One year in - An update from a Brit...

[pinklady]

Are you jealous of Baloo?

 

[Bangkokcanuck]

Are you jealous of Baloo?

That is not a serious question is it???

Please tell me you are joking and forgot the smiley face...

 

[Baloo]

Captain Forum I will try to better in the future...

It seems that you really do have a problem, name calling for no purpose, strange.

Don't worry I will ignore you again after this reply...

If I was interested, I might wonder why you didn't ignore it in the first place.

 

[pinklady]

That is not a serious question is it???

Please tell me you are joking and forgot the smiley face...

I said it to get a reaction and it worked.... smiley face

 

[Bangkokcanuck]

I said it to get a reaction and it worked.... smiley face

Gee I'm sorry I was always taught to answer direct questions... I will try to be more aware in the future it might just be a clever ploy to get a reaction... thanks for the schooling...

 

[pinklady]

You're funny.

 

[canadianwoman]

"Fanny' in the British English sense must have been the original meaning of the word - as slang - and then when it was brought to North America we somehow misunderstood exactly what area it was referring to. Since the area it refers to in North America is pretty close.
The problem is that it is a cute slang word, that is less offensive than its many alternatives, in Canada and the USA. Whereas it is definitely not cute wherever British English is spoken. I used to teach English in Asia, and a lot of our girl students would choose "Fanny" as their English name. I had no idea why the British/Irish/South African/Australian/Kiwi teachers would be turning red and laughing whenever they heard the word. With the meaning it has in American English, I would suggest it is not the best choice for a name, but one does hear it; after I found out its English English meaning, I just told my students to choose something else.

 

[pinklady]

Enid Blyton wrote the famous five books (I loved them by the way!) and that had an Aunt Fanny in it. And also a character called Dick.
Did anyone else read those books? The secret seven aswell, but that wasnt as good as the famous five!

 

[Baloo]

It seems that Bangkokcanuck - "Baloo the Gods" - appears to have an inferiority complex.

Rational folk are unlikely to perceive the post quoted below as "snotty".

It is not just the Brits that use the colloquial term "Fanny".
It means the same to South Africans, Australians and the Irish.

 

[Baloo]

Enid Blyton wrote the famous five books (I loved them by the way!) and that had an Aunt Fanny in it. And also a character called Dick.
Did anyone else read those books? The secret seven aswell, but that wasnt as good as the famous five!

Wasn't Enid Blyton banned at one point??

 

[pinklady]

Was she? I have no idea!

 

[Bangkokcanuck]

You're funny.

I do what I can, understanding of course that my dry wit does not translate well to the written word...

 

[pinklady]

I do what I can, understanding of course that my dry wit does not translate well to the written word...

To me it wasn't wit, you were just trying to be smart and it came across sounding arrogant and like you have a serious attitude problem.

 

[Bangkokcanuck]

It seems that Bangkokcanuck - "Baloo the Gods" - appears to have an inferiority complex.

Rational folk are unlikely to perceive the post quoted below as "snotty".

Golly I don't recall referring to this post do you old man??

Not sure why you are putting so much effort in... move on, not everybody loves you... just accept it.. its not a crime...

Would you like me to go find the post I am referring to... or you do think you can find it on your own???

 

[Bangkokcanuck]

To me it wasn't wit, you were just trying to be smart and it came across sounding arrogant and like you have a serious attitude problem.

Well that would be up to you, which of course is your right... *shrug*

OTOH this post of YOURS seem to me like YOU have a serious attitude problem.... which I am sure matters not to you...

Anyway as we are dreadfully off topic it is possible to get back??

I will do my part.. how about you guys????