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[Remmirath]

Well I'm from the Teh United States of Great Britin, so I'm a little confused about this 'british humour' thing. Do we all just have the exact same humour? And drink tea with scones whilst wearing tweed?

Quite so. Just like we Americans all drink beer, eat hot-dogs and play football and have the same sense of humour! Isn't it grand how neatly categorised the world is?

... Right then. Moving along.

British humour? Yeah, I'd rather have that then American humour - the last thing I want in my game is a laugh track after someone says something obvious and stares at the camera. And yes, I am from America. I do realise this is not true of all American humour. Just all that I've accidentally seen on TV and then wished I had not seen.

Seriously (since for some reason I'm replying to this topic seriously. Lack of sleep? Imminent posession by aliens?) so long as the humour that is there is in fact funny, then I say it's all good. Since the Baldur's Gate series, Icewind Dale and Icewind Dale II had plenty of genuinely funny moments (more than I can recall in any other game), I'm not worried about it. Knights of the Old Republic as well.

Fable II... was not made by BioWare, and thus I'm not sure what impact it would have on Dragon Age, aside from the obvious answer of 'likely none'. I've also never played it, but that's neither here nor there, yes?

[Ieolus]

Halae, you claim you are from the US, but then you spell humor with an extra letter. I call shenanigans.

[Sebiale]

Raltar wrote...

BioWare is Canadian.

[Remmirath]

Halae, you claim you are from the US, but then you spell humor with an extra letter. I call shenanigans.

Eh, well, I am. Michigan, to be particular. I'm just a bit weird, I guess. I grew up reading about half British books and half American books and watching British TV shows (on video tape - they were old ones), so I guess I picked some of that up when learning to write. Being homeschooled probably had a lot to do with that, as somebody probably would've told me not to if I'd gone to public school, considering the funny looks some people have given me about it.

I'm not really very consistent in my spelling. I tend to spell any given word the way I saw it first or the way it looks most right to me. If I ever had to try to pretend I was British, I'd probably do a pretty bad job of it - if nothing else, I've discovered from many years in theatre that I can't do an accent (any accent) to save my life. Luckily, I have not had to.

I can't think of any specific examples of anything I spell the American way or the British way, but I'm sure there are some of each, and they're probably obvious to some people.

And that was probably a needlessly long explanation, but hey. There it is.



Come to think of it, on a different note, I don't even know what people generally think a Canadian sense of humour is. Huh.

[Sebiale]

Halae Dral wrote...
Come to think of it, on a different note, I don't even know what people generally think a Canadian sense of humour is. Huh.

If I had to guess, most people would say French, but that's likely only because Canadians are mostly French in ancestry. I have no idea as tot heir true humor-style.
Any Candians around that can tell us?

[ByblosHex]

I'm an American from Philadelphia, and I spell humour with an U. I curse the red squiggly line every time too!

Modifié par ByblosHex, 01 novembre 2009 - 10:02 .

[MithridateDA]

As a french, when i see québécois (quebecer in english ?) humorist, it sounds really american but they are really appreciated in France.



For the op, i love british humor, think about Holy Grail or Life of Brian from Monty Pythons !

[PorcelynDoll]

Sebiale wrote...

Halae Dral wrote...
Come to think of it, on a different note, I don't even know what people generally think a Canadian sense of humour is. Huh.

If I had to guess, most people would say French, but that's likely only because Canadians are mostly French in ancestry. I have no idea as tot heir true humor-style.
Any Candians around that can tell us?

Where do you get your information from? Canadians are not French nor do most of us have French ancestry. Quebec is a province that speaks  a version of the French language and the majority of those from Quebec don't even have French ancestry. A lot come from Irish and UK backgrounds. Canada doesn't have one type of people. We come from all countries and backgrounds and embrace our multi cultural heritges.

[ByblosHex]

Saying Canadians are French is like saying Americans are English. It's nonsense.

[ByblosHex]

Saying Canadians are French is like saying Americans are English. It's nonsense.

[Icinix]

WHAT?? Americans aren't English?? All these years I've been a fool.

[Sebiale]

ByblosHex wrote...

Saying Canadians are French is like saying Americans are English. It's nonsense.

No, rather, it's just not entirely accurate.

Sorry, PorcelynDoll

Modifié par Sebiale, 01 novembre 2009 - 10:19 .

[Veyt]

Halae Dral wrote...

...many years in theatre that I can't do an accent ...
I can't think of any specific examples of anything I spell the American way or the British way, but I'm sure there are some of each, and they're probably obvious to some people.

Lol, say what?

[gelfie]

flamechamp23 wrote...

I have nothing against the United States of Great Britin, but I lost a lot of desire and that "awe factor" in playing Fable 2 because the british humor wasn't funny at all.  I can deal with that english accent, but please, no british humor.  It pains me to see something that really isn't funny at hall.

I haven't played Fable 2 so can't comment on the quality of the humour therein but I am quite serious when I say that if you cannot draw amusement from British humour then you are missing out on the best humour the world has to offer. I hereby sentence you to five hundred thousand hours of Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, The Goodies, The Two Ronnies, 'Allo 'Allo, Yes Minister, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (not the film), Shaun of the Dead etc.

In between the shows and films mentioned above, you should also spend some time studying a current map of the world.

Modifié par gelfie, 01 novembre 2009 - 10:45 .

[S0ndor]

Since this thread is already a troll fest, I might aswell join in.



I for one thought that the "humour" in both Fable games was absolutely terrible. The over the top accents and relentless farting and burping during conversations were really detrimental to the whole experience.



The whole world was supposedly in danger and I had to save it, but I just didn't give a ****. The whole world was filled with a bunch of retards with cockney accents (not saying you're a retard if you have this accent, but the characters in Fable clearly were). Not to mention that every character looked like a caricature of a really ugly person.



There, I'm done.



Bioware and DA:O have nothing to do with Lionhead and Fable anyway.

[Mordaedil]

I think peoples reactions to flamechamp are more amusing as well. He never bother responding to anyone, so I don't know why people keep posting in his threads when they could be "killing their own pain" by NOT posting. [smilie]http://fi.somethingawful.com/images/smilies/emot-emo.gif[/smilie]

I guess laughs are that valuable.

[JamesMoriarty123]

God, I was so disappointed when I heard AMERICAN accents in the game. It's something I can live with but in my opinion the only accent for high fantasy settings is English. I mean come on, can you imagine all these heroes walking around with that American sass?

"So you think you're good, huh? Come get some!"

What a load of bollocks.
See LoTR for an example, many American actors but all made to speak with an English accent as it doesn't sound CHEESY!!!!

American Accent = Cheese! (In high fantasy)

!!!
(Sorry, just one of my pet hates. I say keep the American accent in contemporary and future fiction. For example, Mass Effect pulled it off with no cheese and some awesome acting talent.)

Modifié par JamesMoriarty123, 01 novembre 2009 - 11:41 .

[Aldandil]

This topic really makes me wonder: Doesn't all humour originating in Canada have to be Canadian?

[Varenus Luckmann]

ByblosHex wrote...
Saying Canadians are French is like saying Americans are English. It's nonsense.

As an amish, I respectfully disagree.

Chartis wrote...
A frenchman loses into a bar.

Haha, took me a sec to get, but I snicker'd.

Modifié par Varenus Luckmann, 01 novembre 2009 - 12:09 .

[MrGOH]

Canadian "humour" = Kids in the Hall, Dan Akroyd, Tom Green, Will Arnett, Norm MacDonald, Samantha Bee and Tommy Chong. Runs the gamut, it appears.

[LokiHades]

ByblosHex wrote...

Saying Canadians are French is like saying Americans are English. It's nonsense.

While not all Americans are English, a good bulk of them are, if you trace back history [I'm British American, haha]. But I agree with you, especially on Canadians not all being French, my girlfriend Canadian and she despises the French.

I enjoy British humor, though Fable 2 doesn't show the best of it [barely any, rather].

Also, don't feed the troll.

[MrGOH]

Varenus Luckmann wrote...

ByblosHex wrote...
Saying Canadians are French is like saying Americans are English. It's nonsense.

As an amish, I respectfully disagree.

*snip*

What's a Pennsylvania Dutchman doing on the internet? Is this your Rumspringe?


Edit: Rumspringa, I mean. Forgot you folks can't spell your German words correctly.

Modifié par MrGOH, 01 novembre 2009 - 12:20 .

[wrexingcrew]

gelfie wrote...
 I hereby sentence you to five hundred thousand hours of Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, The Goodies, The Two Ronnies, 'Allo 'Allo, Yes Minister, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (not the film), Shaun of the Dead etc.

Justice is served.  Of course, speaking of being served, if we really wanted to punish the guy, we'd add or substitute Are You Being Served? somewhere on the list.

[jom55]

whats wromg with british humour? (says in british accent) =)