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Jimmy brought under his jemmy a jimmy, a jemmy and a jimmy, put the jemmy on the ground, put the jemmy and jimmy on the jemmy, jimmied the jimmy and the jemmy with the jemmy and ate the jimmy and the jemmy.

Isn't English fun? Beats the German and the Hottentottenstottertrottelmutterbeutelrattenlattengitterkofferattentater!

No.

Bababa ba??

Jimmy brought under his jemmy a jimmy, a jemmy and a jimmy, put the jemmy on the ground, put the jemmy and jimmy on the jemmy, jimmied the jimmy and the jemmy with the jemmy and ate the jimmy and the jemmy.

Isn't English fun? Beats the German and the Hottentottenstottertrottelmutterbeutelrattenlattengitterkofferattentater!

Erm... I am German, and what is that word supposed to mean?

Wow, German beats Dutch, we only gotten as far as "hotentottententententoonstelling".

Jimmy brought under his jemmy a jimmy, a jemmy and a jimmy, put the jemmy on the ground, put the jemmy and jimmy on the jemmy, jimmied the jimmy and the jemmy with the jemmy and ate the jimmy and the jemmy.

Isn't English fun? Beats the German and the Hottentottenstottertrottelmutterbeutelrattenlattengitterkofferattentater!

What?

Wow, German beats Dutch, we only gotten as far as "hotentottententententoonstelling".

And you made a spellingmistake, it's hottentottententententoonstelling :D

Ofcourse Zandzeepsodamineraalwatersteenstralen is also a nice one :D

And then you also have:

In Bergen, bergen bergen bergen bergen bergen :D

No.

Bababa ba??

Doesn't that mean something in Filipino? I remember it from a trivia site once, I think. :p Another similar one was a Czech poem with something crazy like that, but I can't remember it.

Doesn't that mean something in Filipino? I remember it from a trivia site once, I think. :p Another similar one was a Czech poem with something crazy like that, but I can't remember it.
Oh yeah. The common story is that when an expatriate would ride an elevator going down, and he sees a fellow Filipino, he asks, "Bababa ba?" The other person's answer is "Bababa!", leaving the foreigners puzzled on how can they communicate with a single syllable.

And you made a spellingmistake, it's hottentottententententoonstelling :D

Ofcourse Zandzeepsodamineraalwatersteenstralen is also a nice one :D

And then you also have:

In Bergen, bergen bergen bergen bergen bergen :D

Hottentottententententoonstellingen.;)

Ok.. I'm gonna.. go ... before... I get... broken... any further....

Hottentottententententoonstellingen.;)

Hottentottententententoonstellingenkaartjesautomaat ;)

The German "word" is of course a joke:
http://rustaz.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-13135.html
But the many diverse meanings of the jemmy and the jimmy can be found in a dictionary:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Jemmy
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Jimmy

What?

Heh in some of thsi, a jimmy is the same as a jemmy, Jimmy is the chaps name. Got it?

Albert took a bow to the bow of the ship and then then a bow in his hair.

How many pronunciations of 'ough' can you find in the English language? (Not one for the Yanks who can't spell using anything put phonetics).

Nine. And I'm a Yank.

Lemme see how many I can get here.

Tough
Cough
Plough
Dough
Hiccough
Through
Brought

Damnit, lemme Google the other two.

Scarborough
Slough

And apparently "hough" (pronounced 'hock') works as a 10th, and the Irish "lough" (pronounced 'lock') works.

The phrase that includes them all is:

"A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

I've seen the phrase, but I couldn't remember all of them.

Nine. And I’m a Yank.
‘And we do pronounce things in a different way, like you say “caterpillar” and we say “caterpillar,” and… You say “aluminum” and we say “aluminium.” You say, “leisure” and we say “li-zur-i-ay.”

You say “baysil” and we say “bahsil.” You say “‘erbs” and we say “herbs,"........ because there’s a fucking “H” in it.

But you spell “through” T-H-R-U, and I’m with you on that, ‘cause we spell it "THRUFF,” and that’s trying to cheat at Scrabble.

“How can we get that “OU” sound?”

“Well, a “U” will work,”

“What about an “O” as well?”

“We don’t need it, we’re fine.”

“No, I think an “O” in.”

“Well, all right.”

“And a “G” as well.”

“What?!”

“Yes, a “G” would be good. We need a silent “G” in the background, in case of any accidents or something.”

“Well, all right.”

“And an “H” as well.”

“Fucking ‘ell! Hang on.”

“An “H” in case some herbs come along.”

“All right…”

“And a Q, and a P, and a Z… Look, it’s a word in Scrabble that’s 480 points!”’

As always, Izzard says it best.

Hottentottententententoonstellingenkaartjesautomaat ;)

ahem

Hottentottententententoonstellingopstellingswerkzaamhedenopzichtersdiplomauitreikingsplechtigheden

:p

ahem

Hottentottententententoonstellingopstellingswerkzaamhedenopzichtersdiplomauitreikingsplechtigheden

:p

Ahem...don't speak German here...all I can do is "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."

it's not German :upyours:

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo)

A quick notics to all Septics:

Start using English spelling - it just gets Aussies and Poms irritated otherwise.

colour, honour, neighbour (add the U, people!)
oesophagus, foetus, oestrogen (it's OE, not E)
anaemic, archaeology, Caesar (it's AE)

Thanks. Also, it'd be great if you could program the via-voice things to pick up Aussie accents, and to use English spellings.

Oh, and it's called a 'full-stop', not a 'period'.

(Sorry, just getting my rant on - if I've offended anyone, you must be American.)

- NA

Oh, and Septic - it's rhyming slang. Septic Tank = Yank

‘And we do pronounce things in a different way, like you say “caterpillar” and we say “caterpillar,” and… You say “aluminum” and we say “aluminium.” You say, “leisure” and we say “li-zur-i-ay.”

You say “baysil” and we say “bahsil.” You say “‘erbs” and we say “herbs,"........ because there’s a fucking “H” in it.

But you spell “through” T-H-R-U, and I’m with you on that, ‘cause we spell it "THRUFF,” and that’s trying to cheat at Scrabble.

“How can we get that “OU” sound?”

“Well, a “U” will work,”

“What about an “O” as well?”

“We don’t need it, we’re fine.”

“No, I think an “O” in.”

“Well, all right.”

“And a “G” as well.”

“What?!”

“Yes, a “G” would be good. We need a silent “G” in the background, in case of any accidents or something.”

“Well, all right.”

“And an “H” as well.”

“Fucking ‘ell! Hang on.”

“An “H” in case some herbs come along.”

“All right…”

“And a Q, and a P, and a Z… Look, it’s a word in Scrabble that’s 480 points!”’

As always, Izzard says it best.

That he does. :D

That he does. :D

To each their own.

A quick notics to all Septics:

Start using English spelling - it just gets Aussies and Poms irritated otherwise.

colour, honour, neighbour (add the U, people!)
oesophagus, foetus, oestrogen (it's OE, not E)
anaemic, archaeology, Caesar (it's AE)

Thanks. Also, it'd be great if you could program the via-voice things to pick up Aussie accents, and to use English spellings.

Oh, and it's called a 'full-stop', not a 'period'.

(Sorry, just getting my rant on - if I've offended anyone, you must be American.)

- NA

Oh, and Septic - it's rhyming slang. Septic Tank = Yank

OK, first off, I'm a Yank and I'm not offended. However, there are benefits to American spelling.

The word "honor" as we spell it is one character shorter. Therefore, we win by laziness. We are not lazy in other ways, but when it comes to writing words, you're damn right we're lazy.

I can also tell Aussie accents from English pretty well - Aussie is Dr. Chase on "House," and English is every token British judge on "So You Think You Got Some Sort of American Talent." And the British judge is always the hardest sell. Never could figure that one out.

As for the term "Septic"...well, I had a feeling it referred to us Yanks, but the idea of us being referred to as septic tanks is just too weird. However, I cannot find a suitable alternative. So Septics it is. **covers self in feces, which is spelled in the lazy American way** **disinfects self completely** **has a beer of some sort**

As for the term "Septic"...well, I had a feeling it referred to us Yanks, but the idea of us being referred to as septic tanks is just too weird. However, I cannot find a suitable alternative. So Septics it is. **covers self in feces, which is spelled in the lazy American way** **disinfects self completely** **has a beer of some sort**

Cold beer.

it's not German :upyours:

Then what the hell is it?

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

I also heard that that that is is that that that that is not is not.

Then what the hell is it?

Holandese

A quick notics to all Septics:

Start using English spelling - it just gets Aussies and Poms irritated otherwise.

colour, honour, neighbour (add the U, people!)
oesophagus, foetus, oestrogen (it's OE, not E)
anaemic, archaeology, Caesar (it's AE)

Thanks. Also, it'd be great if you could program the via-voice things to pick up Aussie accents, and to use English spellings.

Oh, and it's called a 'full-stop', not a 'period'.

(Sorry, just getting my rant on - if I've offended anyone, you must be American.)

- NA

Oh, and Septic - it's rhyming slang. Septic Tank = Yank

The dialect of English we speak is different from yours. It's like comparing Spanish to Catalan or something like that. Why should we use your spellings?

And no offense, but that's one of the wierdest slurs I've ever heard.

English is crazy and here is the proof (http://bertc.com/learn_english.htm), specially the last paragraph.

English has some long words too such as indistinguishableness, electroencephalographic and antidisestablishmentarianism.

So does Swedish with tryckfrihetsförordningen, anställningsförhållande and produktionsstyrningssystem.

English being crazy? Who'd have thunk it?

Holandese
Hollandaise?

Other languages have you beat:

"Far, får får får?"
"Nej, får får ikke får, får får lam"

Toen moeder bij de was was, kwam er een bij bij. Ze vloog door de deur door langs de weg weg.

**has a beer of some sort**

My 17 year old son doesn't like beer, so I buy him Budweiser.

My 17 year old son doesn't like beer

I am suitably ashamed.

Hollandaise?

There is no call for that kind of sauce.