when ringtones attack

[burntcopper]

snow falling outside in tiny flakes and there was pavement ice in Shepherd's Bush/Kensington. But not settling. Bah. Apparently it's deep, deep snow back home. Hoping like hell I can get back tonight since I want to mess around in the snow. 'Specially considering tomorrow is birthday. (snow is normally only a february or Easter thing in Berkshire, so I'm used to it being bitter or frost-laden on my birthday, but no snow.) But still going to stop at River Island and New Look at lunch to grab another emergency change of clothing.

Question for the Colonialists : Does anyone ever use 'Ta' to say thanks? (thought they didn't use eejit either, but since I just heard Bobby use it on Supernatural, am guessing it's a matter of location.)

Changed ringtone post-christmas. have learnt my lesson - don't use a popular christmas song since you'll just think it's on the radio if it's not in your pocket. Subjected Meg to the first 20 secs of a bunch of stuff in a quest to find something that walked that fine borderline between irritating and penetrating. Which includes the final test of stuffing it in my bag on the other side of the room while something else is playing on the stereo and getting someone to ring me. Surprising how many songs that you'd think had really distinctive intros fail this. So now, I have the Theme from St Trinians by Girls Aloud.

Forcing self to listen to mp3 player on shuffle in effort to cull the mediocre stuff as I have a habit of shoving albums/concerts on there, as well as stuff you think you'll listen to and never do. One day I really need to go through every single version of Barrowman doing 'I am What I am' and cull them.

Comments

[cidercupcakes.livejournal.com]

We don't use "ta" where I am, or at least not in my circles -- lower-middle-class mid-Atlantic -- and I don't think I've heard it much if at all amongst people from other regions/sets. "Eejit" is more dependent on the accent, so that's a regional thing.

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

I predict 'Ta' will be the next thing that American script-writers have the English stereotypes using. Since they're steadily burning through cheers and bollocks.

re: eejit, that makes sense because it is just 'idiot' filtered through regional accent. But more satisfying to say. Any idea what part of the country Bobby's supposed to be from? I don't think it's Illinois, Oklahoma or Kansas.