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  1. 09-11-2012, 09:20 AM #1
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    BRITISH HUMOR IS DIFFERENT

    These are classified ads, which were actually placed in U.K. Newspapers:

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    FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER.
    8 years old, Hateful little bastard. Bites!
    ______________________________ _____________
    FREE PUPPIES
    1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog.
    ______________________________ __________________
    FREE PUPPIES. Mother is a Kennel Club registered German Shepherd.
    Father is a Super Dog, able to leap tall fences in a single bound.
    ______________________________ _________________________

    COWS, CALVES: NEVER BRED. Also 1 gay bull for sale.
    ______________________________ __________________________

    JOINING NUDIST COLONY!
    Must sell washer and dryer £100.
    ______________________________ ______________________________ _

    WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE.
    Worn once by mistake.
    Call Stephanie.
    ______________________________ _____________________________

    FOR SALE BY OWNER. Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica, 45 volumes.
    Excellent condition, £200 or best offer.
    No longer needed, got married, wife knows everything.
    ___________________________ _____________________________

    Thought from the Greatest Living Scottish Thinker--Billy Connolly.

    "If women are so bloody perfect at multitasking,
    How come they can't have a headache and sex at the same time?"
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  2. 09-25-2012, 12:33 PM #2
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    Good ones. You can tell who invented this language.
    “The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."
    --Philip K. Dick
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  3. 09-29-2012, 01:09 PM #3
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    Yes, the difference can be a show-stopper on some social occasions involving British and Americans. Very awkward.
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  4. 09-29-2012, 02:41 PM #4
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    Junk in your boot doesn't work the same, eh wot?
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    Quote Originally Posted by WØTKX View Post
    Junk in your boot doesn't work the same, eh wot?
    Nor does "can I have a suck off your fag", or "knock me up in the morning".
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  6. 10-02-2012, 05:50 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by W4RLR View Post
    ... "knock me up in the morning".
    Why wait until morning?

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    Then there's "Kick your ass". Why would anyone want to kick a donkey?
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    Speaking of the Brits, the wife booked a flight back home for her and the youngest. M0KCE will not be QRV this trip though.
    I am surprised at such a sudden deterioration in a woman whose only ailment was a lazy anus.
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    and we have the best of craigslist
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