Laughing my a**e off
Does media self-censorship sound more sophisticated with a British accent? A reader alerts me to this humorous decorum from Metro.co.uk.
Apprentice loser Ben: I was a k**b: "Fired Apprentice loser Ben Clarke... conceded he was a 'bit of a k**b' after making a string of enemies on the show following nine weeks."
In a related matter, here are some web sites 14-year-old British boys find absolutely hilarious:
Comments
Uh-oh, if my Nice Knobs didn't come first, that's a blow to my ego. Even if it did, it still is.
Posted by: Sam | May 21, 2009 6:05 PM
That last one's a double entendre.
Posted by: Anonymous | May 22, 2009 2:28 AM
Laughing my acne off? Must be a British expression.
Posted by: Jesse | May 22, 2009 10:18 AM
I smortle every time NPR reporters file from Nablus. "I hear your dad's knobless. That's why your mom uses a Robert Wood Johnson."
Posted by: Bananas Foster | May 22, 2009 4:35 PM
"I don't know what a 'k**b"' is. I feel like a total kerb."
"The funniest part is they spelled 'berk' backwards."
"I used to live in England, and now I want a kebab, because I assume that's what k**b is. I can't wait to find one and pop it right in my mouth" etc.
Posted by: Trout Almondine | May 23, 2009 1:36 PM
>...here are some web sites
> 14-year-old British boys
> find absolutely hilarious:
Hmm...might we really advance and enhance their levels of intellect through performing a syllabic increase and sending them over to a few supershishkabob websites?
kl
Posted by: Kenny Love | May 28, 2009 9:28 AM