h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

No, I'm first Elly, and Then Mrs. Mike. Look again.





See?

Yes, but you still consider yourself mrs mike.

Er, you don't like Haitch? We discussed that on British English (somewhere) and didn't quite come to the conclusion that it's the way Catholics say the letter.

W**ker is considerably stronger than jerk, just so you are aware.

"This will hurt me more than you"

And to complete it-
"It isn't you, it's me!"
Yeah. Right. But then if it really wasn't me, you wouldn't be breaking up with ME right?

And yes, I am married to him, and that's PART of what I am right now. But when someone says- "I should ask the Missus", instead of "My wife", or "Elly", it's as bad as talking about you in the 3rd person when you're in the room.
And I don't know who says Haitch and why, just that Mike does. And he is, or his family is, catholic, so you might be right....

Oh, and about the W****r, it's just a very silly word that sounds completly nothing like what it's suppose to sound.

And Fancy. Ugh...

Er, I don't really want to ask this - how's it supposed to sound?

Well Je*k and B*****d sound like proper swear words, while Wan*er sounds like... I don't know- a puppet or something...you know-

"Oh, look, kids! It's W**ker the clown!!!"
See?

That's because you're used to jerk and b*****d. I mean, b*****ks doesn't like a swearword if you're not used to it being one.

And I wouldn't let a clown of that name within 10 miles of a child.

there was a girl in my gym class who would push through the rows of people in the locker room saying 'scurse me, 'scurse me,' and slamming faces into lockers. I must admit, she got her point across, but I still hated the word.

oh, and 'campaign finance reform.' it's an issue that comes up in every American politician's campaign, but once the elections are done, nobody does anything about the importance of the corporation over the individual in society... sorry, I'm getting ranty. *gives herself a timeout and goes to sit in the corner*

I agree with you about the clown, Jack, and no, I'm not used to any English swear words- it's not my native tongue.
There are loads of words and phrases I hate in Hebrew, but no one will get them, anyway...

Oh, oh- I know! All the stupid love names, like Pumpkin, Sweet Pea, Love Bug and so on...ugh...
::Joins Am' in the corner::

Yeah, I can understand honey and sugar and such things. But pumpkin? Comparing someone to a big orange vegetable that you cut holes in to make frightening faces?

And how about Shagging? I mean- what does it even have to DO with sex? Or making love? Or whatever?

Sounds a lot better than the f-word.

True

And indeed, it's all but replaced it for the literal meaning. What's more Austin Powers uses it to great effect. 'You're shagadelic, baby!' Well, maybe...

W**kers of the world unite...

Yeah, lend each other a hand...