tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post1525085907069565643..comments2024-03-14T08:18:20.779-04:00Comments on Sarah Laurence: Translating British HumorSarah Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-33119630919471333952011-03-02T04:18:38.813-05:002011-03-02T04:18:38.813-05:00I must share the first video with my children! Tha...I must share the first video with my children! Thank you for the shout-out. Looking forward to your book review post, too. ;)Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-74415715761515455832011-02-27T22:12:52.657-05:002011-02-27T22:12:52.657-05:00What fun! Hope you're enjoying a nice break, S...What fun! Hope you're enjoying a nice break, Sarah.cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17191343885172954990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-36884306941584889952011-02-27T02:10:59.542-05:002011-02-27T02:10:59.542-05:00Sarah thank you for the recommendations! I think I...Sarah thank you for the recommendations! I think I'm going to do one by Pam Ayres and I was already thinking about the one by Edward Lear 'How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear' Thank you so so much! I have to memorize 100 lines so I think Spike Mulligan's will be too short...I'll check out the rest tomorrow and let you know :)MissAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-15129536185483295292011-02-26T13:47:06.588-05:002011-02-26T13:47:06.588-05:00Sapphire, I’ll have to keep an eye out for Project...Sapphire, I’ll have to keep an eye out for Project Hyakumwizan. Your responses are never dull.<br /><br />Booknyc, keep laughing!<br /><br />Elenka, you aren’t alone. British is another language. NOT CRICKET aims to bridge that gap.<br /><br />Amanda, do share your experiences about school in England. I’d love to hear more.<br /><br />Kelly, I am enjoying the break. We just got back from Boston and found 6 inches of new snow with more coming tonight.<br /><br />Beth, pea dodgers are most welcome here! A Welsh accent is fun. In NOT CRICKET I have characters speaking in London and West Country accents, with class variances. I find the linguistic differences within one country fascinating and challenging. Thanks, it’s the best type of the encouragement knowing that this novel will have readers on both sides of the pond when it’s (hopefully) published. I enjoyed the humor on your blog too.<br /><br />Pamela, at least it makes a good story, a lost black cab driver in London.<br /><br />Jeanne, welcome to my blog! It is so nice to connect with you through Pamela. My husband and I met while we were both studying at Harvard in the late 80’s. Together we have lived 3 years in England (London and Oxford) and the rest in the US (Massachusetts then Maine.) Our dual citizen kids have been educated in both systems, and I’ve been drawing on all these experiences to write NOT CRICKET. The American Schools are unusual even by American standards since there is no national curriculum. I’d love to hear more about your family’s experiences with both the American and British school systems. That animal clip defines viral, but in a good way. The internet does make the world smaller. Looking forward to reading more and seeing more photos on your blog too!Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-83267053958647571022011-02-26T11:56:27.868-05:002011-02-26T11:56:27.868-05:00Hi Sarah
Thanks so much for stopping in and havin...Hi Sarah<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping in and having a read of my last few posts...I appreciate it! It is so nice to have discovered you...I am intrigued about NOT CRICKET. We moved to England one year ago with a 17 year old and 11 year old. It has been an interesting learning curve. We came via New Zealand and Australia so the English school system was familiar to them. It was the American International Schools that they found strange. An interesting turn of events for me :)<br /><br />I am sure as I read thru your blog the pieces of the puzzle will come together. It is what I love about blogging...discovering new and talented people.<br /><br />I look forward to following you along...best wishes :)<br /><br />Jeanne<br /><br />PS..my 17 year old daughter sent me the link to the talking animals this morning..I got a kick out of seeing it in your post as well. <br /><br />Also.....I love your photography...you have a great eye for it!<br /><br />Ok...I will stop there....for now :)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-89835046967002756432011-02-26T11:07:58.785-05:002011-02-26T11:07:58.785-05:00Yes Sarah, believe it or not, it was indeed a blac...Yes Sarah, believe it or not, it was indeed a black cab that got lost! Poor man, I felt really rather sorry for him. He was totally befuddled and red-faced!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-18691144675472765132011-02-25T19:49:45.348-05:002011-02-25T19:49:45.348-05:00Of course I love British humour and had so much fu...Of course I love British humour and had so much fun watching tv in London this past week.... especially a show of outtakes of some of my favourite recent productions. Little Dorrit, for example. And of course the cab drivers always make me laugh!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-35952040495067428342011-02-24T16:20:41.469-05:002011-02-24T16:20:41.469-05:00"They also eat a lot of peas, often mashed an..."They also eat a lot of peas, often mashed and called “mushy peas.”" <br /><br />Um... just to let anyone taking this for granted - there are a few English people who dislike peas enough, but cringe with intense hatred at mushy peas. Bleurgh.<br /><br />The idiosyncricies between English (US) and English are huge and I really look forward to reading Not Cricket when it hits the shelves over here!<br /><br />My husband is Welsh and we find a huge amount of crazy differences even between English (Welsh) and English. It's insane the different routes language takes! It took me about a year in Wales to work out that "scramming" meant the same as "scratching"...Bethhttp://pressedposies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-24667664018375669612011-02-24T15:03:22.727-05:002011-02-24T15:03:22.727-05:00Great secret(s) to a happy marriage! Enjoy your br...Great secret(s) to a happy marriage! Enjoy your break!Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-11987372245806144502011-02-23T13:13:31.226-05:002011-02-23T13:13:31.226-05:00sarah, kind thanks for the shout-out, and apologie...sarah, kind thanks for the shout-out, and apologies for my delayed visit - i've been out of town for almost a week.<br /><br />as an american who attended school in england, i eagerly await the arrival of NOT CRICKET. <br /><br />am now off to read your sabbatical in england posts -- enjoy your february break!Amanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-59678619473493184692011-02-23T09:26:28.284-05:002011-02-23T09:26:28.284-05:00OMG, those animals! I was laughing right out loud....OMG, those animals! I was laughing right out loud. It was great! Thanks.<br />I have a hard time, sometimes, understanding 'English' in the second video.Elenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377371859667172825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-43525109547468596402011-02-21T19:22:32.460-05:002011-02-21T19:22:32.460-05:00Those animal voiceovers had me on the floor laughi...Those animal voiceovers had me on the floor laughing - thank you so much for sharing - what a great clip!<br /><br />Have a great break this week!Booksnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197753056299399065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-35573987068946551862011-02-21T15:01:46.874-05:002011-02-21T15:01:46.874-05:00Bee, I’ve replaced the defective Animal clip with ...Bee, I’ve replaced the defective Animal clip with a working one so you should be able to see it now. Here's the: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFjWR7X5dU" rel="nofollow">Gap Yah</a> clip.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-91533849052233357602011-02-21T13:35:42.527-05:002011-02-21T13:35:42.527-05:00I wasn't able to watch the first clip, but the...I wasn't able to watch the first clip, but the second one was so funny! The English are ALWAYS ready to take the piss -- which everyone loves, until they themselves are targets.<br /><br />My favorite line was about your husband being an expert on killing time on YouTube. <br />Rebecca told me that their teachers performed skits at "House Plays" last week -- and that one of the housemasters did a hilarious spoof on the famous "Gap Year" hit from YouTube. She said there wasn't a person there who didn't "get" the reference.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-55821387564092468192011-02-19T08:21:08.906-05:002011-02-19T08:21:08.906-05:00I enjoyed both clips very much; the animals speaki...I enjoyed both clips very much; the animals speaking each other are so funny! I adore British humour. Have you ever read Project Hyakumeizan's comments( on Tama- cat stationmaster, etc.) on my blog? His British humour is superb. The problem is that my responses are always dull. And thanks so much for the link! Have a lovely weekend!☆sapphirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444996989089740303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-54118341861161436742011-02-18T10:31:21.392-05:002011-02-18T10:31:21.392-05:00All, I forgot to add this message when posting on ...All, I forgot to add this message when posting on Wednesday: I’m taking a one week blog vacation for the kids’ February break. Next post is on Wednesday March 2nd. Sorry not to be online much this month, but rest assured that the time has been devoted to finishing a draft of NOT CRICKET that is being fact checked in the UK right now. There are several more drafts to go before I’ll show my WIP to my agent.<br /><br />ACIL, I knew you’d get it! The sign of being truly bilingual is getting jokes and being able to crack jokes in a second language.<br /><br />Tina, I haven’t seen “Dinner for One.” Thanks for the recommendation – I’ll check it out.<br /><br />Tracy, keep laughing.<br /><br />Rose, “Are You Being Served?” is funny. I’m using a lot of British slang/terms in NOT CRICKET but the advantage of having an American MC who asks questions is that everything is explained or made clear by context. My husband likes beans on toasts.<br /><br />Bonnie, my husband and our kids are helping a lot. The kids were my first readers and my husband is checking the MS now. The kids have gone to school twice in England, for 6 months in London and for a year in Oxford/Abingdon, and I studied abroad in London while in college. NOT CRICKET comes out of those experiences. I’ll be back in England this summer too for a bit doing follow up research.<br /><br />Tricia, keep grinning.<br /><br />W2W, funny husbands are the best. I’m not surprised SAM keeps you laughing.<br /><br />Maria, what a fun assignment! <br /><br />Ryan, welcome back! How much fun to meet a Brit whilst traveling in South America. Your comment was alright. Thanks, I’d forgotten that one!<br /><br />David, “Extras” is funny. Thanks so much for your encouragement on my WIP and congratulations about your baby daughter!<br /><br />Edith, I have acquired the taste. I hadn’t realized that the music was from the Apprentice – perfect! <br /><br />Troutbirder, the British Parliament is fun to watch compared to our Congress. You should watch the Daily Show on Comedy Central, an American mock news station that reminds me of British satires. The comedians on the clip with Hari in the post below are from that program.<br /><br />Carol, thanks!<br /><br />MissA, I consulted with my English husband, and I must apologize in advance that there is no poet of color in this list of classic humorous poets. Spike Milligan was at least raised in British India. Definitely include Edward Lear. My husband’s favorite is a verse by an unknown poet included in Lear’s collection: <br /><br />“I eat my peas with honey<br />I’ve done it all my life<br />It makes the peas taste funny<br />But it keeps them on the knife.”<br /><br />To appreciate this poem, you need to know that Brits hold their knife in their right hand and their overturned fork in left and don’t swap back or turn their fork right side up to eat. They also eat a lot of peas, often mashed and called “mushy peas.”<br /><br />Humorous English Poets:<br />Edward Lear<br />Spike Milligan<br />Philip Larkin<br />Louis Carroll<br />Pam Ayres<br />Gilbert & SullivanSarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-88583403664632735902011-02-18T00:19:33.588-05:002011-02-18T00:19:33.588-05:00I did reply to your comment on my Asians Don't...I did reply to your comment on my Asians Don't Tell Jokes, Latinos Don't Fall in Love post, sorry it took me so long!<br /><br />We studied the UK last semester and I fell in love with it, it helps that I've been reading some YA novels set in England. I've learned some slang like the usage of 'alright' all the time, and learning how intense GSCEs are. haha. I need to present 100 lines worth of British poetry to my English lit class and I want a funny one. Any suggestions? So far I have one by AP Herbert and maybe Edward Lear...MissAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-36133391769096568442011-02-17T21:27:02.386-05:002011-02-17T21:27:02.386-05:00Sarah, I thank you with heartfelt laughs! What fun...Sarah, I thank you with heartfelt laughs! What fun! I agree about the Brits and their great humor. Congratulations on twenty years of love and laughter! Best wishes for twenty more and several books.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-27645062240075746022011-02-17T15:30:21.220-05:002011-02-17T15:30:21.220-05:00Oh my that second video is hilarious. Which give t...Oh my that second video is hilarious. Which give the opportunity for an admissions.I tell all my friends that I basically haven't watch any American television since the 80's which is basically true except for one small exception - CSpans half hour Parliament Questions. Yes I was addicted to Blair making fools our of the Conservative and then tried to imagine Bush II in a similar situation. Speaking of humorous.....troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-32428690461514515752011-02-17T14:47:33.956-05:002011-02-17T14:47:33.956-05:00Dear Sarah, I do think that the British sense of h...Dear Sarah, I do think that the British sense of humour tends to be rather obscure and is most deinitely an acquired taste. The second short film was very cleverly compiled and I did like the way that a few bars from 'The Apprentice' television programme was used as background music in the opening minutes. Very apt!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-32512730108369489322011-02-17T10:47:19.963-05:002011-02-17T10:47:19.963-05:00I love British humor. EXTRAS is one of the best co...I love British humor. EXTRAS is one of the best comedies of the last few years and a favorite around our house.<br /><br />Great vids, Sarah. And best of luck on the book. I'll be first to buy a copy.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-23804820968751555102011-02-16T12:08:36.383-05:002011-02-16T12:08:36.383-05:00Hi Sarah,
I do not know if you remember me, but I...Hi Sarah,<br /><br />I do not know if you remember me, but I posted on your blog about a year ago as I was looking into studying in England. Turns out I met an English girl travelling in South America and we are now dating!<br /><br />One funny story is that she uses the word "alright" to describe everything and initially I was like "What do you mean its only alright?!!?". She would reply "Whats wrong with that? Alright is good." Haha so now to designate we both say either its "American alright" or "British alright"<br /><br />Ryan RileyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-2566505286005979382011-02-16T10:55:14.454-05:002011-02-16T10:55:14.454-05:00My son recently completed a writing project for hi...My son recently completed a writing project for his acting class in which he wrote a scene where J.R.Tolkien and C.S.Lewis are hanging out at this very pub, talking about their books! I'm forwarding him this post!Maria Padianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187638787394947693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-45240994500475983692011-02-16T10:08:30.816-05:002011-02-16T10:08:30.816-05:00I'm sure your husband's time spent/killed ...I'm sure your husband's time spent/killed on YouTube is purely for work's sake:) Tell him thanks for sharing his research with us.<br /><br />Supposedly, SAM's ancestry has a Brit or two tucked away in it. No wonder I love him so much. He keeps me in stitches.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259325291907281485.post-59396153967205976692011-02-16T09:34:47.655-05:002011-02-16T09:34:47.655-05:00Lovely way to start my morning with a bit of Brit ...Lovely way to start my morning with a bit of Brit humor (humour). *grins*Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.com