Friday, June 4, 2004

Ducks quack with regional accents

by Suw on June 4, 2004

I knew that French cows can't understand English*, but a new study shows that English ducks quack with regional accents:

“Cockney” ducks from London make a rougher sound, not unlike their human counterparts, so their fellow quackers can hear them above the city's hubbub. But their country cousins communicate with a softer, more relaxed sound, the team from Middlesex University found.
…The study was designed to look at how language developed and Dr De Rijke now hopes to study the quacking sounds of Irish, Geordie and scouse ducks.

But what about Welsh ducks?
*Honest, it's true. A farmer bought a herd of French dairy cows, but they couldn't understand English so when he tried to get them into the milking shed, they ignored him. He had to hire a French cowherd to teach them English. I can't find a link for it right now, so you'll have to take my word for it.

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Best review of Troy so far

by Suw on June 4, 2004

From The High Sign (sorry, no permalink), this is just a great review of Troy:

Scrawny Andromache, the wife of Hector,
As played by Saffron Burrows, evokes naught
So much as the desire to buy Big Macs
And stuff them down her craw: eat, lady, eat!

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by Suw on June 4, 2004

Stu over at Feeling Listless reviews Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and finds it far better than the first two Potter movies. Hadn't been bothered about seeing this, prefering instead thoughts of a Troy rematch, but maybe I'll put the effort in whilst I'm up in London to catch it. Although still haven't seen Shaun of the Dead yet, or a gazillion other movies I Really Wanted To See.
Never enough time…

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"It was this big… no, really!"

by Suw on June 4, 2004

Joi's AP interview did the rounds, and eventually wound up on CNN, from which:

“'And then Bunny said to Snowchyld…' oh damn, where are my fingerpuppets?”

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Parental revenge is sweet

by Suw on June 4, 2004

Let the punishment fit the crime. (eBay auction page: read whilst still available.)

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