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Nagy Vilmos24-Sep-13 2:21

Nagy Vilmos

24-Sep-13 2:21

Humour I know, humor is a mystery. Also you'll find that every language and country is capitalised as they are proper nouns.

Except for france, they don't count.

speramus in juniperus

Ioan-Alexandru24-Sep-13 2:26

Ioan-Alexandru

24-Sep-13 2:26

It was just a joke. Sigh | :sigh:

We study and learn new things our whole life and yet we still die without knowing everything.

Richard Deeming24-Sep-13 2:25

24-Sep-13 2:25

Did you hear that sound? It was a cultural reference going over your head. Poke tongue | ;-P

Nagy is well aware that "humor" is the American spelling of humour. However, as an Englishman, he is obliged to pretend not to understand whenever anyone uses the American spelling of a word. It's the law - if we don't do it, the Queen will come round and have us executed for treason.

And whilst Americans speak a (mangled) version of the English language, even they would object to being called "English people".

As for Americans understanding sarcasm...

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

Mark_Wallace24-Sep-13 2:41

24-Sep-13 2:41

Richard Deeming wrote:
As for Americans understanding sarcasm...

... They're experts!

It's irony they don't get.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Richard Deeming24-Sep-13 2:52

24-Sep-13 2:52

Mark_Wallace wrote:
... They're experts!

I thought the 'merkin idea of sarcasm was to say something, pause, and then shout "NOT!" very loudly. I don't think I've ever seen an American comic do sarcasm properly.

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

Mark_Wallace24-Sep-13 3:30

24-Sep-13 3:30

I think you missed the irony a tad, there.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Richard Deeming24-Sep-13 3:33

24-Sep-13 3:33

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

H.Brydon24-Sep-13 4:43

H.Brydon

24-Sep-13 4:43

Richard Deeming wrote:
And whilst Americans speak a (mangled) version of the English language, ...

Really? Pronounce the following words:
- America
- Theater/Theatre
- New York
- Rubbish
- Gloucestershire

Windows 8 is the resurrected version of Microsoft Bob. The only thing missing is the Fisher-Price logo.
- Harvey

Richard Deeming24-Sep-13 8:47

24-Sep-13 8:47

OK, I've done that; GCHQ are now trying to work out the secret code. Poke tongue | ;-P

Your turn:
- Squirrel
- Buoy
- Vase
- Lieutenant
- Route
- Thames

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

Mark_Wallace24-Sep-13 2:38

24-Sep-13 2:38

Ioan-Alexandru wrote:
english jokes tend to be sarcastic or "dry".

American jokes tend to be sarcastic or cruel.

English jokes tend to be funny.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Ioan-Alexandru24-Sep-13 2:40

Ioan-Alexandru

24-Sep-13 2:40

ok enough, it was a just a joke ...

We study and learn new things our whole life and yet we still die without knowing everything.

Mark_Wallace24-Sep-13 2:44

24-Sep-13 2:44

Ioan-Alexandru wrote:
it was a just a joke

It's that PoV that's led to such a lengthy debate.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Nicholas Marty24-Sep-13 3:33

Nicholas Marty

24-Sep-13 3:33

I object. I don't think english jokes are funny Laugh | :laugh:

Mark_Wallace24-Sep-13 3:40

24-Sep-13 3:40

Is this a five-minute argument, or the full half hour?

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

emartinho24-Sep-13 9:19

emartinho

24-Sep-13 9:19

I've told you once...

H.Brydon24-Sep-13 17:59

H.Brydon

24-Sep-13 17:59

Mark_Wallace wrote:
Is this a five-minute argument, or the full half hour?

You're in the wrong forum. Two doors down the hall.

Windows 8 is the resurrected version of Microsoft Bob. The only thing missing is the Fisher-Price logo.
- Harvey

AlexCode24-Sep-13 4:03

AlexCode

24-Sep-13 4:03

You mean, to have no fun whatsoever, right? Big Grin | :-D

Keith Barrow24-Sep-13 2:22

Keith Barrow

24-Sep-13 2:22

A type of chickpea pate?

PB 369,783 wrote:
I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]

Mark_Wallace24-Sep-13 2:43

24-Sep-13 2:43

Nagy Vilmos wrote:
Come to that, what is "humor"?

It's what Not-James-Bond did in The Rock.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Keith Barrow24-Sep-13 2:15

Keith Barrow

24-Sep-13 2:15

I would say he's Amish, they describe the Merkins as "The English", but that raises a larger question, why is an Amish person using a computer?

PB 369,783 wrote:
I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]

Mark_Wallace24-Sep-13 2:38

24-Sep-13 2:38

Keith Barrow wrote:
why is an Amish person using a computer?

To get to the other side?

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Shameel24-Sep-13 2:32

Shameel

24-Sep-13 2:32

Romanian people and their humour Smile | :)

Ioan-Alexandru24-Sep-13 2:35

Ioan-Alexandru

24-Sep-13 2:35

We study and learn new things our whole life and yet we still die without knowing everything.

Eddy Vluggen24-Sep-13 2:28

Eddy Vluggen

24-Sep-13 2:28

Ioan-Alexandru wrote:
"What's the difference between capitalism and communism?"

The former is good, and the latter is bad. Communism equals socialism, so it must be bad Suspicious | :suss:

Bastard Programmer from Hell Suspicious | :suss:

If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

Mark_Wallace24-Sep-13 2:40