lastlarf
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catachresis
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lastlarf
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Hmm. I remember around the time this strip was posted the word was a common slang term for "homosexual" around here. It still is in use but often only ironically now.
Hmm. I remember around the time this strip was posted the word was a common slang term for "homosexual" around here. It still is in use but often only ironically now.
blarghamagarky
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people in America say batty
people in America say batty
achilleselbow
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You're mistaken. You're thinking "batty" with the "a" pronounced like "apple", meaning crazy or cooky. They're saying it with the "a" pronounced like "jar", which is indeed a slang term for gay people (though I think it's outdated now). Ali G made reference to it a couple of times.
You're mistaken. You're thinking "batty" with the "a" pronounced like "apple", meaning crazy or cooky. They're saying it with the "a" pronounced like "jar", which is indeed a slang term for gay people (though I think it's outdated now). Ali G made reference to it a couple of times.
rowboat
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Like "batty boy?"
Like "batty boy?"
andyfaewatford
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Eh? No-one from Manchester will ever, EVER, pronounce the letter 'a' as it it is pronounced in 'jar', even in the word 'jar'.
Eh? No-one from Manchester will ever, EVER, pronounce the letter 'a' as it it is pronounced in 'jar', even in the word 'jar'.
cracklewater
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...kinda. Both forms of batty are pronounced the same way, with a short 'a', to rhyme with 'natty'.
It's just that a real or fake Jamaican accent will extend the 'a' sound, to almost rhyme with 'nutty' (which is how 'natty' is pronounced in the same accent).
Also, it's likely that the term comes from 'botty', which means that the 'a' spelling is just a misinterpretation of the Jamaican 'o' sound.
Fascinating!
...kinda. Both forms of batty are pronounced the same way, with a short 'a', to rhyme with 'natty'.
It's just that a real or fake Jamaican accent will extend the 'a' sound, to almost rhyme with 'nutty' (which is how 'natty' is pronounced in the same accent).
Also, it's likely that the term comes from 'botty', which means that the 'a' spelling is just a misinterpretation of the Jamaican 'o' sound.
Fascinating!
presrvdkillick
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Batty isn't exactly hard to master
Batty isn't exactly hard to master
cracklewater
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But 'knackers' is misused. Yer knackers are yer bollocks, not yer cock, nor indeed the external male genitalia as a whole.
Circumcised knackers would be significantly more pitiful than the regular article.
But 'knackers' is misused. Yer knackers are yer bollocks, not yer cock, nor indeed the external male genitalia as a whole.
Circumcised knackers would be significantly more pitiful than the regular article.
mr_pete
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Man, it is not a good thing to be disliked by a sharp-witted man.
Man, it is not a good thing to be disliked by a sharp-witted man.
catachresis
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alejandroadam
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you are so full of anger. let it go. this is funny. who give a fuck if it's the most meaningful and accurate send up of something brittish.
you are so full of anger. let it go. this is funny. who give a fuck if it's the most meaningful and accurate send up of something brittish.
catachresis
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rotating-dog
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Jarvis Cocker was not in Blur. Jarvis Cocker was in Pulp. You are thinking of Damon Albarn. sheesh
Jarvis Cocker was not in Blur. Jarvis Cocker was in Pulp. You are thinking of Damon Albarn. sheesh
madnes
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It is easy to mistake them because unlike the Gallaghers, they are seldom involved in public acts of violence.
It is easy to mistake them because unlike the Gallaghers, they are seldom involved in public acts of violence.
rotating-dog
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This is true. Even if Pulp littered I'm sure they'd feel guilty, and write a song about it.
This is true. Even if Pulp littered I'm sure they'd feel guilty, and write a song about it.
andyfaewatford
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(To the tune of 'Help the Aged')
Recycle Paper
Don't just put it in the bin
Recycle cans if they are steel or tin
I actually could go on. But I won't.
(To the tune of 'Help the Aged')
Recycle Paper
Don't just put it in the bin
Recycle cans if they are steel or tin
I actually could go on. But I won't.
catgrl131
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No, please do!
No, please do!
hawaiian_robot
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Yes, I'd like to hear more, too.
Yes, I'd like to hear more, too.
a_dude
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rotating-dog
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Well, Britpop did help to stop grunge imploding into self parody like 80s metal.
Well, Britpop did help to stop grunge imploding into self parody like 80s metal.
zeroasalimit
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Not really, you got all this "Post-Grunge" crap nowadays like Creed, Nickleback and Alanis Morisette. Ugh. :S
Not really, you got all this "Post-Grunge" crap nowadays like Creed, Nickleback and Alanis Morisette. Ugh. :S
rotating-dog
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I stand corrected.
I stand corrected.
zeroasalimit
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I wish I hadn't brought it up. It would be bliss to ignore such stuff. :(
I wish I hadn't brought it up. It would be bliss to ignore such stuff. :(
alejandroadam
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I agree. 'post-grunge' is lame on lame. Creed is up there with White Snake and Nelson.
I agree. 'post-grunge' is lame on lame. Creed is up there with White Snake and Nelson.
rowboat
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tangram
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Indeed, sir. The cover of One Scott Stapp's solo album is very easily the best and most hilarious unintentional self-parody I've yet seen. "The ROCK pose," and all that. In short, "Man, FUCK Creed."
Indeed, sir. The cover of One Scott Stapp's solo album is very easily the best and most hilarious unintentional self-parody I've yet seen. "The ROCK pose," and all that. In short, "Man, FUCK Creed."
gilgameshrex
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even jesus hates creed.
even jesus hates creed.
rowboat
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Especially Jesus! Can you imagine how much more you'd hate Creed if they were dedicating all of their songs specifically to you? I would smite them. Where it counts.
Especially Jesus! Can you imagine how much more you'd hate Creed if they were dedicating all of their songs specifically to you? I would smite them. Where it counts.
echidnaboy
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I saw Creed live once (they were the first band on the bill at a festival) and he did that pose almost the entire time (the rest of the time he had one foot on the monitor, both hands grasping the mic, stance otherwise unchanged). To be fair, his ridiculous posturing and vocal style work a lot better on stage in front of thousands of baying idiots than blaring through a musically-illiterate roommate's door.
I saw Creed live once (they were the first band on the bill at a festival) and he did that pose almost the entire time (the rest of the time he had one foot on the monitor, both hands grasping the mic, stance otherwise unchanged). To be fair, his ridiculous posturing and vocal style work a lot better on stage in front of thousands of baying idiots than blaring through a musically-illiterate roommate's door.
_cheesekayke
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Yes but that does not take away real grunge's dignity. Just any poor sod who might want to make grunge-ish music after the year 1995.
Yes but that does not take away real grunge's dignity. Just any poor sod who might want to make grunge-ish music after the year 1995.
bookofsand
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Lyle is an entrepreneur .
Lyle is an entrepreneur .
professorhazard
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Is Lyle voiced by Adam Carolla? It is unclear.
Is Lyle voiced by Adam Carolla? It is unclear.
mangtastic
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Oh man. Now I will forever hear Adam's voice while reading Lyle's dialog. Curses!
Oh man. Now I will forever hear Adam's voice while reading Lyle's dialog. Curses!
howl
+0 -0
Too self-righteous.
Too self-righteous.
centipede_damascus
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I never would have thought Lyle was clever enough to pull something like this off.
I never would have thought Lyle was clever enough to pull something like this off.
senseihollywood
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yeah, this more of Ray's territory...
yeah, this more of Ray's territory...
connellingus
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Doing something like this takes just the right balance of desperation for money and unabashed deviance.
Doing something like this takes just the right balance of desperation for money and unabashed deviance.
stuart
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Yes, this is really the sort of thing Ray would only buy .
Yes, this is really the sort of thing Ray would only buy .
honesttom
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You need Lyle to actually carry out the exploitation. Ray wouldn't do it, he'd probably just get bored and abandon them by the roadside.
You need Lyle to actually carry out the exploitation. Ray wouldn't do it, he'd probably just get bored and abandon them by the roadside.
minortough
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It may be more Ray's style, but I'm not sure he would get behind such exploitation of good fortune. He seems to be the type to try and get rich off of someone else's success, not misfortune.
It may be more Ray's style, but I'm not sure he would get behind such exploitation of good fortune. He seems to be the type to try and get rich off of someone else's success, not misfortune.
dueledge
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Jack the Ripper actually means stripper in cockney rhyming slang apparently, not that I'm complaining, the Northern accents are still brilliant (even though thinking about it cockney is from London and not up north)
Jack the Ripper actually means stripper in cockney rhyming slang apparently, not that I'm complaining, the Northern accents are still brilliant (even though thinking about it cockney is from London and not up north)
setzkin
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Wasn't there an early strip that involved a prediction of Phillipe showering with a band?...
Wasn't there an early strip that involved a prediction of Phillipe showering with a band?...
gussiejives
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Lyle could make a killing out of Liam/Noel boxing matches.
Lyle could make a killing out of Liam/Noel boxing matches.
comrade_tom
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This series of strips made it hard for me to listen to Oasis.
This series of strips made it hard for me to listen to Oasis.
tekende
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You mean Oasis doesn't make it hard for you to listen to Oasis?
You mean Oasis doesn't make it hard for you to listen to Oasis?
jhunter
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I just want to advise people who feel like listening to Oasis to not do so.
Listen to Pulp instead. Or maybe just Jarvis Cocker solo.
Last night I had a little altercation
they wobbled menacingly
beneath the yellow street-light it became a situation
well, they wanted my brand new phone
with all the pictures of the kids and wife
a struggle ensued, and then
fat children took my life
I just want to advise people who feel like listening to Oasis to not do so.
Listen to Pulp instead. Or maybe just Jarvis Cocker solo.
Last night I had a little altercation
they wobbled menacingly
beneath the yellow street-light it became a situation
well, they wanted my brand new phone
with all the pictures of the kids and wife
a struggle ensued, and then
fat children took my life
mikeronomicon
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Ok, I take back my previous post on the last strip. This is way better than disemboweling the band. Onstad, I salute you!
Ok, I take back my previous post on the last strip. This is way better than disemboweling the band. Onstad, I salute you!
I really like this series and I don't know why because I have no strong feelings about Oasis in any way.
Are you sure?
WHY FIND OUT