Irish Famine

**Waterways** · 11-14-2006

Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge

Hello Waterways

Yes it does appear that the dish, scouse, originates from Scandinavia and from Irish stew.

More just Labskause.

But it is now Liverpudlian, which is undeniable even if it came from somewhere else originally.

No one is arguing the case. But Scouse is in at least three countries and Liverpool can't claim it for herself.

The late Fritz Spiegl was surely an expert on the Liverpool dialect and this is how one of his books is

We don't have a dialect only an accent. With a dialect others can't understand it. An e.g., of dialect is Creole. Everyone can understand a Liverpudlian. Liverpool has some slang words, and some, mainly the working class use them. No different to any other city in the UK.

Spiegel made a lot of money writing more comic books about Liverpool speech. He is no authority at all.

FKoE · 11-15-2006

the brand name is Lab skawse Watership........ but you must be right you write in bolds colours and ****e you even have a website promoting the protection of algea and ducks above Scousers who have lived here for over a century.

But Hey...we are all Liverpudlians these days eh?, just ask Cherie Blair aye >

**Kev** · 11-15-2006

Scouse thread: Here

**ChrisGeorge** · 11-15-2006

Originally Posted by FKoE

the brand name is Lab skawse Watership........ but you must be right you write in bolds colours and ****e you even have a website promoting the protection of algea and ducks above Scousers who have lived here for over a century.

But Hey...we are all Liverpudlians these days eh?, just ask Cherie Blair aye >

Remembering my Monkees and "Til Death Do Us Part" history, isn't she the daughter of the "Randy Scouse Git"????

Chris

**Sloyne** · 11-15-2006

Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge

Remembering my Monkees and "Til Death Do Us Part" history, isn't she the daughter of the "Randy Scouse Git"????

Yes Chris, as portrayed by Tony Booth, a Scouser and strong Labour supporter (or so i'm told) as oposed to 'New Labour'. He wasn't a bad actor either.