Another Marvelous Sight

English hearses are a sight. Marvelous? I don't know. Weird, for sure. They are a little shorter than US hearses - or at least Andrew's 1970s-era one - and they're taller in the back. But the really weird thing is

THE BACK IS ALL CLEAR WINDOWS.

You can see in to the coffin and all the flowers. Creepy.

The latest "Get Fuzzy" from Gracie:

1st frame: "I'm havin' a butcher's for Boocky, yeah? Boocky? Are you daft? Cor, I'm about to throw a wobbly and that."

Translation: I'm looking for Bucky, ok? Are you stupid? Gosh, I'm about to throw a fit and that's it.

Last frame: "Blimey. You're a hard case, innit?"

Translation: Good grief - you're a tough one, aren't you?

Cor and blimey are actually short and weird versions of "God blind me." And they end most sentences either in "yeah" or some sort of question. I know that sounds weird - to end a sentence in a question. But they always tack on something like "aren't I" or "didn't she" or something. Like this: if asked how many kids I have someone might reply "April has 3 kids now, doesn't she?" This question at the end isn't to verify the statement - it's just how they end sentences. The speaker isn't expecting an answer. So to this end, "innit" is used regardless of number or gender in the preceding statement.

Good night!