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Lister 6/1 Genset
Darren:
Bernd, I was ribbin ya mate...!!
Been waiting for the kickback but ya gone all silent on me... :scratch:
British dry humor, they say the yanks don't get it, or perhaps it don't travel well over the interweb.... :bang:
Or is it just me :(
bogstandard:
:offtopic:
Darren,
I think you have hit it spot on.
It seems that American humour is mainly stand up and in your face, whereas ours is back door and sarcastic.
But as it is, we get on fairly well.
John
Brass_Machine:
--- Quote from: Darren on February 17, 2009, 07:37:45 PM ---...
Or is it just me :(
--- End quote ---
Not you. Some of us get it sometimes. I work with 2 Brits and am slowly getting acclimated to their humor. One them is quite found of telling me that Yank humor isn't up to his standards!
Keep trying, we are a smart bunch here and we will figure it out!
Eric
Bernd:
--- Quote from: Darren on February 17, 2009, 07:37:45 PM ---Bernd, I was ribbin ya mate...!!
Been waiting for the kickback but ya gone all silent on me... :scratch:
British dry humor, they say the yanks don't get it, or perhaps it don't travel well over the interweb.... :bang:
Or is it just me :(
--- End quote ---
Colour me stupid on that one Stew. Went right over my head. I figured you were really sick. Let's just say it didn't travel well over the interweb and I had my wires plugged in the wrong end. ::)
So let me ask you. Is it because you are takeing the Lister all apart and checking every part?
Ok now, this is were you laugh right? :)
Bernd
SPiN Racing:
British humor is fine!!
If its typed out its easier to get though.. only because... well I have had a slew of friends over the years from across the pond.. some who have never been to the states.. and I have to say.. some of the pronunciation doesnt jive. And then there are terms used in a casual way that I simply have no idea what they mean... so sometimes the jokes fall flat cause I dont understand the word. And am puzzling it out.. THEN I get it about 10 seconds later.
Kinda kills the joke.
For me at least.. unless you ahve one of those REALLY thick accents.. I dont really have any issues understanding. My wife has a good friend from Scotland.. Her accent is incredibly sexy.. but THICK. WOW. And put a few beers in her and her accent needs a cold saw to cut through! But I can understand her... my wife cant though. (Actually her husband cant either..but I did grow up on British tv shows re-aired over here on PBS stations in the late 60s, and 70s.)
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