Bananaman Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Nothing bizarre about wanting to be President of the World, Keybollox. And you don't have to be Manx to realise political ambitions locally. Thanks to the others for the comments though - more positive than I expected! You couldn't get much more Manx than the late great Colin Jerry. He was English. There's one for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klimp Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 err Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yootalkin2me Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I've been here for 21 years, been trying to get off for 21 years but alas the Gods conspire to keep me here and now my newborn son is manx as is my wife...but hey who gives a shit where you are from...planet earth being the most important in my opinion...why though would anyone want to reject their roots to adopt another place as their heritage instead when it really doesn't matter is beyond me, but hey ho each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 If I could be elected as Minister of Transport (something I feel passionately about), I'd maybe stand (I have toyed with the idea). The reality is that IF I got in, I'd no doubt do an entire first term as a rookie backbencher and maybe eventually get a shot at a department I have little interest in, and only if I was re-elected. So being Minister of Transport would probably be at least 17 years away, by which time I expect to be dead. Why would you want be Minister of Transport - your policy of reckless, hedonistic, insane support for ugly, smelly, cars and bikes and begger the consequences - is their policy. No matter that it is destroying this Island, you and your ilk will get your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I read the article. Anyone who comes over here and starts saying saying "An-drus" (instead of An-DREE-as or even An-DRAY-as) because two polarized self styled local despots think it actually should be said that way, should indeed be sent forth on the next boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I'm Germanx - is that ok?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 To be fair, you are what you are, ...or if you is black... ...you is what you is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaipyr Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Nothing bizarre about wanting to be President of the World, Keybollox. And you don't have to be Manx to realise political ambitions locally. Thanks to the others for the comments though - more positive than I expected! Of course you're not Manx - just be grateful you've been elevated from Comeover to Stopover! If you'd lived in China for 12 years would you call yourself Chinese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celt Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I couldn't actually give a flying plastic seagull on Douglas harbour where you come from, it's what you do when you get here is the key. Mr Stu Peters. MFI, COD, STFU, has done nothing but bleat on about how good the IOM is and stood up for what he thinks is good here. He even had the misfortune to go up against Marge and get some credit from her. I think you'll find, and i'm a Manksman, that the people who come to the IOM put more effort into keeping it the way it is, or the way they want, than the bloody Manks. And that includes the Manks language. So, imo, us Mankies should stop talking nationlist shoite and put Jonny Forieneer to shame. Fyi, i'm a Nationalist but a realist first God Bless Stu and all who sail in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I read the article. Anyone who comes over here and starts saying saying "An-drus" (instead of An-DREE-as or even An-DRAY-as) because two polarized self styled local despots think it actually should be said that way, should indeed be sent forth on the next boat I'm Manx and I say Andrus. Maybe everyone else is right and you are wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 So Obi Wan Cringle has a new Padawan. Long may amusing stories of Shoprite, Trams, Ferries and the other vicissitudes of Manx life continue. Oh deep joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I'm Manx and I say Andrus. Maybe everyone else is right and you are wrong? Since for a couple of centuries of written records it was refered to as Kk Andrews which was probably pronounced something very similar to Andrus I susprect the anDRAYus is a somewhat recent innovation based on an English stress pattern by those more familiar with the modern written form rather than with the actual parish some distance away from Douglas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I would consider that "An-DREE-as" then would tie in more with the KK Andrews thing. Perhaps the DRAY is more modern pseudo posh speak. But An-drus just seems peculiar. I would hazard a good guess that most folk there would agree. The "drus" seems to be a picked up idiosyncrasy from some old Manxie. I used to know an old Manxman who incessantly pronounced Port Erin as Puirtuuurn or something strange. Everything about him was as Manx as could be and his knowledge was always well respected. There was never any move by others to pick up on his pronunciation of his village though. Thank God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gonzo Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Is Mr Peters getting paid for his views in the papers? If so, should he? Nah, he should do it for free. Why get paid for work when employers can screw someone out of a freebie? From the MR managements side, it must be a case of, what can we do with him? At Manx Radio I understand all the main presenters are employed on full time staff contracts. Something that has not happened in local radio in the UK for many years. Utter nonsense. Many presenters in the UK are on full-time staff contracts. And what would that have to do with anything anyway? Unless you support both short-term insecure contracting policies as well as employees working for free? Clearly Mr Peters could not continue on Mandate when he give the audience his personal views. Even the BBC presenter's guidelines doesn't rule out journalists or presenters giving personal opinions - that was updated when the regional accents were welcomed back into the fold some years ago. I understand, from the RAJAR, its been disappointing to MR audience reaction to the latest programme line up. Very little feedback, etc. lmao - I didn't see the table with the statistics for "number of listeners ringing or contacting their local radio station over programming changes" on the RAJAR website. Could you point them out? Or is this just a case of sour grapes? I suspect somebody who arrogantly styles themself "Manx Media" on web forums whilst revealing their utter ignorance of modern media practices would be somebody fairly well-known with a very big axe to grind. At least I don't see Stuart Peters sniping at rivals under the cover of a pseudonym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freggyragh Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I would consider that "An-DREE-as" then would tie in more with the KK Andrews thing. Perhaps the DRAY is more modern pseudo posh speak. But An-drus just seems peculiar. I would hazard a good guess that most folk there would agree. The "drus" seems to be a picked up idiosyncrasy from some old Manxie. I used to know an old Manxman who incessantly pronounced Port Erin as Puirtuuurn or something strange. Everything about him was as Manx as could be and his knowledge was always well respected. There was never any move by others to pick up on his pronunciation of his village though. Thank God. You're not from Andreas are you. Port Erin is the English name for the village, the Manx name is Purt Çhiarn, (the Çh sound is like the 't' in tune, or the 'ch' in cherry), the sounds were sometimes run together and so colloquially Purt Çhiarn became Purt Yiarn, and even sometimes, in later times Purt Iron (yiarn = iron). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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