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 Message 321 
 steverad55@gmail.com to All 
 Re: "Leave that Welsh tart alone" 
 30 Jan 20 21:28:45 
 
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From: steverad55@gmail.com

On Sunday, May 27, 2001 at 3:46:35 PM UTC+1, Julian the Apostate wrote:
> This line, from "Life of Brian", has always puzzled me. What is the
> significance/meaning  of it?

The actress who played the character used her own (Welsh) accent - presumab=
ly a directoral decision to enhance the comedy value.  Anyone from the Brit=
ish Isles would recognise the accent immediately but presumably the Yanks c=
an't tell it from Geordie, or Brummie, or even Scouse, given how famously i=
gnorant and disinterested they are concerning anything outside their own bo=
rders (and there;s no oil in Wales)..
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