March 31, 2004

Linguistically Loose

The GM1 and I went to the Wild Animal Park last weekend. We went to the Bird Show, where they have lovely hawks and owls and emus and parrots doing neat tricks. One of the bird trainer guys had an accent. So I blame the following conversation on him.
Youa culpa, bird guy.

GM1: "Oh, listen to that... another Aussie."
Me: "Is not."
GM1: "Is too. Listen to the accent."
Me: "I am, and he's not from Australia."
GM1: "Oh yeah? Then where?"
Me: "Scotland, maybe? Sounds so.... familiar? Hmmm."
GM1: "Listen, he just said 'one off' and 'thick as two short planks'. That's Aussie talk."
Me: "Is not. That's Brit-speak. Or thereabouts."
GM1: "You're the one thick as two short planks. He's a Steve Irwin clone."
Me: "Bah."
Random audience member to bird trainer guy: "Excuse me, but where are you from?"
Bird trainer guy: "Wales."
Me: "Ha! Knew it!
GM1: "Yeah, uh-huh, how did you know it?"
Me: Because his voice made me want to...er.... spread my legs."
GM1: *dead silence*
GM1: "Accent slut!"
Me: "No, you dink. My very first gynecologist was Welsh. I kind of mentally imprinted that, I guess."
GM1: *nodding wisely* Ah.... like an emu."
Me: "Yep, an emu with a yeast infection."
GM1: "Two short planks... I'm tellin' ya. "

Posted by LeeAnn at March 31, 2004 04:41 PM | TrackBack
Comments

So. can anyone tell me how to type in Welsh? ;)

Posted by: Johnny - Oh at March 31, 2004 05:26 PM

So is Tom Jones. Please don't tell me that you are a Tom Jones panties flinger!

Posted by: Jim-Parkway Rest Stop at March 31, 2004 05:55 PM

I feel ya, sister. My husband only has to do his Scottish brogue and my panties just fall off.

(Note to Jim at Parkway Rest Stop: We are going to be graced with the presence of Tom Jones in our fair city next month -- or so the ads scream. I'm sure that in his day, he was quite the ladies man. Now? He reminds me of a lounge act from some horribly-decorated and smelly Ramada Inn.)

Posted by: Emma at March 31, 2004 07:28 PM

I once worked with a lady who sent Tom Jones a birthday present every year. Not cheap crap either, she spent serious money for his gifts.

Posted by: Ted at April 1, 2004 05:24 AM

Give me a New Zealnder any time....

Posted by: Desertviking at April 1, 2004 05:38 AM

There are two guys working the bird show (sadly I could tell you their names and everything) with great accents. The dark-haired guy is Italian (as in from Italy) and the light-haired guy is Scottish.

Posted by: Da Goddess at April 1, 2004 08:54 AM

well us Aussies do say 'thick as two short planks' et al, but most of our sayings are swiped from our foremothers/fathers in the British isles.

Course we're all accent lovers too. My hubby is Irish. He said hello and my panties basically just fell off. I think I heard the elastic snap.

I think that's why he married me.

Posted by: goldie at April 2, 2004 05:57 AM