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From: Cdr.Jen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 02 June 1999 23:29
Subject: [RR] different cultures
>We entertained the Wiggins from jolly ole England a few weeks ago followed
>by The Zalakos clan from down under and it might take awhile before our son
>properly pronounces words like tomato (TOE-MAY-TOE)-- not TOE-MAH-TOE
again.
Actually, I don't think I said tomato all the time I was in the US (except
perhaps to my wife). I very carefully asked for ketchup. It was the
pronunciation of other words which surprised me and the use of others. I was
surprised to hear apricot pronounced like apple as if it also had 2 p's and
as for macrame, well! MACK RA MAY?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Try m'crah may <g>.
I also had to smile at planes taking off momentarily. I realized that it was
being used to mean "in a moment" whilst in England it means "for a moment".
>Although I will miss: the can of, curiously stronger than Altoids mints,
>that came in the Uncle Joe's Mint Balls can (which we all thought were moth
No need to miss it. Visit http://www.uncle-joes.com/ and you will see that
they are now available in US stores!!!!! You may also like to visit the
unofficial Uncle Joes Mint Balls page at
http://freespace.virgin.net/neil.worthington/unclejoe.htm
>balls at first), that Brian brought and listening to little Benjamin's
>Australian rendition of Mother Goose rhymes:
>
>(pussy cat, pussy cat where have you been, I've been to London to visit the
>queen.
>pussy cat, pussy cat what did you there?
>I threw her out the window, the window, the 2nd story window, with a heave
>and a ho and a
>great big throw, I threw her out the window)......
Sounds about right for Australia. Mind you, these days there'd probably be a
few Brits willing to help.
>So when I feel as though I am in a world of conformity and unity, I am
>reminded that I have RangerNet buddies who are special individuals
>distinctly unique, both physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Vive la difference as they say in Belgium.
BTW below are the words to the song "Uncle Joe's Mint Balls" (with apologies
for the vernacular) which is typical Northern English humour.
Now theres a place in Wigan a place you all should know,
A busy little factory where things are all the go.
They dont make Jakes or Eccles cakes or things to stick on walls,
But night and day they work away at Uncle Joes Mint Balls.
CHORUS:
UNCLE JOES MINT BALLS KEEP YOU ALL AGLOW,
GIVE EM TO YOUR GRANNY AND WATCH THE BEGGAR GO,
AWAY WITH COUGHS AND SNIFFLES KEEP A FEW IN HAND,
SUCK EM AND SEE AND YOULL AGREE,
THEYRE THE BEST IN ALL THE LAND.
Me Dad has always wanted curly hair on his bald head,
Suck an Uncle Joes Mint Ball thats what the doctor said,
So he got an Uncle Joes Mint Ball and sucked it all night long,
When he got up next morning he had hair all over his tongue...
CHORUS
Me uncle Alberts passed away from ale upon the brain,
The doctors said he was dead and would never walk again,
So they gave the corpse an Uncle Joes and then stood back aghast,
Cos the corpse jumped up and ran tpub and spent the insurance brass.
CHORUS
Me granny said me grandade were gettin old and slow,
And fire in grandads boilerad gone out long ago,
So 'e got an Uncle Joes Mint Ball sucked on it all night,
But his hot breath singed her vest and set the bed alight.
CHORUS
We'ad a pigeon it were bald and couldnt fly too fast,
Never won places in the races always come in last,
Though it were bald no feathers at all it won a race one day,
We gave it an Uncle Joes Mint Ball and it ran all the way.
CHORUS
I had a girl, er name was May in passion she was lackin,
Fed 'er with whisky to make er frisky still wouldnt get crackin,
So I gave er an Uncle Joes Mint Ball to get er aglow,
Now she combs the streets of Wigan looking for Uncle Joe.
CHORUS
We gave some to the coalman's 'orse as it stood in the road,
It gave a cough and beggared off with its cart and load,
It ran on to the racecourse going like a bird,
Covered the track with nutty slack and come first, second and third.
CHORUS
I'll teach Duane the tune next time we meet <g>.
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