"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
I think the Irish guys pretending to be Australian video was kind of funny, because thankfully the CC was working, or I wouldn't have really understood much of what they were saying. :-)
Must confess I understood every word until they lapsed into Irish at the end. Best fake Aus dialogue I've heard I think. They'd pass for 'local currency' (old term for born here).
'Brisbane, the brown snake' means the river the city is built around I reckon.
'Bottle-o' means liquor store and they pronounce it exactly right. 'You're dreamin' means 'there's no chance of that happening, forget it'.
Begging for cigarettes used to be common, I was accosted in the street by a young aboriginal lady once - 'Got a smoke?' - who would not take no for an answer. 'What's that in yer pocket then?'
First time I heard of bacon pancakes was reading Pat McManus writing about his stepfather making them, probably in the Thirties. And that was about the only time I heard about them until now. So I did a quick web search and they're all over the place, must be one of those obscure things that made it to the internet and became viral.
We used to eat pancakes or waffles every Saturday and Sunday morning; however, as my dimensions began to increase, I have laid off them now as a regular weekend breakfast meal for a couple of years. We still eat them on special occasions, though, so I'm sure we'll be trying these bacon pancakes on, say, Mrs. Paco's birthday.
The cicada story is hilarious. But aw, poor Ralph!
ReplyDeleteI think the Irish guys pretending to be Australian video was kind of funny, because thankfully the CC was working, or I wouldn't have really understood much of what they were saying. :-)
ReplyDeleteMaybe there's a Babbel application for that.
DeleteMust confess I understood every word until they lapsed into Irish at the end. Best fake Aus dialogue I've heard I think. They'd pass for 'local currency' (old term for born here).
Delete'Brisbane, the brown snake' means the river the city is built around I reckon.
'Bottle-o' means liquor store and they pronounce it exactly right.
Delete'You're dreamin' means 'there's no chance of that happening, forget it'.
Begging for cigarettes used to be common, I was accosted in the street by a young aboriginal lady once - 'Got a smoke?' - who would not take no for an answer. 'What's that in yer pocket then?'
I agree, the cicada story is hilarious! But the MST3K retelling of a state fair is a close second ... ...
ReplyDeleteI miss MST3K, ever since they moved to Congress.
ReplyDeleteFirst time I heard of bacon pancakes was reading Pat McManus writing about his stepfather making them, probably in the Thirties. And that was about the only time I heard about them until now. So I did a quick web search and they're all over the place, must be one of those obscure things that made it to the internet and became viral.
ReplyDeleteWe used to eat pancakes or waffles every Saturday and Sunday morning; however, as my dimensions began to increase, I have laid off them now as a regular weekend breakfast meal for a couple of years. We still eat them on special occasions, though, so I'm sure we'll be trying these bacon pancakes on, say, Mrs. Paco's birthday.
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