Midlanders call roundabouts 'islands'
which I find hugely irritating. It's a roundabout; islands are those little bits of concrete you get in the middle of the road so you've got somewhere to stand when you're crossing it.
(berk, Thu 10 May 2012, 12:16, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

This also explains why no cunt drives around them
choosing instead to continue in a straight line. I have a near miss and row with another driver at nearly every roundabout I encounter here.
"Straight over the island?"
No, GO AROUND THE ROUNDABOUT!
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 May 2012, 12:26, Reply)

I don't think it helps that it's pronounced OI-land, either
bloody Brummies.
(berk, Thu 10 May 2012, 12:28, Reply)

The Coventry accent is nowhere near Brummie
Never mind the differing 'Brummie' accents from all over the black country.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Thu 10 May 2012, 12:31, Reply)

Bloody Midlanders then, if you prefer
Although it does get softer as you go south and east. The proper Black Country accent is quite definitely the worst.
(berk, Thu 10 May 2012, 12:33, Reply)