Comments on: Albanian newspaper article http://www.simonvarwell.co.uk/2007/11/albanian-newspaper-article/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=albanian-newspaper-article Lost Horizons Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon Varwell http://www.simonvarwell.co.uk/2007/11/albanian-newspaper-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1080 Simon Varwell Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:46:40 +0000 http://simonvarwell.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/albanian-newspaper-article/#comment-1080 I've got a straw, but I'm not a strawberry. I’ve got a straw, but I’m not a strawberry.

]]> By: Kieran Turner http://www.simonvarwell.co.uk/2007/11/albanian-newspaper-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1079 Kieran Turner Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:28:25 +0000 http://simonvarwell.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/albanian-newspaper-article/#comment-1079 I've gotta badge, but I'm not a badger. I’ve gotta badge, but I’m not a badger.

]]> By: Beat Attitude http://www.simonvarwell.co.uk/2007/11/albanian-newspaper-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1078 Beat Attitude Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:55:23 +0000 http://simonvarwell.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/albanian-newspaper-article/#comment-1078 seconded Nev :) Talking of melting with laughter, that is what happened last night at Bill Bailey's gig in the SECC. Quote: "Has anyone heard of the band, 'The Killers'?" "They've got a great song that goes 'I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier...'" (sings) " I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier... It's a nice line that, kind of clever you know, soul, soldier... then I thought. No it isn't! The two ideas are completely unrelated: they just happen to have the same phonetic word at the start. It makes no sense.!" "You might as well sing..."I've got ham but I'm not a hamster" (at this point, audience collapses/melts with laughter) WE are now encouraged to sing this at future Killers gigs. seconded Nev :)

Talking of melting with laughter, that is what happened last night at Bill Bailey’s gig in the SECC.

Quote:

“Has anyone heard of the band, ‘The Killers’?”
“They’ve got a great song that goes ‘I’ve got soul, but I’m not a soldier…’”
(sings)
” I’ve got soul, but I’m not a soldier… It’s a nice line that, kind of clever you know, soul, soldier… then I thought. No it isn’t! The two ideas are completely unrelated: they just happen to have the same phonetic word at the start. It makes no sense.!”

“You might as well sing…”I’ve got ham but I’m not a hamster”

(at this point, audience collapses/melts with laughter)

WE are now encouraged to sing this at future Killers gigs.

]]> By: Nev http://www.simonvarwell.co.uk/2007/11/albanian-newspaper-article/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 Nev Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:31:13 +0000 http://simonvarwell.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/albanian-newspaper-article/#comment-1077 If I met an Albanian who wanted to "floke me shtrat" I'd phone the police. If I met an Albanian who wanted to “floke me shtrat” I’d phone the police.

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