tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post116155846875627427..comments2024-03-16T00:21:43.240+00:00Comments on Separated by a Common Language: running the baseslynneguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1162250781700346362006-10-30T23:26:00.000+00:002006-10-30T23:26:00.000+00:00The other "Brit" was a Canadian (Dave Thomas, so t...The other "Brit" was a Canadian (<A HREF="http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0858686/" REL="nofollow">Dave Thomas</A>, so the accents were pretty wild, and I don't think the series people cared about it much--or maybe they were cleverly having a go at the fact that Americans are typically pretty poor at distinguishing English, Australian, South African. <BR/><BR/>The Wee Britain plot was a bit weird--it seemed to be going somewhere, and then it didn't. But I loved (LOOK AWAY IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN THE THIRD SERIES/SEASON!!) how they lampooned the American assumption that speakers with "British" accents are very intelligent. I thought the Charlize Theron character was great--and I loved her dress sense!lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1162054535218251632006-10-28T17:55:00.000+01:002006-10-28T17:55:00.000+01:00Thanks for the link, Seth. I was wondering if any...Thanks for the link, Seth. I was wondering if anyone would add oral to the list. I think times have changed a lot. When I was in high school, oral sex was considered more 'personal' than 'regular' sex--beyond a home run. Then there seemed to be a shift (coinciding with the push for virginity pledges? I'm not sure) when 'doing everything but' included oral sex. <BR/><BR/>As for Strawman and Aidhoss (new topic!), I've avoided the Countdown discussion on purpose. Aidhoss, you're treading on thin ice with the Scrabble contingent here. Watch out, these people know a lot of words and (sometimes) how to use them.lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1161923033212079962006-10-27T05:23:00.000+01:002006-10-27T05:23:00.000+01:00I'm trying to think if we Australians (there seems...I'm trying to think if we Australians (there seems to be plenty of us) could construct a similar sporting/sex metaphor.<BR/><BR/>but, "hit her for six" probably wouldn't go down well (no pun intended).<BR/><BR/>Meh, who needs metaphors. Shane Warne takes a literalist approach.<BR/><BR/>And yes, Strawman, that <I>is</I> two things. All I can say in my defence is that 'darts' was an afterthought and I hate using <I>and</I> after a comma. Linguists certainly aren't allowed to make errors, are they!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1161882256109188902006-10-26T18:04:00.000+01:002006-10-26T18:04:00.000+01:00We did a post on this on Seattlest.com and got som...We did a post on this on Seattlest.com and got some interesting comments:<BR/><BR/>http://www.seattlest.com/archives/2006/09/08/in_sex_whats_third_base.phpSethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974680617132248575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1161591993232338262006-10-23T09:26:00.000+01:002006-10-23T09:26:00.000+01:00>If there's one thing Britain has too much of, it ...>If there's one thing Britain has too much of, it is >televised snooker and darts!<BR/><BR/>Er... that's two things, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>As for the rest of your comments, aidhoss, ...oooh! Controversial, or what? Don't forget that many of Lynne's readers are Scrabble players, most of whom have appeared as contestants on the show to which you refer!<BR/><BR/>I also haven't watched any TV in the UK for about 4 years, mainly due to the fact that I do not have a television. I can, however, confirm that "Countdown" is indeed still on television, as the resignation of its latest presenter was in the news recently.<BR/><BR/>Apparently he was dissatisfied with the terms and conditions of his employment. For a mere £600,000 (just over $1,000,000) per year, he had to work a whole day a week, and travel approximately 200 miles in order to do so.<BR/><BR/>And they said slavery had been abolished!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1161571973300984322006-10-23T03:52:00.000+01:002006-10-23T03:52:00.000+01:00Snooker!! No kidding!If there's one thing Britain ...Snooker!! No kidding!<BR/>If there's one thing Britain has too much of, it is televised snooker and darts! Honestly, does anyone watch it? Don't get me wrong, I like snooker, I used to play it often. Darts too. But to watch it for an hour is utter torture.<BR/><BR/>I haven't watched any tv in the UK for about 4 years, so maybe you can enlighten me. Is that horrid show, where contestants pick vowels or consonants, up to nine in total, and then have to make the longest word possible, still on television? I think it was called countdown. <BR/>Before seeing that I didn't think gameshows got any less interesting than wheel of fortune.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com