For the brits

dar512 · 02-12-2009, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

lol. 'For balance, like'? You manc.

Reminded me of this series of comics. Just keep clicking for the next day until you see the last of mac.

For background: Rob is the owner, Bucky is a badly behaved cat, and Manx is a breed of cat.

Trilby · 02-12-2009, 12:39 PM

*clears throat*

is this ONLY for the brits or can anyone look?

dar512 · 02-12-2009, 01:05 PM

Maybe I should have said, "For the Brits, Britophiles, and others interested in Manc/Brit speak."

Sure. Dive in.

dar512 · 02-12-2009, 01:11 PM

Just discovered Manc is a term of derision. Learn something new every day.

Trilby · 02-12-2009, 01:57 PM

In Bridget Jones Diary, after one of her friends gives birth she says her husband is upset "with everything so manky down there..."

DanaC · 02-12-2009, 03:18 PM

I'd just like to point out that 'manc' and 'manky' are not the same thing :P

'Manc' is short for Mancunian

HungLikeJesus · 02-12-2009, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

I'd just like to point out that 'manc' and 'manky' are not the same thing :P

'Manc' is short for Mancunian

As in "The Mancunian Candidate"?

monster · 02-12-2009, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

I'd just like to point out that 'manc' and 'manky' are not the same thing :P

'Manc' is short for Mancunian

and Manx is something else entirely

Sundae · 02-12-2009, 03:31 PM

Re the OP - the English cat appeared to be cockney. No cockney would pronounce Bucky as Booky. A cat with a broad Yorkshire accent might, as long as the oo is pronounced as in book and not as in soon.

Made me smile though. Because of course I understood it all and was delighted to think it might appear an inpenetrable code to other people.

DanaC · 02-12-2009, 06:00 PM

Mancunian = someone from Manchester

DanaC · 02-13-2009, 04:41 AM

Yes indeed.

Beest · 02-13-2009, 11:31 AM

It's beter than that.

read on a bit

he's supposed to be a Scouser

Which is probably why he incorrectly uses Bakers Dozen and Bevvy.

If you flick through the comics he just stops appearing after a week, then theres a smash and grab on somebodies piggy bank,

unintended humor

monster · 02-13-2009, 11:48 AM

is that supposed to be a humerous cartoon? It's bloody awful. And not just because of the repeated butchering of the phrase 'have a Butcher's". And his hair's all wrong for a scouser too. But I like the piggy bank bit

xoxoxoBruce · 02-14-2009, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

is that supposed to be a humerous cartoon? It's bloody awful.

I agree, it's the one comic in the paper I skip.

Shawnee123 · 02-13-2009, 11:49 AM

You guys got, like, a whole other language.

02-12-2009, 12:39 PM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	clears throat is this ONLY for the brits or can anyone look? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-12-2009, 01:05 PM	#3
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Maybe I should have said, "For the Brits, Britophiles, and others interested in Manc/Brit speak." Sure. Dive in. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

02-12-2009, 01:11 PM	#4
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Just discovered Manc is a term of derision. Learn something new every day. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

02-12-2009, 01:57 PM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	In Bridget Jones Diary, after one of her friends gives birth she says her husband is upset "with everything so manky down there..." __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-12-2009, 03:31 PM	#9
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Re the OP - the English cat appeared to be cockney. No cockney would pronounce Bucky as Booky. A cat with a broad Yorkshire accent might, as long as the oo is pronounced as in book and not as in soon. Made me smile though. Because of course I understood it all and was delighted to think it might appear an inpenetrable code to other people. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-12-2009, 03:18 PM	#6
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I'd just like to point out that 'manc' and 'manky' are not the same thing :P 'Manc' is short for Mancunian

02-12-2009, 06:00 PM	#10
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Mancunian = someone from Manchester

02-13-2009, 04:41 AM	#11
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Yes indeed.

02-13-2009, 11:31 AM	#12
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	It's beter than that. read on a bit he's supposed to be a Scouser Which is probably why he incorrectly uses Bakers Dozen and Bevvy. If you flick through the comics he just stops appearing after a week, then theres a smash and grab on somebodies piggy bank, unintended humor

02-13-2009, 11:48 AM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	is that supposed to be a humerous cartoon? It's bloody awful. And not just because of the repeated butchering of the phrase 'have a Butcher's". And his hair's all wrong for a scouser too. But I like the piggy bank bit __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-13-2009, 11:49 AM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	You guys got, like, a whole other language. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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