One of the quotes that people chuck out is ‘Two nations divided by a common language’. I’ve always thought that that was wrong and it should actually read ‘A nation - divided by a common language!’ ………….. which is a roundabout way of introducing a very old joke:-
A Weegie, a Brummie, a Lallan, a Geordie and a Scouser all go into a bar. The barman says ‘Eh?’
Worked with the Royal Scots in Bosnia. They had a fair number of
Glaswegians in the unit. I asked one of their Sergeants what the one had
said. He told me it didn’t matter as no one could understand the buggers.
December 4th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
No jist Weejans Kal.
December 4th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
At least weegies dont think sex is for fetchin’ their coal ben the hoose.
December 4th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Will there be a footnote, later, for those of us whose native accents and/or dialect mean that we still don’t get the joke?
December 5th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Or that a creche is a minor road accident …..
Good one, though
December 5th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
One of the quotes that people chuck out is ‘Two nations divided by a common language’. I’ve always thought that that was wrong and it should actually read ‘A nation - divided by a common language!’ ………….. which is a roundabout way of introducing a very old joke:-
A Weegie, a Brummie, a Lallan, a Geordie and a Scouser all go into a bar. The barman says ‘Eh?’
December 6th, 2009 at 9:28 am
hehehehe.
December 7th, 2009 at 7:42 am
Hi Kal,
I saw this on the bbc news website and thought you may be interested.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8397839.stm
I’ve just put it in as a comment on NeeNaw’s blog so she is aware too.
If they can do that for the fire service, why can’t they do it for some of your regulars?
It sounds like you’ve had an amazing time out in Dubai! I cant wait to see the pics!
Loving the jokes too. Had to explain this one to my mummy though…
Also, ‘Win-stone’ , that’s sooo true!
December 7th, 2009 at 10:27 am
It’s the Doric that’s throwing me. “Fit like, Quine!” “…pardon?”
I’m now the proud owner of a Scots-English dictionary, it’s been surprisingly helpful!
December 7th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Definitely out of practice - took 3 attempts! But I did learn my language skills on the east coast!
December 7th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Worked with the Royal Scots in Bosnia. They had a fair number of
Glaswegians in the unit. I asked one of their Sergeants what the one had
said. He told me it didn’t matter as no one could understand the buggers.