OMG [England is Evil 6]
It would appear that travel not only broadens the mind but seemingly expands the vocabulary. It’s not a development that I particularly relish as I am surrounded in a ceaseless chant of blasphemy. Fortunately, they stick to the letter abbreviations rather than the words themselves, but it sends an entirely wrong message to the natives.
To be fair, if not even handed, the children are united in the opinion that they are really saying ‘oh my gosh,’ but few people give us the benefit of the doubt. Maybe it’s the American accents but heads turn and I’m sure to blush.
They acquire curious variations on old themes such as ‘little guys first in case they burst!’ and ‘apology not accepted,’ although neither phrase endears them to their relatives.
The final straw comes in an unexpected format.
Delightful friends pop over for dinner and catch up. As always, they bring entertainment which guarantees that their visit is both remembered and anticipated with glee, and not just by the adults. Long ago, we forced our children to watch one episode of Dr.Who, it was not a successful experience. When the door bell rang the troops gamboled into the narrow hall only to be greeted by a two foot moving “Dalek.”
I am uncertain who was more surprised?
Predictably, we have absorbed each of the six phrases that the Dalek’s micro chip provided. We hear them frequently. Luckily, in England, if a child wanders the streets saying “exterminate, exterminate, exterminate,” no-one turns a hair.
I suspect a different reaction in America.
There again, if it wipes out the ‘England is Evil’ mantra all l shall be well.
On the other hand ‘England is Evil’ in America might have all sorts of unforeseen repercussions.
Thank goodness for duct tape!
Stumble it!
July 9th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Hmmmm Daleks, niiiiiice
Have you tried the new series with the seriously spunky David Tennant?
You could duct tape the kids to the carpet while you
salivateappreciate his acting talentsJuly 9th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
What, you mean the daleks haven’t invaded America yet? Surely every kid in the world know ‘exterminate exterminate exterminate’
July 10th, 2008 at 1:30 am
I laughed so hard at Jayne’s comment and I agree with her entirely!
July 10th, 2008 at 3:07 am
I sympathize with the kids about the Dr. Who episode. I attempted to watch it a couple of times with my husband (pre-David Tennant, who I first saw in the 4th Harry Potter movie). I was sort of enjoying it, but it was a little slow moving for me and I fell asleep. This is not to cast aspersions on Dr. Who - anything short of T2 puts me to sleep past a certain time of night. I’ve never been able to stay awake long enough to understand it.
I’m still quite tickled by the OMG’s!
July 10th, 2008 at 4:42 am
English people are not evil, they are productively insane. They harm no one, and really make an effort to get along…Although I do not always understand the humor, I know they have a sense of humor none the less!
July 10th, 2008 at 5:01 am
Daleks! How cool. And I LOVE Dr. Who. I have seen ALL of the various Doctors, although I cannot claim to have watched every episode. Your children are receiving a first class education - whether you have to duct tape them to the floor or not.
July 10th, 2008 at 6:45 am
that dalek is awesome!
July 10th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
LOL..England IS evil…from a Scots perspective anyway!
And Lord Longleats gamefarm..memorieeeeessssss…
And we have Daleks in our house ..but old Dr. Who is apparently weird and boring and the new one is a teeny bit too scary.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Okay… I must be the only American on here…or the only one who is clueless?
July 11th, 2008 at 5:23 am
That Dalek is huge! But can he go up and down stairs?! ; )
July 11th, 2008 at 5:51 am
you cannot over come the power of the daleks:
http://themusingsofalurcher.blogspot.com/2006/12/halt-or-you-will-be-exterminated.html