Stanley Baxter was utterly brilliant. He did look like a scary granny when he was in drag though. My mum, who was a Scot, would be close to wetting herself watching his shows on the telly. There was one sketch where he, as a she, was being interviewed about the vicar's sermon. Asked if she had found the sermon uplifting she responded "I was not so much uplifted as wheeched" (That will probably be lost on the majority of the audience her, but mum laughed about it for years afterwards). It was as much the fact that the 'interview' had been totally unexceptional up to that point as anything else.
I agree with @Fairygirl. One of the shortcomings of the written word is that its original intention can easily be misinterpreted.
Agreed, but some people seem to be determined to find an offensive interpretation of posts, where 99.9% of readers interpret it as intended. I'm not aiming that comment at anybody on this forum.
Just seen an advert which states "Get your tickets now, before they go extinct". That's an expression that makes me feel curmudgeonly. To me, things become extinct!
Just seen an advert which states "Get your tickets now, before they go extinct". That's an expression that makes me feel curmudgeonly. To me, things become extinct!
It's like being in the queue in a coffee shop and somebody saying "Can I get a latte?" The answer is a resounding "No". You can wait in the queue whilst the barista makes it, you can't get it yourself.
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A glow worm's never glum
Cos how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum!
There's a pair of pears on a chair over there.
The funniest bits were when he turned to camera to do the translation, in a very posh Kelvinside accent.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
A glow worm's never glum
Cos how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...