that...  ^^  immediate cold shower effect!!

*considers going to clean oven.... *

agree Joe!

my daughter and I have this thing where we shout "twisted statistics" when some conclusion drawn from out of context data is announced on the telly or the radio...

You can be enthusiastic with me!!

When at uni I wanted to be a Statistician and took as many Statistics modules as I could. I then realised I couldn't pronouce it and gave up all hope and became a teacher.

Satistics.....staishtic.....specific....pacific.... Pure Maths is much easier to say


Oven is done (thank you Mr Muscle ....you are my hero!!!) ...... now to mop the floor.....

Yep...... I always set a homework to get the kids to bring me one. I have quite a collection now. I won't name the newspaper they get the most from..... it may not be statistically significant.

lol.... which is what makes the "twisted statistic" bingo call Ickle & I do so funny.... I can't say statistic either... not unless I break it down and say "sta-tis - tic"

I can now reveal that I am unable to utter the word "deteriorate."

Zaphod:
8 out of 10 cats prefer whiskas.

I chose to misread that as 8 out of 10 cats prefer whiskies

And I am going to go out for a walk, but as Z will confirm, it's started to rain.

phenomenon <-- I can't say that!

"phemoneom, phemonemum, phemo.... effect"

Can I throw "tree" into the mix?

But not in a Jonathan Ross type way!

you can't say tree?  

You can't pronounce 'tree'? ..or .. you just like chucking large lumps of timber about?


Z.

All together now:

I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay,
I sleep all night and I work all day.
  Chorus: He's a lumberjack and he's okay,
He sleeps all night and he works all day.
I cut down trees, I eat my lunch,
I go to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays I go shopping

And hav
e buttered scones for tea.
Mounties: He cuts down trees, he eats his lunch,
He goes to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays he goes shopping
And has buttered scones for tea.
  Chorus: He's a lumberjack and he's okay,
He sleeps all night and he works all day.
I cut down trees, I skip and jump,
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women's clothing,
And hang around in bars.
Mounties: He cuts down trees, he skips and jumps,
He likes to press wild flowers.
He puts on women's clothing,
And hangs around in
 bars.
  Chorus: He's a lumberjack and he's okay,
He sleeps all night and he works all day.
I cut down trees, I wear high heels,
Suspendies and a bra.
I wish I'd been a girlie,
Just like my dear pappa.
Mounties: He cuts down trees, he wears high heels?
Suspendies...and a bra?
...he's a lumberjack and he's okay,
He sleeps all night and he works all day.
...he's a lumberjack and he's OKAAAAAAAAAAYYY.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

I can't pronounce Birmingham and I hate numbers!

Oh and Labour here, there are rows afoot in this house

Sometimes it sounds like chree...... but maybe thats just my imagination.

Birmingham HAS to be said with a brummie accent... in fact I can't not say it in Brummie accent...   ppl think I am mocking them....

Although I can say "tree", "three" is a different matter, it tends to come out as "thrwee".

have you sat there one night, on your own... saying tree over and over again.. til it sounds wrong and nonsensical?

 *goes to get Ducky enrolled on dating site or something*

Ah cannot be doing that, we don't pronounce hard "g"s in the middle of words here, that way would lead to madness

hahaha!

you just have to morph into Hartely Hare mode...  (Pipkins reference)...    that is the only way I can do Brummie talk... 

learned at a very early age...

No...... but I have done that with the word "chair"

*Goes to ebay to buy a batch of second hand speak 'n' spells... preferably ones with a multi-repeat facility*


Z.

Lib Dems.  I don't expect them to win, but I think they deserve a bigger number of seats than they currently have.

I right fancy Nick Clegg, his voice is phwoooooar.

that makes me want to go and listen to him speak right now....

...they should use this as part of their election strategy...

They should He seriously has a lovely speaking voice, posh without veering over into "hyse" for house territory like Cameron's and it is just the perfect pitch of depth and slightly gravelly.

*schwing*

You've thought about it a lot haven't you Leccy?

Just a bit

That word just sets me off do you recall the Muppets song, it sounded like phenomenon followed by doo doo de doo doo!

I know the song you mean... but I have never sang the badumdedum bit as phenomenon....

but it works!

and....and.... when I sing it to that tune I can say it!!!!!

I'm not sure how seriously people will take me if I break into song everytime I say it though!

I am sure that would be phenomenally impressive, Ditty

Z.

And after 40 votes, the BBC swingometer now shows:
Conservatives 105 seats, Labour 463 seats, Liberal Democrats 56 seats, and Other 26 seats.
Slightly more realistic than the previus figures, but still somewhat different to the newpapers polls.

Well now you're just adding extra syllables to confuse her Zaph.

Reminds me of a lovely story by Michael Bentine.  He had a bad stutter and everyone at his school took the mickey out of him.  Well he had lessons to correct the stutter and he learned to start a word or a sentence with a sort of hum so he went into the tuck shop to order some food and came out with Mmmmmm may I have a fishcake at which point everyone stopped talking in astonishment and the lady behind the counter said "Of course you can dear" in a slightly puzzled way (as you would )

And from the votes cast to now we have:
Conservatives 120 seats, Labour 444 seats, Liberal Democrats 60 seats, and Others 26 seats.
Also the polliing booths in Northern Ireland could be rather empty if no-one turns up!

Loving this thread.....well done everyone

I think the most interesting thing about the poll at the moment is the split between the different regions......

Also the fact that there are some voters on the forum who are keeping very quiet about their intentions of voting Conservative