OT: Paging Geoff Byrne

[Chad Thorne]

You can answer this question for me, if you would. I enjoy when Mike Myers does a Scottish character, whether it's Fat Bastard in Austin Powers or Dad in "So I Married An Axe Murderer" ("We have a piper down!").

 

How's his accent? Good enough to fool a real Scot, or not quite?

[Bluesape]

I think Geoff mentioned being away for a few days. I think Myers's burr is convincing enough for the seriousness of his films.

[NMcGuitar]

Actually, it's his American accent that I never believe.

[Guitar Geezer]

Originally posted by NMcGuitar:

Actually, it's his American accent that I never believe.

'cause he's CANADIAN you twit

[The Geoff]

I'm here.

 

Mr Myers' Scottish accent fell upon the ear with all the elegance of a gazelle peeing into an empty tin can whilst balancing on a giraffe's head.

 

'Nuff said.

 

(A bit like Scotty in Star Trek, Cap'n).

 

 

But I've heard worse.

 

Geoff

[NMcGuitar]

Originally posted by Guitar Geezer:

Originally posted by NMcGuitar:

Actually, it's his American accent that I never believe.

'cause he's CANADIAN you twit

DOH!

[Ol Boy Rivers]

The elegance of a gazelle peeing into an empty tin can whilst balancing on a giraffe's head...Dude, Where does he come up with this crap?

[Hardtail]

Originally posted by Ol' Boy Rivers:

The elegance of a gazelle peeing into an empty tin can whilst balancing on a giraffe's head...Dude, Where does he come up with this crap?

I think it's an attitude men develop due to wearing skirts.

[Chad Thorne]

Originally posted by Geoff Byrne:

I'm here.

 

Mr Myers' Scottish accent fell upon the ear with all the elegance of a gazelle peeing into an empty tin can whilst balancing on a giraffe's head.

 

'Nuff said.

 

(A bit like Scotty in Star Trek, Cap'n).

 

 

But I've heard worse.

 

Geoff

So you liked it, then!

 

Seriously - what was bad about it? Was it so over the top as to be a caricature? Or do you have the sense that he was trying to faithfully reproduce a Scottish accent and failed badly?

 

 

I think it's an attitude men develop due to wearing skirts.

 

Scottish men have to wear kilts. Sheep can hear zippers...

[The Geoff]

He was going for a Glasgow accent, which is a bit of a law unto itself. I come from Glasgow, or just nearby and I can pick which side of Glasgow someone was born on.

 

Myers made what we might call a gallant effort, but to a native speaker, he was just trying too hard. He was over-emphasising certain vowels/consonants and probably was a little too stacatto too. Just not quite fluid enough.

 

I suppose it's always like that when a native speaker of any accent hears someone trying to 'put it on' - I mean, I bet Hugh Laurie sounds just like that to you in the US.

 

G.