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(I like this one!) Becoming Doyle - The Evolution of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle #arthurconandoyle #sherlockholmes - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8BARPMHW1-M



Philomena Cunk on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle #cunk #history #funny #funnyshorts #philosophicalthinking - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5lO4dNvvOic

---------- She even got ACD's name wrong! (Maybe on purpose?)


(Is she saying "skinny" at the end?) (not Skidding) ?


Is this a real person or AI ?



>>> In that clip from Cunk on Earth, actress Diane Morgan (playing her brilliant, clueless character Philomena Cunk) is actually using the British slang adjective "skinnier" (referring to the plot or substance), but the auto-generated captions misheard her thick Northern accent and transcribed it as the nonsense phrase "skidding"


The Accent: Diane Morgan speaks with a heavy Bolton (Greater Manchester) accent. Northern English accents tend to clip vowels and soften "n" sounds, which frequently breaks basic AI subtitle bots.

-------------actually using the British slang adjective "skinnier" (referring to the plot or substance), but the auto-generated captions misheard her thick Northern accent and transcribed it as the nonsense phrase "skidding" (0:17).The Real Quote Explained

What Philomena Cunk actually says at the end of that sentence is: -------- "Although in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier." (0:17)

When she says "isn't skinnier" here, she is intentionally twisting British slang. She is mocking the Fast and the Furious movie franchise by saying that unlike those thin, mindless action movies, the Sherlock Holmes sequels actually have deeper, meatier plots that aren't "skinny" on details (0:09).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Morgan
i think is from Manchester...
(but maybe it's a fake accent) -- Ok it seems a real Bolton accent.

and the word spoken was Skidding.


David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> posted:

On Sat, 23 May 2026 09:10:10 GMT, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

(Is she saying "skinny" at the end?) (not Skidding) ?

Is this a real person or AI ?

AI, not a real person.

>>> In that clip from Cunk on Earth, actress Diane Morgan (playing
>>> her brilliant, clueless character Philomena Cunk) is actually
>>> using the British slang adjective "skinnier" (referring to the
>>> plot or substance), but the auto-generated captions misheard
>>> her thick Northern accent and transcribed it as the nonsense
>>> phrase "skidding"

No one from Bolton is saying anything in that video. I grew up in Bolton
and would know. I was born there in 1959. We say buzz, instead of bus. And cayke, instead of cake. It is a fairly distinctive accent, certainly when you lived their during your formative years.

The Accent: Diane Morgan speaks with a heavy Bolton (Greater Manchester) accent. Northern English accents tend to clip vowels and soften "n"
sounds, which frequently breaks basic AI subtitle bots.

I'd say no real person, certainly no one from Bolton, is speaking in that video.

-------------actually using the British slang adjective "skinnier" (referring to the plot or substance), but the auto-generated captions misheard her thick Northern accent and transcribed it as the nonsense phrase "skidding" (0:17).The Real Quote Explained

AI misheard AI. I wouldn't worry about it. It is neither here, nor there.

What Philomena Cunk actually says at the end of that sentence is:
-------- "Although in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens
that isn't skinnier." (0:17)

No one real said anything of any importance. I wouldn't worry about the details.

When she says "isn't skinnier" here, she is intentionally twisting
British slang. She is mocking the Fast and the Furious movie franchise
by saying that unlike those thin, mindless action movies, the Sherlock Holmes sequels actually have deeper, meatier plots that aren't "skinny"
on details (0:09).

I doubt it. I don't think any human said anything.

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On 23/05/2026 10:10, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:
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Philomena Cunk on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle #cunk #history #funny #funnyshorts #philosophicalthinking - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5lO4dNvvOic

---------- She even got ACD's name wrong! (Maybe on purpose?)

yes, that's the sort of thing she does.

(Is she saying "skinny" at the end?) (not Skidding) ?

Sounds to me like "skidding", and that makes sense in context - suggesting that the Fast and Furious
franchise consists of nothing other than cars racing about and skidding round the corners. I think
I saw one of them once, and that matches my recollection! :)

Is this a real person or AI ?

Well,
a) It looks like PC
b) It sounds just like her
c) The material is just like other PC programmes I've seen.
d) I've no idea whether she comes from Bolton, or what that has to do with anything

So I'll go for REAL, but hey, AI fakes can be quite convincing these days, I guess.

Mike.

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On 23/05/2026 10:10, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:
[..snip..]

Philomena Cunk on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle #cunk #history #funny #funnyshorts #philosophicalthinking - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5lO4dNvvOic

---------- She even got ACD's name wrong! (Maybe on purpose?)

yes, that's the sort of thing she does.

(Is she saying "skinny" at the end?) (not Skidding) ?

Sounds to me like "skidding", and that makes sense in context - suggesting that the Fast and Furious
franchise consists of nothing other than cars racing about and skidding round the corners. I think
I saw one of them once, and that matches my recollection! :)

Is this a real person or AI ?

Well,
a) It looks like PC
b) It sounds just like her
c) The material is just like other PC programmes I've seen.
d) I've no idea whether she comes from Bolton, or what that has to do with anything

So I'll go for REAL, but hey, AI fakes can be quite convincing these days, I guess.

Mike.

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On 23/05/2026 10:10, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:
[..snip..]

Philomena Cunk on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle #cunk #history #funny #funnyshorts #philosophicalthinking - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5lO4dNvvOic

---------- She even got ACD's name wrong! (Maybe on purpose?)

yes, that's the sort of thing she does.

(Is she saying "skinny" at the end?) (not Skidding) ?

Sounds to me like "skidding", and that makes sense in context - suggesting that the Fast and Furious
franchise consists of nothing other than cars racing about and skidding round the corners. I think
I saw one of them once, and that matches my recollection! :)

Is this a real person or AI ?

Well,
a) It looks like PC
b) It sounds just like her
c) The material is just like other PC programmes I've seen.
d) I've no idea whether she comes from Bolton, or what that has to do with anything

So I'll go for REAL, but hey, AI fakes can be quite convincing these days, I guess.

Mike.

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Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> posted:

On 23/05/2026 10:10, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:
[..snip..]

Philomena Cunk on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle #cunk #history #funny #funnyshorts #philosophicalthinking - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5lO4dNvvOic

---------- She even got ACD's name wrong! (Maybe on purpose?)

yes, that's the sort of thing she does.

(Is she saying "skinny" at the end?) (not Skidding) ?

Sounds to me like "skidding", and that makes sense in context - suggesting that the Fast and Furious
franchise consists of nothing other than cars racing about and skidding round the corners. I think
I saw one of them once, and that matches my recollection! :)

Is this a real person or AI ?

Well,
a) It looks like PC
b) It sounds just like her
c) The material is just like other PC programmes I've seen.
d) I've no idea whether she comes from Bolton, or what that has to do with anything

So I'll go for REAL, but hey, AI fakes can be quite convincing these days, I guess.

Mike.

Philomena Cunk on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle #cunk #history #funny #funnyshorts #philosophicalthinking - YouTube

Thanks... PCunk must be (or might be)
as memorable as my fav. female recurring characters from SNL
---------- Rosanne Rosanadana, or BabaWawa
or the woman who says Simmer Down Now!

Roseanne Roseannadanna: A brash, frizzy-haired consumer affairs reporter on Weekend Update. She always started by reading a letter from "Mr. Richard Feder of Fort Lee, New Jersey," before launching into graphic, off-topic stories. She always wrapped up her rants with her famous catchphrase: "ItrCOs always something!"


______________

Yes, the name "Cunk" is a deliberate, crude play on words meant to sound like a cross between "cunt" and "cock".

Was Mary Quant her real name?


------------- Yes, Mary Quant was her real name. The legendary British fashion designer who popularized the miniskirt was born Barbara Mary Quant on February 11, 1930, in London.
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