Dan & Rachel

Sylvia's girl · Post by **Sylvia's girl** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:05 am

Andy Paras ‏@AndyParas 14m
Is this Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz? RT @LindsaySherrill @AndyParas can't take credit for the pic-a friend took it. pic.twitter.com/kaBriWweDO

sf2la · Post by **sf2la** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:18 am

LOVE IT!!!!!! Thank you for posting!! Birthday Boy and his love n Charleston

Germangirl · Post by **Germangirl** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:30 am

So pleased to get a birthday pic and a happy one, too. So they opted to leave it all behind and just be the two of them. Shows love is going strong still

Alina · Post by **Alina** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:40 am

Germangirl wrote:So pleased to get a birthday pic and a happy one, too. So they opted to leave it all behind and just be the two of them. Shows love is going strong still

^THIS! I'm very happy about it

Thanks a lot Sylvia for the beautiful birthday pic!

CockHargreaves · Post by **CockHargreaves** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:15 pm

It definitely looks very much like them!
I notice he hasn't had his hair cut any shorter yet....
Not keen on the flat cap, personally. As much as it helps with anonymity and probably beats a baseball cap, it's a little bit "Ey up, 'ow's me whippets any road" for my taste.
(Sorry, I guess maybe only the Brits on here will get that.)

tbossmc2000 · Post by **tbossmc2000** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:36 pm

CockHargreaves wrote:It definitely looks very much like them!
I notice he hasn't had his hair cut any shorter yet....
Not keen on the flat cap, personally. As much as it helps with anonymity and probably beats a baseball cap, it's a little bit "Ey up, 'ow's me whippets any road" for my taste.
(Sorry, I guess maybe only the Brits on here will get that.)

SG, you are the best to grace us with this tweet. Good eye Cockh. hair sure looks a bit long. It's a great picture.
Love to see a candid shot of the 2 of them having a nice BD together. Just them being their under the radar self.

Alina · Post by **Alina** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:58 pm

CockHargreaves wrote: it's a little bit "Ey up, 'ow's me whippets any road" for my taste.
(Sorry, I guess maybe only the Brits on here will get that.)

I don't get that, could you explain, please? I'm always ready to learn new things

sf2la · Post by **sf2la** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:44 pm

And hopefully, no bodyguard.

CockHargreaves · Post by **CockHargreaves** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:21 pm

Alina wrote:
CockHargreaves wrote: it's a little bit "Ey up, 'ow's me whippets any road" for my taste.
(Sorry, I guess maybe only the Brits on here will get that.)
I don't get that, could you explain, please? I'm always ready to learn new things

It's intended as a joke - a stereotyped Yorkshire phrase (though Hey Up is a fairly generic greeting anywhere in Northern England). Very working class and old fashioned.
Have a look at this comedy sketch...
http://youtu.be/PK_g93LmqlM

Alina · Post by **Alina** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:56 pm

CockHargreaves wrote:
Alina wrote:
CockHargreaves wrote: it's a little bit "Ey up, 'ow's me whippets any road" for my taste.
(Sorry, I guess maybe only the Brits on here will get that.)
I don't get that, could you explain, please? I'm always ready to learn new things
It's intended as a joke - a stereotyped Yorkshire phrase (though Hey Up is a fairly generic greeting anywhere in Northern England). Very working class and old fashioned.
Have a look at this comedy sketch...
http://youtu.be/PK_g93LmqlM

Thanks

It's really hilarious, and the subtitles are very helpful

So now I understand the "Ey up" bit, but I still can't figure out the "whippets any road" bit, could you provide a "translation", please? I got that "yerolidiz" stands for "your holidays", though

The "I'd rather have an English dish like a pizza" part was

"Wurdyaguur" - where did you go? OMG - awesome.

So could you PLEASE put "WHIPPETS ANY ROAD" in regular English?
I love such stuff, btw

CockHargreaves · Post by **CockHargreaves** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:02 pm

Whippets are a type of small greyhound that can be used for racing. Breeding them could be seen as a working class hobby, as is breeding racing pigeons. So "how are my whippets" is just a jokey stereotype of what a working class Northern male might say. I nearly put "ow's me pigeons" instead...
"Any road" is a bit like hey up, but it means "anyway". Just my attempt at a silly version of dialect.
Glad you liked the clip, I thought it was also funny when he attempted what he thought was a posh pronunciation of lasagne... By the way, your level of fluency in English is superb, you obviously really "got" the dialect in that clip.

Respect to your linguistic skills, Alina!

Alina · Post by **Alina** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:21 pm

CockHargreaves wrote:Whippets are a type of greyhound that can be used for racing. Breeding them could be seen as a working class hobby, along with breeding racing pigeons. So "how are my whippets" is just a jokey stereotype of what a working class Northern make might say. "Any road" is a bit like hey up, but it means "anyway". Just my attempt at a silly version of dialect.
Glad you liked the clip, I thought it was also funny when he attempted what he thought was a posh pronunciation of lasagne... By the way, your level of fluency in English is superb, you obviously really "got" the dialect in that clip. Respect to your linguistic skills, Alina!

Thanks a million

, believe me, I HAD looked up the word "whippets" and I found out it means a breed of a dog, but I still was not able to work out the meaning of the joke, because I didn't know the background context. Now I finally GOT it!

It's a great pleasure to learn new things, especially when you are not a native speaker, of course it's not possible to be familiar with all the cultural nuances and undertones, so I find your help and patience with me in this respect MOST precious

Thanks to you I've just learnt that breedeng whippets is a working class hobby and Daniel's flat hat may be typical for people who belong to that group.

The "lasagne" bit was also great!

And SO was your joke, it just took me some time to get it

Thank you for the compliments, I'm confident I'll eventually reach a superb level of fluency in English - how can it be otherwise if I have such an excellent tutor?

CockHargreaves · Post by **CockHargreaves** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:24 pm

Aw.... That's so nice. I've had a rubbish day and now you've cheered me up. Thanks.

Alina · Post by **Alina** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:28 pm

CockHargreaves wrote:Aw.... That's so nice. I've had a rubbish day and now you've cheered me up. Thanks.

You are awesome!

CockHargreaves · Post by **CockHargreaves** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:53 pm

Here's some working class northern humour for you, if you can cope with the accent...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGrEU5aUw_c