SZbNAhL's Similarly Sibilant (if unpronouncable) Random Banter #223

[enderlord99]

The country of England, it's language English, and that language's Anglophone speakers are all referred to as such because of the Anglo-Saxons.

...So why isn't it the country of Sexland, full of Sexish-speaking Saxophones?

[Peelee]

The country of England, it's language English, and that language's Anglophone speakers are all referred to as such because of the Anglo-Saxons.

...So why isn't it the country of Sexland, full of Sexish-speaking Saxophones?

Angles won the coin toss.

[Fyraltari]

The country of England, it's language English, and that language's Anglophone speakers are all referred to as such because of the Anglo-Saxons.

...So why isn't it the country of Sexland, full of Sexish-speaking Saxophones?

Sachsland is already in Germany. All three of it.

[LaZodiac]

The country of England, it's language English, and that language's Anglophone speakers are all referred to as such because of the Anglo-Saxons.

...So why isn't it the country of Sexland, full of Sexish-speaking Saxophones?

If a few wars had gone differently that'd be Europe right now, by my understanding.

[Iruka]

The country of England, it's language English, and that language's Anglophone speakers are all referred to as such because of the Anglo-Saxons.

...So why isn't it the country of Sexland, full of Sexish-speaking Saxophones?

As I understand it, the 'anglo' part was (at least at a certain time) used to distinguish the anglo-saxons from the 'regular', continental saxons. It is apparently not clear who these 'Angli' actually were before moving to the British Isles. The German Wikipedia puts it quite lovely: "The exakt sequence of the anglo-saxon ethnogenesis is, like for all germanic gentes of the migration period, subject to lively scientific debate." (That means a lot of name calling and thrown books.)

[halfeye]

England has 4 accents. High class, low class, cockney, and BBC.

Wrong. Obviously

There are dozens, at least one per county, and sometimes per town or city. A random selection:

Geordie, Cornish (sometimes with a version of a foreign (Welsh) language thrown in), Zummerzet, Bristol, Brummie, Wacker, Manc, Manx, Yorks, and thousands more.

[Peelee]

Wrong. Obviously

There are dozens, at least one per county, and sometimes per town or city. A random selection:

Geordie, Cornish (sometimes with a version of a foreign (Welsh) language thrown in), Zummerzet, Bristol, Brummie, Wacker, Manc, Manx, Yorks, and thousands more.

The question was not "how many accents are there?" The question was, "how do Americans view UK accents?" (which I condensed to just England, admittedly) So I quite literally cannot be wrong.

[halfeye]

The question was not "how many accents are there?" The question was, "how do Americans view UK accents?" (which I condensed to just England, admittedly) So I quite literally cannot be wrong.

Not all Americans are that way, Bethesda have used Geordie voice actors quite heavily (Meridia in Oblivion for example).

[enderlord99]

Not all Americans are that way

Perhaps not, but Peelee is, and surely at least one other American is... thus "Americans."

[Peelee]

Not all Americans are that way

True. However, I'm going to go ahead and assume I'm not supposed to speak for every American and just say how I see it, and assume I'm probably at least within the standard deviation.

[Tvtyrant]

True. However, I'm going to go ahead and assume I'm not supposed to speak for every American and just say how I see it, and assume I'm probably at least within the standard deviation.

You're forgetting completely the indistinct rural grumbling one. I always figured that was the British equivalent to a drawl.

[Peelee]

You're forgetting completely the indistinct rural grumbling one.

No, I said High Class.

Take that, aristocracy!

[Bartmanhomer]

Well I finally beat Level 4 CPU of my Chess Free App challenge. Now I'm at Level 5 (Rating of 1352) It's getting more difficult now.

[Insane Jeenyus]

Its Friday! Adult beverage night at Jackalope's: the Ranch!!

[Lacco]

As my colleague used to say:

It's Friday!!! Do you know what does that mean...???

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We have little kids. It means absolutely nothing.

[Bartmanhomer]

Imagine if the GITP Forum was a superheroes headquarters internet forum and all the members in this forum have superpowers. What do you think of this idea?

[Tvtyrant]

Imagine if the GITP Forum was a superheroes headquarters internet forum and all the members in this forum have superpowers. What do you think of this idea?

What would your powers be? Do you have a nemesis?

[Bartmanhomer]

What would your powers be? Do you have a nemesis?

Super speed. Yeah I do have a nemesis: Vaprak the troll.

[Insane Jeenyus]

What would be my super power

[Bartmanhomer]

What would be my super power

I don't know you tell me.

[Mystic Muse]

My superpower is innate immunity to all other super powers.

[Tvtyrant]

My superpower is innate immunity to all other super powers.

But my dinosaur eats forcefield dogs!

I have a character for a story I have been working on whose super powers are being invincible and being able to phase through matter. He kills off a lot of the world's leaders before a teleporter sticks him on the moon forever.

[Bartmanhomer]

But my dinosaur eats forcefield dogs!

I have a character for a story I have been working on whose super powers are being invincible and being able to phase through matter. He kills off a lot of the world's leaders before a teleporter sticks him on the moon forever.

Is this a Mutants and Masterminds story.

[Mystic Muse]

But my dinosaur eats forcefield dogs!

Oh, I'm not invincible.

I just can't be affected by superpowers.

I can still die normally.

I just am not participating in superpowered nonsense.

[Insane Jeenyus]

I do not have a super power per se, but rather I am a master engineer. I only have one fault: I buy all my products from ACME, Inc.

[Peelee]

Oh, I'm not invincible.

I just can't be affected by superpowers.

I can still die normally.

I just am not participating in superpowered nonsense.

What about underpowered nonsense?

[Bartmanhomer]

I do not have a superpower per se, but rather I am a master engineer. I only have one fault: I buy all my products from ACME, Inc.

I hate to be the barrier of bad news but Acme Inc. has terrible products. Ask Wily Coyote and he tells you.

[DataNinja]

Oh, I'm not invincible.

I just can't be affected by superpowers.

I can still die normally.

I just am not participating in superpowered nonsense.

...yeah, that's my go-to choice in the superpower selection discussion too.
My friends joke that my choice works by taking it away from everyone else, and that's why nobody got their choice of powers.

What about underpowered nonsense?

Sounds like this thread. Full of nonsense with no power.

(As an aside, nice new avatar. I will miss the old one, though. Even if I'm not exactly one to talk on avatar consistency.)

[Peelee]

I hate to be the barrier of bad news but Acme Inc. has terrible products. Ask Wily Coyote and he tells you.

Acme has fantastic products. Wile E. Coyote just doesn't use them correctly.

(As an aside, nice new avatar. I will miss the old one, though. Even if I'm not exactly one to talk on avatar consistency.)

Thanks! I did like the full splendor and glory pose, as well as the happy smile, but I'm never one to say no to a free awesome update!

Plus I decided to keep the old one in my sig.

[Bartmanhomer]

I feel like I'm improving to become a better chess player.