Just listening to the fella that beheaded the jounalist. Sounds like Ali G. When did it happen? When

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

did young pakistanis decide to try and sound like west indians after west indians had stopped sounding like that? :rubchin:

[Harry Balls]

oh no, they dittent! :fingersnap:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

an impression of a West Indian man.

The world's bloody mental. Innit fam.

[Berni]

I'd suggest they started sounding like that to stop people taking the piss out of them in a 'bud bud, ding ding' Jim Davidson stylee.

Also, the West Indian accent and patois are now the default covert prestige speech pattern amongst the young regardless of race. I've heard young chaps from public schools referring to one another as 'Fam', ffs!

[Ashberto]

These guys do donuts in tanks, FFS.

[Berni]

Or something.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

diluted. Although even so, f**k knows how Borat somehow flew under the racism radar.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

It's not a case of spelling it in an American fashion or otherwise, simply a case of spelling it correctly.

[Berni]

I'm bloody certain that the Evil Empire (who were all Brits as far as I could make out) spelt it 'sabre'.

Besides, there's no way they'd actually be speaking English in Star Wars, so there is no definitive spelling.

[Jake]

Thus he would have spelt it saber.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Weapon_Master

Excuse me whilst I go and put my head in the oven.

[Luis Anaconda]

Stands to reason - took ages to finish and there was a bloody big flaw in it http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02172/kelly_2172826c.jpg

[Berni]

There's no evidence this 'Weapon Master' (snigger) would be a Yank.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

BEN: Your fathers lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster.


Luke pushes a button on the handle. A long beam shoots out
about four feet and flickers there. The light plays across the ceiling.

INTERIOR: MILLENNIUM FALCON -- CENTRAL HOLD AREA.

Ben watches Luke practice the lightsaber with a small "seeker"
robot. Ben suddenly turns away and sits down. He falters, seems almost faint.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Berni]

spelling as definitive, are we?

Just because it was written by a Yank doesn't make everyone in it American or the spellings American. The text exists independent of the author, sw. If you'd spent as much time listening to people ****ing on about literary theory as I did at University, you'd know that.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Berni]

wound and prevent a lot of messy bleeding. A shame it doesn't exist, really. I used to have one that was an opaque plastic tube attached to a torch with a colour filter. It was great, but as soon as you engaged in combat, it would bend in the middle in a distressing fashion.

Also, the same Christmas they bought me that, my parents also bought me a C3PO outfit. What the f**k? They must have known C3PO didn't use a lightsabre, but still the bought it! Was the shop out of Darth Vader outfits or what? Also, who the f**k wanted to be a f**king gay gold robot?

I said nothing at the time, of course, but it still rankles. :-(

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

A C3PO outfit.

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

[Jake]

[Jake]

[Berni]

I mean, it was sweet of her and everything, but what the f**k am I supposed to do with a 9-inch R2D2? He didn't fit with my Star Wars figures and I was f**ked if I was going to walk around in my outfit pretending he was my mate.

Honestly. Philip Larkin was spot on about parents. :-(

[Classic Jorge]