rent are those deep irish and scottish accents.

The Raza got nothin on the Scotts if there was a rolling of the "R's" contest.

Its like listening to someone from deep Oklahoma , Virgina up in the hills,where instead of saying "come here", they say "cohlm ch'eer"...., or Wins'CAN-SAN(winsconson), or BORE'AS-ton/BORSS-ton(boston),they speak english but damn if I understand'em.

Can't tell an Aussie from a Brit, 'till he says "cheers" at the end.

Then, I don't know whether he's an New Zealander or Aussie.

I'm baffled, "mate".

"Cheerio" and "no worries".

The 13 th Warrior

Ee bah gum you want to try renting a film made in Yorkshire cos we speak all proper like. I don't like American films because Americans can't pronounce English words like tomatoes properly. Subtitles are no good because they can't spell proper.

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

By the way, are Brits willing to PAY for a decent meal?

I would think with that kinda food, one of the biggest imports would be chefs, or anybody that can take you guys grub, and simply cook it differently with different spices.

Unless UK'ers don't really care that much about taste of food, just long as it fills up yer belly.

We have that ,too.

It's called the 99 cent menu at our local fast food joints.

You REALLY gots to be hungry and BROKE to eat that dog food.

It's about 3/4 levels above eating outright garbage out the garbage can.

Even the Monosodium Glutamine barely saves it.

The 13 th Warrior

Here what about the unhealthy fatty burgers we've inherited from across the pond and the pallid lumpy stuff posing as gravy that they served me in California - it wasn't even the right colour and tasted as bad as it looked.

There's nowt wrong with Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding with roast taties, veg and proper gravy. Fish and chips and curries - better than burgers and especially if you eat them together after the pub!

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robocallaghan

16 years ago

Originally Posted by PatriciaJ

Pubs shut so on to this forum for a laugh before I hit my pillow and blimey I find this thread - enough to sober me up again.

Just back from a lock in myself - was the governors birthday again :-)

Rob.

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Martin Luxton

16 years ago

Eeh, Patricia lass,

'appen reckon we ought to share our recipe for chip butties with our American cousins.

Martin

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ShayB

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Martin Luxton

Eeh, Patricia lass,

'appen reckon we ought to share our recipe for chip butties with our American cousins.

Martin

Um.....what? :confused:

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Martin Luxton

16 years ago

Patrica, my girl.

I think we ought to share our recipe for french fry sandwiches with the Americans.

Martin

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The 13th Warrior

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Martin Luxton

I think we ought to share our recipe for french fry sandwiches with the Americans.

I'm curious as hell of what comprises a french fry sandwich.

Potatoes in a sandwich, interesting.

Guess its not that much different than people over here putting hash browns in the egg muffin sandwich.

You guys can keep the french fries dipped in mayonaise, though.

The 13 th Warrior

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danielmcclure

16 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

I'm curious as hell of what comprises a french fry sandwich.

Potatoes in a sandwich, interesting.

Guess its not that much different than people over here putting hash browns in the egg muffin sandwich.

You guys can keep the french fries dipped in mayonaise, though.

The 13 th Warrior

Holland wins that battle with ease. They have the best tasting mayonnaise that money can buy. I've even been known to bring some home with me :confused:

There is both the good and the bad depending on where you look for food here.

The thing that gets me from learning HTML and talking online is I'm now left with a mixture of both British and American spelling. It's not uncommon for me to look back at something I've written and notice both in the same article.

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The 13th Warrior 16 years ago

Originally Posted by danielmcclure

Holland wins that battle with ease. They have the best tasting mayonnaise that money can buy. I've even been known to bring some home with me

Probably true. Some guy from India said that our sugar and his sugar are worlds apart.

I told him America has the most processed food in the world. He most likely has the REAL stuff, less chemicals and processing.

I would not be suprised to find out what REAL mayonaise with less processing taste like....REAL(copyright) Mayonaise brand over here, yeah, right, REAL my arse.

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The 13th Warrior

16 years ago

Originally Posted by PatriciaJ

Ee bah gum you want to try renting a film made in Yorkshire cos we speak all proper like.

There are some brits that do speak with a much clearer accent, it may be the Yorks, like you said. They usually seem to pick very clear Brit speakers on PBS channel when showing Brit movies, just maybe 70%-80% less accent, although entire film is Brit.

Originally Posted by PatriciaJ

Here what about the unhealthy fatty burgers we've inherited from across the pond and the pallid lumpy stuff posing as gravy that they served me in California - it wasn't even the right colour and tasted as bad as it looked.

Yea, if you not paying over $70 per plate, enjoy the "imitation" food. I've noticed lately only when I was somewhat on a health food diet, and when I ate homemade, chemical free, real organic ingredients, its worlds apart.

After eating like that, and go back to eating regular stuff, ALL you taste is chemicals, until you get used to it again.

Like chicken flavored plastic.

Originally Posted by PatriciaJ

There's nowt wrong with Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding with roast taties, veg and proper gravy. Fish and chips and curries - better than burgers and especially if you eat them together after the pub!

Gonna have to look for some of that Yorkshire pudding and Brit sandwich. The only way you get "proper" gravy over here is unless you go to the deep south for southern cookin or pay over $70 for high class food, stuff made from REAL scratch and all.

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Thomas

16 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

There are some brits that do speak with a much clearer accent, it may be the Yorks, like you said. They usually seem to pick very clear Brit speakers on PBS channel when showing Brit movies, just maybe 70%-80% less accent, although entire film is Brit.

You can be VERY sure they're not from Yorkshire, or anywhere in the north of England.

Even other Brits don't know what they're saying...

YouTube - Michael McIntyre on Mock The Week:...

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The 13th Warrior

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Thomas

You can be VERY sure they're not from Yorkshire, or anywhere in the north of England.

Even other Brits don't know what they're saying...

LLLOOOL, nice.

Sorry,Lee McIntyre , your cards may have been called here, biased FOR the Yorks, ain't ya?

These guys accents are what I usually can understand.

They way this dude explains the North, he makes it sounds like a cross between a Brit, touch of Scotts and Irish accents combined.

Nice, Thomas.

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ExRat

16 years ago

Hi 13th,

For current (recent) British comedy, if you like it really dry, there's a series called 'Extras' (2 blocks of six episodes & one Christmas special) by Ricky Gervais/Steven Merchant.

They're the guys who wrote 'the office'.

I didn't really like the office. But Extras wags my tail.

He became so popular after the office, that apparently, superstars were queueing up to be the featured 'superstar' that each extras episode is written around, including the fact that some of them had to do a little self-ridicule.

I'm talking Bowie, De Niro, and good ole Harry Potter lol.

Seriously, if you can handle uncomfortable, ultra-dry Brit humour that DVD set is worth the outlay and you will never feel like 'all the bad sh*t in the world seems to happen to me' again. It doesn't. It happens to 'Andy Millman'.

If you're not sure, try and get to see the Bowie, Harry Potter or Chris Martin (Coldplay) ones first. That should get you hooked.

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The 13th Warrior

16 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

Hi 13th,

For current (recent) British comedy, if you like it really dry, there's a series called 'Extras' (2 blocks of six episodes & one Christmas special) by Ricky Gervais/Steven Merchant.

They're the guys who wrote 'the office'.

I didn't really like the office. But Extras wags my tail.

He became so popular after the office, that apparently, superstars were queueing up to be the featured 'superstar' that each extras episode is written around, including the fact that some of them had to do a little self-ridicule.

I'm talking Bowie, De Niro, and good ole Harry Potter lol.

Seriously, if you can handle uncomfortable, ultra-dry Brit humour that DVD set is worth the outlay and you will never feel like 'all the bad sh*t in the world seems to happen to me' again. It doesn't. It happens to 'Andy Millman'.

If you're not sure, try and get to see the Bowie, Harry Potter or Chris Martin (Coldplay) ones first. That should get you hooked.

Thanks for the heads up. Going to check YouTube for some of this stuff.

Now that I think about, I loved Barney Miller when it was on t.v. , here.

The "dryness" of that humor made me laugh my azz off.

You got to be real good to pull that off. Because its almost like a real life reaction, almost.

Like reactions from the cast around ,something completly un-planned and predicted, at least, thats the way it supposed to appear, completly organic in reaction.

The Office has some of that, but you can tell its forced not a natural-like reaction to situations like Barney Miller, reactions REAL folks might have.

Barney Miller, seem to have that UK "feel" in a t.v. series as far as cadence,mood and flow.

And even lighting, only talk shows, game shows and news cast now use that type of lighting or the way it looks on t.v. , if thats what its called.

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Alan Cheng 16 years ago

Originally Posted by Thomas

You can be VERY sure they're not from Yorkshire, or anywhere in the north of England.

Even other Brits don't know what they're saying...

Apart from Geordies. They've got the coolest accent in the whole of England hands down.
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  Apart from Geordies. They've got the coolest accent in the whole of England hands down.
  
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Lee McIntyre

16 years ago

Originally Posted by The 13 th Warrior

By the way, are Brits willing to PAY for a decent meal?

I would think with that kinda food, one of the biggest imports would be chefs, or anybody that can take you guys grub, and simply cook it differently with different spices.

Unless UK'ers don't really care that much about taste of food, just long as it fills up yer belly.

We have that ,too.

It's called the 99 cent menu at our local fast food joints.

You REALLY gots to be hungry and BROKE to eat that dog food.

It's about 3/4 levels above eating outright garbage out the garbage can.

Even the Monosodium Glutamine barely saves it.

The 13 th Warrior

Well you're an agreeable and friendly kind of chap aren't you?!

If you don't like the food I suggest that maybe you're eating in the wrong places. To claim that a country of 60 million people serves nothing but bad food on the basis of your (assumed) limited experience seems a bit knee jerk to me.

Cheers

Lee McIntyre

P.S Clearly you've not been to Sam's Chop House in Manchester and enjoyed their incredible Lancashire Hotpot or Fish and Chips. Now that's what I call food!

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The 13th Warrior

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Lee McIntyre

P.S Clearly you've not been to Sam's Chop House in Manchester and enjoyed their incredible Lancashire Hotpot or Fish and Chips. Now that's what I call food!

Educate me, brother, I'm in.

"Lancashire Hotpot", start preachin, what is that, is there a consensus that its good stuff?

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ExRat 16 years ago

Hi JJ,

and at your age

Oi! Bloomin' whipper-snappers...

It's funny. We often mention how things easily get misconstrued because we are typing online. But the truth is, if we were all in the same room everyone would be politely nodding, while thinking 'WTF are they talking about'?

We'd need translators, or subtitles...

Hi Nick,

The problem with our grub is that it's too small and expensive! You ever been to US or Oz?

But yeah, as it happens I'm just about to tuck into a chicken balti - did I mention that baltis were invented in my home city and we now export them to India? {preens feathers}
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robocallaghan

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Martin Luxton

13th Warrior

If you think YOU have a problem with British accents, you should try Paypal.

I phoned them the other day and got one of those automated menus.

"Say one of these choices. 'My Account' or 'eBay problem' ."

"My account."

"I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Could you repeat your choice?"

"My account."

"Did you say 'eBay Problem'?"
"MY ACCOUNT!!" (Saying the same thing but louder usually helps foreigners to understand).

"I'm sorry. I didn't catch that. Would you like to go back to the main menu?"

"Yes."

"Did you say 'No' . . . ?"

Martin

You should record that and put it on youtube :-)

Got to go - my round again - last pint was cold - had to send it back to be warmed up!

Rob.

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ExRat 16 years ago

Hi JJ,

Ha! A closet ExRatee. Nice one fella.

Hi Rob,

had to send it back to be warmed up

You need a stubbie-warmer, cobber.

Hi Nick,

I think fish and chips is an awful national dish, but to be honest, I don't think it IS a national dish anymore...curry is the most consumed food in the UK

We're running out of fish, but particularly at this time of year - but you know what they say - 'it's for life, not just for Christmas'
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- robocallaghan 16 years ago
  
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  Hi Rob,
  You need a stubbie-warmer, cobber.
  
  How did you know I live in Kent and grow cob nuts?
  
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MizzCindy

16 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

Hi MizzCindy,

You need to consult the Aussies.

Amongst many, I loved their version of getting drunk =

I asked for clarification of the word 'munted', and it was clarified as meaning -

f****d up.

Lol.

Oh, thank you!

I will be adding that to my collection as well.

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Kim Standerline 16 years ago

As if I would

Originally Posted by p1a1u1l1

Worst still, before Kim Standerline turns up and calls us all plonkers

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Harvey Segal 16 years ago

Originally Posted by Martin Luxton

Help!!

Admin, please delete this thread before Harvey Segal joins in.

Martin

Too late.

The Segal has landed.

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ExRat 16 years ago

Hi John,

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"Death Of Louis Raven's Humour"

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Tenzo

16 years ago

Generally, I have no problems with British humor. I even watch some BBC comedies. But the spelling-that's really becoming an issue here

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Frank Donovan 16 years ago

Originally Posted by Tenzo

Generally, I have no problems with British humor. I even watch some BBC comedies. But the spelling-that's really becoming an issue here

Tenzo,

Don't worry - just do your best.

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Kim Standerline 16 years ago

lol red rag to a bull

We're the ones who spell properly, it's you gys who decided to change it for some weird reason

Originally Posted by Tenzo

Generally, I have no problems with British humor. I even watch some BBC comedies. But the spelling-that's really becoming an issue here
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- Tenzo 16 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Kim Standerline
  
  lol red rag to a bull
  
  We're the ones who spell properly, it's you gys who decided to change it for some weird reason
  
  I really didn't want to keep on the same subject all day, but this is to good to pass up. "Guys" does have a "u" in it, Kim. I appreciate that you are trying, but you can't disregard the letter all together.
  
  In regards to the food, I've had the hono<u>r of working with a couple of British chefs, and they were incredible. To be fair, they may have learned to cook to defend against what they were used to eating, but until I know for sure I will never disparage British cooking.
  
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- The 13th Warrior 16 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Kim Standerline
  
  We're the ones who spell properly, it's you gys who decided to change it for some weird reason
  
  To turn some traditions over on its ear, good and bad, its the American way.
  
  Maybe if the "royalty" did'nt have such a grip on the wee folk, we would still being saying tOE-M'A-TOES instead of tWO-MAY-TOES. :-)
  
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The 13th Warrior 16 years ago

Originally Posted by Tenzo

Generally, I have no problems with British humor. I even watch some BBC comedies.

Hey, I liked Benny Hill, man, he made me crack up as much as The Three Stooges or The Carol Burnett show when I first saw them.

Only "The Simpsons" now have that kind of bust your gut humor. It's mostly gone in American tv and film.

Can't think of any British stand-up comedians.

That guy with the funny mustache and gapped front teeth in the old "Around the World in 80 days" made me laugh. A proper english chap to a comedic fault.

And let's not forget about Dr. Bombay on the t.v. series "Bewitched", that guy was a riot and ALWAYS had me in stitches. Sure miss that guy and that show.

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joblythe

16 years ago

I think it's a bad job if you can't have a laugh and joke along the way.

However, in all honestly I do feel that at times you must knuckle down and concentrate on the job in hand - stop messing around - get on with the task - and do what you set out to do - make money and expand your business horizons. Your future - your destiny is in your own hands and you need to remember that at all times if you want to succeed in the business world you must take things seriously . . . .

- Oh sod it! - I'll do it tomorrow :p:confused:

:rolleyes:

:p

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Karen Blundell 16 years ago

keep the humour going, Brits!
Canucks love Brit humour
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ExRat 16 years ago

Hi Tenzo,

Generally, I have no problems with British humor. I even watch some BBC comedies. But the spelling-that's really becoming an issue here

This bloke totally gets it Props to you, buddy. Any drier, and you'll be sucking the moisture out of Arizona.

Hi Jo,

However, in all honestly I do feel that at times you must knuckle down and concentrate on the job in hand

I totally agree. I make sure to take regular breaks from the forum and from building sites and make sure to knuckle down to the job at hand. Then after about 30 seconds, I'm refreshed and back on the job again - until I need another break about 30 minutes later...

Hi Martin,

You mentioned in another thread -

(I removed the blatant typo for you)

You spend your second year trying to get rid of the friends you made in the first year.

...and I just wanted to mention how pleasant it was making friends with you last year.
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KathyK

16 years ago

The spelling is because of a little problem with letters, is all.

You see, it's just that they have an excess of the letter "u" and are deficient in the letter "z" - we should trade them some of our z's for their extra u's and then we'd all be fine. Well... except for that extra i in aluminum....

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JayXtreme

16 years ago

Classic... lol...

Just spent an hour on Skype transferring some website's and squidoo lenses to a customer.. real pain in the arse but worth the money, needed a chuckle...

PMSL

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John Taylor 16 years ago

Originally Posted by JayXtreme

Just spent an hour on Skype transferring some website's and squidoo lenses to a customer.. real pain in the arse

That's no way to describe a customer!

And, FTP is much better than Skype for transferring stuff :p

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- ExRat 16 years ago
  
  Hi John,
  
  That's no way to describe a customer!
  
  And, FTP is much better than Skype for transferring stuff
  
  Sheesh. Double-splorf! He's on a roll....
  
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robocallaghan

16 years ago

I can't be arsed to answer - the pub is open.

Rob.

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Nick Brighton

16 years ago

Jeez, it's like a bad unedited version of Eastenders in ear. Screw the poll, just look at the replies to get your answer.

Any excuse to skive off and the Brits are there...cracking gags and insulting each other over their lack of beer drinking and slightly "sensitive sides".

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ExRat 16 years ago

Hi Tenzo,

Nice work!

Hi Martin,

Exceptionally nice work. An insult and a multi-thread crossover gag.
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Chris Lockwood

16 years ago

Other than the odd way they spell "humor" I don't think the Brits are any more or less serious than any other people.

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Diana Lane

16 years ago

We take our businesses very seriously here in the UK, which is indeed a nation of fine cooks. Nobody makes better slices of gravy than I do. As well as being filling, packed with charcoal and other nutritious goodies, they're great for propping up wonky coffee tables and concussing husbands who return late from the pub without bringing home any beer. Good food should be functional

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Bev Clement

16 years ago

Lee talks on his newsletters about crisp butties which I'm sure the American readers have no idea what he's talking about.

If we're talking about food, how about faggots, grandma's buns just to confuse the septics.

Chip butties now you're talking.

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Bev Clement

16 years ago

A decent chip butty

Take 2 slices of bread known as a doorstep because it is thick, very thick. Butter with real butter.
Fill with chips/french fries which should be thick cut and made from real potatoes.
Use HP sauce or Tomato if like me
Result a 6" sandwich
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The 13th Warrior

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Bev Clement

A decent chip butty

Take 2 slices of bread known as a doorstep because it is thick, very thick. Butter with real butter.
Fill with chips/french fries which should be thick cut and made from real potatoes.
Use HP sauce or Tomato if like me
Result a 6" sandwich
Eat

Hey, our version over here is mashed potatoes and biscuits.

You put the potatoes IN the biscuit/doorstop, thats all.

No tomatoes, and the sauce would be "gravy" on the mashed chips.

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16 years ago

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The 13th Warrior 16 years ago

Originally Posted by robocallaghan

For some recentish Brit TV how about

Couping
The IT Crowd

Rob.

Putting that on the "to do" list.

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SKWeaver

16 years ago

All the Brits I know have a great sense of humor... probably because they're laughing all the way to the bank and it carries over into everything else. Would that I were smiling so big!

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Fabian Tan

16 years ago

I hang out at British football (soccer) forums. Brits are cool people

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Kunle Olomofe

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Martin Luxton

It got me wondering how people from other countries regard the Brits here. Do you think we joke too much for a business forum? Or do you think humour is an important asset in building relationships and a business?

For me, taking the piss and bantering is a natural part of the British work environment.

Martin

That's what makes the british so much fun, one reason I love you brits :rolleyes:

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