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I remember watching Carry on Camping many tears ago and I was wondering who wa that actor who always said. "Tried it o nce. Didnt Like it"!!!
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« Reply #91 on: 19:26:51, 08-02-2008 » |
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The relevant clip is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=323kQis2zbM&feature=relatedUnwin did a hilarious introduction to classical music and the instruments of the orchestra - "classicold musicee" - but I can't find the clip on the internet anywhere. But there are plenty of other examples here: http://www.stanleyunwin.com/audio.htmDeep joy! (I probably shouldn't admit this, but there have been occasions when I have been stuck in tedious Eurocrat meetings conducted through simultaneous translation when I have dearly wished I had the ability and the chutzpah to launch into Unwinese...  ) |
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At every one of these [classical] concerts in England you will find rows of weary people who are there, not because they really like classical music, but because they think they ought to like it. (Shaw, Don Juan in Hell)
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« Reply #92 on: 20:01:23, 08-02-2008 » |
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Ho and ho "A". I'm truly sorry I missed you at the "hell hole". You should have approached me, but, I suppose, it's understandable that you probably felt my green dress might have put you in the shade. Hope you survived the visit there. In reality, of course, I don't go there in case a violent shake of distaste causes me to fall over. I suppose your visit was connected, in some way, with the forthcoming "nupshulls".
Hope that you are both fit and well,
Kindest regards
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Yes S'Wave, trying to find someone of my great age to get married in , that is neither white or looks like a jelly!! Finally found something but I need to take out a mortgage! My daughter, bless he, was invaluable with her advice. I hope my feller likes it!! Hell hole wasnot too bad today beacuse of course it is Friday not Saturday ... it gets even worse then! A  |
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« Reply #93 on: 20:26:03, 08-02-2008 » |
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Yes S'Wave, trying to find someone of my great age to get married in , that is neither white or looks like a jelly!! ...
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« Reply #94 on: 20:28:34, 08-02-2008 » |
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My daughter, bless he, was ........
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« Reply #95 on: 20:54:30, 08-02-2008 » |
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« Reply #96 on: 21:03:31, 08-02-2008 » |
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What are you trying to say A? Is it 'all systems go' or 'back to the drawing board'? |
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« Reply #97 on: 22:04:48, 08-02-2008 » |
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I remember watching Carry on Camping many tears ago and I was wondering .......... bbm, those films make me cry laughing too  |
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« Reply #98 on: 22:11:35, 08-02-2008 » |
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Yes S'Wave, trying to find someone of my great age to get married in , that is neither white or looks like a jelly!! ...
SomeONE?! Well - the mind boggles. And what does a white jelly mean! Well Baz, as I am so petite I thought I would have an original wedding ceremony and get married in someone for a change. I think it could almost be worth all the effort to see the looks on people's faces, don't you think? As for 'What does a white jelly mean?' It really depends on what it is saying, if it says 'By Jove missus what a lovely day for covering yourself in sand, turning upside down and saying "How's that for an egg timer?" ' I would suggest it had been Ken Dodded, On the other hand if it said,'Order, order, ' it has either gone to the House of Commons or a chip shop... so I can't answer that one !!  A |
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« Reply #99 on: 22:27:03, 08-02-2008 » |
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Yes S'Wave, trying to find someone of my great age to get married in , that is neither white or looks like a jelly!! ...
SomeONE?! Well - the mind boggles. And what does a white jelly mean! Well Baz, as I am so petite I thought I would have an original wedding ceremony and get married in someone for a change. I think it could almost be worth all the effort to see the looks on people's faces, don't you think? As for 'What does a white jelly mean?' It really depends on what it is saying, if it says 'By Jove missus what a lovely day for covering yourself in sand, turning upside down and saying "How's that for an egg timer?" ' I would suggest it had been Ken Dodded, On the other hand if it said,'Order, order, ' it has either gone to the House of Commons or a chip shop... so I can't answer that one !! A Indeed A?! So - it's back to the drawing board then is it? |
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« Reply #100 on: 22:34:58, 08-02-2008 » |
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What would you suggest Baz? I am open to offers ! A |
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« Reply #101 on: 01:31:22, 20-02-2008 » |
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Just come back from a jaunt in Essex (I live in Cornwall), and have a couple of comments:
In Essex, virtually everyone I met had a distinctive Essex accent.
But, back in Cornwall, where are the Cornish accents? My wife is Cornish, and she has a very mild accent, but all the neighbours: Geordie, Londoners, Polish, Asian, Jamaican, Brummies, Welsh, everything except Cornish!
Also note, as indeed someone else previously mentioned, that virtually all schoolchildren in Cornwall sound like they have just come of the Eastenders studio set. My son tells me to sound Cornish is hideously uncool.
Would like to know why Essex schoolchildren do not find their own accent hideously uncool (I've got nothing against Essex - it's a great County).
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« Reply #102 on: 03:39:44, 20-02-2008 » |
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Apart from the standard mild london accent that is spreading across the South East, and replacing the old southern "country" accents (this is wrongly called Estuary English IMO) there are two distinct working class accents in Essex in my experience. There is the Sarf essex accent (Estuary) which is similar to East London ( but not the east End!) but "fruitier" - maybe because of the influence of the second accent. It does sound Aussie to a lot of people.
The second is a mixture of the traditional Southern English 'Artfordshire and a bit of East Anglian. My great Aunt from Chelmsford pronounced boy as in the "'Ave you got a light boy?" song, ie boyee. I think the singer of that song was from Norfolk. Chelmsford is full of the mild London accent these days probably caused by migration and TV
How Jamie Oliver has a sarf essex accent while coming form rural North Essex is a puzzle, but he doesn't sound anything like a cockney, or Londoner of any description, to a genuine Londoner. When someone said to me "I can't stand that cockney chef" , I said "Ainsley Harriott gets on my nerves as well!"
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« Reply #103 on: 07:37:59, 21-02-2008 » |
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How Jamie Oliver has a sarf essex accent while coming form rural North Essex is a puzzle, but he doesn't sound anything like a cockney, or Londoner of any description, to a genuine Londoner. When someone said to me "I can't stand that cockney chef" , I said "Ainsley Harriott gets on my nerves as well!"
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« Reply #104 on: 08:37:20, 21-02-2008 » |
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There's a strange new accent up here. For some reason all the young people seem to be pronouncing every word that ends in 'er' as 'ah' and finishing every sentence as a question. eg. - my hairdresser last week, "We went into this business togethah?" and there's "whatevah" to name another. "Got into a spot of bothah?" Most peculiar but it seems to be spreading. Any idea where that comes from? |
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We pass this way but once. This is not a rehearsal!
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