Official Suggestion Thread for 5.20 or later

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

And what's this about Zeds?  I've never heard that.

In the UK (and Canada too I think), the last letter of the alphabet is known as Zed.

Steve

[boggo2300]

In the UK (and Canada too I think), the last letter of the alphabet is known as Zed.

Steve

heh hem,  you forgot the rest of us 

Matt

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

heh hem,  you forgot the rest of us 

Matt

Sorry . I should have just said the English speaking world outside the USA says "Zed".

Actually, I could shorten that to the English-speaking world says "Zed"

Steve

[xeryon]

And you would be correct.  We do not speak a traditional English in the USA, but he rest of the world doesn't have an alphabet song where the last line rhymes.  So ha!

[bean]

I noticed quite a while ago that American English departed from English English a while back.  Which does make sense.  The rest of the English-speaking world had political ties to Britain long after we did.
On another note, how did we get here in this thread?

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

And you would be correct.  We do not speak a traditional English in the USA, but he rest of the world doesn't have an alphabet song where the last line rhymes.  So ha!

An excellent point

Steve

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

I noticed quite a while ago that American English departed from English English a while back.  Which does make sense.  The rest of the English-speaking world had political ties to Britain long after we did.
On another note, how did we get here in this thread?

Well briefly, first there was the whole "taxation without representation" thing, then an accident with some tea, then you caught us a bad moment while we happened to be fighting the French, the Spanish and the Dutch at the same time, the dastardly French helped you out (although gratitude for that has been lacking in recent years and then you got started on the serious business of mangling the language. Although its worth mentioning you gave us a hand a couple of times when the Germans started touring Europe and language differences seemed slightly less important at that point

Steve

[xeryon]

Yes, the general consensus here in my part of the US is that ye of the island far to the East of us are long lost brothers.  You know the ones:  They show up at the family reunion and drink too much and cause a scene and generally embarrass you.  They have a funny accent and don't visit the dentist often enough but they are really swell people and would give you the shirt off their back if you needed it.

[bean]

Well briefly, first there was the whole "taxation without representation" thing, then an accident with some tea, then you caught us a bad moment while we happened to be fighting the French, the Spanish and the Dutch at the same time, the dastardly French helped you out (although gratitude for that has been lacking in recent years and then you got started on the serious business of mangling the language. Although its worth mentioning you gave us a hand a couple of times when the Germans started touring Europe and language differences seemed slightly less important at that point

Steve

I meant "how did we get to discussing this in the suggestions thread?"  I am familiar with the history of American Independence.  (The teaching of history over here isn't that bad.  Yet.)  And I think we've more then repaid the French for their help.  The couple of times the Germans were touring... 
Though honestly, I'd just get rid of English entirely.  It's more trouble then it's worth.

[Erik L]

England has no kidney bank. But it does have a Liverpool.

[HaliRyan]

England has no kidney bank. But it does have a Liverpool.

Erik, why must you make me hate you? 

[Erik L]

Erik, why must you make me hate you? 

Don't you realize that puns are the highest form of comedy?

[MattyD]

Mr Luken.

You are dead to me Sir.

You may laugh at my slippers, at the dandruff decorating the collar of my shirt. You can mock the grey fluff that gathers in my belly button, and now strangely in my ears.

There are many things about me which can be subjected to ridicule... which thinking about it has not done my self esteem a lot of good throughout the years..... but your hate filled rhetoric has almost brought me to tears, quite frankly I am amazed at the vitriol directed at the city that gave me life, dole and a mustache.

I just hope I can manage to sleep tonight in spite of your post.

And I'll think you'll find John Bishop is the highest form of comedy*

_{*Elements of this sentence are not necessarily true.}

[Erik L]

There are multitudes of responses to these allegations, such as:

I changed the name of my iPod to Titanic. It's syncing now.
When chemists die, they barium.
Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I can't put it down.

Are those pleas to desist I hear?

[wedgebert]

I feel that puns are like analogies, most people shouldn't use them.