Mad cat lady Report post Posted February 18, 2009 Today is the Birthday of Hans Asperger, the Austrian Paediatrician that Aspergers Syndrome is named after. I just thought I would share that random piece of information with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted February 18, 2009 As another random fact, Dr Hans was also addicted to pasta * *This may be a made-up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted February 18, 2009 Happy birthday Hans Just think, if he hadnt discovered it, it might have been called Humperdinck syndrome or something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted February 18, 2009 ...Or Bloggs syndrome or something boringly English like that. And then we wouldn't be continually arguing over whether it was a hard or soft 'g'. Happy Birthday Hans. K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted February 18, 2009 Hard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted February 19, 2009 (edited) You say po-ta-to, I say po-tay-to, You say Asper-ger, I say Asper-jer, Po-ta-to, po-tay-to, Asper-ger, Asper-jer, Let's call the whole thing off (I'll get my coat ) [Edited as I can't even quote famous song lyrics properly ] Edited February 19, 2009 by TheNeil Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted February 19, 2009 I'll get my coat Would that be with a hard or a soft g? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Would that be with a hard or a soft g? A hard 'g' of course . Maybe you might say 'jet' in Lancashire, but here in the civilised world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Did you miss that bit in your "Speak Lanky like a Hotpot Eater" book? Gust remember, when you do your Jrand Tour over't Pennines, reverse the letters to pass as a "local" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Did you miss that bit in your "Speak Lanky like a Hotpot Eater" book? Gust remember, when you do your Jrand Tour over't Pennines, reverse the letters to pass as a "local" Oh I see - you mean the Lanacashire equivalent of "Learn Yersel T' Talk Propa"? These are 'handy hints' that will no doubt come in extremely useful* when I do indeed embark on Neil's Grand Tour of The UK. In fact I feel like Nigel Marvin, heading off to meet undiscovered tribes (although I bet he never faced a race such as those on't wrong side of t'Penines ) *Useful at getting beaten up methinks but at least that means I can visit A&E departments across the country. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Better him than Bruce Parry - one tribe did some leg-crossingly awful things to him which even JP had to watch through his fingers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
