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Tarzana

Not many left to buy, I'm afraid.

posted by Limey on May 27, 2005 at 7:10 AM | link to this | reply

Bunny

The Häagen-Dazs name didn't fool me Bunny (although I'd manage to spell it incorrectly).

Most of us herer know the brand is from the States.

I must say you are a cheeky bunch!

posted by Limey on May 27, 2005 at 7:09 AM | link to this | reply

Tarzana already lose jungle to horny cousin, Paul.  Horny cousin get jungle using gun.  Tarzana want buy new jungle.

posted by TARZANA on May 27, 2005 at 6:26 AM | link to this | reply

From Bunny about Haagen-Dazs

(I looked up the spelling! But I can't figure out how to make the little umlauts.)

Haagen-Dazs is an American company which, the Great Wave Of Gentrification in the early 80's, pretended really hard to appear European, to the extent of printing a map of Scandinavia on the lids, which may still be there today.

I thought that would be the sort of deception of which you would disapprove. But maybe you have been fooled! You thought Haagen-Dazs came from Europe! And you've been buying it! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!

This would be funnier if I actually owned their stock.

 

posted by Bunny on May 26, 2005 at 12:45 PM | link to this | reply

Ooops

It's just too rich and sickly. Why do you think I might disapprove of Haagen Daaz in particular?

posted by Limey on May 26, 2005 at 12:34 PM | link to this | reply

Bunny

It's just too rich and sickly. Why do you think I might not disapprove of Haagen Daaz in particular?

posted by Limey on May 26, 2005 at 12:32 PM | link to this | reply

Chelly

Are You Being Served is fine - Captain Peacock told me so.

Go on - tell me which shows you find terribly sexy. We all want to know.

posted by Limey on May 26, 2005 at 12:31 PM | link to this | reply

Timmy

Why? Remember, this blog's about America.

posted by Limey on May 26, 2005 at 12:29 PM | link to this | reply

Wonder

Shaved or waxed?

posted by Limey on May 26, 2005 at 12:28 PM | link to this | reply

From Bunny

What do you have against Ben & Jerry's? I would think you would hate Haagen Daaz.

posted by Bunny on May 26, 2005 at 11:56 AM | link to this | reply

There are quite a few things I could suprise you with that I love from

your neck of the woods.... some of which you might not care for that I find TERRIBLY sexy.  But then again... I'll pick out the weeds in any garden.  But not "Are You Being Served?"... that show is very tasteful - for being "on the edge"...  so clever and genius!

posted by Kiddo75 on May 25, 2005 at 10:10 PM | link to this | reply

LIMEY

Hmmm........I would consider the comment on stealing land and resources from other countries a bit hipocritical.....would'nt you?

posted by TIMMYTALES on May 25, 2005 at 4:13 PM | link to this | reply

LOL, mine are currently smooth and tan, but that's all you'll get tonight,

bub.

posted by Ariala on May 25, 2005 at 4:07 PM | link to this | reply

Wonder

Subdued colours.

PS Look, I'm off to bed again - so if you don't mind please cut out all mention of legs.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 4:03 PM | link to this | reply

Limey, are you "pulling my leg?" You dream in color, too?

posted by Ariala on May 25, 2005 at 3:34 PM | link to this | reply

Chelly

I quite enjoy Are You Being Served, and even my terribly effete litterati friends love its "honest vulgarity." The old boy, Mr Grace, with his bevy of sexy nurses and regular "you've all done very well" exclamation is wonderful.

Glad you've said goodbye to Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and all that chunky monkey business.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 3:01 PM | link to this | reply

KC

It's not for me to explain but for you to judge.

PS Why the letters and numbers? Are you a member of the CIA or MI6?

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 2:50 PM | link to this | reply

Tiger

Now I understand. Sorry, no I don't. Who's Simon Cowell? It's obviously someone we decided to chuck out.

I hate to say it, but I haven't seen Pop Idol.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 2:46 PM | link to this | reply

Off-beat

That's encouraging - an American well-versed in the ways of our pub culture.

Then, no doubt, you'll be interested to hear I've just returned from one that serves a very fine pint of genuine real ale. (Are you a member of CAMRA, by the way - ie the Campaign for Real Ale?).

What does your Mid-West pub serve?

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 2:38 PM | link to this | reply

Tarzana

You soon will understand. If deforestation continues at its present rate - aided and abetted by American corporations and greedy consumers - in a few years'time there won't be a jungle for you to return to.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 2:33 PM | link to this | reply

Ben and Jerry's...I'll do away with mine right now! Phish food is gone.

and so is my cherry garcia...oh...and chunky monkey. RID of it I say! Hey, another one of my fav shows...(after Andy Griffith of course) is "Are You Being Served?". I used to watch it EVERY night. In fact, for a while there I went quite mad with it. I ordered a Mr. Humphries T-shirt with him on it smiling, saying, "I'm FREE!". Of course Mrs. Slocombe and her "pussy" have to be my favorite. In fact, my cousin ordered me the complete set of it on DVD for christmas. Might see if I can squeeze it out of him early. Doubt it. Is this a show that disgust you? lol...

posted by Kiddo75 on May 25, 2005 at 1:51 PM | link to this | reply

AAUGH!!

Are you for real or just going for the entertainment factor? Is this your gimmick or are you really a bigot?

posted by KC061877 on May 25, 2005 at 1:42 PM | link to this | reply

Limey my dear

we copied POP Idol as I think it's known in your country, and your dear Simon Cowell has taken America by storm with his witty crtiticisms

posted by tigerprincess on May 25, 2005 at 12:45 PM | link to this | reply

rgylford

So it is! So let's ban Tom & Jerry's Ice Cream before it even starts. Ice-cream for animals would be a typically daft American idea. Don't let them foist that one on the world, for pity's sake.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 12:00 PM | link to this | reply

Limey,

My favourite aspect of the british humour is the way they play on words. It took me forever to find out why my friend kept calling me a spanner! It takes a bit getting used to, but once you understand it, it's always good for a laugh.

posted by RedHeadedGypsy on May 25, 2005 at 10:54 AM | link to this | reply

While living in Great Britian I believe I drank in every pub from Cornwall to Wales, from Dover to Great Grims, from London to Scottland. I tried to hit the local, off the beaten path. Found many in Hertsfordshire, and Lincoln.. had a darn good time and would do the whole thing all over again. My pub is in the mid west of the good old USA..

posted by Offy on May 25, 2005 at 10:44 AM | link to this | reply

Tarzana not understand.  Tarzana go back to jungle now.

posted by TARZANA on May 25, 2005 at 10:24 AM | link to this | reply

Gypsy

The Spice Girls? I agree - they're a joke in themselves.

PS What aspect of British humour do you most enjoy?

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 10:16 AM | link to this | reply

Limey, Limey, Limey

That's BEN & Jerry's Ice Cream

Go spread a little Marmite on something crunchy.

posted by AlienInsomniac on May 25, 2005 at 10:14 AM | link to this | reply

Offbeatpub

Some things should be done, some things are best left undone - it's a matter of judgement.

But what I really want to know is - where is your off-beat pub? We have many lovely pubs set off the beaten track here in the UK. Is it one of those?

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 10:14 AM | link to this | reply

Symphony

I get worse: the specs don't seem to make a ha'pporth (halfpenny to you) of difference.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 10:11 AM | link to this | reply

I was just about to complain

about you saying "briton" instead of "britain" but it looks like you changed it...so I will now leave...

posted by _Symphony_ on May 25, 2005 at 10:07 AM | link to this | reply

I personally am of the opinion we live in a "can do" nation. I love it and the notion we should try to think of "can't do" is not a thought worthy of thinking. I've seem Yorkshire many times, it darn sure isn't the cleanest place in the world either. I also noticed I could buy my cola there, no problem!

posted by Offy on May 25, 2005 at 10:01 AM | link to this | reply

Jethro

(Soecs on now!)

You did what? I seem to recall Britain was fighting alone, keeping the Nazis off your precious necks, for a full two years before you lot got off yourf backsides.

But that's neither here nor there. This blog's about Americans'shortcomjings, not about valiant Britons.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 9:55 AM | link to this | reply

Jethro

You dud what? I seem to recall Briton was fighting alone, keeping the Nazis off your precious necks, for a full two years before you lot got off yourf backsides.

But that's neither here nor there. This blog's about Americans'shortcomjings, not about valiant Britons.

Of course, Winston came back a few years later.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 9:52 AM | link to this | reply

Mostly I agree with a lot of things you say..

Of course I get english humour since I have friends from there. I just think they owe us a huge apology for The Spice Girls. Please don't let them reunite!!!

posted by RedHeadedGypsy on May 25, 2005 at 8:25 AM | link to this | reply

America is the most powerful country in the world...

what you gonna do?

posted by Marshallengraved on May 25, 2005 at 8:22 AM | link to this | reply

Damn! Where was that can't do attitude when we helped your sorry asses out in World War II.

Did I really just see a British person lecture us about stealing other people's land? Too perfect.

I could take a belly-aching list a little more seriously if it wasn't true that the British are so whiny and pessimistic that they had the nerve to vote Winston Churchill's party out of office only a handful of years after he saved their reputation for decades to come.

posted by jethro on May 25, 2005 at 6:44 AM | link to this | reply

Chelly

Will you please stop going on about Piggly Wiggly. I don't know what it is - except it's dirty - and I don't know whether I really want to know. (Unless you think I should know, that is).

Thongs, I'm afraid, are the thing at the moment - very distracting.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 2:50 AM | link to this | reply

well Limey, I weigh about 15 pounds, so obesity is not a problem

for me.  I know I know....That's whats wrong with us Americans - never worry about the other person just ourself....I don't see many weight gain products on the market, or being advertised...so maybe it's just fat Americans.  Obesity disgusts me.

I know the wal-mart chain is shitty all around, but at least there is not actual shit IN the wal-mart...as opposed to the Piggly Wiggly.

So, you dream of Thongs?

posted by Kiddo75 on May 25, 2005 at 2:27 AM | link to this | reply

Wonder

... and, of course, I dreamed of multi-coloured thongs. Thank you.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 2:06 AM | link to this | reply

Tiger

What credit is due? What's American Idol (or is that Idle?)? We don't have it here - although no doubt it's coming. (They always do, unfortunately).

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 2:05 AM | link to this | reply

Chelly

Piggly Wiggly? What are you talking about?

By the way, if you knew how Wal-Mart manage to screw their suppliers down on prices you'd be horrified. Their virtual monopoly is not only making life impossible for producers in your country but also in the world's poorest countries.

And I don't believe they pay their staff much or treat them very well.

Pizzas? More junk. More obesity

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 2:02 AM | link to this | reply

Jane - just noticed

Ford - stalling technique. Apt Freudian slip.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 1:54 AM | link to this | reply

Mapet - Nike aversion

I'm forced to look at all those strange hooded characters creeping round the streets, and its not a pleasing sight. Virtually all seem to sport the Nike label.

PS Why anyone would want to walk around as a free advertising sign, heaven knows.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 1:52 AM | link to this | reply

Ms N Dependence

Thanks. Any to add?

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 1:47 AM | link to this | reply

Mapet

Yes, I'd enjoy the slow life, if only I could get. But I can't, of course. And who's to blame for that, I wonder?

Horses? I keep 'em - farts and all!

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 1:46 AM | link to this | reply

Jane

I know all too well: I've got one.

PS All the car companies are working on some kind of hybrid car and have been for thirty years. It's simply a stalling technique.

There are just too many rich and powerful people with oil-industry investments.

posted by Limey on May 25, 2005 at 1:43 AM | link to this | reply

OK to most...but come on...leave wal-mart alone. If you knew what

some of the world would be forced to subject themselves too just for a few groceries and cheap clothes...you would be HAPPY there was a wal-mart. Two words...Piggly Wiggly. God...OH...leave pizza alone too. Other than that...good job!

posted by Kiddo75 on May 24, 2005 at 9:06 PM | link to this | reply

LImey

You got to give us credit where credit is due. Besides I know it was you I saw on American Idol tonight!!!

posted by tigerprincess on May 24, 2005 at 8:45 PM | link to this | reply

Great list Limey...

 

posted by Transcendental_Child on May 24, 2005 at 8:06 PM | link to this | reply

question...

Why do you hate Nike clothes so much? Did you have stock in the company or something and took a big hit? And what's wrong w/ highways? You like driving on dirtroads in your carriage, smelling dirty horse farts and taking four hours to go 2 miles?

posted by Mapet6 on May 24, 2005 at 7:22 PM | link to this | reply

Hey!!!!!

What's wrong with Ford???????????  They've created a hybrid for crying out loud, and they're working on other fuel efficient cars.  And they're not nearly as ugly as some of those dreadful little minis.

Don't be knockin' my car now.

posted by JanesOpinion on May 24, 2005 at 7:10 PM | link to this | reply

Limey, g'nite to you...

posted by Ariala on May 24, 2005 at 4:39 PM | link to this | reply

All sorts - Wonder

I'm one of those strange people who see days of the week in colour. (Others see numbers, letters and so on). Sunday, for example, is bright yellow, Monday is blue, Tuesday orange ... So you'll need at least seven thongs in different colourfs.

(Why is it you leave me thinking of ladies' underwear every time I'm off to bed? See you in the morning, madam).

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 4:37 PM | link to this | reply

Limey, what's your favorite color? Yes, I have one in that too.

posted by Ariala on May 24, 2005 at 4:21 PM | link to this | reply

I see, Wonder

we're talking PC: which, I suppose, means I'm not writing this but I am. It's all very confusing, but so is the thingy about the thongy colour selection.

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 4:16 PM | link to this | reply

Of course, Burly

that's Yanks for you - never mind the quality, more of everything.

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 4:11 PM | link to this | reply

Limey, but I would, sweetheart...also, absence of color means black...still

I do have some transparent ones as well...but we will pretend we never had this conversation...you know, to maintain diplomatic relations between your country and mine.

posted by Ariala on May 24, 2005 at 4:10 PM | link to this | reply

Wonder

No colour? You don't mean we're back to transp ... You wouldn't dare. Would you?

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 4:08 PM | link to this | reply

Nine pins?

We always have to be at least one pin ahead of you. Go to it Limey..I love it!!

posted by Burly on May 24, 2005 at 2:47 PM | link to this | reply

Limey, I mustn't say...think absence of color.

posted by Ariala on May 24, 2005 at 1:54 PM | link to this | reply

Wonder

I wouldn't breathe a word. What colour?

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 1:52 PM | link to this | reply

Limey, but I wear them...shhhhhh, don't tell anyone.

posted by Ariala on May 24, 2005 at 1:48 PM | link to this | reply

Tanoo

I agree. It has to stop - or the world will.

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 1:41 PM | link to this | reply

Wonder

Thongs very much: I'll add it to the list just in case.

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 1:39 PM | link to this | reply

Not to mention those damn thong underwear...wait, that MUST have been

the French...excuse me, I must pick my seat for the next movie.

posted by Ariala on May 24, 2005 at 1:35 PM | link to this | reply

Thats aweful.....  money has stolen peoples souls everywhere

posted by Tanoolicious on May 24, 2005 at 1:16 PM | link to this | reply

True

Imagine no water in a parched place like India.

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 1:12 PM | link to this | reply

Strike

I'm trying, Burly. How about ten-pin bowling? You can't call it a sport, can you? And think what time it wastes around the world. Anyway it started here with nine pins. Where did the extra one come from?

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 1:09 PM | link to this | reply

what?

Go to it Limey baby.. us yankees love it!

posted by Burly on May 24, 2005 at 1:03 PM | link to this | reply

WHAT??   Thats friggin aweful!

posted by Tanoolicious on May 24, 2005 at 12:59 PM | link to this | reply

Coke? Nah!

The Coca Cola Company took control of a Indian town's water supply. Bad news. Pour it down the drain where it belongs.

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 12:55 PM | link to this | reply

What? Walmart!

Here Walmart is responsible for the closure of our town-centre shops (and the close-down of town centres). Thumbs down.

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 12:53 PM | link to this | reply

Id miss the coca cola....    my fave out of the list

posted by Tanoolicious on May 24, 2005 at 12:51 PM | link to this | reply

What's even worse...

Walmart!!!!!!!! I'm having a heart atack here because I love Walmart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted by tigerprincess on May 24, 2005 at 12:50 PM | link to this | reply

Just a slip, Tiger

I'll remove them, shall I? No, of course I won't - I'll add Pepsi and Disneyworld.

posted by Limey on May 24, 2005 at 12:45 PM | link to this | reply

No Coke or Disneyland????

The two greatest things in America. How could you think such a horrific thing. Without the benefits of caffine I'd be rendered unable to function, and without Disneyland????? That is THE happiest place on earth... The sunburns, the sky high prices on everything. the endless lines, ahhhh, truly what makes America great!!!!!!!!!

posted by tigerprincess on May 24, 2005 at 12:40 PM | link to this | reply