tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post3529171531115912511..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Celebrating Regionality - The Brummie AccentVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-66556097879086395672008-02-11T13:28:00.000+00:002008-02-11T13:28:00.000+00:00Hi Kethry - thanks for stopping by and commenting!...Hi Kethry - thanks for stopping by and commenting!<BR/><BR/>It's a similar situation here as NAH was born in Manchester. At least we're on neutral territory here in Wiltshire to have our 2nd city debate ;)<BR/><BR/>I'm toying with the idea on an article explaining Black Country vs Brum at some point. You're right everyone lumps us all together don't they?VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-86668600045963617032008-02-11T09:07:00.000+00:002008-02-11T09:07:00.000+00:00"birmingham is the second city in the UK" - damn s..."birmingham is the second city in the UK" - damn straight it is. (sais she who was born in brum, but currently lives in that other city with pretensions to be the second city and who has arguments with OH over which is the second city - me fighting the brum corner, him fighting the other city corner.<BR/><BR/>I'm still hoping at some point to be able to move back to brum. i kinda miss it. <BR/><BR/>Dad's a black countryman (not technically birmingham, i know) and just reading all this i could hear the accents.. wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-19825346429579236522008-02-03T11:06:00.000+00:002008-02-03T11:06:00.000+00:00Hi Judith,Tee hee! That's a variation on a Ken Dod...Hi Judith,<BR/><BR/>Tee hee! That's a variation on a Ken Dodd joke used to illustrate the Brummie accent:<BR/><BR/>Q What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison?<BR/><BR/>A You can't wash your hands in a buffalo!<BR/><BR/>Boom! Boom!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-37469531384603699852008-02-03T10:54:00.000+00:002008-02-03T10:54:00.000+00:00Did you hear about the Brummie who came home from ...Did you hear about the Brummie who came home from the allotment saying to his wiife, <BR/>"I found a bison on the allotment."<BR/>What, you mean a big furry cow like creature?"<BR/>"No, a pudding bison"<BR/><BR/>It helps to do it with the accent : )<BR/>Me-I'm from Stirchley!Threadspiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780634324037593398noreply@blogger.com