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ey oop, our lass is jiggered, she's been gipping all night
Posted: 08 Oct 2004, 13:54
by lazarus corporation
GPs confused by 'manky' patients:
A group of foreign doctors left baffled by South Yorkshire slang are being taught the local dialect so they know when their patients feel "champion".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sout ... 724110.stm
you bloody Yorkshire lot, can't you learn to speak propah-like!
(the news report also provides a brief guide to Yorkshire slang, which will be useful to all of us on this site who can't understand a word of what the Leeds contingent are on about.)
Posted: 08 Oct 2004, 14:32
by CorpPunk
Your book site is very nice, Laz!
Posted: 08 Oct 2004, 14:40
by Karst
CorpPunk wrote:Your book site is very nice, Laz!
Oh no! William Gibsonzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Posted: 08 Oct 2004, 15:01
by lazarus corporation
Karst wrote:CorpPunk wrote:Your book site is very nice, Laz!
Oh no! William Gibsonzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
@CorpPunk: Many thanks - there's still a lot of work to do (adding reviews, plus a system where visitors can log in and leave comments about books, rate books etc - but it's coming along
Now buy something from it, and make me some money!
@Karst: Bloody Oi!â„¢ Gibson's stuff is pretty damn good!
@ everyone else: Off topic after one post - is this a record?
Posted: 08 Oct 2004, 15:07
by markfiend
lazarus corporation wrote:@ everyone else: Off topic after one post - is this a record?
No. 
Posted: 08 Oct 2004, 15:20
by CorpPunk
lazarus corporation wrote:
@CorpPunk: Many thanks - there's still a lot of work to do (adding reviews, plus a system where visitors can log in and leave comments about books, rate books etc - but it's coming along
Now buy something from it, and make me some money!
You're welcome. Put something up besides Gibson and I'll see what I can do.
I'm not really into experimental fiction apart from Ishmael Reed, and maybe Auster in small doses...
lazarus corporation wrote:@ everyone else: Off topic after one post - is this a record?
No, it's a
talent.
Posted: 08 Oct 2004, 15:26
by hallucienate
CorpPunk wrote:
lazarus corporation wrote:@ everyone else: Off topic after one post - is this a record?
No, it's a
talent.
and we could all learn a thing or two from you in this regard
Posted: 08 Oct 2004, 17:27
by James Blast
markfiend wrote:
No.
<------goes all nostalgic
Posted: 15 Oct 2004, 21:44
by CorpPunk
And btw, Laz, it looks like our Mr Gibson is blogging again:
http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/blog/ ... rchive.asp
(Sorry for resurrecting, but I had a dream that this thread might try to get back on topic. Prevention is the best cure.)
Posted: 15 Oct 2004, 22:13
by lazarus corporation
well spotted - off to read his words of wisdom now.
Posted: 16 Oct 2004, 00:08
by Loki
Jen - Don't scare him.
LC - Don't.
But time runs out like a pocket full of change.
"And when she smiles, she smiles for me."
Posted: 16 Oct 2004, 00:21
by James Blast
oh Gawd, it'll be...... "I have seen attack ships on fire" next
Posted: 18 Oct 2004, 16:21
by CorpPunk
Aw. I never get to have any fun.
