Originally Posted by dboy (Post 7931859)

Bottom?? I left the UK in 1989 so I may not have seen it. I only watched red dwarf in the last 5 years- I know sad....

Will You Tube bottom, I may just not recognize the title.

Originally Posted by SivoxII (Post 7933757)

Did I mention that I'm a MASSIVE BOTTOM FAN???.... hang on, that came out wrong? :rofl:

Originally Posted by triumphguy (Post 7933267)

So in order to prove Candians have no sense of humour you prove that "petite" Canadian women can kick the ass of "elite" British soldiers?

Isn't that a pyhrric victory of sorts?

It's quite funny though!;)

Originally Posted by The4BellsLondon (Post 7932005)

I looove Black books - have the whole set on dvd - will lend ya at coffee - wed?? ooh and Spaced. . .

Originally Posted by dboy (Post 7934645)

ok, another I've never heard of.... black boots - will hit you tube once more.

Originally Posted by dboy (Post 7934645)

ok, another I've never heard of.... black boots - will hit you tube once more.

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 7934709)

books dboy, books.

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 7933396)

I think its unfair to say, carte blanche, Canadians do not a have a sense of humor, but there are definite differences in the way we express it. So, why has it developed as such?
Take kids for example, all children, irrespective of culture, seem to be born with an irrepressible need to joke around. They revel in anarchy and naturally love nonsense. But as we age (unless you're Spike Milligan) our joking around becomes more restrained and restricted.

My guess is, that as children grow up in a particular society, their joking will be met various degrees of success which is governed by a particular set of societal rules. Look for instance at Mike Myers, his parents were from Liverpool and apparently loved the Goons/Monty Python, as such, his joking around was met with approval and his sense of humour developed. From a societal perspective, the UK values jokes/joking, it oils the social cogs so to speak.
But, in North America both the gravity of survival and the immigrant desire for material achievement is such that practical concerns are much more useful than silliness. Canadian/American culture perhaps tempers the space where humour occurs naturally thus accounting for the differences.

The importance in the UK that jokes have on our ability to understand each other and thus relate on a personal and intimate level explains to some degree, why we as immigrants both complain about our host culture's lack of humour and the need to connect with other Brits. And, why this topic seems so important to us.

This has obviously been bothering me. :)

Originally Posted by bsmith (Post 7935443)

That said, I think Celine Dion is hysterical.

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7935877)

In the "excessively emotional" way...right:unsure:

Originally Posted by triumphguy (Post 7936451)

Is Ricky Gervais funny? (Modern Brit comedian)

His Dad is Canadian!

Is Mike Meyers funny? (Modern Canadian Comedian)

His dad is from Liverpool!

Originally Posted by Lychee (Post 7936873)

I thought a lot of Canadians work "behind the scenes" in comedy - writers for the Simpsons, Seinfeld, etc. Then you have Canadians like Seth Rogen who bring that type of comedy mainstream.

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 7933396)

But, in North America both the gravity of survival and the immigrant desire for material achievement is such that practical concerns are much more useful than silliness. Canadian/American culture perhaps tempers the space where humour occurs naturally thus accounting for the differences.

Originally Posted by Lord Vader (Post 7937645)

what about the non immigrants? what barriers do they suffer from? What steps should we take to correct this?