[BITList] Fwd: PAUL'S forthcoming WEDDING

[Michael Feltham]

John,

To put you out of your misery

tartan  breaks down to tart (female) & an equals in.

Mike
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On 25 Apr 2009, at 10:04, HUGH wrote:

Mike,

Jokes lose much in the translation.  My wife (Hugh, is that supposed  
to be
funny? Do they get paid for that?) always has to have Monty Python
translated for her. However, here goes.  In demotic Scots, "tartan" is
pronounced "tar'an", the glo'al stop having been brought north by  
Cockney
immigrants fleeing association with Eastenders.  And "tart" can often be
said as "tar' ", ie, a glo'al stop at the end (hard to achieve by non
natives).  So, that's another good joke spoiled for ever.

Hugh.


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