The difference between the British & American sense of humour

[davywavy]

American site devoted to Tourette's Syndrome: http://www.tourettes.com/

British site devoted to Tourette's Syndrome: http://www.tourettes.co.uk/

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Another difference

[greebotrill.livejournal.com]

We call it humor, and you call it humour.

I'd bet that has some impact :-)

Re: Another difference

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

"Humor" is used by the British (especially in speech, by stressing the 'or' into a crap American accent) as a disparaging term for any cripplingly unfunny American humour, such as any film Robin Williams has made in the last 12 years, Chris Rock, and pretty much any sitcom ever produced by ABC.

Re: Another difference

[greebotrill.livejournal.com]

Hmmm.. Hard to argue that one. However, I am quite fond of Robin Williams' stand up. It's like watching someone with MPD :-)

Re: Another difference

[greebotrill.livejournal.com]

Although I can say I prefer George Carlin of late.

Re: Another difference

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Robin Williams is a stand up genius, but I defy you to approve of "Patch Adams".

Re: Another difference

[greebotrill.livejournal.com]

I've not seen it so I won't even try to do so :-)

Re: Another difference

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Basically, anything the US media (TV or Hollywood) produces which can be described as "heartwarming" may be reliably assumed to cause vomiting, jeers, catcalls, violent incidents, and the possible call in of the SPG at showings in the UK.

Re: Another difference

[greebotrill.livejournal.com]

*heartwarming*

Usually makes me gag too. I'm a bad American I guess :-)

Re: Another difference

[greebotrill.livejournal.com]

SPG?

Special Patrol Group maybe?

Re: Another difference

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Special Police Group.

They were actually disbanded in the mid-80's for being far too violent, but the acronym just seemed to flow in the context of that sentence.

Re: Another difference

[greebotrill.livejournal.com]

OH!!! Cool.

Re: Another difference

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Do you need any smug & patronising British NPCs for the ICC? (Assuming I'm there, consider it 50/50 at the moment).

Re: Another difference

[greebotrill.livejournal.com]

I'm sure we could find one for you :-)

Hmmmmm... Maybe we could use an archon NPC for Mr. Q. Talk to Dan (sithtremere@nyctophobia.com)