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An Aussie gamely eats a few "Mo-Pain" worms for us:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfLDOotzTBM

Bet they taste like chicken.

Casey Burns wrote:https://smile.amazon.com/EntoVida-Edibl ... pane+worms

I see your Mopane worms and I up you this article: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-22508439

Nanohedron wrote:An Aussie gamely eats a few "Mo-Pain" worms for us:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfLDOotzTBM

Why do you say "Aussie"? He's a Brit. Typical, standard British accent. Besides, he is a Brit.

I honestly, honestly thought he was Australian. My bad.

Nanohedron wrote:I honestly, honestly thought he was Australian. My bad.

Er ... OK. Can't think why ...

I'm just another Yank who has a real difficulty distinguishing between the two. There are times I can tell the difference, but this wasn't it.

benhall.1 wrote:Er ... OK. Can't think why ...

Rising tone on "treats that I have been sent from from Zimbabwe" is typical Aussie but very localized amongst Brits.

benhall.1 wrote:Why do you say "Aussie"? He's a Brit.

Sure, he's a Brit, but...

Typical, standard British accent.

Is there really such a thing?

david_h wrote:

benhall.1 wrote:Er ... OK. Can't think why ...

Rising tone on "treats that I have been sent from from Zimbabwe" is typical Aussie but very localized amongst Brits.

It's becoming much more widespread. For a time, a year or so back, it was everywhere, but, thankfully, there's been a bit of a revolt against it, so with any luck we've nipped it in the bud.

Peter Duggan wrote:

benhall.1 wrote:Why do you say "Aussie"? He's a Brit.

Sure, he's a Brit, but...

Typical, standard British accent.

Is there really such a thing?

I'm not saying there's only one "standard British accent," Peter, but his would be one of the most common, to say the least.