"Weather forecast for tonight: dark." *
If the War for Independence wasn't enough to split America and Great Britain forever, then we had a recent battle between yonmei and plaidder on what is teh funnieh and what is not.




The skirmish starts here when Yonmei takes umbrage at The Plaid Adder's attempt at a policital commentary:

All right, gents, we're about to become partners in a war that we know is illegal, how do we cover our arses? If I might interrupt, Tony, I'm less concerned about covering our political arses than about the fact that these loonies seem to think that the film stops running after the invasion is over. I quite take your point, old bean, but if you look at it this way: the U.S. is an 8,000 pound gorilla, and Iraq is a banana, now do we want to get between the two of them?

yonmei responds: "I hate to be picky, but one thing's for sure: no one in Tony Blair's cabinet calls anyone else "old bean". It is indeed an upperclass English stereotype phrase, but - though he doesn't sound it - Tony Blair is actually Scottish."

The Plaid Adder states her comments were meant to be a joke. Yonmei says she doesn't find it funny. Things start to get snarky.

The debate over the issue moves over to yonmei's journal where people discuss the merits of English speech and if "old bean" and "gents" would be terms Tony Blair would use or are they stereotypes?

The Plaid Adder shows up on Yonmei's journal to clarify her position and more wankage ensues.


*George Carlin


UPDATED: To correct spelling mistakes. :)