beautiful English expressions

tranquility · 10-20-2022, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

This is as classic as it gets.

He's not really a comedian although ofc the guy was funny, he's a true humanist but unfortunately ppl aren't as enlightened/woke as him.

tranquility · 10-20-2022, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hubbahubba

One possibility is that when the video was uploaded, they selected "all ages", (or something similar, can't remember the exact phrase). When you do that, it automatically turns off comments to protect kids from bad stuff.

Perhaps true, but in this case, I randomly clicked some of their other videos and comments were allowed. So weird.

Turkish Pickle · 10-20-2022, 01:26 PM

i use "not to piss in your bonfire" a lot when someone throws an idea that's not really the right or even a great way of doing things

FastFrog · 10-20-2022, 01:33 PM

Pardon my French, but subbed.

Steeler · 10-20-2022, 01:41 PM

Up the apples and pears.....stairs
Skin and blister....sister

Couple of Cockney gems I remember from my childhood.

DETRoadster · 10-20-2022, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

Ya, I remember that one working w some Aussies. Do you know reason?

Like most things there's debate over the origin. Some say it comes from potters who were trying to make round vases and had to scrap them if they turned out oblong or pear shaped. Others say it comes from RAF pilots training to fly loops and ending up with a pear shaped loop instead of a round one.

hubbahubba · 10-20-2022, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

Perhaps true, but in this case, I randomly clicked some of their other videos and comments were allowed. So weird.

tranquility · 10-20-2022, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DETRoadster

Like most things there's debate over the origin. Some say it comes from potters who were trying to make round vases and had to scrap them if they turned out oblong or pear shaped. Others say it comes from RAF pilots training to fly loops and ending up with a pear shaped loop instead of a round one.

Interesting. The one I heard was that a circle or balloon which was perfectly round gets messed up and turned into a 'pear' shape.

gary_william · 10-20-2022, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeler

Up the apples and pears.....stairs
Skin and blister....sister

Couple of Cockney gems I remember from my childhood.

Septic tank

Steeler · 10-20-2022, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by gary_william

Septic tank

Now now

IJO · 10-21-2022, 02:25 AM

Here's a Scottish one:

"There's a moose loose aboot the hoose".

(there's a mouse loose in the house.

3.0L · 10-21-2022, 12:14 PM

There's a fungus amongst us.

sygazelle · 10-22-2022, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

He's not really a comedian although ofc the guy was funny, he's a true humanist but unfortunately ppl aren't as enlightened/woke as him.

To say George Carlin wasn't really a comedian is like saying Michael Jordan wasn't really a basketball player.

2000cs · 10-22-2022, 08:57 PM

Time to get the bull out of the ditch

You don’t have to hit me over the head with a piss elm stick

tranquility · 10-22-2022, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by sygazelle

To say George Carlin wasn't really a comedian is like saying Michael Jordan wasn't really a basketball player.

You misread, he most definitely is, but he's much, much more and I think his message is even greater than what he provided in the comedic sphere.

Esteban · 10-22-2022, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

You misread, he most definitely is, but he's much, much more and I think his message is even greater than what he provided in the comedic sphere.

Dazoreilly · 10-23-2022, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Steeler

Up the apples and pears.....stairs
Skin and blister....sister

Couple of Cockney gems I remember from my childhood.

Whistle and flute- suit
Deep sea diver- fiver
Ebeneezer Lemon squeezer-geezer
Monkey-£500
Gary glitter-shitter
New Delhi-belly

Chappers 71 · 10-23-2022, 06:39 AM

Need to point Percy at the porcelain. (Needing a wee)

You don’t look at the mantelpiece when you’re stoking the fire. ( You don’t look at the face when you’re shagging an ugly girl)

sygazelle · 10-23-2022, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

You misread, he most definitely is, but he's much, much more and I think his message is even greater than what he provided in the comedic sphere.

Sorry to have misread you. You had me confused by your words that said, "He's not really a comedian...".

I do agree that he was much more. I hate ranking lists, but certainly he was among the top comedians of all time and my personal favorite for sure.

AntF32 · 10-23-2022, 12:47 PM

I would rather sh1t in my hands and call, than...............

tranquility · 10-23-2022, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sygazelle

Sorry to have misread you. You had me confused by your words that said, "He's not really a comedian...".

I do agree that he was much more. I hate ranking lists, but certainly he was among the top comedians of all time and my personal favorite for sure.

Hey, absolutely no need to apologize! Ya, I really like him first for his comedic skills and then after realizing that he's such a humanist.

Buug959 · 10-23-2022, 03:48 PM

I only ever saw George Carlin live once. He walked on stage and after a minute or so of applause he calmly took a long swig from a water bottle and opened with something along the lines of "So why is it that no-one talks about pussy farts anymore?". The audience erupted and it just kept getting better from there.
We lost a good one when he passed.

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