This is why us Brits are better than you americans

[FunkyDexter]

We celebrate our Nigelness.

[sapator]

What the?!
Are you celebrating a Name?!
I guess yours also isn't as common, so maybe you should throw a party?

[FunkyDexter]

I just think us Brits are the only nation on the planet quaint enough to celebrate Nigels.

(I kinda picked on the US for contrast 'cause, well, I had to pick on someone and it was them or the French)

[wes4dbt]

Had no idea what you were talking about until I Googled "celebrate Nigels". You guys are just wild and crazy!!!

[FunkyDexter]

You guys are just wild and crazy!!!

I'd have said "mild and lazy" but your wording makes us sound cooler.

[TysonLPrice]

Had no idea what you were talking about until I Googled "celebrate Nigels". You guys are just wild and crazy!!!

You could have saved time and opened his link

[FunkyDexter]

You could have saved time and opened his link

It's a California thing. Like... dude... link?...

[wes4dbt]

No I think it has more to do with the fact I'm a little colored blind and didn't know that was a link.

[TysonLPrice]

No I think it has more to do with the fact I'm a little colored blind and didn't know that was a link.

That makes me feel blue

[FunkyDexter]

It certainly underlines the problem



(OK, our links aren't underlined, but it was worth it for the pun)

[RobDog888]

This is the lamest reason for celebrating lol. I would say us Americans are proud we do not celebrate it

[sapator]

I Guess this was played?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M

[jmcilhinney]

No I think it has more to do with the fact I'm a little colored blind and didn't know that was a link.

Sounds like someone needs to configure their browser to always underline links. I'm not colourblind and there are some sites where I still have trouble spotting a link sometimes. Stack Overflow have fairly recently updated comments so that links are always underlined because they were hard to spot.

As for the topic, before I clicked the linked, I thought that celebrating ones Nigelness meant embracing the fact that you have no friends. Not sure about elsewhere but, here in Australia, "Nigel No Friends" certainly was a thing when I was a kid. I think the fact that Nigel is a less and less common name is one reason it was chosen in that context.

[wes4dbt]

Sounds like someone needs to configure their browser to always underline links.

Had no idea you could do that, thanks.

[jmcilhinney]

Had no idea you could do that, thanks.

I was assuming that you can but now I'm not so sure. It would be an advanced setting if it's possible.

[FunkyDexter]

I Guess this was played?

They actually went out and hired a musician called Nigel. Apparently the only person there who wasn't a Nigel (or a Nigel adjacent spouse) was the photographer.

"Nigel No Friends"

We refer to "Billy No Mates". I have no idea why.

[FunkyDexter]

When did links stop being underlined by default, anyway? I never noticed it had changed before Wes pointed it out. I can see that that really would be a nightmare if you're colourblind. And aren't UI designers supposed to be sensitive to that sort of thing these days. Seems an odd backward step.

[jmcilhinney]

We refer to "Billy No Mates". I have no idea why.

Alliteration fail!

[FunkyDexter]

I know. Although I feel like it scans better than Nigel No Friends. That might just be familiarity bias though.

Oddly, I can imagine you Aussies holding Nigelfest. It's all about the accent though:-
"Awroight Noige me owld cobbah?!"
"Bonza Noige! Bonza!"

[jmcilhinney]

"Awroight Noige me owld cobbah?!"
"Bonza Noige! Bonza!"

I've reported that to the site admins. Surely it must be a banning offence.

I actually used to have a friend named Nigel, as it happens. He lived in Newcastle, where I spent some of my University years, so I haven't seen him much at all since I moved back to Sydney. I'm sure that he's had no friends since then.

[FunkyDexter]

If he's from Newcastle you're probably right

I reckon of all the nations on the planet, Aussies are probably the closest to the Brits sense of humour wise and I actually could see you lot having a Nigel party. I mean, you'd hold your outside with grilled meats instead of in a marquee with pies, and you'd serve the beer cold, but other than that it'd probably look exactly the same. (though you'd have better teeth and tans)

[jmcilhinney]

If he's from Newcastle you're probably right

That's Newcastle, NSW, not Newcastle upon Tyne. It's just over two hours north of Sydney. No better though.

[TysonLPrice]

If he's from Newcastle you're probably right

I reckon of all the nations on the planet, Aussies are probably the closest to the Brits sense of humour wise and I actually could see you lot having a Nigel party. I mean, you'd hold your outside with grilled meats instead of in a marquee with pies, and you'd serve the beer cold, but other than that it'd probably look exactly the same. (though you'd have better teeth and tans)

and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals...

"Princess Bride" - 1987

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/77d42b5...9-26ad924d485a

[FunkyDexter]

Australia is entirely peopled with criminals...

So's Newcastle.

[TysonLPrice]

At least we drive on the right side of the road...pun intended. I lived in Tampa Florida for a while and there is a naval base there. On two occasions that I remember a British sailor stepped in front of a car because he was used to them coming from a different direction

[jmcilhinney]

At least we drive on the right side of the road...pun intended. I lived in Tampa Florida for a while and there is a naval base there. On two occasions that I remember a British sailor stepped in front of a car because he was used to them coming from a different direction

I guess you have quiet cars over there.

[Shaggy Hiker]

In Florida, yes. Since the average age of the state is 68.7, nobody makes a whole lot of noise.