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Thread #88301   Message #1657006
Posted By: GUEST,Dave
28-Jan-06 - 07:52 AM
Thread Name: BS: Why is the Geico Gekko a Brit?
Subject: RE: BS: Why is the Geico Gekko a Brit?
Ouch, that is a nasty accent, from nowhere on God's earth! Bit of cockney, Australian, South African, etc. The key, I think, is that he's an 'uptalker' - the voice goes up at the end of the phrase, unlike Brit actor Terry-Thomas who would say 'well hell-looow'