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[–] brap@lemmy.world 41 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They… do not look very British.

[–] essell@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Where do you think Hugh Laurie is from? 🤔

[–] georgette@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I think they meant the plural "they" not the singular

[–] levzzz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

God i love house md i finished all the 8 seasons and i want more now

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

The ol' meme-uno reverse

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 36 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I believe so, from the Catch-22 adaptation (2019) I still need to see.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

It's actually pretty good, though it really drags in places.

The beginning is glorious though.

[–] damo_omad@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Listen to the audiobook for it first, freaking hilarious

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Got a link to the audiobook that’s hilarious?

[–] damo_omad@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

On audible it's just Catch 22 narrated by Trevor White. Really well done

[–] ochi_chernye@startrek.website 3 points 3 weeks ago

I wasn't aware that they'd done a miniseries adaptation! Adding to my watchlist, thanks.

[–] ArchaicFury@lemmy.zip 18 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

No it’s that doctor from what’s name

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Doctor Residence

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No, that's clearly Lieutenant George Colthurst serving under Captain Blackadder.

Surprisingly high resolution for such and old show, though.

[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 6 points 3 weeks ago

Permission to shout "Bravo" at an annoyingly loud volume, sir.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago
[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago
[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The phrase everyone's looking at is "bless you" these days (US accent) ... the Germans are not the badies anymore ... sorry to say, but strangely enough, they are among the good guys now.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I've always preferred "gesundheit" as it's wishing the person good health rather than using religious terminology.

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The polish version (Na zdrowie!) is basically the same, someone should make a map of what kind of response one gives when someone sneezes (religious, health, etc.)

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

"Bless" is archaic, but I don't think it has to be exclusively religious.

EDIT: I looked for alternate definitions, but I guess it pretty much does always refer to holy/divine approval...

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Bless
verb

to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy


I think bless is an inherently religious word, although not necessarily of any particular religion

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 3 weeks ago

Okay, you've convinced me.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

It has a religious origin, but it can certainly be used secularly, and is more often than not. I just like avoiding it when possible.

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

"That's not how we hold up three fingers..."

[–] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

Not to my knowledge, though there was a great deal of effort put into ferreting out spies by using common shibboleths, especially during the European theatre in late 1944 and 1945, when German commandos were using American and British uniforms to infiltrate Allied lines.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Things like this did happen. Read about a spy who was busted eating his pie from the wrong direction. Americans start at the tip, Europeans start at the "back".

This was WWI or WWII and may be apocryphal.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

No idea of this particular instance, but there is a general idea of a shibboleth as a normative indicator someone is a member of a group by common tradition or custom or something not done by taboo. The way you say a word, react to a sneeze, count on your fingers, pronouncing it sequel vs S-Q-L, etc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shibboleths

[–] kalistia@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

That's George!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

At least it wasn't how he counted that gave him away.

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, NO!, 10."

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe that person has 9 related trauma

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

"No, you see it's Yiddish!"