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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Miss Demeanour on February 19, 2011, 08:17:32 AM
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Ok so we have the traditional New Year that starts on Jan 1st , we have the Chinese New Year which is heavily linked to Nick's fantasy animal world but I am proposing a new one , a VP one .
So far this year has been truly hideous so how about starting it afresh at a date of our choice. I was thinking of say March 1st . Which would make Feb 28th or 29th the VP New Years Eve .
We could have alternative celebrations of your choice ???
What say you ???
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April 1st is prolly more appropriate for this place...
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Then I have a whole nother month of this crappy year rubschin:
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We could have several. Darwin would have the turnipion new year, BM the goatonian.... The list is endless we can spend the whole year pissed. Simples!
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Then I have a whole nother month of this crappy year rubschin:
But the next crappy year will be a month shorter... ::)
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I shall celebrate alone then sad24:
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I'll celebrate it with you Miss D. What comes after "Should auld aqcuaintance be forgot", cos like most I der de der till the chorus ;)
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We can have our own songs - not interrupted by that pesky keyboard cat at any time evil:
We could have traditional VP fare - Fray and Bentos pies, Bacon sarnies, etc
And we could party in Tipsy's mobile home so we can keep crossing different timelines and carry on for days cloud9:
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We can have our own songs - not interrupted by that pesky keyboard cat at any time evil:
We could have traditional VP fare - Fray and Bentos pies, Bacon sarnies, etc
And we could party in Tipsy's mobile home so we can keep crossing different timelines and carry on for days cloud9:
Where we meeting then cos Im already packed? cloud9: cloud9: cloud9:
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On 19th April the VP will be 5 years old!
We could have a burfday party cloud9:
WITH CAKE!
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We can have our own songs - not interrupted by that pesky keyboard cat at any time evil:
We could have traditional VP fare - Fray and Bentos pies, Bacon sarnies, etc
And we could party in Tipsy's mobile home so we can keep crossing different timelines and carry on for days cloud9:
Will there be room with all those cases and wotnots in the way
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Five years! eeek:
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Wot Uncle said! eeek:
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It seems like much longer noooo:
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It's four years actually.
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Oh, is that all... ::)
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It's four years actually.
Pedant! ;)
All right we'll be starting our fifth year.
We'll be old enough to have to go to skool ~ although in Wales they start skool at 3 years of age.
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It's four years actually.
Pedant! ;)
All right we'll be starting our fifth year.
We'll be old enough to have to go to skool ~ although in Wales they start skool at 3 years of age.
We don't have to learn Welsh do we...? ::)
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Welsh isn't a real language. It's just a noise they make when English people are about
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It's four years actually.
Pedant! ;)
All right we'll be starting our fifth year.
We'll be old enough to have to go to skool ~ although in Wales they start skool at 3 years of age.
We don't have to learn Welsh do we...? ::)
Im alright I can count to 10 in Welsh, thats more than enough! redface:
Edited... but its a while since I mussed up the quoting thingy. surrender:
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Any country, where half the population is called Jones or Jenkins (see their Rugby team) that promotes a language with no J in its alphabet deserves all the mockery we can muster.
Oh and yes I too can count to ten, know that Gorsaf Dan is the Fire Station, y Heddlu are the Police and Araf means slow. I also know that Baa! means "I have a headache!"
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Any country, where half the population is called Jones or Jenkins (see their Rugby team) that promotes a language with no J in its alphabet deserves all the mockery we can muster.
Oh and yes I too can count to ten, know that Gorsaf Dan is the Fire Station, y Heddlu are the Police and Araf means slow. I also know that Baa! means "I have a headache!"
and Ty Bach I think is useful or have I got that wrong? rubschin:
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Any country, where half the population is called Jones or Jenkins (see their Rugby team) that promotes a language with no J in its alphabet deserves all the mockery we can muster.
Oh and yes I too can count to ten, know that Gorsaf Dan is the Fire Station, y Heddlu are the Police and Araf means slow. I also know that Baa! means "I have a headache!"
and Ty Bach I think is useful or have I got that wrong? rubschin:
Very useful if you're hanging curtains ;)
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Any country, where half the population is called Jones or Jenkins (see their Rugby team) that promotes a language with no J in its alphabet deserves all the mockery we can muster.
Oh and yes I too can count to ten, know that Gorsaf Dan is the Fire Station, y Heddlu are the Police and Araf means slow. I also know that Baa! means "I have a headache!"
and Ty Bach I think is useful or have I got that wrong? rubschin:
Very useful if you're hanging curtains ;)
happy001
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Ysbty = Hospital
Ambiwlans = Ambulance
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is actually known by the locals as Llanfair PG
A single F is pronounced as a V
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Aah, now that I know a single f = a v, it all makes sense ;)
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The problem with the Welsh Language is that it does not follow the same basics as most languages (ie Greek or Latin) so you get stresses where you don't expect them. They also change the spelling of words depending on what word follows it in the sentence. Lastly Welsh has not evolved over the centuries but rather has had to be reinvented (mainly by Aberysthwyth University) so there is a lot of argument between the "Purists" mainly in North Wales and the "Modernists" mainly in South Wales.
For instance in South Wales there are several words for Milk but in North Wales it is simply "Laith".
Aberysthwyth degreed that words that did not exist in Welsh such as Telephone should be "Welshified" to Telefon (and completely ignored the single F is pronounced V)
The net result is that there is not really a single Welsh language ... it goes further than simply regional dialects and a fluent Welsh speaker from this area can barely communicate with one from Cardiff.
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The problem with the Welsh Language is that it does not follow the same basics as most languages (ie Greek or Latin) so you get stresses where you don't expect them. They also change the spelling of words depending on what word follows it in the sentence. Lastly Welsh has not evolved over the centuries but rather has had to be reinvented (mainly by Aberysthwyth University) so there is a lot of argument between the "Purists" mainly in North Wales and the "Modernists" mainly in South Wales.
For instance in South Wales there are several words for Milk but in North Wales it is simply "Laith".
Aberysthwyth degreed that words that did not exist in Welsh such as Telephone should be "Welshified" to Telefon (and completely ignored the single F is pronounced V)
The net result is that there is not really a single Welsh language ... it goes further than simply regional dialects and a fluent Welsh speaker from this area can barely communicate with one from Cardiff.
Funnily enough I had a similar conversation with one of the lads at work last week. He lives at Abergavenny, and was explaining the different dialects, and that at his kids school they teach English as the 2nd language (his Mrs is Welsh, he's as English as you or I)
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In Wales school roughly divide between those that teach in Welsh Medium and those that teach in English Medium. At either the "second" language element is compulsory to GCSE level. The biggest problems with this system are (i) There are not sufficient Welsh speaking teachers qualified in various subjects (Maths and Science are particularly difficult subjects to recruit for) and (ii) very few English speaking teachers are fluent enough to cope with every day language in Welsh.
SWWLTBO is supposed to teach bilingually but makes do with sprinkling a few Welsh words here and there throughout each lesson. It satisfies the legal requirements, just about.
Since SWWLTBO teaches mainly history she has to bone up on the Welsh dimension. Ever heard of the "Rebecca Riots"? ... It seems that in the 18th century some Welsh farm workers ganged up to attack toll gates. To disguise themselves they dressed in wimmins clothing, hopeful that the Army sent in to sort them would not shoot at wimmin. The Welsh are terrifically proud of this "daring-do" and despite the fact that the "Riots" lasted only a short while the teaching occupies a hooge portion of the syllabus.
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That's the Welsh for you. Any excuse to dress up as wimmin ::)
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Dressing up as wimmin will confuse the hell out of the sheep.
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Worcestershire must have a keep sheep fit programme cos where I ride my bike I go past a field of sheep and they have there own rugby posts right in the middle of the field.
Any way.... I missed my anniversary.... my first post was 3rd February last year! Thanks for keeping me sane you lot. cloud9:
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Sane you say rubschin:
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You beat me to it. She's clearly nuts
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Worcestershire must have a keep sheep fit programme cos where I ride my bike I go past a field of sheep and they have there own rugby posts right in the middle of the field.
Any way.... I missed my anniversary.... my first post was 3rd February last year! Thanks for keeping me sane you lot. cloud9:
happy001 happy001 happy001
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By comparison she seems almost normal razz:
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By comparison to Nick she seems Completely normal razz:
whistle:
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Yep, that's exactly what I meant. cloud9:
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Yep, that's exactly what I meant. cloud9:
cloud9:
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Jim sends you another lick
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Jim sends you another lick
noooo:
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Jim sends you another lick
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Any country, where half the population is called Jones or Jenkins (see their Rugby team) that promotes a language with no J in its alphabet deserves all the mockery we can muster.
Oh and yes I too can count to ten, know that Gorsaf Dan is the Fire Station, y Heddlu are the Police and Araf means slow. I also know that Baa! means "I have a headache!"
and Ty Bach I think is useful or have I got that wrong? rubschin:
Very useful if you're hanging curtains ;)
doh: Ive been wondering what on earth you meant.
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noooo: She's lost it completely noooo:
Ackchoooly Ty Bach means "Little House" but the Welsh also use it to mean "Littlest Room" ie the toilet.
Also the toilet is known as "Lle Chwerch" (which translates literally as "Place of Sixpence")
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I thought she had put it in the front pocket of number 7 suitcase
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I thought she had put it in the front pocket of number 7 suitcase
Number 7 eh ... That explains all the luggage ... Boots "Buy two get the third free"
Ah well the gerls will understand that one.
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I am sober and therefore have no idea what you are all now on about. Will try
alk
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Isn't that some sort of West Indian song, like? rubschin:
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I thought she had put it in the front pocket of number 7 suitcase
Number 7 eh ... That explains all the luggage ... Boots "Buy two get the third free"
Ah well the gerls will understand that one.
I understand it cussing: How come the voucher is always for No. 7, and not blokes deodorants, Ibuprofen, Lemsip etc
Anyhoo
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I thought she had put it in the front pocket of number 7 suitcase
Number 7 eh ... That explains all the luggage ... Boots "Buy two get the third free"
Ah well the gerls will understand that one.
I understand it cussing: How come the voucher is always for No. 7, and not blokes deodorants, Ibuprofen, Lemsip etc
Anyhoo
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Tipsy goes shopping?