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Title: Technology issues
Post by: Cindy on May 12, 2019, 03:14:06 AM
Post by: Cindy on May 12, 2019, 03:14:06 AM
Title: Re: Technology issues
Post by: Alice V on May 12, 2019, 03:51:25 AM
Post by: Alice V on May 12, 2019, 03:51:25 AM
It's awesome XD
though I don't understand part of it. Guess it's ok in case of british humor but mine problem more linguistic :) anyway, I definitely like part that I understand :)
though I don't understand part of it. Guess it's ok in case of british humor but mine problem more linguistic :) anyway, I definitely like part that I understand :)
Title: Technology issues
Post by: LizK on May 12, 2019, 05:37:23 AM
Post by: LizK on May 12, 2019, 05:37:23 AM
I want an eggsbox 1 myself[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Brilliant loved it
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Brilliant loved it
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Title: Re: Technology issues
Post by: Perry on May 12, 2019, 08:55:41 AM
Post by: Perry on May 12, 2019, 08:55:41 AM
That was hysterical, thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Technology issues
Post by: Linde on May 12, 2019, 08:55:59 AM
Post by: Linde on May 12, 2019, 08:55:59 AM
I wonder what would happen, if he would re-boot the eggsbox?
Title: Re: Technology issues
Post by: AnneK on May 12, 2019, 09:03:52 AM
Post by: AnneK on May 12, 2019, 09:03:52 AM
I watched that video years ago, when a friend sent the link.
Alice V. Yes, if you're not familiar with English and British humour, you might not get it. A lot of British humour is implicit, so if you don't know the background, you won't get the joke. It tends to me more intelligent than the blatant stuff that's closer to stupidity than humour that we so often see these days.
Alice V. Yes, if you're not familiar with English and British humour, you might not get it. A lot of British humour is implicit, so if you don't know the background, you won't get the joke. It tends to me more intelligent than the blatant stuff that's closer to stupidity than humour that we so often see these days.
Title: Re: Technology issues
Post by: Alice V on May 12, 2019, 09:24:46 AM
Post by: Alice V on May 12, 2019, 09:24:46 AM
QuoteAlice V. Yes, if you're not familiar with English and British humour, you might not get it. A lot of British humour is implicit, so if you don't know the background, you won't get the joke. It tends to me more intelligent than the blatant stuff that's closer to stupidity than humour that we so often see these days.As I said, my problem is more linguistic. Probably you didn't get what I said due my bad explanation, sorry :)
We often just talking that way and usually don't call it humor but it still funny.
Title: Re: Technology issues
Post by: Lisa89125 on May 12, 2019, 11:11:46 AM
Post by: Lisa89125 on May 12, 2019, 11:11:46 AM
I like this one too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi_6SaqVQSw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi_6SaqVQSw)
Lisa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi_6SaqVQSw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi_6SaqVQSw)
Lisa
Title: Re: Technology issues
Post by: LizK on May 13, 2019, 04:56:30 AM
Post by: LizK on May 13, 2019, 04:56:30 AM
The English language...as clear as Mud
Title: Re: Technology issues
Post by: MaryT on May 14, 2019, 03:54:33 PM
Post by: MaryT on May 14, 2019, 03:54:33 PM
Quote from: Alice V on May 12, 2019, 09:24:46 AM
As I said, my problem is more linguistic. Probably you didn't get what I said due my bad explanation, sorry :)
We often just talking that way and usually don't call it humor but it still funny.
I think that all of the jokes were based on English puns, which someone might not get if they don't know all of the meanings of the words. In this sketch,
blackberry = kind of fruit = brand of smartphone;
juice = fruit juice = electrical power;
frozen = icy cold = 'phone or computer screen not changing or updating;
orange = kind of fruit = mobile network company;
black spots = dark patches = places with no mobile 'phone or Internet coverage;
desktop = top of desk = large personal computer that permanently stays on a desk;
mouse = small rodent = device for moving cursor and selecting objects on computer screen;
drag = move something by pulling it = use the mouse to move something on a computer screen;
I'm not sure what "drag the blackberry to the track" means. Is it something to do with trackpads, also known as touch pads? Perhaps someone else could interpret this one.
launch = set something in motion, e.g. launch a rocket into space = start or introduce a computer, 'phone or software application;
windows = panes of glass = Windows Operating System;
date = kind of fruit = calendar or diary day;
apple = kind of fruit = brand of computer;
dongle = in this context, suggestive of penis (sometimes called a dong) = usb device to e.g. connect to the Internet;
booting = kicking = starting computer;
crashed = smashed into something = computer operating system stopped working;
eggs box (sounds a bit like Xbox) = box of eggs = brand of gaming console.
Title: Re: Technology issues
Post by: AnneK on May 14, 2019, 04:33:25 PM
Post by: AnneK on May 14, 2019, 04:33:25 PM
Quote from: AnneK on May 12, 2019, 09:03:52 AM
I watched that video years ago, when a friend sent the link.
Alice V. Yes, if you're not familiar with English and British humour, you might not get it. A lot of British humour is implicit, so if you don't know the background, you won't get the joke. It tends to me more intelligent than the blatant stuff that's closer to stupidity than humour that we so often see these days.
When I wrote that, I thought about a lot of comedians and comics, from back in the '60s, 70s and earlier, one of them being Tim Conway. Sadly he passed away today. His skits on the Carol Burnett show were priceless!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY)
Tim Conway, American comedy star, dead at 85 :(
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/obit-tim-conway-1.5135359 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/obit-tim-conway-1.5135359)