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If you down under you are down under they all sound the same don't they 
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If I was still living in the nudist resort how would you be dressed when writing to me?
'06 America, Raask foot controls, the bike use to be Graphite and Silver, now its Red and Black.
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okay heres a perfect example. When I read this thread by Sven, I just get the accent in my head. And he types normal, its just all the viking references and whatnot..haha http://www.bonnevilleamerica.com/forums/...;gonew=1#UNREAD
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I live in the sun downunder
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I'm a mute!!!
Hmmm. Must be an American thing!!! 
To be honest, most *English* people have trouble telling where I'm from, other than "Up North". When I'm pis...drunk, I get a slight "south of the city" Scouse accent. I use that term because the accent used by those from north of the city is quite different. Throw in some Lancs (Lancashire), some (although I'm loathe to admit it) Mancunian (Manchester) and some general "Northern" and you're about there!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouse
Whats wrong with a Mancunian accent. I've had mine for 62 years. How you goin scouse?
FrankW
Ex Speedmaster rider, went to the Dark Side now riding an America.
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If you down under you are down under they all sound the same don't they
No they don't we Aussies say Sowth Affrika yet those who call it home,pronounce it Seth Efreeka.
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okay heres a perfect example. When I read this thread by Sven, I just get the accent in my head. And he types normal, its just all the viking references and whatnot..haha
Well me and Sven are both from Sweden so i guess this is the reference for our "accent"
Swedish Accent!?
Gooseman
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Its similar to when you talk to someone you have never met over the phone... you make a visual representation of what that person might look like based on the voice. What your brain comes up with:  What actually is on the other end of the line: 
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Its similar to when you talk to someone you have never met over the phone... you make a visual representation of what that person might look like based on the voice.
What your brain comes up with:
What actually is on the other end of the line:
Duuuude! I'm trying to eat my lunch here!  
That's just wrong !
Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come; He will guide you in all truth:
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okay heres a perfect example. When I read this thread by Sven, I just get the accent in my head. And he types normal, its just all the viking references and whatnot..haha
Well me and Sven are both from Sweden so i guess this is the reference for our "accent"
Swedish Accent!?
Haha! Yes! I love the swedish chef! And yes, that's how you sound in my head. 
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Unless yer a hoser most people can tell wer from Canada eh 'cause we like talk different eh.
Bob and Doug
I though that you Canadians talked like this...
Canadian talk like this!
Andy
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and missing my '70 TR6R
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Well you would have to think along the lines of Billy Connolly mixed with Sean Connery and the ability to make the negative positive when talking i.e ye awright naw ?...this has to be mixed with several expletives so this would become "F**k ye F**k*n awright ..naw ? roughly translated "are you ok no" meanining "are you ok yes"? Listen to Robin williams in the Golf sketch he is nearly there....
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Guys with terrible spelling and rotten grammar sound like they're posting from a foot powered computer way back in the woods. Everyone else sounds the same to me, except for Dwight. I imagine he's worn the letters off his caps key...
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Nah, Lon! (but the number 9 and 0 keys, where those parentheses reside, are lookin' a little worse for the wear lately, dude!!!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Same with the folks from Australia, you all sound a bit like crocodile Dundee, or Steve Irwin in my head.
Crikey! Doncha know I lives right next door to that Mick Dundee fella? He's always losin' his crocs in me back yard an' havin' to come get 'em! Struth, there's one now! What a beauty!
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