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Airbolt 
"teil mann, teil maschine"
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 Posted - 02/14/2007 : 23:02:59
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Originally posted by Randall
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Originally posted by AIRBOLT
Just watched " Eurotrip " ( it's not a crime...yet ) . In one hilariouus scene the two American Backpackers wander into a London Pub. Step forward the very cockney Vinnie Jones who declares " We support the finest team in the land ...Manchester United !". LOL!
Just rewind a minute . Manchester United are known as " The Pride of Singapore " ( among other things ! ) by rival fans because of the widespread support by " Glory Hunters " who live nowhere near Manchester. Even so , a Manchester United Pub in London would last approximately no minutes!
Transfer the scene to Boston fr'instance. Can you imagine a Yankees-Theme Bar getting a Thumbs up from locals?
Yep, there are Sox bars here in New York, Packer bars, you name the team and there is a cult that gathers here somewhere.
Isn't Manchester United owned by an American now? I always assumed they were the football equivalent of the New York Yankees or the Dallas Cowboys; i.e., they have fans all over the country.
I hadn't really factored in the fact that US Sports fans don't behave in the same way as Football/Soccer Hooligans in Europe. From what you and Downtown have said there are many establishments prospering in "rival" cities. Its a sad state of affairs in Europe though - Italian Serie A Clubs are playing some Games in Locked Stadia after a Policeman was killed in a Riot. Mind You , they have really hardcore hooligans called "Ultras" in Italy - who are alleged to be tied in with extremist politics. English Premiership Fan Trouble has been cooled off after all stadia were given CCTV and made all seat - any trouble is arranged by mobile phones between rival "crews" and takes place at a pre-arranged venue. I realise that there are occasional fan problems at US Sports but thankfully the neolithic tribal attitude of Soccer fans hasnt crossed the Atlantic ( possibly because all the mayhem is ON the pitch! )
Manchester United are owned by the Glazer Family ( owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers )- initially unpopular as it threw them into massive Debt. However success on the field has quitened the fans. Recently Liverpool have been taken over by American Owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett - fans view the new owners with cautious optimism altho some rumbles about their knowledge of "tradition" remains.
Phew - I've turned into Wikipedia This is Airbolt , outside the stadium in the rain eating a very old pie! |
Edited by - Airbolt on 02/14/2007 23:05:51 |
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Shiv 
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 02/15/2007 : 11:22:40
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I was going to post this ages ago when World Cup soccer was being discussed. Couldn't work out how to do it, but found a weblink. If you are surfing the other forums you will see that I'm posting it at every opportunity now, but only because I think it is veeeery funny . The pommies discussing soccer here should appreciate this one, if they haven't already seen it.
Scroll down, and there's two pages (could take a while to load for some people)
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Airbolt
"teil mann, teil maschine"
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Posted - 03/09/2007 : 00:11:06
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Whats this i hear about this month being " Be Kind to Australians " month in New Zealand?
Not sure if this is a hoax but its in the press( so it MUST Be true! )
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Joe Blevins
"Don't I look handsome?"
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Posted - 03/09/2007 : 02:27:06
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Just about my entire knowledge of British slang comes from the Beatles and Monty Python, but that hasn't stopped me from trying to use UK slang anyway. Recently, I attempted this (unsuccessfully) with a movie called Busty Cops. One of my pending reviews was: "The Bristol Police Force." I'd heard the term "bristols" -- meaning "large breasts" -- used in both a Monty Python skit (Carol Cleveland says it) and in the song "Bras on 45" by British novelty singer Ivor Biggun. Even though the term is totally unknown in the US, I figured it was fairly common in the UK. But when the review was shot down immediately with a "don't understand" note, I figured either the term really was obscure or I had used it incorrectly.
Maybe the joke is still salvageable. How about:
 Police pack pistols, bristols.
You Brits out there: am I using the term correctly? |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 03/09/2007 : 07:15:47
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Originally posted by Joe Blevins
Just about my entire knowledge of British slang comes from the Beatles and Monty Python, but that hasn't stopped me from trying to use UK slang anyway. Recently, I attempted this (unsuccessfully) with a movie called Busty Cops. One of my pending reviews was: "The Bristol Police Force." I'd heard the term "bristols" -- meaning "large breasts" -- used in both a Monty Python skit (Carol Cleveland says it) and in the song "Bras on 45" by British novelty singer Ivor Biggun. Even though the term is totally unknown in the US, I figured it was fairly common in the UK. But when the review was shot down immediately with a "don't understand" note, I figured either the term really was obscure or I had used it incorrectly.
Maybe the joke is still salvageable. How about:
Police pack pistols, bristols.
You Brits out there: am I using the term correctly?
Well, being a broad of chestal substances who's lived in the UK for a very loooooooooooong time, yes, you're using the term correctly. It's Cockney rhyming slang: Bristol City = Titty [Bristol City is a ref to the football/soccer club and not the actual city of Bristol!] So that's why your review, using bristol in the plural is right. Of course, it would be even righter if the film depicted British cops. 
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bife 
"Winners never quit ... fwfr ... "
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Posted - 03/09/2007 : 09:20:45
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| I would retry "The Bristol Police force" with an explanation - it's very rare that I vote on 'nudie' reviews these days, but this one appeals to me greatly and would get the big V from me. |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 03/09/2007 : 12:35:44
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
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Originally posted by Joe Blevins
Just about my entire knowledge of British slang comes from the Beatles and Monty Python, but that hasn't stopped me from trying to use UK slang anyway. Recently, I attempted this (unsuccessfully) with a movie called Busty Cops. One of my pending reviews was: "The Bristol Police Force." I'd heard the term "bristols" -- meaning "large breasts" -- used in both a Monty Python skit (Carol Cleveland says it) and in the song "Bras on 45" by British novelty singer Ivor Biggun. Even though the term is totally unknown in the US, I figured it was fairly common in the UK. But when the review was shot down immediately with a "don't understand" note, I figured either the term really was obscure or I had used it incorrectly.
Maybe the joke is still salvageable. How about:
Police pack pistols, bristols.
You Brits out there: am I using the term correctly?
Well, being a broad of chestal substances who's lived in the UK for a very loooooooooooong time, yes, you're using the term correctly. It's Cockney rhyming slang: Bristol City = Titty [Bristol City is a ref to the football/soccer club and not the actual city of Bristol!] So that's why your review, using bristol in the plural is right. Of course, it would be even righter if the film depicted British cops.
Or if there were a "Bristol Police Force" at all. (I believe they are the Somerset & Avon Constabulary!)
Of course, this is a titular issue. 
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Salopian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 03/09/2007 : 12:48:45
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You could have "Bristols-fashion police", i.e. police in the style of having big breasts, and get puns on both Bristol fashion and fashion police in there.
Is there any kind of nude-sailing film? I'd submit "Shipshape and Bristols fashion" for a simpler version of the above. |
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Airbolt
"teil mann, teil maschine"
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Posted - 03/09/2007 : 14:15:43
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by AIRBOLT
Whats this i hear about this month being " Be Kind to Australians " month in New Zealand?
Not sure if this is a hoax but its in the press( so it MUST Be true! )
It's true...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=95&objectid=10427045 
BTW, Airbolt, who's your avatar? 
Ah , thats the lovely Emily Corrie . She played a punkette in " As If " ( Orig Uk, Briefly US ) , a teen-angst soap . Regrettably has not appeared in much lately . I would quite happily watch a DVD of her reading out the Phone Book ( sigh )
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Airbolt
"teil mann, teil maschine"
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Posted - 03/09/2007 : 14:22:18
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Originally posted by Salopian
You could have "Bristols-fashion police", i.e. police in the style of having big breasts, and get puns on both Bristol fashion and fashion police in there.
Is there any kind of nude-sailing film? I'd submit "Shipshape and Bristols fashion" for a simpler version of the above.
The nude sailing genre never really took off beyond Yacht Club Men's Nights!
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" A Vast Behind " ( 1968 )
" Yo Ho Ho " ( 1967 )
" Mind the Anchor " ( 1971 )
" Hard A Port " ( 1974 )
( Thats enough sailing jokes - Ed ) |
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Salopian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 03/09/2007 : 14:52:21
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Originally posted by AIRBOLT
There was
" A Vast Behind " ( 1968 )
" Yo Ho Ho " ( 1967 )
" Mind the Anchor " ( 1971 )
" Hard A Port " ( 1974 )
I forgot about this, which'll do fine. |
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 03/10/2007 : 03:52:15
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by AIRBOLT
Whats this i hear about this month being " Be Kind to Australians " month in New Zealand?
Not sure if this is a hoax but its in the press( so it MUST Be true! )
It's true...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=95&objectid=10427045
Lordy, lordy, what is the world coming to Unless it's a cunning plan to lure unsuspecting Aussies and lure them into the NZ Hinterland. |
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How much British/U.S. culture confounds MERPs?
