The joys of being British

**Yokai** · 10th January 2005, 08:47

Originally Posted by Biff Baff

rearrange the following phrase - my helmet purple suck

Think you missed an "s" there, taff - your phrase should have read "My purple helmet sucks" right?...

/me giggles maniacally - I hate my job - Hey Wari?! Got anything going where you are - I need the stabilising influence!!!

**Biff** · 10th January 2005, 10:25

Originally Posted by Yokai

Think you missed an "s" there, taff - your phrase should have read "My purple helmet sucks" right?...

/me giggles maniacally - I hate my job - Hey Wari?! Got anything going where you are - I need the stabilising influence!!!

yokai again try san

**toads** · 10th January 2005, 10:50

Originally Posted by Hitcher

I sense retrospective arse covering.

hehehe, probably not a good idea for avgas looking at his avatar, some younger minds in this house found it hysterically funny.

**Angel Dust** · 10th January 2005, 11:58

Originally Posted by Oscar

By "British" you must mean English (like me), as no self respecting Scots, Irish or Welshman would ever call himself British.

I'm Welsh, British and proud of fit.

Originally Posted by Oscar

My understanding is that the Celts chased off the then inhabitants of England (Picts and suchlike) and then were themselves chased off by later arrivals like Vikings, Angles and Saxons (and eventually Norman French).

Almost - upon arrival in Britain the Celts primary strongholds were always Wales and Scotland. When the Angles, Saxons and to a lesser extent the Vikings arrived they took control over the relative vacume that was England (minus Cornwall and the north west of England (Cambria ne Cumbria)

Originally Posted by Oscar

As well as the obvious poeples of Scotland ..

WALES

Originally Posted by Oscar

and Ireland, pockets of Celtic Language and culture exist today in Cornwall, Wales and France.

Yep - Mr Biff, am I correct?

**Biff** · 10th January 2005, 12:03

Yeah.

More interestingly - welcome Angel Dust. So you're Welsh and about to move to Christchurch. We should hook up for a coffee and put the world to rights.
Me being another recently arrived to these fair shores Taff.

**Skunk** · 10th January 2005, 12:52

Originally Posted by Angel Dust

I'm Welsh, British and proud of fit.

**Oscar** · 10th January 2005, 13:06

Originally Posted by Angel Dust

:north west of England (Cambria ne Cumbria)

Where I was born...

**marty** · 10th January 2005, 13:20

[QUOTE=Biff Baff]As opposed to never being at a loss for somebodies punctuation to moan about I guess

QUOTE]

that'll be an exclamation mark on a dead guy then....

**Marmoot** · 10th January 2005, 13:26

Originally Posted by Biff Baff

3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.

Dammit....I asked a question about this but hasn't been answered yet so far....
DOES IT REALLY WORK ON YOUR TONGUE?
(no I do not wish to test, hence my question)

**Sniper** · 10th January 2005, 13:58

Originally Posted by betti

awww you guys are always pickin on us...

Its not that we are rude, its just that you are insignificant

Kidding

**Biff** · 10th January 2005, 13:59

Originally Posted by Skunk

Watch it skunk - we're shortly going to outnumber you......

**Sniper** · 10th January 2005, 13:59

Originally Posted by Marmoot

Dammit....I asked a question about this but hasn't been answered yet so far....
DOES IT REALLY WORK ON YOUR TONGUE?
(no I do not wish to test, hence my question)

Yes and it hurts like buggery if its brand new.

**Biff** · 10th January 2005, 14:02

Originally Posted by Marmoot

Dammit....I asked a question about this but hasn't been answered yet so far....
DOES IT REALLY WORK ON YOUR TONGUE?
(no I do not wish to test, hence my question)

Apparently yeah - I guess you'd have to have a really dickie heart for it to kill you though. I've put 9V (PP3) battery on my tongue loads of times. It just dingled.

Disclaimer: I do not endorse doing it, although I'd imagine 99.9999999 (etc) % of people would try it wouldn't suffer any adverse effects. So if you do it and die, don't come running to me complaining.

As an aside, it's not the voltage that would ever kill you, it's the current behind it. I've has a 33000 volt shock on more than one occassion (TV's), and yes I lived, because the actual power behind the shock was very low. (Oh - and I probably wouldnt have if it was an AC shock as opposed to a DC). Although I did have some impressive entry and exit wounds though. (insert smutty remark here)