Chimpy Chompy on 30/5/2012 at 12:34
...wishy washies? :confused:
scumble on 30/5/2012 at 13:00
I've never heard them called that either.
demagogue on 30/5/2012 at 13:02
That joke was all over the place last year or so.
Some of them are a little funny, come on.
US - UK
Doors - wobbly flip-shutters
Clock - Small Ben
Door bell - Chimey push-knob
door knobs - Twisting Plank-handles
Feces - Niffy loo pudding
Hamburger - Beef Wellington ensemble with lettuce
Markers - Crockety snapwickets
Clown - Looney chuckle fairy
Watch - Cuff-link time Johnny
Candybars - Globbernaughts
Cars - Rollinghams
Fireworks - Fizzlebombs
Gravy - Meat water
Power cables - electro-rope
sandwich - breaddystack
Peanut butter & Jelly - nutty gum and fruit spleggings
Escalator - Upsy-stairsy
Sweater - Knitty witty sheepity sleepity
cookie - choco chip bicky
screwdriver - pip pop gollywock
lightbulb - ceiling-bright
Ball - blimpy bounce
Roads - Cobblestone clippity clops
faetal on 30/5/2012 at 13:04
Often accompanied with a picture of Hugh Laurie as the Prince Regent in Blackadder the Third.
scumble on 30/5/2012 at 13:18
This is beginning to feel like a return to primary school (that's elementary school for the Americans, by the way)
Thirith on 30/5/2012 at 13:29
I find the differences in culture and mentality interesting (especially since I work for an ultra-British, upper middle classish. Grauniad-reading organisation and my boss is a young, enthusiastic American), but much of the linguistic jokery-shokery is pretty stale and tired IMO.
Has anyone else checked out some of the early reviews, or are people afraid of spoilers?
One thing that was mentioned that I found interesting/intriguing/confusing:
One critic mentioned that the ending feels like an obvious sequel setup. If this is a prequel-of-sorts, what would a sequel be? An in-between-quel? Which raises the bigger question that I'm excited about: how exactly does this tie into Alien?
Pyrian on 30/5/2012 at 15:54
If you're worried about spoilers, also avoid the full trailer. It seems to be basically a plot-synopsis. :erg:
Neb on 30/5/2012 at 16:06
Encouragingly, I've heard that the trailer doesn't give everything away.
SubJeff on 30/5/2012 at 17:08
Some of those Brit "translations" crack me up, especially the ones you post dema.
2 days to go to Prometheus! Can't wait can't wait!
