Comments on: Signs of London http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/ by Jeff Jarvis Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:31:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Wordblog » Blog Archive » A pukka start to silly season http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-378347 Wordblog » Blog Archive » A pukka start to silly season Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:16:57 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-378347 [...] silly season has come early to media blogging this season. Jeff Jarvis started it with a picture of a Pukka Pies sign and one of those “aren’t foreigners funny comments”: [...] [...] silly season has come early to media blogging this season. Jeff Jarvis started it with a picture of a Pukka Pies sign and one of those “aren’t foreigners funny comments”: [...]

]]> By: BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Oh, those Brits http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-378107 BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Oh, those Brits Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:24:12 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-378107 [...] friend Neil McIntosh says he was inspired by my wonder at the British institution of the Pukka Pie (why’d anyone one to puke a pie, I asked) to [...] [...] friend Neil McIntosh says he was inspired by my wonder at the British institution of the Pukka Pie (why’d anyone one to puke a pie, I asked) to [...]

]]> By: Ben Perreau http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-378072 Ben Perreau Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:55:33 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-378072 What's funniest is that you consider these unusual, Jeff. Everyday sights for Londoners like us. Pukka Pies are a (somewhat regrettable) national institution. I never considered the vomit connotation or indeed the fowl ulterior motive of sinking a couple at the famous cock. What’s funniest is that you consider these unusual, Jeff. Everyday sights for Londoners like us. Pukka Pies are a (somewhat regrettable) national institution.

I never considered the vomit connotation or indeed the fowl ulterior motive of sinking a couple at the famous cock.

]]> By: Julie, writer Surefirewealth.com http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-370099 Julie, writer Surefirewealth.com Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:01:56 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-370099 I guess such landmarks are difficult to bypass without a smirk or two. I have never been to London but one day, I hope to actually have the resources to get on a plane and travel for hours and hours. But for now, I guess I'll just make do with the funny stuff we have back in our country. I guess such landmarks are difficult to bypass without a smirk or two. I have never been to London but one day, I hope to actually have the resources to get on a plane and travel for hours and hours. But for now, I guess I’ll just make do with the funny stuff we have back in our country.

]]> By: Mark A. Dodge Medlin http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-370091 Mark A. Dodge Medlin Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:44:14 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-370091 We have the Famous Chicken in San Diego, but I guess that's somewhat different from the Famous Cock. ... unsuccessfully resisting the urge to ask if the Famous Cock sells bangers ... We have the Famous Chicken in San Diego, but I guess that’s somewhat different from the Famous Cock.

… unsuccessfully resisting the urge to ask if the Famous Cock sells bangers …

]]> By: Justin Lewis http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-370023 Justin Lewis Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:43:14 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/03/01/signs-of-london/#comment-370023 Hey Jeff, it's "Pukka" which means proper, authentic or superior in it's British usage or more accurately cooked or ripe in it's original Urdu or Hindi meaning. Pronounced Puck-ka. We have a low level insult here along the lines of "Who ate all the pies!" when addressing someone of larger girth, one reason I have for many years been the unofficial face of Pukka Pies, it's been my avatar in many places for a long time.... www.flickr.com/yoostin Hey Jeff, it’s “Pukka” which means proper, authentic or superior in it’s British usage or more accurately cooked or ripe in it’s original Urdu or Hindi meaning. Pronounced Puck-ka.

We have a low level insult here along the lines of “Who ate all the pies!” when addressing someone of larger girth, one reason I have for many years been the unofficial face of Pukka Pies, it’s been my avatar in many places for a long time…. http://www.flickr.com/yoostin

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