Answering a question with a question

[parakitaMol.]

Perhaps this is a Scotchland thing?

Me "Excuse me, do you know if there's a taxi rank nearby?"

Mrs Doubtfire "Do you know it's a Freeedeee evening"?

Me "Yes I was aware of the day and time, do you know where I can get a taxi?"

Mrs Doubtfire "Do you reeealise it's thee Festivall"

Me "Yep, I know that, thanks, where can I get a taxi?"

Ahh it's ok now, I can see one. Thanks. Bye Scotsh speaking calendar lady*

• Actually it may have been a man the sex was not discernable.

Questions with questions. Why?

Maybe I should just stick to plastic forks.

[Famous Graham]

Blackadder: Well go out into the street and hire me a horse.

Baldrick: Hire you a horse?
For ninepence?
On Jewish New Year in the rain?
A bare fortnight after the dreaded horse plague of Old London Town?
With the blacksmith's strike in its 15th week and the Dorset Horse Fetishist's Fair tomorrow?

Hmm..I appear to be interstalking you. I'll stop now.+

[Eddh]

What an utterly unbelievable story, I think you are lying.

[parakitaMol.]

Seeing as you are Graham, can I just ask....

Did I do ok with the accent via the medium of simply one dimensional text?

As you know about Scotchthings now.

[Famous Graham]

More rolling of the "r"s I think.

[wadgebeast]

The Irish are really good at this.

Me: "Excuse me, can you tell me where the post office is please?"
Irish Woman: "Is it a stamp you're looking for?"

They also don't like to give you unhappy news, so they'll often give you a favourable response.

Me (fuel light on in car): "Excuse me, can you tell me where the nearest petrol station is please?"
Irish Man: "Are you running a bit low?"
Me: "Yes, the fuel light's on."
Irish Man: "Ah, you'll be fine, there's one in the next town just down the main road, it's not far at all."

Which there was. 40 miles down the road, and had me running on fumes. apparently there was a closer one, but it would have meant a diversion.

[AB]

Do you not like people doing it?

[parakitaMol.]

Thanks - just one more....

Did you determine that this was simply an observation from which amusement was derived..... Or do you consider smileys are required for effective consumption of this medium?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. Eddh. You are the intelligensia. You are so right. It was infact a man in a skirt. They do that in Scottish. I think you might like it there.

[Big Rod]

Of course she could have been really awkward and said, 'Yes I do thanks!' and walked off laughing at her lightning wit as happened to me in the outskirts of London recently.

[Famous Graham]

Happy to help.

Were it anyone else, I would have taken it seriously. The disposable cutlery fest today, however, and its reference in the opening post, highlighted the possibility that it could be everso lighthearted.

[Simpo Two]

Michael Parkinson interviewing Harold Wilson: 'I hear that you answer every question with another question. Is that true?'

Harold Wilson: 'Who told you that?'

[parakitaMol.]

Famous Graham said:

Happy to help.

Were it anyone else, I would have taken it seriously. The disposable cutlery fest today, however, and its reference in the opening post, highlighted the possibility that it could be everso lighthearted.

Thanks. You make it all worthwhile.

I have another for later

Bye.

[Famous Graham]

parakitaMol. said:

Famous Graham said:

Happy to help.

Were it anyone else, I would have taken it seriously. The disposable cutlery fest today, however, and its reference in the opening post, highlighted the possibility that it could be everso lighthearted.

Thanks. You make it all worthwhile.

I have another for later

Bye.

My pleasure.

Will look forward to it.

Take care.