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[JayzusB.Christ]

I sometimes wonder how Nikolai Dante would've played out if his bio-blades were in his feet instead of his hands.

Bladerunner?

(Applause)

[JayzusB.Christ]

It's just occurred to me that Rob Williams has the same name as Robbie Williams. I know whose writing I prefer though. 

(I mean, how can you beat lyrics like 'I look like Kiss without the make-up, and that's a good line to take it to the bridge'?)

[JohnW]

Lyrics aside, I think Rob could take a few lessons from Robbie when it comes to tone.
I've just reread the whole Enceladus/Small House thing in the UC and everyone's so damned intense.
A little of Robbie Williams's cheeky cheery pop sensibility would go a long way to lighten the mood.

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

He was great as the genie and I've always enjoyed Mrs Doubtfire...

[Funt Solo]

I'm flubbergasted that it's taken the board this long to recognize that the athletic inspiration of Rob "Time Lord" Williams would lend itself well to the high octane, superhero stylings of Hershey. Or maybe a reboot of Harlem Heroes with some sport in it.

[JayzusB.Christ]

So - has any Scottish person ever said 'help ma boab', 'jings' or 'crivvens' in anything other than jest?  And what is their etymology?  With all this talk of The Bogie Man coming back, I've been reading up on Scottishisms, but can't find anything other than that these ones possibly came from The Broons; and that 'jings' is possibly a euphemism to avoid blaspheming.

Irish equivalents, I suppose, would be 'begorra', 'bejabbers' and 'be the hokey' - never heard them used seriously, though I suspect they may have been used with a straight face in the distant past to avoid eternal damnation*. Prefacing sentences with 'Sure and..', or closing them with 'to be sure': Close, but no shillelagh.  We just say 'sure' at the start without the 'and', though we do say it a lot where I'm from at least. 

*Though a look at James Joyce's characters' dialogue reveals that the Dubliners of the turn of the 20th century didn't hold back TOO much when it came to swearing and blaspheming, with f-words, c-words and Jesus Christs seemingly as common as they are nowadays.

[JohnW]

I usually stay away from Oirishisms, but have recently taken to saying 'Faith!' at odd moments.
I think everyone needs at least one irritating foible.
On the other hand – atheist or not – I can blaspheme as only a good Catholic can. I frown upon young people taking the Holy Name in vain, seeing as they've never been intimidated by scary men in black dresses or been forced to kneel their way through the Rosary (in Irish, even).

As for the Scots and their strange Scottish ways: I have eaten haggis and heard bagpipes, but never a jings, crivvens or helpmaboab caressed my ears on my one long-ago weekend in Edinburrow.
They just say 'fuck' a lot – much like normal people.

[Dandontdare]

Colin MacNeil genuinely says "Jings" when surprised, I've witnessed it.

[Funt Solo]

Crivvens! Ah dinnae believe it for wan meenit.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Colin MacNeil genuinely says "Jings" when surprised, I've witnessed it.

Now you mention it, I've heard him say it too.

[Link Prime]

Shure look

[JohnW]

Shure look

Yerrah lookit.

(Although I might start saying, "Och aye the noo" just to confuse American visitors. It can replace the "Gott in Himmel" I use now.)

[JohnW]

Yesterday I bought a whetstone.
I spent a soothing evening at my kitchen table, listening to eighties hits and sharpening knives.
The neighbours describe me as a quiet type.

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

I should really replace mine, it's all dhried out

[The Legendary Shark]

Then whet it, Mr. Pops, Mr.pops, Mr Pops,
Then whet it, Mr. Pops, Mr.pops, whet it...