The Julie Andrews appreciation thread

[SoGone]

LOL, from now on I refer to it as "having a Barcelays."

[mark]

see, I am teaching you new things EVERY day!!!!

[SoGone]

It's the English disease, the bizarre words and terms you have for things...

[mark]

You love it!!!! Look up 'cockney rhyming slang' on wiki or google it or something for more oddities!!!!.....

[SoGone]

I did, a long time ago, back when I was discovering Parklife and the meaning of the Smiths' "Rank."



It made me want to cry.

[mark]

why??!!!!!.....

[SoGone]

Because it's so confusing and ridiculous and random. You could make up completely stupid things like this one I thought up while typing this post:


"He's a good mouse."


You see, there's a phrase "mouse pad," which rhymes with "lad"...

[SoGone]

Watching this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mdf5pMu7cE

...has convinced me that Damon Albarn should star as Burt in a remake of Mary Poppins. He's got the jumping-around-while-on-speed bit down pat, and I'm no 'Enry 'Iggins, but I'm guessing his Cockney is better too.