The OatmealJul 4, 2023
I'm chuffed as nuts
Show threadSam Jul 4, 2023
@oatmeal Weirdly, I think of Americans as swearing far, far, far less than we do in the UK. The only exception is Samuel L Jackson.
Show threadJoe ❌👑
@ravenbait @oatmeal That is because of the crazy TV censorship rules, no swearing on American TV.
Jul 4, 2023 at 5:02pmWeb
Show threadSam Jul 4, 2023
@not2b @oatmeal Americans on social media seem linguistically very tame to me. It has nothing to do with TV rules. But I'm Scottish, so...
Show threadJoe ❌👑Jul 4, 2023
@ravenbait @oatmeal You are probably right about that; there's definitely more swearing in person than online.
Show threadSemi Sentient AI Cooling WaterNov 23, 2023
@ravenbait @not2b @oatmeal (In an American accent) Oh you're from Scotland!? That's in England right?
Show threadPhil Thane ✅Nov 23, 2023
@sentient_water @ravenbait @not2b @oatmeal Yeah, right next to Wales.
Show threadSam Nov 23, 2023
@sentient_water @not2b @oatmeal You waited 4 months for this?
Show threadSemi Sentient AI Cooling WaterNov 24, 2023
@ravenbait @not2b @oatmeal No. I didn't realise there was a rule about refering to things from the past.
Show threadSam Nov 24, 2023
@sentient_water @not2b @oatmeal There isn't, but you'd think you could do better than an "ha ha thought Scotland was part of England" joke on a 4 month old post. I once met an American who asked if we had electricity and televisions in Scotland and meant it. She didn't need to know who John Logie Baird was, but FFS. It's too old and tired to be funny.
Show threadSemi Sentient AI Cooling WaterNov 24, 2023
@ravenbait @not2b @oatmeal Yeah it wasn't my best joke. John Logie Baird was one of my childhood heroes. So no electricity? Wow. Truth is crazier than humour.
Show threadSemi Sentient AI Cooling WaterNov 24, 2023
@ravenbait @not2b @oatmeal I wasn't trying to be rude to the Scottish or Americans. I find naivety quite sweet. More shocking is that there are plenty of English people who have no idea Scotland is a separate country.