I only started smoking because the boxes were pretty colours
Australia has now banned branding on fag packets, this seems utterly pointless, what do you think?

Alt: Is the welsh accent the stupidest, or Brummie?

Alt: where can I get a "cheap" ipad?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:24, 87 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Pretty much.
Everything after 'Death' branded Ciggies is just pointless.

Alt: yeah, that nor Welsh

Alt: wait 'til after Christmas an look on eBay
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:27, Reply)

Well it's going to be a christmas pressie so...

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:30, Reply)

You can get an iPad1 for like £100 if you get a iPhone contract with orange.
If you know someone working with the NHS they can give you 25% off.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:30, Reply)

Funnily enough I need a new phone contract...

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:30, Reply)

... but not an ipad1 now that the ipad2 is out
it's like getting one with a small memory because it was cheaper, and then finding it doesn't have enough memory, or not getting 3g and then realising you can't use it online half the time.

best way is to do the contract with orange and get the iphone 4s and the ipad, but you do end up paying more over the long run...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:41, Reply)

You could get one from the catalogue and pay over 104 weeks. £11 a week.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:46, Reply)

Think I'd rather pay up and get it over and done with

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:49, Reply)

i persuaded my dad he wanted to buy me one for my birthday
in september, but my birthday is actually tomorrow.

i said jokingly on the phone last night: so what are you getting me for my birthday?

"your fucking ipad. now piss off" was the charming response...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:55, Reply)

Let's clear this up
Are you older than me or not? You're either about to be my age or a year older. I think.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:57, Reply)

i will shortly be 21

( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:05, Reply)

Too easy
+ stone
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:06, Reply)

so you think the diet worked?
marvellous
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:08, Reply)

Same as my Mum
Cough it up. Year of birth or bra size.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:06, Reply)

1992

( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:08, Reply)

Wow! You said your tits were big, but I didn't realise they were that big.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:09, Reply)

I was going to make some kind of 199Z joke here
Appreciate you beating me to it
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:10, Reply)

Prince's ill-fated first attempt at a party song

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:27, Reply)

Early to mid thirties IIRC
Looks much, much older.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:14, Reply)

Yeah', I think if anyone wants to do that, I'd fund it myself.... once I learn how to do it legally and be able to double screw you over if you miss a payment.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:10, Reply)

They should be banned outright
given Australia's shocking inability to handle Ashes.

Alt: Brummie, by a fucking distance. Welsh is lovely.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:31, Reply)

Ha.
Colour me amused.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:34, Reply)

*bows gracefully*
Great way to tickle B3ta's funnybone - cricket lols!
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:36, Reply)

i hate the welsh, but brummie is the stupidest
dunno optician's bruv?
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:32, Reply)

No branding and they are AUD19 a packet. (£12.80)
Brummie, how do these people reproduce? Then Glasgow.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:43, Reply)

How do the kids afford that on their pocket money?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:49, Reply)

They tend to reproduce with other Brummies
who, strangely enough, aren't that bothered by the Brummie accent.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:54, Reply)

The Welsh accent is lovely you spastic.
Brummie is worst. The end.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:55, Reply)

Monty is 100% right on all of the above counts
Especially the spastic bit. You spastic.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:56, Reply)

God he really is an EPIC SPAZMO.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:59, Reply)

I think all you spastics are getting muddled up here
It is working class accents that are repulsive. Brummies and Welshies with proper breeding sound fine. Your common or garden oiks, regardless of where they are from, sound awful.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:03, Reply)

I've never heard a Brummie accent that didn't make me want to rip my own ears off
Granted, there are levels of hideousness, but only in the respect that there are bad Michael McIntyre jokes and fucking appalling Michael McIntyre jokes
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:05, Reply)

Stop hanging around the rough areas of Birmingham then.
I'd have thought you were more of an Edgbaston man?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:08, Reply)

shirley
it's funny because it sounds like surely, but shirley is also quite posh.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:09, Reply)

It's no Solihull

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:19, Reply)

Do you pronounce it Sew-lihull or Soll-ihull?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:22, Reply)

TB lives in Shirley
I can assure you it's not.
(berk, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:22, Reply)

Given the choice, you'd be right
Ironically I have to go to Birmingham Sunday for a Ballroom competition *shudders*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:11, Reply)

Brummies with breeding?
You are having a fucking laugh, old chap.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:17, Reply)

You have to think relatively
In the kingdom of the Brummies, the man with opposable thumbs is king. Or something
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:21, Reply)

In fairness, it depends which part of Wales.
It's not all the sound of daffodils and butterflies and songs of the valley.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:59, Reply)

I don't even mind the Merthyr Tydfil twang.
But that's because I associate it with a chap I know who is fucking hilarious.

'You may only have half the money, but you're going to get the whole beating' - in a classic Welsh accent. Priceless.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:01, Reply)

out of a choice of two
it should be stupidER and WORSE. not stupidest and worst. i am ashamed of both of you. ape, in the corner. monty, pants off and bend over.

also the correct answer is scouse. shudder.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:06, Reply)

I used to be with an electricity provider whose callcentre was in Wales
they were absolutely fucking useless, but every time I rang them in a towering, seething rage I'd be calm again by the time I'd actually got through the menu and spoken to a person just because it was all in the most cheerful sing-song valleys accent.
Having lived in Birmingham for three years I can honestly say that anyone with a strong Brummie accent ought to have their lips welded together for the good of mankind.
(berk, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:07, Reply)

that's not the only bit

( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:08, Reply)

alright luv?

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:09, Reply)

urgh

( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:14, Reply)

not feelin too good eh? well come an cuddle up to uncle quents, he'll make it all better
you look fairly hard up
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:15, Reply)

thanks
but i stuck pins in my own eyes in preference.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:35, Reply)

I thing girls with an eddingborough accent are OH GEE OH GOSH, SO SWELL.
The only accent that really leaves me cold is the south african one, well, one of the south african ones, as they seem to have two. One of them is like a gaschtapple officer, the other one I'm indifferent too.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:11, Reply)

holy fuck gaschtapple is the best thing EVER

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:13, Reply)

I prefer Lipton's.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:18, Reply)

I prefer Lipton's.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:18, Reply)

I really do!

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:19, Reply)

Stop going on about it, scarpo

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:23, Reply)

That Maureen is a reeet doooorty fucking bitch isn't she?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:25, Reply)

Is it as good as gash-staples?

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:20, Reply)

=D

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 15:16, Reply)

BOO!
or rather BOU.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:14, Reply)

My wife has an Edinburgh accent.
Don't know why, as she's from Basingstoke*



*She's from Edinburgh really
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:17, Reply)

The worst accent is the traveller accent
The sort of light irish "I'm going to steal anything of yours of value" accent heard a great deal in Basildon until recently.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:19, Reply)

That's bang out of order.
You need to get your fucking facts right before you go making such crass generalisations as that.

I'm from Basildon and I can say with utter confidence that no one actually has anything of value to steal.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:21, Reply)

Ha!

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:21, Reply)

I almost knocked Frank Bruno over in Basildon once, fact fans

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:26, Reply)

You are any one of a number of heavyweight boxers from the 80s & 90s
AICMFP
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:32, Reply)

Oddly, Tim Witherspoon DID knock my Mum over in Basildon.
When he and Bruno fought at The Festival Hall, he was in the nearby Country Club and walked into her. He was very apologetic, apparently.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:32, Reply)

NO! WITH A KNIFE!!!!111!!

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:37, Reply)

eh?

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:38, Reply)

oh!
Bloody hell, I was slow there.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:38, Reply)

Keep up old man

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:47, Reply)

I actually hate when NE people have a REALLY strong accent
As someone born and bred here I have the accent but some of them I can't understand at all! Thick Scouse sounds horrible too, as does thick Brummie (normal of both is fine for me)

Welsh, Edinburgh scots and Spanish are the best ones, with Scandanavian just behind

Alt:
Mug someone
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:23, Reply)

Divn't pet.
People often accuse us Smoggies of sounding like Geordies, until I actually put on a Geordie accent and they admit how different they actually sound. I'll admit the Middlesbrough accent sounds very "council estate"
(TheColonel, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:27, Reply)

Agreed
I am from Sunderland and get "Geordie" all the time.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:29, Reply)

Do you know Lauren Laverne?
I have it on good authority she is a very nice person.

I refuse to believe this.
(TheColonel, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:31, Reply)

i seen her on telly, she's a prick

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:32, Reply)

You "seen" her on telly?
Are you a child?
(TheColonel, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:48, Reply)

No he's a complete and utter window licking spastic cunt.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:56, Reply)

Say what you mean man, don't hold back

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:56, Reply)

That does tend to be my general approach

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:57, Reply)

*nods*

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:58, Reply)

Nice set-up there Colonel

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:32, Reply)

*rubs hands together*

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:40, Reply)

I like it when an older generation has a scouse accent, when it's softer
I find it quite comforting, as it reminds me of many of the people I grew up with.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:43, Reply)

You have a good job so why would you want to get a cheap anything?
I love most accents, especially the Oirish.
( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:28, Reply)

The stupidest accent is any of those from North of Sutton.
Or West of Woking. Or East of Godalming. Or South of Haslemere.

From Nick down the boozer, who can usually get hold of almost anything if you don't mind it coming unboxed.
( Kroney, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:41, Reply)

You fackin' kent

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:46, Reply)

And before you correct me, I know

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 14:48, Reply)

There's nothing wrong with a Brummie accent!
I have a delightful Black Country accent (which although definitely different is fairly similar to Brummie) and I sound highly intelligent and not at all simple. Honest.
(The Ginger Penguin la la la la la la, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 15:01, Reply)