(When watching a national TV programme, being aired live from the other side of the country.)
TV - It's Friday, and it's raining on us.
C - No it's not!
My flatmate, who isn't known for being world-wise, has a habit of saying things without questioning what is being said. These are one-liners, conversations and guest posts from readers.
Friday, 27 June 2014
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
That would be a totally different type of film
(When reading about how migration affects local cultures.)
D - People from India buggered in other countries and created a new mixture of Indian/Western films.
M - What?!
D - Buggered OFF in other countries. Off. They buggered off.
D - People from India buggered in other countries and created a new mixture of Indian/Western films.
M - What?!
D - Buggered OFF in other countries. Off. They buggered off.
Saturday, 21 June 2014
There is some logic (Angelina Jolie Part 2)
(After discovering that Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.)
C - Why did she have her boobs cut off?
D - To reduce her chance of having cancer.
C - Why doesn't everyone have their boobs cut off then?
It would stop you from getting lung cancer (Angelina Jolie Part 1)
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
I do believe in charity, I do, I do
(After watching an advert for the Race For Life, a charity run to raise money for breast cancer. The Race For Life is part of the charity Cancer Research.)
C - I don't believe in charity.
D - What if you get ill? And didn't you say cancer ran in your family?
C - Yeah, but if I get ill I can get treated at hospital.
D - Using treatments that are discovered by Cancer Research and other charities?
C - Well, duh.
D - That doesn't seem very logical.
C - I want their help. I don't need to pay for it.
M - Haven't you done the Race For Life?
C - Yeah. For fun.
D - Wait, what?
C - I don't believe in charity.
D - What if you get ill? And didn't you say cancer ran in your family?
C - Yeah, but if I get ill I can get treated at hospital.
D - Using treatments that are discovered by Cancer Research and other charities?
C - Well, duh.
D - That doesn't seem very logical.
C - I want their help. I don't need to pay for it.
M - Haven't you done the Race For Life?
C - Yeah. For fun.
D - Wait, what?
Sunday, 15 June 2014
It's a tough choice
C - M, I need your help to choose an outfit for [formal occasion]. This one, I don't really like it much, or this one?
M - Those are the choices?
C - Yeah.
M - Why not just buy the one you like?
C - ...oh yeah.
M - Those are the choices?
C - Yeah.
M - Why not just buy the one you like?
C - ...oh yeah.
Thursday, 12 June 2014
It would stop you from getting lung cancer (Angelina Jolie Part 1)
(After discovering that Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.)
Can you get other parts removed to stop you getting cancer? If you, like, had a chance of getting lung cancer, could you have your lungs removed?
There is some logic (Angelina Jolie Part 2)
Can you get other parts removed to stop you getting cancer? If you, like, had a chance of getting lung cancer, could you have your lungs removed?
There is some logic (Angelina Jolie Part 2)
Monday, 9 June 2014
Damn their profit margin
(When finding a company to print 50 photographs.)
Yay, free printing! But they want £2 for postage. That's just trying to get more money from me.
Yay, free printing! But they want £2 for postage. That's just trying to get more money from me.
Friday, 6 June 2014
Tuesday, 3 June 2014
Saturday, 31 May 2014
There is no age limit. But there are height barriers
(When discussing bus passes.)
How old do you have to be to catch a bus?
How old do you have to be to catch a bus?
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
That does sum them up
C - What are obituaries?
D - Notifications about the dead. They print them in newspapers with a tiny biography.
C - Dead people adverts?
D - Notifications about the dead. They print them in newspapers with a tiny biography.
C - Dead people adverts?
Sunday, 25 May 2014
It's a hermaphrodite free area
I'm going to make new friends. They either have to be male or female.
Thursday, 22 May 2014
It's a depressing outlook
(When watching Catchphrase - a gameshow where contestants look at animations and guess at what the catchphrase or quote is that they represent.)
C - When one door opens, another one closes!
M - No, it's the other way round.
C - Why?
M - Because it's about new opportunities.
C - Yeah. And doors closing are good.
C - When one door opens, another one closes!
M - No, it's the other way round.
C - Why?
M - Because it's about new opportunities.
C - Yeah. And doors closing are good.
Monday, 19 May 2014
They don't rhyme in English, either
(During the introduction to an episode of FMA: Brotherhood, a Japanese anime series.)
C - Do you think this song rhymes in Japanese?
M - Well, listen to it and see if it rhymes.
C - But this is the English version. We don't know how it sounds in Japanese.
D - But it's the same theme music.
C - But it would sound different to the Japanese.
D - Well, yes, because they know what it translates into.
C - Exactly. It might rhyme in Japanese.
M - I've been listening. This one doesn't rhyme.
C - But it might in Japanese!
C - Do you think this song rhymes in Japanese?
M - Well, listen to it and see if it rhymes.
C - But this is the English version. We don't know how it sounds in Japanese.
D - But it's the same theme music.
C - But it would sound different to the Japanese.
D - Well, yes, because they know what it translates into.
C - Exactly. It might rhyme in Japanese.
M - I've been listening. This one doesn't rhyme.
C - But it might in Japanese!
Friday, 16 May 2014
Well, he is getting on a bit now
(When looking at a Where's Wally? picture - a large, complex image where you look for certain people and items. Note: In the UK "Where's Waldo?" is called "Where's Wally?")
Wally has a cane? How long has he been crippled for? When I was little he could walk.
Wally has a cane? How long has he been crippled for? When I was little he could walk.
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Saturday, 10 May 2014
*Sniff* It's just so emotional. The way the smoke flowed between the blades of grass. It's so beautiful
What is tear gas? Does it make stuff get torn up?
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Quote from a different flatmate
(An appeal advert comes on - no one is fully paying attention to it)
TV - Amena would ask you to save her life. But she can't.
D - Because she's dead.
M - Dude, that's harsh.
D - Huh? (Looks up). I thought it was an advert about donkeys. My bad.
TV - Amena would ask you to save her life. But she can't.
D - Because she's dead.
M - Dude, that's harsh.
D - Huh? (Looks up). I thought it was an advert about donkeys. My bad.
Sunday, 4 May 2014
That's speciesist
(When watching You've Been Framed - someone is poking a live scallop to make it snap shut)
C - Is that real?
D - Yes.
C - It's a living thing, right? How can a rock be alive?
C - Is that real?
D - Yes.
C - It's a living thing, right? How can a rock be alive?
Thursday, 1 May 2014
It's funny because there were like, words in a structured way
D - (reading) "I'm pretty sure Community is one of the first sitcoms to pull off a complete twenty minute 8-bit episode. Then again, they're most likely the only sitcom to actually do this". M, can you think of any other series that have ever done that?
M - An episode in eight sections?
D - No, as in the old computer game style.
C - (Laughs until she weeps) I don't know what that means, but it sounded funny.
M - An episode in eight sections?
D - No, as in the old computer game style.
C - (Laughs until she weeps) I don't know what that means, but it sounded funny.
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