Only In America
Sep 8th 2003, 1:46 pm
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Only In America
oops!! image issues BRB
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Sep 8th 2003, 1:54 pm
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Re: Only In America
Originally posted by robclews
oops!! image issues BRB
oops!! image issues BRB
Ok this is the image....spotted on a recent visit to NY. Do you ever ask yourself the question........why ?
Sep 8th 2003, 2:01 pm
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He's been doing the circuit around Times Square for years, and has become quite the celebrity & tourist attraction for it.
One of the newspapers did an article on him, and he makes a good few thousand a month from tourists tipping, paying to have his photo taken with them, or from tv appearances. He used to be a drifter. Every day, he drives ito the city, changes, and goes out and does his stuff.
http://www.nakedcowboy.com/
One of the newspapers did an article on him, and he makes a good few thousand a month from tourists tipping, paying to have his photo taken with them, or from tv appearances. He used to be a drifter. Every day, he drives ito the city, changes, and goes out and does his stuff.
http://www.nakedcowboy.com/
Sep 8th 2003, 2:10 pm
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Originally posted by nathan barley
He's been doing the circuit around Times Square for years, and has become quite the celebrity & tourist attraction for it.
One of the newspapers did an article on him, and he makes a good few thousand a month from tourists tipping, paying to have his photo taken with them, or from tv appearances. He used to be a drifter. Every day, he drives ito the city, changes, and goes out and does his stuff.
http://www.nakedcowboy.com/
He's been doing the circuit around Times Square for years, and has become quite the celebrity & tourist attraction for it.
One of the newspapers did an article on him, and he makes a good few thousand a month from tourists tipping, paying to have his photo taken with them, or from tv appearances. He used to be a drifter. Every day, he drives ito the city, changes, and goes out and does his stuff.
http://www.nakedcowboy.com/
Thanks for the info Nathan that made my Monday seem less dull.
Rob
Sep 8th 2003, 3:08 pm
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One thing that gets up my arse..is.. when my wife and I are singing nursey rhymes to my daughter, all the american versions are different, it might seem trival but why do they have to change everything over here???
and I tell you there's been a few arguements over it too.
For example ring a ring of roses, when I was a tacker, ended with achoo...achoo (like sneezing) we all fall down..
U.S Version...ashes....ashes (like there on bloody fire) we all fall down?
and I tell you there's been a few arguements over it too.
For example ring a ring of roses, when I was a tacker, ended with achoo...achoo (like sneezing) we all fall down..
U.S Version...ashes....ashes (like there on bloody fire) we all fall down?
Sep 8th 2003, 3:20 pm
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Originally posted by Yosser
One thing that gets up my arse..is.. when my wife and I are singing nursey rhymes to my daughter, all the american versions are different, it might seem trival but why do they have to change everything over here???
and I tell you there's been a few arguements over it too.
For example ring a ring of roses, when I was a tacker, ended with achoo...achoo (like sneezing) we all fall down..
U.S Version...ashes....ashes (like there on bloody fire) we all fall down?
One thing that gets up my arse..is.. when my wife and I are singing nursey rhymes to my daughter, all the american versions are different, it might seem trival but why do they have to change everything over here???
and I tell you there's been a few arguements over it too.
For example ring a ring of roses, when I was a tacker, ended with achoo...achoo (like sneezing) we all fall down..
U.S Version...ashes....ashes (like there on bloody fire) we all fall down?
Old Bailey judges carry a pocket of posies as a ritual at the opening of each session as a protection against gaol fever
Keep fighting the fight lol
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Sep 8th 2003, 3:50 pm
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Thanks for the ammo Rob..... Round 2 coming up
Sep 8th 2003, 9:15 pm
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Re: Only In America
Originally posted by robclews
Ok this is the image....spotted on a recent visit to NY. Do you ever ask yourself the question........why ?
Ok this is the image....spotted on a recent visit to NY. Do you ever ask yourself the question........why ?
Sep 8th 2003, 10:07 pm
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Again, the Puritan issue comes up. My guess is they didn't like the sneezing and connection to sickness so this is the "cleaned up" version.
Originally posted by Yosser
One thing that gets up my arse..is.. when my wife and I are singing nursey rhymes to my daughter, all the american versions are different, it might seem trival but why do they have to change everything over here???
and I tell you there's been a few arguements over it too.
For example ring a ring of roses, when I was a tacker, ended with achoo...achoo (like sneezing) we all fall down..
U.S Version...ashes....ashes (like there on bloody fire) we all fall down?
One thing that gets up my arse..is.. when my wife and I are singing nursey rhymes to my daughter, all the american versions are different, it might seem trival but why do they have to change everything over here???
and I tell you there's been a few arguements over it too.
For example ring a ring of roses, when I was a tacker, ended with achoo...achoo (like sneezing) we all fall down..
U.S Version...ashes....ashes (like there on bloody fire) we all fall down?
Sep 9th 2003, 12:38 am
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Yosser - how does your mind work? How the hell did you get from the naked cowboy (great photo by the way!) to nursery rhymes in one leap? Anyway, no-ones complained about being offthread, so.....
Ashes ashes - yep, gets on my tits too. As does The Noble Duke of York. Noble? Where did that come from? I asked the Mums at a class I take my toddler too, and one of the stuck up ones snootily told me it was a traditional American nursery rhyme! Err, yeah, like theres lots of Dukes over here....maybe she thought it was about John Wayne (god rest his soul) ?! Ah well, all part and parcel of living in Johnny Foreigners backyard I guess!
Ashes ashes - yep, gets on my tits too. As does The Noble Duke of York. Noble? Where did that come from? I asked the Mums at a class I take my toddler too, and one of the stuck up ones snootily told me it was a traditional American nursery rhyme! Err, yeah, like theres lots of Dukes over here....maybe she thought it was about John Wayne (god rest his soul) ?! Ah well, all part and parcel of living in Johnny Foreigners backyard I guess!
Sep 9th 2003, 12:41 am
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I am concerned that you took a picture of this person!!
For the private collection was it?
For the private collection was it?
Sep 9th 2003, 12:49 am
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Re: Only In America
why is that the yanks change everything to their own? ive been here two months and it seems like everything. Im noticing it more and more.
Squash becomes racket ball,
Football? hardly even kick the ball?
and what that US english thing all about on microsoft?
Squash becomes racket ball,
Football? hardly even kick the ball?
and what that US english thing all about on microsoft?
Sep 9th 2003, 1:17 am
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Speaking of weird New Yorkers, check out these two I photographed last time I was wandering Battery Park. 
Austin Powers-alike.
Funnily enough, he really did look like him up close. I had to sneak a shot though, because he was charging people just to take a photo of him
Silver Surfer
He moved in a jerky robotic fashion, making beeping noises every time he did so.
Handfull of other photos I took that day, that I liked are here
Because it's their country, basically.
Austin Powers-alike.
Funnily enough, he really did look like him up close. I had to sneak a shot though, because he was charging people just to take a photo of him
Silver Surfer
He moved in a jerky robotic fashion, making beeping noises every time he did so.
Handfull of other photos I took that day, that I liked are here
why is that the yanks change everything to their own?
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Sep 9th 2003, 1:39 am
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Originally posted by Yorkieabroad
Yosser - how does your mind work? How the hell did you get from the naked cowboy (great photo by the way!) to nursery rhymes in one leap? Anyway, no-ones complained about being offthread, so.....
Ashes ashes - yep, gets on my tits too. As does The Noble Duke of York. Noble? Where did that come from? I asked the Mums at a class I take my toddler too, and one of the stuck up ones snootily told me it was a traditional American nursery rhyme! Err, yeah, like theres lots of Dukes over here....maybe she thought it was about John Wayne (god rest his soul) ?! Ah well, all part and parcel of living in Johnny Foreigners backyard I guess!
Yosser - how does your mind work? How the hell did you get from the naked cowboy (great photo by the way!) to nursery rhymes in one leap? Anyway, no-ones complained about being offthread, so.....
Ashes ashes - yep, gets on my tits too. As does The Noble Duke of York. Noble? Where did that come from? I asked the Mums at a class I take my toddler too, and one of the stuck up ones snootily told me it was a traditional American nursery rhyme! Err, yeah, like theres lots of Dukes over here....maybe she thought it was about John Wayne (god rest his soul) ?! Ah well, all part and parcel of living in Johnny Foreigners backyard I guess!
You should try just leaving England in England instead of trying to bring it over here with you. As similar as the countries may seem, this is a different country and most people here are unfamiliar with England and don't see the need to know anything intimate to countries overseas or outside the borders. You are going to go blue in the face huffing and puffing about these things.
Just try listening to Our Country 'Tis of Thee. Don't bother trying to convince everyone that the real words to the song are those of God Save the Queen.
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Sep 9th 2003, 1:50 am
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by jaytee
As similar as the countries may seem,
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Actually I don't think they're very similar at all - I lived in Singapore for 8 years, and that had more similarities with England
than the US does.
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You are going to go blue in the face huffing and puffing about these things.
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No I'm not, cos I actually think its quite amusing, could almost say quaint, that she actually thought the Grand Old Duke of York was of American origin. Same as most of the Americans I've met think Thomas the Tank Engine is American, and most Brits probably think Heinz baked beans and Kelloggs cornflakes are British....
Anyway, thanks for the lecture
As similar as the countries may seem,
UNQUOTE
Actually I don't think they're very similar at all - I lived in Singapore for 8 years, and that had more similarities with England
than the US does.
QUOTE
You are going to go blue in the face huffing and puffing about these things.
UNQUOTE
No I'm not, cos I actually think its quite amusing, could almost say quaint, that she actually thought the Grand Old Duke of York was of American origin. Same as most of the Americans I've met think Thomas the Tank Engine is American, and most Brits probably think Heinz baked beans and Kelloggs cornflakes are British....
Anyway, thanks for the lecture