This is a Journal entry by Uncle Heavy [sic]
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Emily 'Twa Bui' Ultramarine Posted Jun 21, 2003
A Brummie is someone who comes from Birmingham in England. Like me. 
Apparently we have the most unappealing accent in the country, and posh people like Uncle Heavy laugh at us. 
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Lady Scott Posted Jun 21, 2003
On the contrary, Americans (like me) who visit England (not like me) have harsher, more nerve grating accents than anyone from Birmingham could possibly have.
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Uncle Heavy [sic] Posted Jun 21, 2003
believe me, in comparisson to scouse and thick brummie, the american accent is positively melifluous. 
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Jun 21, 2003
I can do a bostin Brummie accent 
Well, it's more Black Country really.
Tararabit 
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Michele - Doily Mogul: Don't leave me! If you go there'll be no braincells in the room at all! Posted Jun 23, 2003
A Brummie accent can't possibly be any worse then a Bronx accent... 
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Uncle Heavy [sic] Posted Jun 23, 2003
actually, yes, ill concede that. im trying to think of famous brummies. the obvious is ozzie osbourne, although his is not the worst ive heard...
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Jun 23, 2003
Amy Turtle 
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Abi Posted Jun 24, 2003
Well to be fair there is nore then on accent from that area of the Midlands and someone with a Black Country accent would be miffed just to be lumped in with the brummies.
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Lady Scott Posted Jun 24, 2003
It never ceases to amaze me that you can have so many distinct accents in such a small country.
Granted we do have a *few* individual towns in the US that have their own distinct accent, but most people in this country would find it very difficult to distinguish between a southern accent in general, and a Martinsville, Virginia brogue.
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Clelba Posted Jun 24, 2003
such an impersonal country
ozzy's accent is cool...but some brummies sound not so groovy
not *all*, by any means, of course 
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Emily 'Twa Bui' Ultramarine Posted Jun 24, 2003
Ah, Ms. Clelba: a diplomatic young lady if ever there was one.
And Abi's right: there are loads of Midlands accents. Someone from Dudley sounds different to someone from Wolverhampton (or 'Wolverampton', as it is pronounced in these parts ), and in turn, they sound different to someone from Birmingham proper. Only you lot just can't tell the subtleties of our conversation...
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Uncle Heavy [sic] Posted Jun 25, 2003
diplomatically speaking, i know no one with a bad brummie accent. just to, er, clear the air, you know
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Clelba Posted Jun 25, 2003
heh heh...
you'll never live up to my diplomacy
well, maybe you will 
but then that isn't hard
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- 21: Crazy Man (Jun 21, 2003)
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- 23: Lady Scott (Jun 21, 2003)
- 24: Uncle Heavy [sic] (Jun 21, 2003)
- 25: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Jun 21, 2003)
- 26: Michele - Doily Mogul: Don't leave me! If you go there'll be no braincells in the room at all! (Jun 23, 2003)
- 27: Uncle Heavy [sic] (Jun 23, 2003)
- 28: parrferris (Jun 23, 2003)
- 29: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Jun 23, 2003)
- 30: Emily 'Twa Bui' Ultramarine (Jun 23, 2003)
- 31: Abi (Jun 24, 2003)
- 32: Lady Scott (Jun 24, 2003)
- 33: Clelba (Jun 24, 2003)
- 34: Emily 'Twa Bui' Ultramarine (Jun 24, 2003)
- 35: Shea the Sarcastic (Jun 25, 2003)
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