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Post by John Parry on Nov 13, 2007 16:43:39 GMT -5
The background: The world's first commercial nuclear power station has recently shut down. First thing actually to be demolished was the cooling towers. Now read on...
The bus driver observed that the cooling towers had just come down. Then he started to reminisce about when he was a boy aged 7. The Queen came to open the station - cooling towers and all.
He said that he'd heard through the grape vine that there'd been a little bit of a fracas over the Queen's apparel. The Queen, as you would expect, had determined on a tweed suit for a cold day in Cumbria. The problem arose over the hat.
Apparently Prince Charles (eight years old at the time) looked at his mother's hat and asked why on earth are you wearing that hat mother? The hat was the height of fashion at the time, with a foxes snout appearing over the left eye, a peak on top, and a fetching tail hanging over her shoullder.
The Queen replied - "Your father chose it." Prince Charles said - "How on earth did he choose that?"
HM said " I had all my hats out on the table, and he asked what was the occasion?"
"I said, opening some kind of power station in Cumberland - Calder Hall I believe"
And Prince Philip said - "Cumberland? Calder Hall? Wear the Fox Hat"
Sorry girls!!
Best Regards - John
ps I'm trying to get the bus driver fired for disloyalty, but I'll probably settle for just finding out what pub he drinks in!!
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 13, 2007 19:04:47 GMT -5
John,
I am sure it is obvious but would you please explain the joke to this poor provincial lad.
Mickey
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Post by PeterW on Nov 13, 2007 20:02:54 GMT -5
Mickey
I'll save John's blushes.
You need to use an English North Country accent, including dropping the 'h', and phrase it as a question. 'Nuff said?
Peter
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Post by kiev4a on Nov 13, 2007 20:14:00 GMT -5
England and America are two great nations separated by a common language.
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Post by doubs43 on Nov 13, 2007 20:55:14 GMT -5
Six years in England and that one is still over my head! Could it be that the English "fox" is related to the American "beaver"?  Walker |
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Post by John Parry on Nov 13, 2007 23:03:08 GMT -5
Walker
You're going to get me banned!
"Cumberland? Calder Hall? Wear the Fox Hat"
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"Cumberland? Calder Hall? Where the f****s that?"
Once again - sorry ladies!
Regards - John
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 14, 2007 1:30:24 GMT -5
"You need to use an English North Country accent, including dropping the 'h', and phrase it as a question. 'Nuff said?"
Nope.
Darn. That is one of the few accents not included in my vast repertoire.
But from John's " Sorry girls!! ", " sorry ladies! " our revered language police would probably censor any internet translation.
Blush, John. Blush.
Mickey
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Post by doubs43 on Nov 14, 2007 1:36:34 GMT -5
John, I get it now but I'd love to 'ear it in the proper dialect.  Walker |
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Post by davesworld on Nov 14, 2007 4:24:02 GMT -5
Crikey, dunno what you blokes ar up tu but our blokes have flogged the poms in thu cricket, so I'll throw anuther shrimp on the barbie and thank bloody hell I'm "stralian" Translation ( Oh gosh, I am not sure what you chaps are debating, but until I understand this I shall continue to observe how our team have facilitated the unfortunate escapades of the English Cricket Team and I will Place an extra crustacean on the outdoor cooking facility and take great solace in the fact that I was born in Australia.To all my US friends, you had the wrong idea making war with the poms, we just embarrased them with our culture and they soon left! |
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Post by John Parry on Nov 14, 2007 7:04:38 GMT -5
Dave
It's fine over here now - you'd like it. All we did was round up all the whingers and packed them off to Australia. How are they getting on over there?
LOL !!
Regards - John
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Post by John Farrell on Nov 14, 2007 14:47:36 GMT -5
Since we're talking about Australia - Robert Muldoon, when he was NZ prime minister, was asked about the emigration of Kiwis to Aussie. He said that it was not a problem, as it raised the IQ in both countries.....
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Post by minoltaman on Nov 14, 2007 15:28:46 GMT -5
I like what they call girls in Australia: "sheilas"
Is that still the slang in Oz?
Maybe some one can compile a list of different slang from the English speaking countries.......
Girls>>>>US-"chicks", Australia-"sheilas", Ireland-"lassies", UK- "birdies".
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Post by Randy on Nov 14, 2007 22:18:04 GMT -5
I got it right away....after a few seconds that is.
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Post by davesworld on Nov 14, 2007 22:19:45 GMT -5
Tommy,
The term "shelias" used to be very common here, but allas our good old freind "political correctness" delt it a harsh blow. Although I must admit when you get out the more isolated areas it is much more common. I surpose it is due to the fact that if were to tell folk out there what they can and can't say, you would probably be met with a stern rebutal! I think you can guess what that would be.
At least they left alone other terms such as "Bloke", "Mate" and "Gidday"!
Dave
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Post by davesworld on Nov 16, 2007 6:17:32 GMT -5
John, They are doing very nice actually, Thank you for asking!, I guess sunshine helped to make them into a great Cricket team! Vitamin D deficiency and a lack of "ASHES" has obviously kept your team subdued. Oh, by the way, we are planning a trip to Mother England next year (there goes the real estate value) Lol, Lol  |
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