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Old 08-18-2008, 09:59 AM   #1
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I want to have a British accent and get rid of this horrid American one! I should've taken Oddwen's class!
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Old 08-18-2008, 10:19 AM   #2
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I want to have a British accent and get rid of this horrid American one! I should've taken Oddwen's class!
The British accent in overrated. If anything the Texas twang or the Alabama drawl are the only accents worth having (I get into arguments about this all the time)

I just noticed that the Downer has me shaving my face away. It's a little late reporting it, I did that LAST week. My face has grown back since then.
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Old 08-18-2008, 12:24 PM   #3
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The British accent in overrated. If anything the Texas twang or the Alabama drawl are the only accents worth having (I get into arguments about this all the time)
I thought it was a myth that Americans went crazy for British accents until I went there and was a sked "Can you stay here all day and just talk?" though that was Great Bend, Ks where I don't think they get a lot of overseas visitors
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Old 08-19-2008, 01:11 PM   #4
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So typical of phantom to ask me out and then call the reporters... That guy is so full of himself.

And I always knew that Legate was up to no good!
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And I always knew that Legate was up to no good!
Yeah, the article kind of enlightened me too. So it was that!
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Old 08-19-2008, 06:50 PM   #6
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So typical of phantom to ask me out and then call the reporters... That guy is so full of himself.

And I always knew that Legate was up to no good!
Wait, he asked you out too?

And finally Legate's evil plan is uncovered... Although I still haven't figured out what that is though...
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And I always knew that Legate was up to no good!
Darn. *disappears*

But seriously, well done, phantom. It could have been worse...
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Old 08-21-2008, 11:31 PM   #8
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I thought it was a myth that Americans went crazy for British accents until I went there and was a sked "Can you stay here all day and just talk?" though that was Great Bend, Ks where I don't think they get a lot of overseas visitors
British accents are quite lovely, just having any sort of accent besides Western U.S. will up your approval ratings with me 56%! TGEW and I are quite enamored with British accents, and would seriously appreciate lessons on this most correct manner of speech. As a side note, I picked up a dreadful British accent when I went to England in 2007, but I lost it about a week after I got back.

The attempted murder story was brilliant, but I think the next breaking story should feature a gang of eels running amok in Rune's Quality Beef.
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Old 08-22-2008, 08:34 AM   #9
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Old 08-31-2008, 05:02 PM   #10
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I thought it was a myth that Americans went crazy for British accents

Nope, that's only Madonna.

Texas drawl? ****h, the chinook jargon is the way to go! Then again, something tells me we'll have a wawa over this alki.

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Oh don't worry, it's still available - for the entirely reasonable price of thirteen easy payments of 599.97, that is.
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Faking an accent is a worthwhile skill. My buds and I have done it before to get better service at stores and restaurants.

And what's wrong with calling the reporters, Agan? You should be flattered that I'm proud to have the story reported.
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What sort of accents? Like an English kind of accent, or what?

And I've tried faking an accent before, it doesn't work out very well... Maybe I could take Oddwen's nice lessons!
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Oh don't worry, it's still available - for the entirely reasonable price of thirteen easy payments of 599.97, that is.
599.97 what? American dollars? Because if it is, than I could probably pay for it... But if it is that many British pounds, then I don't know... Because they're worth like twice as much...

Can I just put it on Hookbill's Barrow-Card?
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And what's wrong with calling the reporters, Agan? You should be flattered that I'm proud to have the story reported.
Well, nothing, I guess, but it was only our seventh date! Aren't you going a bit too fast?

TGEW, I could teach you to speak in a Finnish accent for free.
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Can you teach me to speak Finnish for free, or would that come at an extra price?
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Old 08-23-2008, 02:59 PM   #20
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TGEW, I could teach you to speak in a Finnish accent for free.
Really? Cool! I'd like that, I'd like to be able to speak Finnish too!
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