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*stepurhan* · 12-14-2006, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Jat316sob

Yankee Doodle went to town, riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his hat, and called it macaroni.

Why? Was he on drugs or something? How did he mistake a feather for a piece of pasta?

Actually the "macaroni" reference in Yankee Doodle is almost certainly to do with a fashion style of around that period)

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Originally Posted by RLacey

"Oh soldier, soldier, won't you marry me,
with your musket, fife and drum?"
"Oh no, sweet maid, I cannot marry thee,
for I have no clothes to put on."

"Wahey!" said the maid "Let's get straight down to business then."

RLacey · 12-14-2006, 09:45 AM

Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective.

My Monk DVDs finally arrived today.

*stepurhan* · 12-14-2006, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by RLacey

Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective.

My Monk DVDs finally arrived today.

< plans a little trip round to Rob's later on, with his stripy jersey and bag with "SWAG" written on it.

Jazhara7 · 12-14-2006, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by RLacey

Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective.

My Monk DVDs finally arrived today.

Today I got a christmas card. Thank you!

And have fun watching!

-

RLacey · 12-14-2006, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stepurhan

< plans a little trip round to Rob's later on, with his stripy jersey and bag with "SWAG" written on it.

Don't you dare. After waiting a month for BlahDVD to dispatch it...

Mind you, £35 for four seasons really isn't bad.

Panthera · 12-14-2006, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Giligan

English/American differance. The Limeys always put extra letters in their words for some reason.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazhara7

English/American difference. The Yankees always forget some of their letters in some words.

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Originally Posted by RLacey

"Favourite" is definitely the correct spelling.

Ah, thanks ppl. I was 90% sure I wrote it correctly, but since it kept reacting to it, I became more and more unsure.. "favorite" looked so strange..

Squinky · 12-14-2006, 10:27 AM

Americans are pretty strange people, after all.

Lee in Limbo · 12-14-2006, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Squinky

Hrm... I dunno. Alison Lohman's too pale and waifish for me. I do rather like the Janeane Garofalo suggestion, though.

Yeah, I remembered her from Matchstick Men and thought she was a pretty precocious character, but after seeing images from most of her career, I now realize she's a poor fit.

I'll throw in Minnie Driver as well. She's an odd fit, but then so are you. Odd but wonderful.

Hollywood is doing a terrible job of casting for your bio.

Trumgottist · 12-14-2006, 10:32 AM

I assume Firefox has a way to switch to a more "correct" dictionary? I've set my Mac (Safari and Mail along with other programs) to use Canadian English for spell checking. I don't know what the difference is compared to British English, but it accepts thing like colour happily.

RLacey · 12-14-2006, 10:58 AM

Whatever.

Squinky · 12-14-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Lee in Limbo

I'll throw in Minnie Driver as well. She's an odd fit, but then so are you. Odd but wonderful.

Hollywood is doing a terrible job of casting for your bio.

Oh, you're way too kind. Maybe I should just play myself. I am on IMDB, after all.

You, of course, will be played by Cary Elwes.

Giligan · 12-14-2006, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Squinky

Americans are pretty strange people, after all.

Spoken like a true Canadian......

RLacey · 12-14-2006, 11:19 AM

Quite. Or at least like a true non-American (and thus someone who is right!).

Giligan · 12-14-2006, 11:29 AM

Actually, that's just where you're mistaken. I'm about as un-American as someone born here could be. My mission, however, is to discredit stereotypes by personifying them. Feel free to pan me, naturally.

Maquisard · 12-14-2006, 11:55 AM

I met this American dude, and when he found out I was foreign, he started jokingly saying a lot of disparaging things about America/Americans. Do you think he just assumed that I would have an anti-American outlook & join the fun, or was he seriously coming from such a self-depreciating perspective? I wanna know whether I had been stereotyped as an American-hating foreigner.

AFGNCAAP · 12-14-2006, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Maquisard

Do you think he just assumed that I would have an anti-American outlook & join the fun, or was he seriously coming from such a self-depreciating perspective? I wanna know whether I had been stereotyped as an American-hating foreigner.

Well, did you try to kiss him? Or let the chicken out of your suitcase?

bulldog · 12-14-2006, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazhara7

Today I got a christmas card. Thank you!

And have fun watching!

-

Well I didn't get a Christmas card

*sigh*- Merry Ho, Ho to ya'll

Jatsie · 12-14-2006, 02:18 PM

I have a fear of the post, I know the stamps are trying to get me!

Maquisard · 12-14-2006, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AFGNCAAP

Well, did you try to kiss him? Or let the chicken out of your suitcase?

If I had done that, I think he would've been likelier to make fun of Kazakhstan.

bulldog · 12-14-2006, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jat316sob

I have a fear of the post, I know the stamps are trying to get me!

Oh yes

especially the self stick ones

..... teehee

12-14-2006, 09:45 AM	#14602
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12-14-2006, 11:19 AM	#14613
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