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**whatwhat**

You didn't, albatross did. Honestly it's hard not to feel like you've shagged every mother in middlesborough when you call it a dump.

**Frazzled**

You're all tossers!

Can we get back to the Aussies and their killer drop bears now!

**mattyrm**

If it makes you feel any better mate you can shag my mother. She is a bit rough round the edges like....

**Frazzled**

The wife might object and 1) she's heavily armed; and 2) I taught her how to shoot.

**SlaveToDorkness**

Cab you girls start another thread?

"British cities: which ones shittiest?"

Back to the Crazy Train!

wait...what?

**whatwhat**

Australia day has been and gone, where have you been, they in tomorow already. I'm only half way to inciting a Jeff Stelling lead riot and you're slowing me down.

lol I've even got Mattyrm off on his own crusade over on youtube, take a look... http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments&v=jO8yHVYof44&fromurl=/watch%3Fv%3DjO8yHVYof44%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded

**Golden Eyed Scout**

I thoguht this thread was about Mr. Osbourne. I was deeply disappointed.

**mattyrm**

hah. Yeah.. what does that shandy drinker know eh?

**Manchu**

H.B.M.C. wrote:

Very interesting. I wondered about the "talking slowly" part. Still, what a cutie. I love that (particular version of the) Ozzy accent.

Albatross wrote:@Manchu - I absolutely know what you mean - All of the Americans I've met have been lovely, but that accent is....unfortunate, let's say. Maybe it's a cultural thing -
Americans think our accent sounds snobby and condescending, whilst many Brits think American accents sound a little...thick. Sorry, couldn't find a nice way to put that, and it certainly isn't true (in either case), but it's a matter of perception, not fact. 'Two nations divided by a common language', and all that.

Your point about American accents is, I admit, pretty well true. But I don't think a British accent sounds snobby at all. Doesn't bother me at all on a fellow. I just think it's a turn off on a girl. My original thought was "why do I think that about British accents but think Ozzy girls sound cute?" I guess that's just me assuming Commonwealth and British accents have more in common than they actually do.

**Frazzled**

Actually when an English guy is talking to me I have difficulty understanding them about half the time. Scot, forget it.

Written yes but the accents I've run into-what?

**Manchu**

Frazzled wrote:Actually when an English guy is talking to me I have difficulty understanding them about half the time. Scot, forget it.

Did you hear that Richmonder phone conversation I posted? Even I had some difficulty understanding it.

**Frazzled**

Oh i didn't say I sometimes have difficulty with accents form the states. But there's something about English accents (not scot/Irish or other countries). There are some Very localized (from what I understand) accents that just make me go what?

Many of the accents in Snatch and Welsh accents for example.

**Waaagh_Gonads**

Never mind the slang.

Last night I put some sangers on the barbie for the ball and chain and cracked a couple before putting some dead horse on my pigs eye and getting into the tucker....

**Albatross**

Yeah, British accents are a weird one. Take Newcastle and Middlesbrough, the two places whatwhat (I was only kidding about with the 'tosser' thing mate. Sort of.

)and I come from, respectively, for example. The two accents sound drastically different from each other, but Newcastle is only about 40 minutes drive from Middlesbrough, if that. How about the difference between Manchester and Liverpool? They are even closer, but there's no way you could ever mistake one for the other.

And has NO-ONE seen 'Chopper'? - It's Eric Bana's best film.

**sebster**

Albatross wrote:And has NO-ONE seen 'Chopper'? - It's Eric Bana's best film.

It's a great movie. Like Sexy Beast it's one of those rare movies that's you can watch as a serious movie, then get drunk and rewatch for all the funny lines.

Anyhow, happy Australia Day for yesterday, everyone!

**Cheese Elemental**

Speaking of 'Chopper', the real Mark 'Chopper' Read hasn't got more than a few years to live. He got Hepatitis C from a bloody razor blade in prison and turned down a liver transplant that could have saved him.

Shows you how people can change.

**Emperors Faithful**

Yes. That liver transplant could have turned him into a super liver-monster! Or something...

...I'm sorry what was you point again?

**Cheese Elemental**

That he's geninely penitent?

**Emperors Faithful**

That he doesn't want a liver transplant? I wouldn't let him outta prison for that.

But yes, I see your point. Of course, 'sick of prison/life' doesn't always = 'pentient'

**Cheese Elemental**

Maybe 'penitent' was the wrong word, but he's certainly lived in painful regret for many years now, like he actually realises the extent of his crimes and the damage he's caused to other people's lives.

I'm not saying that he could ever be forgiven for his crimes, however.

**Albatross**

Neville Bartos

**chaplaingrabthar**

Just to prove that not all British cities look as crap as the pics of Boro and Newcastle depicted. here's the city I was born in:

**Albatross**

Since we're 'repping our ends', I'm going to redress the balance with a lovely pic of Middlesbrough Town Hall.

@chaplain - your pic isn't working - where are you from mate?

RE:Australia - Empire of The Sun are a very interesting band, and are Australian.

**chaplaingrabthar**

Odd, pic was working for me. I'm from Milton-under-Wychwood,one of the many little Cotswold villages in Oxfordshire, but the picture was of the dreaming spires of Oxford itself.

**Albatross**

Nice, can't fault Oxford for looks, can you really?

**FITZZ**

Albatross wrote:Since we're 'repping our ends', I'm going to redress the balance with a lovely pic of Middlesbrough Town Hall.

@chaplain - your pic isn't working - where are you from mate?

RE:Australia - Empire of The Sun are a very interesting band, and are Australian.

Perhaps this is why I see some similarities between your town and mine Albatross.

**sebster**

Albatross wrote:RE:Australia - Empire of The Sun are a very interesting band, and are Australian.

If you like them you should look into Luke Steele's earlier work The Sleepy Jackson. It's better, to be blunt about it.

Nice pic, by the way.

**Albatross**

@sebster - Yeah, I've heard a few bits and bobs - kind of like an Australian Super Furry Animals... pretty cool, but I prefer what I've heard of Empire Of The Sun, to be honest... I'll check them out some more.