I was absolutely astounded to read these messages. The tone seemed unbelievably argumentative to me while there was no clear (in my opinion) disagreement. Since I have no idea what a mank or a scouser is, I decided to research the terms online. In that endeavor, I came across an article in the wikipedia which made me realize that these messages are nothing more than bandy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:British_English/Archive01


>>Obviously from the stereotypical, swaggering, bandy-legged manks that were all over the British music industry 10 years ago and now, mercifully, keep a low profile or have grown up.
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>Well, they may have been Manchester bands but I bet they were populated by Scousers.
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>>One could say that.
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>I am definately saying that.
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>>Not for those who avidly follow my threads and take note of such things. Yeah, and I often miss the "a" key and hit the apostrophe by mistake.
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>Time for an eye test.
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>>Doesn't matter. The question's done with by then;.
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>It does matter, old boy.
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>>Not with anyone else here. Only you go out of your way to wind me up.
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>Don't flatter yourself. You wind yourself up.
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>>Not nearly every thread but many (like you said, you're keeping tabs on me). I do it for the socialisation, not being in an office of lively personalities
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>What, you're not in an office or, you are in an office but there are no lively personalities?
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>>but all you do is gainsay everything I say.
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>There you go again. Why don't you just speak in simple, straightforward English instead of your usual wordplay?
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>>Yes but the thread was not on the subject of English. So why did you have to open your referencing gob?
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>Now that isn't very good English. This merely proves that despite that fact you have moved, you can't take the Scouse out of the boy.
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>>Not nasty with anyone. I tend to avoid the slanging matches that go on this thread but you come begging for it.
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>I have just got a mental picture. Tee, hee!
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>>I don't go for braggadocio
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>No, you probably head for the hills at the first sign of trouble ;)