Toy Story 3 - Barbi meets Ken - Ascot!
Nick
'Barbi'.
'Nice leg warmers!'.
'Nice Ascot!'.
http://www.letsbuildadollhouse.com/carolesdollhouse/Ascotboilersmall.jpg
Now I know what Barbi meant - did any of you know off the top of your
noddles?
Come on, now - be honest! :-D
Nick from England
John Dean
Certainly. Students in the 60s rarely lived more than 10 feet from an Ascot.
I'm surprised they don't make a comeback - what could be greener than
heating only and exactly the amount of water you need at a given moment?
--
John Dean
Oxford
Peter Duncanson (BrE)
I recognise Ascot as a brand of water heater. However, I think the Ascot
referred to by Barbi might be the sort of Ascot mentioned recently on
the US TV show _The Daily Show with Jon Stewart_ an "Ascot tie":
http://dandyish.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/the-new-in/
http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.25026656.jpg
This use of Ascot was unknown to me until I saw it on that TV show.
Have I been whooshed?
--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)
Pavel314
wrote:
> On Wed, 19 May 2010 03:05:31 -0700 (PDT), Nick
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> <pacif...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> >'Hi - I'm Ken'.
>
> >'Barbi'.
>
> >'Nice leg warmers!'.
>
> >'Nice Ascot!'.
>
> >http://www.letsbuildadollhouse.com/carolesdollhouse/Ascotboilersmall.jpg
>
> >Now I know what Barbi meant - did any of you know off the top of your
> >noddles?
>
> >Come on, now - be honest! :-D
>
> >Nick from England
>
> I recognise Ascot as a brand of water heater. However, I think the Ascot
> referred to by Barbi might be the sort of Ascot mentioned recently on
>
> This use of Ascot was unknown to me until I saw it on that TV show.
>
> Have I been whooshed?
>
> --
> Peter Duncanson, UK
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A few years ago, I bought a couple of ascots as an alternative to
dieting. I'd put on a lot of weight and couldn't button my dress
shirts for work. I figured that with an ascot, I wouldn't have to
worry. After a bit of dieting I went back to ties. Ascots are
available at:
http://www.forzieri.com/usa/deptd.asp?l=usa&c=usa&dept_id=7
Paul
Peter Duncanson (BrE)
wrote:
I think the BrE term is "cravat".
http://www.krawattenknoten.info/krawatten/necktie/ascot-engl.html
In Europe an ascot is a wide cravat of pale gray patterned silk only
worn with very formal morning wear, to weddings, or England's Royal
Ascot races, where it gets its name. In the U.S., ascot means
cravat. The ascot was commonly worn for business in the late 19th
and early 20th centuries.
This British waistcoat (AmE: vest?) site lists various types of
neckwear:
http://www.tomsawyerwaistcoats.co.uk/store/showitemTS286N.aspx
Neckwear
- Day Cravats (Self-tie)
- Papworth Day Cravats (Pre-tied)
- Cravats (Pre-tied)
- Cravats (Self-tie)
- Bowties (Pre-tied)
- Bowties (Self-tie)
- Bowtie & Cummerbund
- Scrunchies (Pre-tied)
- Scrunchies (Self-tie)
- Jabots (Pre-tied)
- Neckties (Self-tie)
Anyone wearing Bowtie *and* Cummerbund round the neck has misunderstood!
John Varela
<ma...@peterduncanson.net> wrote:
> I recognise Ascot as a brand of water heater. However, I think the Ascot
> referred to by Barbi might be the sort of Ascot mentioned recently on
> the US TV show _The Daily Show with Jon Stewart_ an "Ascot tie":
> http://dandyish.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/the-new-in/
> http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.25026656.jpg
>
> This use of Ascot was unknown to me until I saw it on that TV show.
It's common in crossword puzzles.
--
John Varela
Ray OHara
"Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <ma...@peterduncanson.net> wrote in message
news:o7f7v5p8uq3f1f3fu...@4ax.com...
I think one should focus on the first syllable.
It's a kiddie movie but like many of that genre the one liners are aimed at
the parents.
Hatunen
<paci...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
As uttered in the trailers for the movie, it's a double entendre.
Ken is wearing an Ascot:
Ken: Uh, folks, if you'll just want to step right this way...
[he sees Barbie]
Ken: Hi, I'm Ken.
Barbie: Barbie. Have we ever met?
Ken: I would have remembered.
[she laughs]
Ken: Love your leg warmers!
Barbie: Nice ascot!
But Barbie says it with a sort of extra emphasis on the "as"
followed by the slightest hint of a glottal stop..
--
************* DAVE HATUNEN (hat...@cox.net) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
Nick
wrote:
> On Wed, 19 May 2010 03:05:31 -0700 (PDT), Nick
>
>
>
>
>
> <pacif...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> >'Hi - I'm Ken'.
>
> >'Barbi'.
>
> >'Nice leg warmers!'.
>
> >'Nice Ascot!'.
>
> >http://www.letsbuildadollhouse.com/carolesdollhouse/Ascotboilersmall.jpg
>
> >Now I know what Barbi meant - did any of you know off the top of your
> >noddles?
>
> >Come on, now - be honest! :-D
>
> >Nick from England
>
> I recognise Ascot as a brand of water heater. However, I think the Ascot
> referred to by Barbi might be the sort of Ascot mentioned recently on
>
> This use of Ascot was unknown to me until I saw it on that TV show.
>
> Have I been whooshed?
>
<g> I missed it on Jon Stewart but was unaware that an Ascot was a tie
till I Google Imaged it - must have another look at the Toy Story
trailer.
Nick from England
Nick
> On Wed, 19 May 2010 03:05:31 -0700 (PDT), Nick
>
> >'Hi - I'm Ken'.
>
> >'Barbi'.
>
> >'Nice leg warmers!'.
>
> >'Nice Ascot!'.
>
> >http://www.letsbuildadollhouse.com/carolesdollhouse/Ascotboilersmall.jpg
>
> >Now I know what Barbi meant - did any of you know off the top of your
> >noddles?
>
> >Come on, now - be honest! :-D
>
> As uttered in the trailers for the movie, it's a double entendre.
> Ken is wearing an Ascot:
>
> Ken: Uh, folks, if you'll just want to step right this way...
> [he sees Barbie]
> Ken: Hi, I'm Ken.
> Barbie: Barbie. Have we ever met?
> Ken: I would have remembered.
> [she laughs]
> Ken: Love your leg warmers!
> Barbie: Nice ascot!
>
> But Barbie says it with a sort of extra emphasis on the "as"
> followed by the slightest hint of a glottal stop..
>
Oh, they must've edited that for the trailer I saw.
Glad you're still talkin' after I linked you to The Blob! :-)
Nick from England
Nick
>
> >'Hi - I'm Ken'.
>
> >'Barbi'.
>
> >'Nice leg warmers!'.
>
> >'Nice Ascot!'.
>
> >http://www.letsbuildadollhouse.com/carolesdollhouse/Ascotboilersmall.jpg
>
> >Now I know what Barbi meant - did any of you know off the top of your
> >noddles?
>
> >Come on, now - be honest! :-D
>
> As uttered in the trailers for the movie, it's a double entendre.
> Ken is wearing an Ascot:
>
> Ken: Uh, folks, if you'll just want to step right this way...
> [he sees Barbie]
> Ken: Hi, I'm Ken.
> Barbie: Barbie. Have we ever met?
> Ken: I would have remembered.
> [she laughs]
> Ken: Love your leg warmers!
> Barbie: Nice ascot!
>
> But Barbie says it with a sort of extra emphasis on the "as"
> followed by the slightest hint of a glottal stop..
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Znn8XSp98E
Here it is, folks - Ken's ascot looks a bit like The Lone Ranger's
neckerchief, IMHO! :-D
Nick from England