American humour
#31
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Re: American humour
I'm insulted by your lack of insulting me.
I was just underlining your point about Americans slamming each other. My experience, it really depends on location and class. For instance, I would never mention certain ethnic backgrounds and proclivity to tempers.
And of course, no subjects of the Crown anywhere are fond of their bitter.
How'm I doing? :-) Almost time for a Guinness, cheers.
Pete
I was just underlining your point about Americans slamming each other. My experience, it really depends on location and class. For instance, I would never mention certain ethnic backgrounds and proclivity to tempers.
And of course, no subjects of the Crown anywhere are fond of their bitter.
How'm I doing? :-) Almost time for a Guinness, cheers.
Pete
That's why 'roasts' seem rather unfunny (to me anyway).
#32
Re: American humour
Brave, brave Concorde! You shall not have died in vain!
CONCORDE: Uh, I'm-I'm not quite dead, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Well, you shall not have been mortally wounded in vain!
CONCORDE: Uh, I-I think uh, I could pull through, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Oh, I see.
CONCORDE: Actually, I think I'm all right to come with you--
LAUNCELOT: No, no, sweet Concorde! Stay here! I will send help as
soon as I have accomplished a daring and heroic rescue in my own
particular... (sigh)
CONCORDE: Idiom, sir?
LAUNCELOT: Idiom!
CONCORDE: No, I feel fine, actually, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Farewell, sweet Concorde!
CONCORDE: Uh, I'm-I'm not quite dead, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Well, you shall not have been mortally wounded in vain!
CONCORDE: Uh, I-I think uh, I could pull through, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Oh, I see.
CONCORDE: Actually, I think I'm all right to come with you--
LAUNCELOT: No, no, sweet Concorde! Stay here! I will send help as
soon as I have accomplished a daring and heroic rescue in my own
particular... (sigh)
CONCORDE: Idiom, sir?
LAUNCELOT: Idiom!
CONCORDE: No, I feel fine, actually, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Farewell, sweet Concorde!
#33
Re: American humour
Brave, brave Concorde! You shall not have died in vain!
CONCORDE: Uh, I'm-I'm not quite dead, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Well, you shall not have been mortally wounded in vain!
CONCORDE: Uh, I-I think uh, I could pull through, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Oh, I see.
CONCORDE: Actually, I think I'm all right to come with you--
LAUNCELOT: No, no, sweet Concorde! Stay here! I will send help as
soon as I have accomplished a daring and heroic rescue in my own
particular... (sigh)
CONCORDE: Idiom, sir?
LAUNCELOT: Idiom!
CONCORDE: No, I feel fine, actually, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Farewell, sweet Concorde!
CONCORDE: Uh, I'm-I'm not quite dead, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Well, you shall not have been mortally wounded in vain!
CONCORDE: Uh, I-I think uh, I could pull through, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Oh, I see.
CONCORDE: Actually, I think I'm all right to come with you--
LAUNCELOT: No, no, sweet Concorde! Stay here! I will send help as
soon as I have accomplished a daring and heroic rescue in my own
particular... (sigh)
CONCORDE: Idiom, sir?
LAUNCELOT: Idiom!
CONCORDE: No, I feel fine, actually, sir.
LAUNCELOT: Farewell, sweet Concorde!
Mr Paslow...............?????
I think there's something wrong with Mr Paslow.......
Ah yes, his head's been ripped off.
I'll get you another.
#35
Re: American humour
I watch a few programs on PBS from the UK and I don't see the humor in most of it but I don't like the drama programs.
Never heard of Shaun of the Dead
#36
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Re: American humour
You would love Shaun of the Dead
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#39
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Re: American humour
or lack thereof.
I'm in serious need of assistance. I've come to realize that my sarcasm level is entirely too low.
I only offend my closest American friends occasionally while trying to make funny observations. This is totally unacceptable and me mum would be ashamed of me.
With this realization came hope. I know where to turn for help.
Any advice?
Pete
I'm in serious need of assistance. I've come to realize that my sarcasm level is entirely too low.
I only offend my closest American friends occasionally while trying to make funny observations. This is totally unacceptable and me mum would be ashamed of me.
With this realization came hope. I know where to turn for help.
Any advice?
Pete
#40
Re: American humour
Americans just can't laugh at certain things..........such as life, death, themselves, politics, religion, jobs, their country, weather, immigrants, global warming, 9-11, the Irish, shuttle disasters, unemployment, war, the cost of living, tipping and bacon.
#41
Re: American humour
Germans have no sense of humour.
Americans just can't laugh at certain things..........such as life, death, themselves, politics, religion, jobs, their country, weather, immigrants, global warming, 9-11, the Irish, shuttle disasters, unemployment, war, the cost of living, tipping and bacon.
Americans just can't laugh at certain things..........such as life, death, themselves, politics, religion, jobs, their country, weather, immigrants, global warming, 9-11, the Irish, shuttle disasters, unemployment, war, the cost of living, tipping and bacon.
And I laugh at the Irish all day. I married one, after all. I agree with death, religion, global warming, and tipping, by the way, even though I knew you meant them all facetiously. I should add that Americans have much less of a sense of humor about sex than many other nationalities do, and it's related to the no sense of humor about religion.
#42
Re: American humour
Germans have a huge sense of humor, but it is often encased in subtleties like claiming they have none. While laughing.
And I laugh at the Irish all day. I married one, after all. I agree with death, religion, global warming, and tipping, by the way, even though I knew you meant them all facetiously. I should add that Americans have much less of a sense of humor about sex than many other nationalities do, and it's related to the no sense of humor about religion.
And I laugh at the Irish all day. I married one, after all. I agree with death, religion, global warming, and tipping, by the way, even though I knew you meant them all facetiously. I should add that Americans have much less of a sense of humor about sex than many other nationalities do, and it's related to the no sense of humor about religion.
Hold out your hands and put one over the other with both palms facing up.
Now quickly move one over the top of the other and keep repeating (palms up) whilst asking "what is this?"
The answer is Jesus eating a malteser.
#43
Re: American humour
Germans have no sense of humour.
Americans just can't laugh at certain things..........such as life, death, themselves, politics, religion, jobs, their country, weather, immigrants, global warming, 9-11, the Irish, shuttle disasters, unemployment, war, the cost of living, tipping and bacon.
Americans just can't laugh at certain things..........such as life, death, themselves, politics, religion, jobs, their country, weather, immigrants, global warming, 9-11, the Irish, shuttle disasters, unemployment, war, the cost of living, tipping and bacon.
Bacon, of course, is never a laughing matter.
#44
Re: American humour
No, I personally have a sense of humor about religion because I'm an atheist, something very unremarkable in the UK but not in (expletive) Texas. Oh, right. No sense of humor in Texas about Texas.