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Geek Culture / Real-Life Frogger

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Jeku
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 20:37
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbY0Jh9_RJ8&feature=Favorites&page=2&t=t&f=b

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Oddmind
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 20:45 Edited at: 22nd Jun 2006 20:46
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50 quid says he didnt do that thru the next intersection XD

EDIT: WTF!! I just said quid... what are you people doing to me?! Im from the US!...

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Dazzag
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 21:25
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Just say "innit" at the end of every sentence and you are home and dry. Welcome to somewhere around London. To be more of a northern monkey then add "like" at the end of every sentence. So, for example, "It is quite nice today" becomes "It is quite nice today, innit" for lots of the south, and "It is quite nice today, like" for the north. Obviously the sentence wouldn't be "It is quite nice today" if you add "innit" or "like" at the end of the sentence, but that is a lesson for another day.

You now owe me a quid. Innit. Like. (I'm a bit of both).

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Tinkergirl
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 21:56
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Or, if you're from Brummy - then it'd be "It's quite nice today, ar." (Which is Birminghamish for "yes").

I keep calling them pirates, because they keep saying "Ar" all the time

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 22:01
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This is only Level 1 compared to how they drive in some parts of Moscow.


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Oddmind
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 22:09
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go to anywhere below florida and the taxis all drive like that. psh in jamaica they dont even really have "sides of the road" some places. innit.

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CattleRustler
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 22:15
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I am assuming "innit" is a slang squash of "isn't it?", which is also a slang squash of "is it not?".

Notice that this phrase, regardless of how you say it, is a question.

Oddmind's sentence is wrong then, innit?

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2006 22:30 Edited at: 22nd Jun 2006 22:31
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Dazzag has been teaching the poor American kid to be "one of them"..

Sad!

The same goes for all the other UK wannabes who keep saying "matey".


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Dazzag
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 13:15 Edited at: 23rd Jun 2006 13:16
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Quote: "I am assuming "innit" is a slang squash of "isn't it?", which is also a slang squash of "is it not?"."
Technically you are correct. Unfortuantly this isn't always the case. Plus Oddmind's sentence would have been wrong because it was almost understandable.

Quote: "Dazzag has been teaching the poor American kid to be "one of them".. "
Ah, you mean a chav? Yes. This would be a mistake. I would imagine it would be like someone from the US trying to teach a UK kid to act like a bumpkin type person in a trailer. Or somesuch Jerry Spinger type person. Interestingly I've noticed a lot of americans here saying "Indeed". Which until recently I saw as very english (don't forget I'm actually welsh here). Of course I have no way of knowing if you are raising a single eyebrow while saying "Indeed".

Quote: "The same goes for all the other UK wannabes who keep saying "matey""
Yeah, I've called people "mate" for years as well as saying "cheers" a lot. Annoyingly this has become amazingly common in the last 10 years or so. To the extent that I feel like not saying it anymore. I'm pretty sure though that "mate" probably comes from us loving the australian show "Neighbours" when we were kids, so infact we are actually aussie wannabes All together now, "Tie your kangaroo down sport...". Pervs....

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David Gervais
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 13:37
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Hey you in the tuque, how do you spell Canada?

C 'Ay' N 'Ay' D 'Ay'.

Sorry I couldn't resist,.. pardon me for showing my 'Loonie' LOL

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 14:00
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The black car looks as though its CGI, as the black car pratically passes though another one.

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 14:33
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Where I am in the West Midlands they are called 'Yam Yams'. This is because they use 'yam' instead of 'you are' or 'are you'. So both 'Yam stupid' and 'Yam alright?' are both valid. It drives me mad.
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 15:09
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Which, as a Yam is a vegetable, could cause some confusion.

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adr
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 15:26
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Holy s**t balls, that was close! I mean, it looks cool on video, but if I ever come across someone who's done something that stupid I swear I'll chin 'em.

My street seems to be popular with idiots who speed up and down it and I'm honestly concerned that one day, a child will be knocked down. wow. I used to be so rock and roll... now I'm concerned n junk.


Quote: "To be more of a northern monkey then add "like" at the end of every sentence. "

Isn't that a bit more tyne side than anything else? I can heartily say I'm from The North (note the capitalisation) and I don't say "like" at the end of sentences. Even if I did, it'd beat "boyo"

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 15:30
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Quote: "im from britain and i say stuff like, "i need more dollar""


Same, except I say, me love you long time 5 dollar.

But thats insane, if they made it through the next junction I bet they got arrested or something

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 15:37
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Notice how the flash goes on camera ... He was picked up - don't worry. I saw a speed camera flash today on the way into work. Hope it wasn't me

In terms of adopting americanisms I'm a big fan of:
dude
ass
acks (as in lemme acks you a question)

Incidentally, "dude" and "ass" are two separate words; I'm not a big fan of "dude ass".

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 15:45
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Quote: "Oddmind's sentence is wrong then, innit?"


Nope, Oddmind's sentence is fine too, though yours is better. As with all crappy slang, the more it gets said, the more it is used until it means load of things. I know a few muppets who greet people with "innit".

-Alright matey?
-Innit!
-*Punch to the throat*

Btw, that video is doctored like Dr.MacDoctor getting his Doctorate at Dr.Doctorson University for Doctors with Doctors disease. Look at how fake the 4x4 braking is, and how impossible it is that he could see the car in time, and how conveniently he speeds up straight afterwards to stop the car behind from running into him. I think it's real, but a few cars have been added onto the video.

Let's not start a crappy "is it real or not" thread. Instead, you're all going to agree with me and give me a million squids (quid), innit like guv.

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 18:40
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quid, dollars, all sound boring. I'll stick with pieces of eight!

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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 18:49
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Arrrr...

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Quote: "quid, dollars, all sound boring. I'll stick with pieces of eight!"

... How about rupees?
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 19:07
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Quote: "Legoland with a massive hammer"
Really Fallout? Thats like around the corner from me. And amazingly I have a huge mallet.

Quote: "Isn't that a bit more tyne side than anything else?"
And? Everything else is pie land isn't it?

Quote: "Even if I did, it'd beat "boyo""
Ach, c'mon, you would love to be able to get away with a "boyo" or a "cariad". Just don't have the accent for it. Take the straw out of your mouth and you might have a better chance Although I'm betting you would sound more like the local Indian restaurant (the waiters not the building. Obviously.)

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Great Knight
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 20:06
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This is real life frogger here.
Not some car lol

Not sure how much people seen seingfeld.(Which is one of my favorite shows)
I recommend watching seinfeld. It is a real funny show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-nasnFB-tQ&search=frogger
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Teh Go0rfmeister
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Posted: 24th Jun 2006 01:11
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is it be or did i see a traffic camera flash as he speed through?

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Posted: 24th Jun 2006 01:54
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The camera did look like it flashed, but the black car sort of stopped while the other black car Sped by..... Hmmm.

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Posted: 24th Jun 2006 04:47 Edited at: 24th Jun 2006 04:49
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Look at the people crossing the road, they pass in front of the van when the car goes through but you can still see them hesitate and react to what happened. Also notice that all the cars slowed down, not just the SUV, and remember that the SUV's going to hear that baby roaring from his right as soon as he approaches the intersection so it's not as split-second as you think.

Of course it's lucky, probably what's more lucky is that if he were a few seconds later, he might've ended up cleaning up the white Chevy Corvette following the SUV, which would've cost a mint. My first gut reaction was that it was fake, but after further examination, I'm pretty sure it's real.


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Wow I had to watch 3 times before I noticed it. I was like whats so special about three cars lining up?
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