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I have a cunning plan: Sneak as many Brits into Hollywood as possible, and have them slip in as many British references into American films as they can. Over ti

I have a cunning plan: Sneak as many Brits into Hollywood as possible, and have them slip in as many British references into American films as they can. Over time, they'll effectively BECOME British, and Robert's your father's brother! Just whatever you do, don't mention the taxes! I did once, but I think I got away with it...

haritha-j 4mo ago
Is it as cunning as a fox who’s just been appointed professor of cunning at Oxford university?
- kjellsbells 4mo ago
  Oh Baldrick, you must have attended one of the great Universities. Oxford. Cambridge. Hull.
  - haritha-j 4mo ago
    You won't fool me with that. Everyone know's Oxford's a complete dump! (I'm coincidentally at Cambridge currently, which really makes the joke work)
dhosek 4mo ago
I got that last reference. That episode has the funniest exchange in the history of television: —He keeps talking about the war. —Well you started it. —No we didn’t. —Yes, you did. You invaded Poland!
- YeGoblynQueenne 4mo ago
  At a guess ... Fawlty Towers?
cuttysnark 4mo ago
I experienced this. I only lived in the U.K. for 6 months, but the number of chiefly British phrases/words/idioms that nestled their way into my way of speaking and stayed (20+ years on) was interesting and somewhat surprising. For example, I never said "supposed to" again — "meant to" has always sounded and felt so much better. Similarly, "can't be bothered/asked" often exactly describes the situation in a way that "I don't want to" seemingly can't. I'd also like to add "bum bag" v. "fanny pack" was a valuable lesson and a memorable laugh.
- billyjobob 4mo ago
  > can't be asked What you heard wasn't what they were saying.
  - bmacho 4mo ago
    what was it then
    - jowsie 4mo ago
      Arsed. Both are used in my experience, though arsed seems more common. Could be regional.
      - stavros 4mo ago
        "Asked" is usually a euphemism for "arsed".
- RetroTechie 4mo ago
  > can't be bothered/asked Aussie translation: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/can%27t_be_fucked https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/can%27t_be_fucked
hdgvhicv 4mo ago
I do wonder how many americas say “dayta” instead of “darta”, and “fewtile” rather than “fewtill” due to Patrick Stewart’s influence.
card_zero 4mo ago
Wasn't that already attempted once, in the 1950s? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_American_Speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_American_Speech

haritha-j 4mo ago

Is it as cunning as a fox who’s just been appointed professor of cunning at Oxford university?

kjellsbells 4mo ago
Oh Baldrick, you must have attended one of the great Universities. Oxford. Cambridge. Hull.
- haritha-j 4mo ago
  You won't fool me with that. Everyone know's Oxford's a complete dump! (I'm coincidentally at Cambridge currently, which really makes the joke work)

dhosek 4mo ago

I got that last reference. That episode has the funniest exchange in the history of television: —He keeps talking about the war. —Well you started it. —No we didn’t. —Yes, you did. You invaded Poland!

YeGoblynQueenne 4mo ago
At a guess ... Fawlty Towers?

cuttysnark 4mo ago

I experienced this. I only lived in the U.K. for 6 months, but the number of chiefly British phrases/words/idioms that nestled their way into my way of speaking and stayed (20+ years on) was interesting and somewhat surprising. For example, I never said "supposed to" again — "meant to" has always sounded and felt so much better. Similarly, "can't be bothered/asked" often exactly describes the situation in a way that "I don't want to" seemingly can't. I'd also like to add "bum bag" v. "fanny pack" was a valuable lesson and a memorable laugh.

billyjobob 4mo ago
> can't be asked What you heard wasn't what they were saying.
- bmacho 4mo ago
  what was it then
  - jowsie 4mo ago
    Arsed. Both are used in my experience, though arsed seems more common. Could be regional.
    - stavros 4mo ago
      "Asked" is usually a euphemism for "arsed".
RetroTechie 4mo ago
> can't be bothered/asked Aussie translation: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/can%27t_be_fucked https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/can%27t_be_fucked

hdgvhicv 4mo ago

I do wonder how many americas say “dayta” instead of “darta”, and “fewtile” rather than “fewtill” due to Patrick Stewart’s influence.

card_zero 4mo ago

Wasn't that already attempted once, in the 1950s? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_American_Speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_American_Speech