Hot Heart Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 If you like Brass Eye and The Day Today, you must see Four Lions (assuming you have not) Also, I recommend finding Peep Show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDex Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 If you like Brass Eye and The Day Today, you must see Four Lions (assuming you have not) Also, I recommend finding Peep Show. And The Inbetweeners. That's a fantastic show. I'm looking forward to catching the movie when it releases to dvd/bluray. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) It's by no means an exhaustive list, but some of my favourites have been Fifth Gear and Top Gear, The IT Crowd, Red Dwarf, Spaced, numerous Doctors Who, Black Adder, Mr. Bean, and standup by Rowan Atkinson, Look Around You, Brass Eye, Jam, Time Trumpet, and while I haven't seen much yet, Coupling and The Day Today. Also, Wallace & Gromit - I'm sure the whole world has seen that. So mostly comedies... I don't know if you've heard of it, but we actually have a premium channel called BBC Canada. You've got to be kidding me. I don't think I've ever once met anyone here in the UK who has even heard of Time Trumpet (except from me going on about it). It's one of my favourite TV shows of all time. If you haven't come across them yet, definitely look out for Knowing Me, Knowing You, I'm Alan Partridge, The Thick Of It and The Armando Iannucci Shows. They're all written and/or produced by Armando Iannucci who is the guy behind Time Trumpet and The Day Today. Edited September 15, 2011 by Mr W Phallus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I've heard of "The Day Today" but not Time Trumpet. That was one of the very few on that list I hadn't heard of. I think British comedies are mostly relegated to nerds in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) Swot (usually used as an insult against someone who knows anything or answers a teacher's question (like a suck-up) and chuffed (more particularly "well chuffed") are used around here frequently, so I guess it's regional here in the UK for their usage. edit: just read the BBC Canada wikipedia entry. I can't imagine why anyone would want to watch homes under the hammer in Canada? It's usually grim ex council house wrecks rather than charming country cottages. Also it hardly is something that makes the UK look good, the two presenters look and act like they stepped straight out of the Eighties. Edited September 15, 2011 by TheFlyingGerbil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchikoma Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) Yeah, I am a fan of Armando Iannucci, Chris Morris, and Edgar Wright - I doubt most of their works were on TV in Canada, but knowing them, I download it or watch their shows at a friend's place after he grabs them. I hadn't heard of some of those shows yet, so thanks! And to Yantelope's point... indeed, I'm a geek or maybe a nerd! I wouldn't expect anyone to know most of these here. I've never seen Homes Under the Hammer, but that did remind me, I'm also a big fan of and Charlie Brooker's Newswipe and Gameswipe. Haven't gotten into Screenwipe or How TV Ruined Your Life though. Edited September 15, 2011 by fuchikoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 chuffed (more particularly "well chuffed") Even more particularly (and originally): 'chuffed to bits' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I can't say I know much about those shows, but I did love the show " 'Allo 'Allo ". I grew up watching that show, and man, that was the shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 This thread reminds me that I need to borrow my brother's DVD set of Are You Being Served. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Was thinking of some today, actually. Someone can 'get a right rollicking/bollocking' (being told off severely). Nippy can mean a couple of things. It can be for chilly weather or to describe someone or something that is quick and/or agile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Howdy = Hello 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Whaaaaat?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I thought it was a make of car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I say howdy a lot but I don't ever really hear anyone else in Texas say it. Of course Dallas isn't the same as the rural areas of Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 speaking of nippy, do you muricans* use peg it meaning to run fast? "I had to peg it for the bus", "after I broke the window I pegged it". *is murican considered derogatory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I've heard "leg it" but not peg it. "I had to leg it to work!". It's not really common. I've also heard hoof it. More common would be "haul ass". I've never been called a murican. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 speaking of nippy, do you muricans* use peg it meaning to run fast? "I had to peg it for the bus", "after I broke the window I pegged it". *is murican considered derogatory? I use "book it" quite a bit in place of "peg it", I think. And although I don't like it, I find myself saying "hella" a lot more than I should. Stupid Northern California and it's slang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 "Cheese it!" "ROBOT HOOOOUSE!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 For the past hour or so QIkipedia been posting about my town: https://twitter.com/#!/qikipedia/status/116552721187868672 https://twitter.com/#!/qikipedia/status/116556529573961728 https://twitter.com/#!/qikipedia/status/116568328553758720 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fuchikoma Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Nice one, Dean! Though I did see some parts that weren't so irrational (Hamburgers are named for Hamburg, which is why during WWI, some Americans incorrectly called them Salisbury steaks - kind of an older version of "freedom fries".) I was kind of surprised that they didn't mention that something visible can be seen, invisible cannot be seen, flammable can catch fire, and inflammable... also catches fire! (I guess it gets "inflamed," where things never get "invissed...") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 I thought Hamburgers were named after hamburg germany where they originated. Also nauseous is not nauseated. People say nauseous all the time when they mean nauseated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 The wise guy thing is also sarcasm. I mean, you never say someone is a wise guy if they are wise, but of course it's the opposite if it's sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Yeah folks did rip some of it apart as while much of it doesn't make sense in relation to other words, it does make sense on an etymological level. For example in 50 years: "You wind a window down, but actually use a button" "High Definition is lower quality than holo projector" "You plus one a comment without actually adding anything to it" etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 I thought Hamburgers were named after hamburg germany where they originated. Sort of. Restaurants in New York (to attract German sailors and immigrants) offered "Steak cooked in the Hamburg style" which was essentially ground beef heavily salted and mixed with onion and breadcrumbs. In Germany (that fine culinary capital of the world) this would be consumed raw or cooked. Of course there is quite the debate on the origin of this the finest of all "poor man's" food. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_hamburger_in_the_United_States Man am I glad I'm going to Red Robin tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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