Am I right in thinking it wasLee and Herring who started the 'off of' thing?
(ie doing it deliberately)
((ie doing it deliberately)
monkeon schmonkeon,
Sun 9 Dec 2012, 20:46,
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yep, with Chris Moyles toowww.fistoffun.net/pressarticles/1998-12-00-capital_radio_interview.htm
CHRIS: Hello, this is Capital FM. It's the Late Bit, I'm Chris Moyles. Lee and Herring are here.
STEW: (stupid voice) HELLO!
CHRIS: They're from TV's Fist of Fun.
STEW: That's right.
CHRIS: Coz it says here on the flier, " Lee and Herring OFF OF TV's Fist of Fun" I don't understand what that is.
STEW: We're OFF OF it.
CHRIS: OFF OF?
STEW: Yeah, OFF OF TV's Fist of Fun.
CHRIS: Well, that's not grammatically correct, though.
STEW: It is.
RICH: It's the sort of thing your Gran would say. "It's him off of the telly!"
CHRIS: Lee and Herring OFF OF TV's Fist of Fun.
STEW: That's right! (they giggle) It's irritating, isn't it?!
(CHRIS: Hello, this is Capital FM. It's the Late Bit, I'm Chris Moyles. Lee and Herring are here.
STEW: (stupid voice) HELLO!
CHRIS: They're from TV's Fist of Fun.
STEW: That's right.
CHRIS: Coz it says here on the flier, " Lee and Herring OFF OF TV's Fist of Fun" I don't understand what that is.
STEW: We're OFF OF it.
CHRIS: OFF OF?
STEW: Yeah, OFF OF TV's Fist of Fun.
CHRIS: Well, that's not grammatically correct, though.
STEW: It is.
RICH: It's the sort of thing your Gran would say. "It's him off of the telly!"
CHRIS: Lee and Herring OFF OF TV's Fist of Fun.
STEW: That's right! (they giggle) It's irritating, isn't it?!
HappyToast Groat froth,
Sun 9 Dec 2012, 20:50,
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