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Skriven 2011-12-28 07:04:18 av Dave Drum (1:261/38)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: CoAan Con Men
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-=> Glen Jamieson wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> The lizard and the company he is flogging are American creations. The
 DD> accent is, to my ears, and to the ears of my Pommy friend, Derek, not
 DD> the Cockney that some hear, but, more a English Midlands or upmarket
 DD> Canberra, CoA as heard by him when he was a minion of the UK gummint
 DD> posted there. The advertising agency who is responsible for the
 DD> adverts, and the voice actor who provides the sound track claim that it
 DD> is a "modified Cockney accent" -- which can mean damned near anything.

 GJ> The "Australian accent" is not only different in different parts of
 GJ> the country, but is constantly changing. The "Queeeeenslaaaand" drawl,
 GJ> or "Crocodile Dundee" sound can usually be identified, but is
 GJ> constantly being modified by migration to that state by the

It's much the same in America.

 DD> The current Cockney accent is done by Jake Wood an English actor.
 DD> Previously the voice has been supplied by Kelsey Grammer (the stiff
 DD> English accent), Richard Steven Horvitz (the voice in the Kung Fu
 DD> Fighting spot), and Dave Kelly (the relaxed British-Aussie accent).
 DD> (details sourced from
 DD> "http://askville.amazon.com/voice-gecko-Geico-commercials")

 GJ> I had a look at that.  I am amazed at why so many people can get so
 GJ> interested in a cruddy TV advertisement that they have to find out who
 GJ> supplied the voice.  After all, who cares?  If I am watching a

Apparently there are some who do. I don't mind the GEICO gecko - it's marketing
with a velvet hammer rather than beating you over the head with strident scare
phrases, etc. in a loud and "panicked" voice. And with a sometimes wicked sense
of humour.

 GJ> commercial TV and an advert comes on, I mute it immediately anyway.
 GJ> We do get a lot of BBC TV programs here, and some of those originating
 GJ> from British country counties carry those accents.

I don't watch the glass teat ... nothing to see here, folks. Just get on with
life.   Bv)=

 GJ>   BACON RASHERS............... CANADIAN BACON

 DD> "A gammon joint is basically a ham joint which has been cured like
 DD> bacon. It is different from a bacon joint in that it is a different
 DD> cut, although a bacon joint can be used as a lower quality alternative.
 DD> Gammon can be smoked or un-smoked." http://www.thepigsite.com

 GJ> I disagreed with several of those equivalents; others I just didn't
 GJ> know.  Young MLoo has also noted errors.

Do you know if Kevink made that list on his own hook, or if he cribbed it from
some outside source? If it sprang from his somewhat (ahem) skewed thought
processes that would explain a lot.

 DD> According to "thefreedictionary.com" gammon n. 1. A cured or smoked
 DD> ham. 2. The lower part of a side of bacon. [Middle English gambon, from
 DD> Old North French, from gambe, leg, from Late Latin gamba, hoof; see
 DD> gambol.]

 DD> Title: Honey Mustard Glazed Smoked Gammon Joint

 GJ> "Smoked .... Joint" can have other meanings.....

Not to me. I'm allergic to what I think you are referencing.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02

      Title: Gammon Steaks w/Whisky Sauce
 Categories: Pork, Vegetables, Booze
      Yield: 4 servings

      4    Ham steaks; 275g/10 oz ea
      2 tb Fine chopped onion
      1 tb Brown sugar
      1 tb Jameson Whiskey
     30 g  Flour
     30 g  Butter
    175 ml Water or stock
           Salt & pepper

  Brush steaks with melted butter. Snip fat to prevent
  curling, and grill for 7-8 minutes each side.

  To make sauce, gently fry onions in remainder of butter
  until cooked. Remove from heat and stir in flour
  gradually. Add stock. Return to heat. Add sugar and bring
  to the boil. Simmer gently for about 2 minutes to cook
  flour. If sauce seems a little thick, add more water. Add
  whiskey and season to taste.

  Place gammon steaks on a warmed serving platter and pour
  on sauce.

  Serve with peas and carrots, or sauteed potatoes.

  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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