Famous Cockneys!

I hope you enjoyed meeting those cockneys!

If you like the way they talk, here are some famous cockneys you can google to hear more!

Phil Collins

David Beckham

Michael Caine

Mike Reid

Sir Alan Sugar

Terry Venables

Ray Winstone

Amy Winehouse

Dick Van Dyke

And did you know, Charlie Chaplin was technically a cockney, too?

Monarchy in the UK

Did you enjoy this month's right royal Funky Friday? We'd love to know your thoughts. Below are some fun facts you probably didn't know about the Queen:

1. She loves corgis:

2. She was Prime Minister of Britain during the 1980s:

3. Queen love the Queen:

Do you know any other surprising facts about our beloved Queenie? And where do you think her crown might be?!

Circus Skills

What can you do?

Edward's Song of the Month

Hello, it's Edward Moon here with his song appreciation club!

This month, we're looking at Horatio's Peace and Love song.



Peace and love!
It's changing colour!
Peace and love!
It smells like a VW van!
Peace and love!
It's trippy, man!
Peace and love!

First of all, let's explain some of the lyrics...
VW (Volkswagon) vans were very popular in the sixties...



If something is 'trippy', it is 'cool' or 'freaky'! 'Trippy' is a fairly new word, but it is of course based on the term '(psychedelic) trip', the experience that results from taking halacagenic drugs like LSD. See below for a a more accurate definition...



Musically, Horatio's Peace and Love song has a distinctive descending bassline, a technique that was very popular in the sixties. Listen to these!









But of course, like most things in music, Bach got there first. He was tripping out big time on descending basslines 250 years before everyone else!

A funky call you don't want to miss

What's the most important phone call you've ever made? When you told your mother you were pregnant? When you phoned the police about a crime you were witnessing? When you ordered delicious pizza at 2AM when you had the munchies?

Well this month's Funky Friday featured a fairly important phone call: the President of Russia contacting the President of the USA to avoid nuclear war. Pretty important, right? Thanks, Presidents. The phone call below isn't bad, either, even if it is in black and white:

The most important phone call I've ever received was the one from Luna (in Human Resources) telling me that my application to the Delavigne Corporation was successful. The most important phone call Philip Cheeter has ever received was from his ex-girlfriend, telling him that the paternity test he took came out negative...

So, tell us a little about the key phone calls in your life. We're all ears!

The Funky Comic Strip Spectacular

This month, GymGlish is proud to something new, super, and funky... No, it's not Bruno Delavigne disco-dancing to 'Saturday Night Fever', it's Funky Friday in an all new comic strip format!

To help you enjoy it even more, we have a special ANIMATION for you, complete with SOUND EFFECTS! (Oh my god, I think I've just pooped a little)

GymGlish - Funky Friday 63 (August, 2011) from GymGlish on Vimeo.

What do you think of it? And while we're here, what's your favourite comic strip, 'bande dessinée' or graphic novel? Or are you one of those strange people who inject pure 'manga' or 'anime' into their bloodstream?

Comments are very welcome, please! Let's make this post a tribute to the comic strip form!

(PS My favourite comic is 'Tintin'... utter genius!)

Who is this Matilda and why does she waltz?

It is I, Horatio.

They asked me to tell you all about Waltzing Matilda. I don't know of this Matilda. I may have met her once in a bar, but she wasn't waltzing at the time, she was being sick on my shoes.



So I look to see why she is so famous. Then I discover the Australians love her. They sing about her every time they get drunk, which is to say a lot.

When Joan Wayne and I got drunk on Bondi Beach, we sang Waltzing Matilda, and Joan took me for a waltz in the ocean. Then she changed partners with a shark. Poor Joan, it is a shame that the shark did not like her dancing.

I don't want to give you the official story of Waltzing Matilda, that is what Wikipedia is for. I want to leave you to think about my good friend Joan Wayne. I hope you like her song.