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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:55 pm
by Georgi
Originally posted by IHateUsernames
And its not the subway, its the underground
The tube, darling, the tube!
@Scayde a part of the male anatomy I'm sure you're more than familiar with

and a particularly versatile addition to the English language:
"Bollocks!" = "Oh darn!"
"Bollocks to that!" = "No, I don't think so"
"I got a bollocking" = "I was severely scolded"
"Bollocksed" = "Rather intoxicated"

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:55 pm
by Tamerlane
Originally posted by Georgi
Where do you think you criminals got them in the first place?
We stole it from you guys up north and made it fashionable, its only natural that you English would try to take it back.

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 11:50 am
by Kevka
@Yshania.
Only been to London once, and only for 2 hours. I got most of that slang from "Lock Stock". As for Peterborough, I've lived there all my life. Trust me, go to London instead.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 12:21 pm
by Yshania
@Kevka, I was only teasing you

I rarely go into town as such in this last few years. It is nice not living too far away - though - because you get easy access to everything, but I much prefer the suburbs to live in

Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 2:12 pm
by frogus
Lock Stock is a documentary.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:32 pm
by C Elegans
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:22 pm
by Yshania
Re: Re: Re: UK newbie
Originally posted by C Elegans
"The tube" and "bollocks" are more British than tea
ROFLMAO!

really? Funny that, I hate the tube, but bollocks is one of my most used curses. My hubby tends to say "Oh Bugger!" or "What a bugger!"" which I am sure could be equally British

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:35 pm
by dragon wench
Re: Re: Re: Re: UK newbie
Originally posted by Yshania
ROFLMAO!
really? Funny that, I hate the tube, but bollocks is one of my most used curses. My hubby tends to say "Oh Bugger!" or "What a bugger!"" which I am sure could be equally British
lmao!

I find that having a partially British heritage over here is very handy when it comes to curses..
I mean... in a frame of rage I can publicly exclaim, "Oh Bollocks!" and get away with it because most people don't know what it means, and it doesn't carry the same implications as some of the alternatives
I also use "Oh Bugger!" But I just say that more privately.. given that on this side of the world the word only tends to be employed within a particular... *cough* context

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 12:06 pm
by Kayless
LOL
Reminds me of a Buffy episode where Spike and the rest of the gang loose their memories.
"You Englishmen are always so... Bloody Hell. Sodding, blimey, shagging, knickers, bollocks... Oh God! I'm English!"

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 3:10 pm
by Craig
Originally posted by Scayde
erm.......what is 'bollock'
The come in pairs, dear.
Originally posted by Gwalchmai
It's too bad that Vivien isn't here to offer advise on how to interpret some of the horrific ways that the Brits abuse the English Language!
I believe it was the english/british that first used the english language.

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 3:13 pm
by Yshania
@Kayless, LMAO!
Originally posted by craig
I believe it was the english/british that first used the english language.
lol! this is debateable, maybe we were the first to claim license to bastardising the language?

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 12:57 am
by Craig
I would supose that over the years they've both changed but we have the English language still because as the original changes it's still the original*
*recognized english
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 7:03 am
by Georgi
Originally posted by Yshania
lol! this is debateable, maybe we were the first to claim license to bastardising the language?
Speak for yourself, northern heathen scum!

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 7:30 am
by frogus
They only speak real English in Oxford.
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:47 pm
by Yshania
@Georgi and Frogus, give me a true example of pure English, you lost and misguided pair

The language is as mongrel as the race
