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Call him a 'scouse git'. Reference a 1970s British TV program 'Til Death us Do Part', one character, from Liverpool, was called this by his father-in-law. BTW THe actor playing said scouse git was the father of Cherie Blair (wife of Tony Blair, recently ex British Prime Minister). P.S. I believe, though I could be misremembering, that the series was translated to US as Archie Bunker.
Honi soit qui mal y pongs - Evil to he who thinks it stinks
Henry Minute wrote:
translated to US as Archie Bunker
Yes, "All in the FAmily" is based on it. And the Monkees did a song called "Randy Scouse Git" which apparently was inspired by it as well.
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Henry Minute wrote:
translated to US as Archie Bunker
Yes, "All in the FAmily" is based on it. And the Monkees did a song called "Randy Scouse Git" which apparently was inspired by it as well.
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
All in the FAmily
Yeah! That's what I was trying to remember. Archie Bunker was what they renamed Alf Garnett to. Don't for gods sake get old. Although the good thing about Alzheimers is that you get to meet a new bunch of people every day. :)
Honi soit qui mal y pongs - Evil to he who thinks it stinks
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whinging pom ?
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http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/[^] Other than that, you're better off insulting him in your native tongue. As a Brit living in California, some of my co-workers will jokingly try to insult me in "English", but it never really works. In fact, after a while it becomes almost endearing to be called a Limey or something similar! Only a real Englishman can call someone a wanker with just the right intonation. Coming from an American girl, it just sounds too cute to be insulting - especially as you are unlikely to grasp the full extent and subtleties of the word. And don't try to mock the queen, the royal family or British history either. You'll likely be smacked down as a "rebellious colonial" that england is beeter off without. Call yourselves civilized? Your country's less than 300 years old and you don't even appreciatre good tea! Good Luck. ;) edit: I just noticed you say he's from Liverpool. Just refer to him as a "northern peasant", a coalminer or an uneducated boor. Any insult you can possibly make about the fact that he's from the North will be good. You don't see any newscasters on TV with a northern accent, because no-one can understand them! (etc...)
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Miszou wrote:
don't even appreciatre good tea
We used to, but then we saw how silly it was and that even the French were laughing at us.
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Josh Gray wrote:
Tell him soccer is a girls sport
It is - it's played by soft pampered poofters.
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who don't want to chip their nails.
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I've got a Englishman here that I've been office fighting with. Other than limey, what other things can I call him to try to get under his skin?
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modified on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 3:26 PM
I wouldn't insult him, because you can't be sure he isn't waiting you to insult him, so he can go to tell your boss that you are being nasty to him. He is a rat, you shouldn't assume he is going to play fair. In your situation, I'll tell my boss about the situation. You are there to work, not to tolerate some dorks!
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PIEBALDconsult wrote:
All in the FAmily
Yeah! That's what I was trying to remember. Archie Bunker was what they renamed Alf Garnett to. Don't for gods sake get old. Although the good thing about Alzheimers is that you get to meet a new bunch of people every day. :)
Honi soit qui mal y pongs - Evil to he who thinks it stinks
Henry Minute wrote:
Alzheimers
Ooooh, there's my wife over there, I think I'll go pinch her bum... oh, sorry miss... that's my wife over there... Or; Oh I'm sorry I really thought I had put on my pants.
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I've got a Englishman here that I've been office fighting with. Other than limey, what other things can I call him to try to get under his skin?
Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.
modified on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 3:26 PM
"Chav scum"[^] is a pretty good one. Note that they have now been assimilated by the Emos[^], but they aren't anywhere near as much fun to take the p**s out of (they tend to be sultry and educated rather than abusive and uneducated).
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I've got a Englishman here that I've been office fighting with. Other than limey, what other things can I call him to try to get under his skin?
Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.
modified on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 3:26 PM
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That's a damned good trick if you can do it!
Honi soit qui mal y pongs - Evil to he who thinks it stinks
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Nope, from Liverpool. Guess I should have said English.
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Nope, from Liverpool. Guess I should have said English.
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That's the point of calling him 'Irish', I suppose. :)
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