Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Sep 23rd 2006, 10:29 pm
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Originally Posted by gardnma
What? 
Monty Python's most famous song, that.......
"I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK
I sleep all night and I work all day...."
Monty Python's most famous song, that.......
"I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK
I sleep all night and I work all day...."
See my message above - its great!
Sep 24th 2006, 12:56 am
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Originally Posted by gardnma
This may sound like a really ignorant question but I haven't met too many of you lot.
Are Canadians aware of the "Lumberjack Song". Do they hate it?
Are Canadians aware of the "Lumberjack Song". Do they hate it?
Sep 24th 2006, 2:04 am
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Originally Posted by Rodney you plonker
LOL......... FFS.......... It is a great song though.
Sep 24th 2006, 3:17 am
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Originally Posted by Rodney you plonker
Here is a question I have been asking Americans for the last 5 years.
What exactly is a dry sense of humour???????
If I had a Nickel for every time an American person told me "you English have a dry sense of humour", and if I had a Dime for every blank look I've had when I asked them "what exactly does that mean", I could buy myself lots of shiny things.
I think it is just something Americans grow up believing without ever questioning it, it's true! the next time someone states that you have a dry sense of humour, ask them what they mean, you will soon see they have no idea. I have asked the dumbest of rednecks with a mullet to the smartest Engineers I know and none of them can tell me what they mean.
I know there is a lot more irony in our humour, is that what they are referring to??
What exactly is a dry sense of humour???????
If I had a Nickel for every time an American person told me "you English have a dry sense of humour", and if I had a Dime for every blank look I've had when I asked them "what exactly does that mean", I could buy myself lots of shiny things.
I think it is just something Americans grow up believing without ever questioning it, it's true! the next time someone states that you have a dry sense of humour, ask them what they mean, you will soon see they have no idea. I have asked the dumbest of rednecks with a mullet to the smartest Engineers I know and none of them can tell me what they mean.
I know there is a lot more irony in our humour, is that what they are referring to??
Albert: Is It Still Raining Out Rodney?
Rodney: No, I Took A Shortcut Through A Car Wash
or
Albert: Is That The Radio?
Rodney: No, Elton John's Just Popped Over, He's Rehersing In The Kitchen
It's basically a joke or humourous reference that isn't acted out like a joke. Hence why you wont see it very much in many US sitcoms.
Sep 24th 2006, 3:17 pm
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Originally Posted by Sallyanne
LOL did you see Michael Palin in the Himalayas singing it to a Buddhist monk?
Sep 24th 2006, 3:31 pm
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Originally Posted by Sallyanne
LOL did you see Michael Palin in the Himalayas singing it to a Buddhist monk?
Sep 24th 2006, 4:54 pm
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
A joke that requires some intelligence to understand!!
Sep 24th 2006, 7:16 pm
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
A friend called for a doctor's appointment, the receptionist said there was nothing till Wednesday of next week. He told her that if that was the earliest he'd have to take it. She booked it and asked what the problem was. He said that he thought he'd severed an artery, and hung up. That was dry.
Sep 24th 2006, 7:26 pm
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
American: Couldn't find the freeway.
Had to take a little back street called the M5.
Basil Fawlty : Well I'm sorry it wasn't wide enough for you.
A lot of the English cars have steering wheels.
Had to take a little back street called the M5.
Basil Fawlty : Well I'm sorry it wasn't wide enough for you.
A lot of the English cars have steering wheels.
Sep 24th 2006, 8:15 pm
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Why do most Americans seem to say "just kidding" whenever they have said something funny/a joke?
Sep 24th 2006, 8:52 pm
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Originally Posted by Englishmum
Why do most Americans seem to say "just kidding" whenever they have said something funny/a joke?
Quote: "I do it with people if I don't know their sense of humour, so they wont be offended"
My input: this is due to the free access to guns and ammunition
The wife says: "just kidding"
Sep 25th 2006, 10:17 pm
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Aye, that's what I'd classify as dry humour.
Originally Posted by peterbainham
Straight-faced, deadpan, subtle, mildly sarcastic/ironic. See Jack Dee.
Sep 25th 2006, 11:08 pm
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Originally Posted by Rodney you plonker
I don't think that would happen in the USA.
How many Steve Irwin jokes have you heard out here? I bet they are flying round the UK.
How many Steve Irwin jokes have you heard out here? I bet they are flying round the UK.
When The Challenger blew up it was moments before the Christa McAuliffe joke was flying around the internet:
Q: What were Christa McAuliffe's last words before the Challanger disaster?
A: What does this red button do?
Despite his conservation activities, celebrity, huge TV success and his cute wife, Steve Irwin was a stupid bastard who believed his own publicity and who took way too many risks with wild animals. It had to be only a matter of time before he made his first, and last, fatal mistake.
It takes hardly a moment to Google the following quips:
How many croc hunters does it take to capture a sting-ray?
Apparently more than one.
Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo is now serving Sting Ray...
It's Expensive, but Steve reckons "It's to die for!"
In a recent interview Steve Irwin was asked what his favourite TV
programme was. "Thunderbirds", he replied, "But Stingray will always
have a special place in my heart."
Steve Irwin's funeral music has been chosen by his wife - Crocodile
rock, sung by Sting.
Steve should have used more sun block to keep out the harmful rays.
Maybe Steve Irwin should have been wearing his Ray Bans!
How did Steve Irwin die?
He had a heart attacked...
Did you hear that Steve Irwin died like he lived?
With animals in his heart.
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Sep 25th 2006, 11:12 pm
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
Has anyone ever come across an American Pun ?
Originally Posted by Rodney you plonker
Here is a question I have been asking Americans for the last 5 years.
What exactly is a dry sense of humour???????
If I had a Nickel for every time an American person told me "you English have a dry sense of humour", and if I had a Dime for every blank look I've had when I asked them "what exactly does that mean", I could buy myself lots of shiny things.
I think it is just something Americans grow up believing without ever questioning it, it's true! the next time someone states that you have a dry sense of humour, ask them what they mean, you will soon see they have no idea. I have asked the dumbest of rednecks with a mullet to the smartest Engineers I know and none of them can tell me what they mean.
I know there is a lot more irony in our humour, is that what they are referring to??
What exactly is a dry sense of humour???????
If I had a Nickel for every time an American person told me "you English have a dry sense of humour", and if I had a Dime for every blank look I've had when I asked them "what exactly does that mean", I could buy myself lots of shiny things.
I think it is just something Americans grow up believing without ever questioning it, it's true! the next time someone states that you have a dry sense of humour, ask them what they mean, you will soon see they have no idea. I have asked the dumbest of rednecks with a mullet to the smartest Engineers I know and none of them can tell me what they mean.
I know there is a lot more irony in our humour, is that what they are referring to??
Sep 26th 2006, 12:33 am
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Re: Calling all intellectuals.... Cos I aint.
[QUOTE=TRPardoe]'snot true.
When The Challenger blew up it was moments before the Christa McAuliffe joke was flying around the internet:[QUOTE]
Ok... So if we connect to a piece of electronic equipment that another 700 million people are connected to world wide (the internet), 300 million of which are connected at any one time, you could probably find anything let alone a Steve Irwin joke......... But how many people have you seen at work, or in bars or restaurants falling about laughing at them, now think back to England.... totally different story.
You missed my point................... just curious, can you be sure the jokes you found on-line were written by Americans.
Anyway........ using the internet is cheating
When The Challenger blew up it was moments before the Christa McAuliffe joke was flying around the internet:[QUOTE]
Ok... So if we connect to a piece of electronic equipment that another 700 million people are connected to world wide (the internet), 300 million of which are connected at any one time, you could probably find anything let alone a Steve Irwin joke......... But how many people have you seen at work, or in bars or restaurants falling about laughing at them, now think back to England.... totally different story.
You missed my point................... just curious, can you be sure the jokes you found on-line were written by Americans.
Anyway........ using the internet is cheating
Last edited by Rodney you plonker; Sep 26th 2006 at 12:36 am.