Classic from the Mrs! Vol 2

[Pothole]

glenrobbo said:

brrapp said:

Usget said:

Oldandslow said:

Watching It was alright in the 90's. Subject of music came up and the song Ebeneezer Goode was mentioned.

I commented it was quite funny how we all thought it was great at the time because of all the drug references.
Her "What drug references?"
After a repeated chorus of E's are good and a bit of rhyming slang she twigged and then I asked what she'd thought it was all about.
"Well, you know, that guy Ebeneezer Goode".
What guy?
"I don't know"

I was waiting for her to reference A Christmas Carol

Goode King Wenceslas?

Or "Away in a Manger"?

As in "Pret a"?

[antspants]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

Yesterday. Sarah; the (new a week ago) car isn't responding well, and the peddles aren't going down properly, now I know why he was selling it!

Me, took it down the road, removed rubber mats from beneath the pedals. Jesus H Christ.....

I've never worked out how my wife manages this, every time I get in whatever car she owns at the time I have to untangle the mat from underneath the pedal. And it doesn't matter that each time I explain that one day the brake pedal won't go down, "well it hasn't happened yet has it, and you've been whinging about it for years!"

[antspants]

An expression I think I first heard on here and occasionally trot out (although never again at home) "it was like herding cats".

Her: what, that doesn't make sense
Me: why?
Her: well you can't herd cats, nobody does that
Me: yes that's the point, that it was really hard to do. Metaphors aren't literal it's just a comparison.
Her: well now you're just being a smart arse, I still don't get it!

[Evangelion]

And if you believe that, you can knit fog.

[RizzoTheRat]

Show her the advert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Nom de ploom said:

seen on facebook....

"my wife wanted to put christmas decorations in every room in the house. I said no way. so we reached a compromise...and we have christmas decorations in every room in the house"

Or as I say...we had a vote and a lost 1-1.

[Blown2CV]

antspants said:

An expression I think I first heard on here and occasionally trot out (although never again at home) "it was like herding cats".

Her: what, that doesn't make sense
Me: why?
Her: well you can't herd cats, nobody does that
Me: yes that's the point, that it was really hard to do. Metaphors aren't literal it's just a comparison.
Her: well now you're just being a smart arse, I still don't get it!

it's like she doesn't get metaphors

[Jimmy Recard]

Rich_W said:

eh?

It's Por-sha.

That's how zee Germans say it



Proof at this vid.
https://youtu.be/OG8RaHwzF7w?t=15s

The 'o' is very different between German and English. I've never heard anyone from the UK or US say it properly when they try to demonstrate the correct pronunciation.

[Jimmy Recard]

xRIEx said:

Jimmy's failed attempt at snobby superiority, by claiming other people are failing at attempts of snobby superiority.

Whether it went over your head or not, it was still correct

[xRIEx]

Jimmy Recard said:

Rich_W said:

eh?

It's Por-sha.

That's how zee Germans say it



Proof at this vid.
https://youtu.be/OG8RaHwzF7w?t=15s

The 'o' is very different between German and English. I've never heard anyone from the UK or US say it properly when they try to demonstrate the correct pronunciation.

I can't agree - the pronunciation in the video is pretty much how I would say it. How are (other) British and US people saying it when they speak to you?

[Jimmy Recard]

xRIEx said:

I can't agree - the pronunciation in the video is pretty much how I would say it. How are (other) British and US people saying it when they speak to you?

I'm not sure if you have any background in linguistics but it is a well-established linguistic principle:

When speaking a foreign language, the speaker will typically substitute vowel sounds from his/her native language (even with a relatively advanced knowledge of the target language).

The German 'o' vs the English 'o' is one of the more common mistakes and a serious pain in the arse to explain in writing without being able to demonstrate. They're distinct sounds but quite similar. The easiest way to describe the German pronunciation to an English speaker is that it's somewhere between 'aw' and 'or'.

And that sounds nerdy but after four years studying German and Germanic linguistics (and Russian and Slavic linguistics), I might as well use it somewhere

ETA: This is not even something that is familiar to the majority of Bachelor level graduates of German in the UK, so it's a totally irrelevant and nerdy point for this forum!

[LivingTheDream]

I had this gem the other day

Mrs: Who was that bloke, I can't remember his name?
Me: er! A little more to work with please?
Mrs: oh! It's really annoying, was it Barry?
Me: No idea!
Mrs: Barry something!
Me: Still nothing!
Mrs: You know, he was the lead singer with Queen - died a while back!
Me:

[xRIEx]

Jimmy Recard said:

xRIEx said:

I can't agree - the pronunciation in the video is pretty much how I would say it. How are (other) British and US people saying it when they speak to you?

I'm not sure if you have any background in linguistics but it is a well-established linguistic principle:

When speaking a foreign language, the speaker will typically substitute vowel sounds from his/her native language (even with a relatively advanced knowledge of the target language).

The German 'o' vs the English 'o' is one of the more common mistakes and a serious pain in the arse to explain in writing without being able to demonstrate. They're distinct sounds but quite similar. The easiest way to describe the German pronunciation to an English speaker is that it's somewhere between 'aw' and 'or'.

And that sounds nerdy but after four years studying German and Germanic linguistics (and Russian and Slavic linguistics), I might as well use it somewhere

ETA: This is not even something that is familiar to the majority of Bachelor level graduates of German in the UK, so it's a totally irrelevant and nerdy point for this forum!

Nah, that's cool, I always like learning new stuff

I think in terms of my own pronunciation and accent, 'aw' and 'or' are pretty much interchangeable so I doubt I would notice the difference.

[prout]

LivingTheDream said:

I had this gem the other day

Mrs: Who was that bloke, I can't remember his name?
Me: er! A little more to work with please?
Mrs: oh! It's really annoying, was it Barry?
Me: No idea!
Mrs: Barry something!
Me: Still nothing!
Mrs: You know, he was the lead singer with Queen - died a while back!
Me:

Thinking of this bloke maybe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_George
"Following the death of Freddie Mercury, George assumed the name of Barry Bulsara (Mercury's real surname) and claimed to be the singer's cousin."

[jurbie]

antspants said:

An expression I think I first heard on here and occasionally trot out (although never again at home) "it was like herding cats".

Her: what, that doesn't make sense
Me: why?
Her: well you can't herd cats, nobody does that
Me: yes that's the point, that it was really hard to do. Metaphors aren't literal it's just a comparison.
Her: well now you're just being a smart arse, I still don't get it!

I remember Victoria Derbyshire getting confused by that one on her Radio 5 phone in programme. She corrected the caller saying that the expression is surely 'herding cows' to which there was a bit of silence and then the clearly bemused caller had to correct her and point out that herding cows probably isn't that difficult.

[stanthebiker]

RizzoTheRat said:

Show her the advert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE

Good old EDS! (Everything Done Slowly)

[RizzoTheRat]

LivingTheDream said:

I had this gem the other day

Mrs: Who was that bloke, I can't remember his name?
Me: er! A little more to work with please?
Mrs: oh! It's really annoying, was it Barry?
Me: No idea!
Mrs: Barry something!
Me: Still nothing!
Mrs: You know, he was the lead singer with Queen - died a while back!
Me:

I saw We Will Rock You some years ago, we were in stitches in the interval when a girl in the row behind us said to her mates "I didn't realise Freddie Mercury war in Queen". When they started laughing she topped it off with "Oh I know all about him, I just didn't know he was in Queen"

[Blown2CV]

Nanook said:

Blown2CV said:

it's like she doesn't get metaphors

This is either rather clever, or rather stupid, but nowhere inbetween.

i was hoping that someone would spot it.

[hidetheelephants]

Blown2CV said:

antspants said:

An expression I think I first heard on here and occasionally trot out (although never again at home) "it was like herding cats".

Her: what, that doesn't make sense
Me: why?
Her: well you can't herd cats, nobody does that
Me: yes that's the point, that it was really hard to do. Metaphors aren't literal it's just a comparison.
Her: well now you're just being a smart arse, I still don't get it!

it's like she doesn't get metaphors

That would be a simile though.

[Blown2CV]

hidetheelephants said:

Blown2CV said:

antspants said:

An expression I think I first heard on here and occasionally trot out (although never again at home) "it was like herding cats".

Her: what, that doesn't make sense
Me: why?
Her: well you can't herd cats, nobody does that
Me: yes that's the point, that it was really hard to do. Metaphors aren't literal it's just a comparison.
Her: well now you're just being a smart arse, I still don't get it!

it's like she doesn't get metaphors

That would be a simile though.

sigh. Yes it would. See above.