Bob. For those who missed him (or who are missing him)

[bri h]

Berk? (This poster is shocked to find out what it actually means!) I can't repeat verbatim the actual translation cos it uses a word I won't utter here(I sound like Gandalf in LOTR) The literal translation comprises "A Berkshire Hunt, shortened to another 'unt word. (I'm sure you all get me?). Berk seems much softer . . .and kinder. Bri.

[ma100]

Great read Mark. Loved it.

[Mark H]

Thanks Ma.

I better go and change birk to berk coz at the moment I feel a right one.

[ma100]

I'd have spelt it Burk.

[Mark H]

Oh no! Not more choices. 

[bri h]

Whenever I think Berk, I see erk, not urk. B

On a humorous note, 'urk,' is usually the noise one makes after seeing a poem I wrote. 

[Mark H]

Bob's Haiku

I love the smell of
blow-holes in the morning. Green
slime lubricates life.

[Oceaxe]

Yes, Berk, that's how I've always thought of it 
Cockney rhyming slang.

[Mark H]

Does that mean that cockneys don't pronounce Berkshire Barkshire?

[Amie]

I was wondering the same thing. I think the Berkshire thing may be a bit fanciful

Do you know you can buy Harvey's Bristol Milk as well as Harvey's Bristol Cream? People think it's a really lame joke when I tell them, but I used to live in Bristol and sometimes saw bottles of the stuff for sale. 20 years ago anyway, no idea if it still exists.

(just thought of it, while on the subject of unlikely rhyming slang )

[Mark H]

Is Harvey's Bristol Cream rhyming slang?

I remember once when I was in Glasgow a Glaswegian spoke to me. I was in a chip shop so unable to run away. I had no idea what he was on about and keep asking him to repeat. Eventually he started jumping up and down shouting about corned beef.

After he'd gone, the chip shop owner (probably Cypriot) translated for me. Apparently the chap had asked me if I'd see St Mirren play that afternoon and unable to get a reply he'd asked, using Glaswegian rhyming slang if I was deaf or deef in Weegie and hence corned beef.

As far as I know only London and Glasgow have rhyming slang.

[bri h]

Hey Amie. I used to love a drop of HBC I still do and have a bottle in the wine-cellar(cupboard under the stairs, heh heh) Never knew you could get HBM though. B

[510bhan]

Is Bob related to Roger from American Dad? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34rj8znrJ1k

[Mark H]

That is vary alienist of you lumping all aliens in the same boat. They are not even the same colour!!

[bri h]

I know what you mean Mark. She can be so 'Spacé, don't you feel?