(Scene: a wartime RAF station)

Jones: Morning, Squadron Leader.
Idle: What-ho, Squiffy.
Jones: How was it?
Idle: Top-hole. Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's-your-father;
hairy blighter, dicky-birded, feathered back on his sammy, took a waspy,
flipped over on his Betty Harpers and caught his can in the Bertie.
Jones: Er, I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, Squadron Leader.
Idle: It's perfectly ordinary banter, Squiffy. Bally Jerry, pranged his kite
right in the how's-your-father; hairy blighter, dicky-birded, feathered
back on his sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harpers and
caught his can in the Bertie.
Jones: No, I'm just not understanding banter at all well today. Give us it
slower.
Idle: Banter's not the same if you say it slower, Squiffy.
Jones: Hold on then -- Wingco! -- just bend an ear to the Squadron Leader's
banter for a sec, would you?
Chapman: Can do.
Jones: Jolly good. Fire away.
Idle: Bally Jerry... (he goes through it all again)
Chapman: No, I don't understand that banter at all.
Idle: Something up with my banter, chaps?

GRAMS: AIR RAID SIRENS
(Enter Palin, out of breath)

Palin: Bunch of monkeys on the ceiling, sir! Grab your egg-and-fours and
let's get the bacon delivered!
Chapman (to Idle): Do *you* understand that?
Idle: No -- I didn't get a word of it.
Chapman: Sorry, old man, we don't understand your banter.
Palin: You know -- bally tenpenny ones dropping in the custard!
(no reaction)
Palin: Um -- Charlie choppers chucking a handful!
Chapman: No no -- sorry.
Jones: Say it slower, old chap.
Palin: Slower *banter*, sir?
Chapman: Ra-ther.
Palin: Um -- sausage squad up the blue end?
Idle: No, still don't get it.
Palin: Um -- cabbage crates coming over the briny?
The others: No, no.

(Film of air-raid)

Idle (voice-over): But by then it was too late. The first cabbage crates hit
London on July the 7th. That was just the beginning.

(Chapman seen sitting at desk, on telephone)

Chapman: Five shillings a dozen? That's ordinary cabbages, is it? And what
about the bombs?... Good Lord, they _are_ expensive.

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G'day mates! Now this aussies' awake, time to join in.

I'd like the option of the date format to match my puter too.

Did someone mention crupets??? Yummmmmm

Can anyone say Greenwich Mean Time?

The date/time debate will rage on forever more, but in the end the world measures their time based on differences from GMT, which is measured in the British time/date format. So if everyone just adopted the 'correct' notation for dates and times, it would make things so much easier.

Thanks grayhaze, that was enlightening.Never thought of it in the way you put it. Those are some of the best actors in some of the greatest parts I've seen.Oh well, I guess everyone sees things different, as I didn't look at it the way you put it. Guess I'am not that prejudice.

Can anyone say Greenwich Mean Time?

Greenwich Mean Time.

I thought all witches, no matter whether green, yellow, red or whatever, were always mean.

It's not 'green witch'...it's 'grennich'...so 'witches' don't rate a mention....

I was just messin' witcha. I'm aware of the correct pronunciation. I've even been to Greenberg's Village in New York City.

Grayhaze.........i have been taking a "butchers" at this thread and i love some of our Brit speak. Anyway must dash - got to go up the "old apple and pears" to bed as i have got to be up early in the morning to get my "barnett" cut.

Tallyhoo.........bandits at 12 o'clock and all that

12 O'clock Greenwich Mean Time!?

This is way cool! If you go onto My Skins and then re-type the ID number in the address bar you can see all the peoples names. And as long as you do a number under yours then u get sum1 Fun as nething

But dont worry people the update butons are not there!

I think this thread went a little off topic

But to add my twopenny worth. In American films British actors are used to play villans because the Brirish can act the parts well

FYI: Muffins and Crumpets are two different foods

Stumpy. You are too smart for you own good....

FYI: I dont kno wot that means but i just felt like putting i in there!

FYI = For Your Information

Wo0opy doo another piece of vocabulary to put in my Resume

ps. Have you tried that thing i mentioned (you kno the thing!) I am No.691819 I want friends! or at least some comments

Gee Gemstone, either your very young or ya got a small vocabulary. FYI has been around a long long time. Known the world over.

I dissagree here i shall ask a some one on MSN Messenger ................I agree and always did

Huh???

Stumpy....my thoughts entirely....

Eddie Izzard plays such a brilliant Villian too