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(Tag and Subject changed) On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 13:18:39 +1200, Jinx wrote: > (try understanding a "Geordie", from the North-East of England... > > Like, I really want to have a deep meaningful discussion with Jimmy Nail > ;-))) Wy aye, Man! > Still, some of them oop north are on the ball > > sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/03/death_plus_a_fi.html > > Belt and braces, kicking a man when he's down, rubbing salt into the > wound..... Now hang on a minute - I was talking about Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and that sign says "$200 Fine": "$", not "£", so it must be Newcastle, New South Wales, or Utah, or whatever! Anyway, the post-mortem fine in "N'yacassle" (as Jimmy Nail says it) would be at least £500! :-) Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England

> > (try understanding a "Geordie", from the North-East of England... > > > > Like, I really want to have a deep meaningful discussion with > > Jimmy Nail ;-))) > > Wy aye, Man! One of the funniest things I ever heard was someone here (I forget who it was (not in pictures ;-(( ), but know who it wasn't) http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/tv/comedy/comedians.htm doing a "John Wayne as a Geordie" routine (interesting haircut Mike Reid had then). Also eg Newcastle-born eg Chinese with eg Geordie accents. The look and the sound are so hard to reconcile (Asians in other parts of UK, eg London, have broader accents, which isn't so noticeable. I reckon the busiest person in the UK would be a street cleaner. Would have swept up a whole binful of dropped consonants by morning tea) I've been watching Melvyn Bragg's "The Adventure Of English". You know it's a program that's informative and "good for you" because it's stuffed away at 10am on Sunday morning. I'm fascinated to see how and why the English language developed over the last 1000 years, and how a just a few key people (Wycliffe, Tyndall, Swift, Shakespeare) were major influences > Now hang on a minute - I was talking about Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and > that sign says "$200 Fine": "$", not "£", so it must be Newcastle, NSW I know, it was a terrrrrrible cheat and I hang my head Here's an explanation for imposing a fine http://www.gasolinehobo.com/2005_03_01_gasolinehobo_archive.html

far as i'm aware newcastle australia NSW dosent have trams? {Quote hidden}> -----Original Message----- > From: spam_OUTpiclist-bouncesTakeThisOuTmit.edu [.....piclist-bouncesKILLspam@spam@mit.edu]On Behalf > Of Howard Winter > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 00:25 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: [OT] Accents...(was: pcb eching tank. I find a perfect one) > > > (Tag and Subject changed) > > On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 13:18:39 +1200, Jinx wrote: > > > (try understanding a "Geordie", from the North-East of England... > > > > Like, I really want to have a deep meaningful discussion with Jimmy Nail > > ;-))) > > Wy aye, Man! > > > Still, some of them oop north are on the ball > > > > sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/03/death_plus_a_fi.html > > > > Belt and braces, kicking a man when he's down, rubbing salt into the > > wound..... > > Now hang on a minute - I was talking about Newcastle-upon-Tyne, > and that sign says "$200 Fine": "$", not "£", > so it must be Newcastle, New South Wales, or Utah, or whatever! > > Anyway, the post-mortem fine in "N'yacassle" (as Jimmy Nail says > it) would be at least £500! :-) > > Cheers, > > > Howard Winter > St.Albans, England > > > >