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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

TV Let’s Play… Name That Accent!

Posted by Wm. Steven Humphrey on Wed, Jan 16 at 2:32 PM

Our current Limey-in-residence Matt Davis is currently out on assignment. That means I need YOUR HELP. Please watch the following video and IDENTIFY THIS COKED-UP GUY’S ACCENT. Is he British? Australian? Kiwi? Or is he just on a lot of coke? And if you really want extra points, identify the region of his dialect. (Oh, and buy some U.S. Windows while you’re at it. This guy would. If he lived here.)

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Australian. Definitely. Maybe from Sydney?

Posted by Crocodile Dundee | January 16, 2008 3:24 PM

what does he need a manta ray barb sticking out of his chest or a lucky kangaroo leg keyfob? Totally Australian.

Posted by Beer Batter | January 16, 2008 3:35 PM

I'm going with straight British. South London.

Posted by Harold | January 16, 2008 4:24 PM

No way. Dude's a total kiwi. Probably grew up on South Island and came to Los Angeles for his OE and stayed.

Posted by Art | January 16, 2008 6:10 PM

I'm betting he's from Kansas, idolized Robert Downey Jr. in Natural Born Killers, and really wowed the talent agent with his over-the-top Aussie-ness.

Posted by Absent Mindful | January 16, 2008 7:06 PM

I'm English and have lived in Boston, San Francisco and now here in Portland. I'm amazed and beginning to get a little irritated with Portlanders who when they hear me speak will say "Are you Australian?" It's really quite surprising how many people here ask me that around here. Now in Boston I was asked quite often if I was Irish which is I suppose to be expected there. But why the hell do people here think I'm Aussie? I don't sound remotely Australian. I've never even been there.

Posted by Tom | January 17, 2008 7:27 AM

Tom (@6), they're just trying to be polite. Given all the rumors going around about British people, the last thing I'd want to do is assume someone was English -- it would be rude.

Posted by tODD | January 17, 2008 9:43 AM

Crikey!

Posted by OJ Simpson | January 22, 2008 12:00 AM

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