Dry sense of humour?
Oct 5th 2005, 2:47 pm
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Dry sense of humour?
Anyone care to explain what the ***** a dry sense of humour is? 
Two yanks have told me I have it so far. The missus says it's a British sense of humour, which doesnt help me much.
If it helps, here is what led to the comment yesterday.
People were discussing Grace Kelly.
Americans - "yes she was a wonderful and beautiful actress"
Me (over hearing them) - "not much of a motorist though"
Two yanks have told me I have it so far. The missus says it's a British sense of humour, which doesnt help me much.If it helps, here is what led to the comment yesterday.
People were discussing Grace Kelly.
Americans - "yes she was a wonderful and beautiful actress"
Me (over hearing them) - "not much of a motorist though"
Oct 5th 2005, 2:50 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by tony_2003
Anyone care to explain what the ***** a dry sense of humour is? Two yanks have told me I have it so far. The missus says it's a British sense of humour, which doesnt help me much.
If it helps, here is what led to the comment yesterday.
People were discussing Grace Kelly.
Americans - "yes she was a wonderful and beautiful actress"
Me (over hearing them) - "not much of a motorist though"
Two yanks have told me I have it so far. The missus says it's a British sense of humour, which doesnt help me much.If it helps, here is what led to the comment yesterday.
People were discussing Grace Kelly.
Americans - "yes she was a wonderful and beautiful actress"
Me (over hearing them) - "not much of a motorist though"
People used to tell me that even when i was in school. I found it funny cuz half the time I was just being caustic and they took it as a joke. To me dry is like Jack Dee or maybe Mark Thomas.
Oct 5th 2005, 2:51 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by tony_2003
Anyone care to explain what the ***** a dry sense of humour is? Two yanks have told me I have it so far. The missus says it's a British sense of humour, which doesnt help me much.
If it helps, here is what led to the comment yesterday.
People were discussing Grace Kelly.
Americans - "yes she was a wonderful and beautiful actress"
Me (over hearing them) - "not much of a motorist though"
Two yanks have told me I have it so far. The missus says it's a British sense of humour, which doesnt help me much.If it helps, here is what led to the comment yesterday.
People were discussing Grace Kelly.
Americans - "yes she was a wonderful and beautiful actress"
Me (over hearing them) - "not much of a motorist though"
Oct 5th 2005, 2:55 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by Sarah
Sarcastic piss taking. I don't think the yanks are quite as into it as us lot.
Oct 5th 2005, 2:59 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
But with an element of understatment. An American would probably have said "A lousy driver though"
Thanks for the replies so far.
Oct 5th 2005, 3:00 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by tony_2003
One of them actually said "well yeah she drove over a cliff!"...totally missing my sarcasm
Thanks for the replies so far.
Thanks for the replies so far.
Oct 5th 2005, 3:05 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by tony_2003
Anyone care to explain what the ***** a dry sense of humour is? Two yanks have told me I have it so far. The missus says it's a British sense of humour, which doesnt help me much.
If it helps, here is what led to the comment yesterday.
People were discussing Grace Kelly.
Americans - "yes she was a wonderful and beautiful actress"
Me (over hearing them) - "not much of a motorist though"
Two yanks have told me I have it so far. The missus says it's a British sense of humour, which doesnt help me much.If it helps, here is what led to the comment yesterday.
People were discussing Grace Kelly.
Americans - "yes she was a wonderful and beautiful actress"
Me (over hearing them) - "not much of a motorist though"
Try this one next time you want a bit of "fun"...
Get a yank talking about your humour, explain about sarcasm and irony then drop in a sarcy comment. When they ask "was that sarcasm?" reply "No. That was irony. I'll tell you when Im being sarcastic.".
Only a brit (or someone with a brit sense of humour) would get it.
Oct 5th 2005, 3:09 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
A kind of straight-faced, mildly sarcastic or ironic kind of humor/humour.
Try this one next time you want a bit of "fun"...
Get a yank talking about your humour, explain about sarcasm and irony then drop in a sarcy comment. When they ask "was that sarcasm?" reply "No. That was irony. I'll tell you when Im being sarcastic.".
Only a brit (or someone with a brit sense of humour) would get it.
Try this one next time you want a bit of "fun"...
Get a yank talking about your humour, explain about sarcasm and irony then drop in a sarcy comment. When they ask "was that sarcasm?" reply "No. That was irony. I'll tell you when Im being sarcastic.".
Only a brit (or someone with a brit sense of humour) would get it.
Oct 5th 2005, 3:10 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by Chorlton
Yeah the joke kinda dies when you have to spell it out to your audience
Oct 5th 2005, 3:15 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by tony_2003
Americans - "yes she was a wonderful and beautiful actress"
Me (over hearing them) - "not much of a motorist though"
Me (over hearing them) - "not much of a motorist though"
Oct 5th 2005, 3:17 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by Shahlax
I have to explain my one liners to my husband sometimes and he thinks it is sarcasm rather than humour. shows like 'Friends' (i.e. Chandler) have lots of "dry humour" so there's no excuse for Americans not getting it.
Oct 5th 2005, 3:21 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
While they do have dry humour I think American humour (even the dry type) tends to be more obvious. The real key to Brit humour is the subtlety of it.....
Oct 5th 2005, 3:43 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by Eskimo
like Benny Hill
Could be why our Mr Hill is so popular with the yankees.
Oct 5th 2005, 5:07 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
One of the greatest examples of sarcastic dry humour I've heard.
An old truck driver has just wedged his truck under a low bridge, standing there rolling a cigarette waiting for cops to arrive.
Young cop fresh out of the academy is first on the scene and asks the driver "Are you stuck"?
Driver doesn't even take his eyes from his handful of tobacco and replies "Hah, I'm delivering a *****in' bridge"!!
An old truck driver has just wedged his truck under a low bridge, standing there rolling a cigarette waiting for cops to arrive.
Young cop fresh out of the academy is first on the scene and asks the driver "Are you stuck"?
Driver doesn't even take his eyes from his handful of tobacco and replies "Hah, I'm delivering a *****in' bridge"!!
Oct 5th 2005, 5:09 pm
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Re: Dry sense of humour?
Originally Posted by Eskimo
like Benny Hill
Sorta Charlie Chaplin with sex IMHO.
