# Looks like umkay is back, so we may as well get this thread started... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 15, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570 "2013-07-15T16:39:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/301 "2013-07-16T15:18:12Z")
“Resole your flouncing shoes madame?” ---
**Author:** ![jaymac1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaymac1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaymac1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/302 "2013-07-16T15:18:57Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > So, what made you decide to try to sell the car down by London instead of near home? Essex isn’t in London. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/303 "2013-07-16T15:19:50Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Ok, one of the photos in the auto trader gallery was the same as the one jaymac posted. I think I’m about to have to stand corrected. Now, now, don’t be cynical. There could be a reasonable explanation for all this. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/304 "2013-07-16T15:20:22Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > You phoned them from the US! You sad bastard! :smack: Or, you know, from Britain…where I live. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/305 "2013-07-16T15:20:28Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > [http://imgur.com/4B040Jj](http://imgur.com/4B040Jj) This is seriously the greatest post I’ve seen in my three years here. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/306 "2013-07-16T15:20:32Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > You phoned them from the US! You sad bastard! :smack: Pro-tip for trolling: Americans don’t usually use the word “forecourt”. Or “boot” or “bonnet”. ETA: to clarify, we don’t use “boot” or “bonnet” to refer to parts of cars. > [@jaymac1](#): > > Essex isn’t in London. Close enough compared to Scotland. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/307 "2013-07-16T15:20:39Z")
I think that about wraps that up. And **Bob Ducca** , even if this poster had been for real it wasn’t worth the snark and the arguing I put into it yesterday. I doubt this is **umkay** , but arguing that one liar might not be the same as another liar isn’t worth the effort. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/308 "2013-07-16T15:20:50Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > Essex isn’t in London. As an Englishman, I can tell you that Essex /ˈɛsɨks/ is a ceremonial and administrative county in England, and a home county north-east of London. It borders the counties of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south and London to the southwest. Essex County Council is the principal local authority for much of the county, sharing functions with 12 district and borough councils. The county town is Chelmsford. Essex is a region at the second level for European statistical purposes. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/309 "2013-07-16T15:21:33Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > Essex isn’t in London. I said \*by \*London. Which it is. That is proper English. So what’s the explanation? The only part of the story I’ll buy is that this guy is 18 years old. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/310 "2013-07-16T15:22:16Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I think that about wraps that up. And **Bob Ducca** , even if this poster had been for real it wasn’t worth the snark and the arguing I put into it yesterday. I doubt this is **umkay** , but arguing that one liar might not be the same as another liar isn’t worth the effort. I doubt it’s the original umkay as well… Just another person wearing the mask. Like the end of Dark Knight Rises. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/311 "2013-07-16T15:22:16Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > You phoned them from the US! You sad bastard! :smack: Gary is the sad bastard? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/312 "2013-07-16T15:22:38Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > As an Englishman, I can tell you that Essex /ˈɛsɨks/ is a ceremonial and administrative county in England, and a home county north-east of London. It borders the counties of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south and London to the southwest. Essex County Council is the principal local authority for much of the county, sharing functions with 12 district and borough councils. The county town is Chelmsford. Essex is a region at the second level for European statistical purposes. I would have believed you if you’d typed it in an English accent. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/313 "2013-07-16T15:23:15Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > Gary is the sad bastard? You’d have to be a _pretty big loser_ to waste your time making a telephone call like that. ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/314 "2013-07-16T15:23:17Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > [http://imgur.com/4B040Jj](http://imgur.com/4B040Jj) Well, I’m convinced. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/315 "2013-07-16T15:23:35Z")
> [@Tequila\_Party](#): > > Also, it took a year from the last time until now, right? I can’t wait to see what happens in another year when she trolls us again and there’s _still_ those who will defend her because she “might just be real”! I’m beginning to believe in fairies and Santa again too. Please direct me to the post confirming that this is umkay’s sock and not merely someone else who’s hit on a similar methodology. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/316 "2013-07-16T15:23:57Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I would have believed you if you’d typed it in an English accent. You mean in English English. It’s a language, not an accent. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/317 "2013-07-16T15:25:39Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I would have believed you if you’d typed it in an English accent. As an Englishman, I can tell you that Essex /ˈɛsɨks/ is a ceremonial and administrative county in England, and a home county norf-east of London. It borders the counties of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the norf, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the souf and London to the soufwest. Essex County Council is the principal local aufority for much of the county, sharing functions with 12 district and borough councils. The county town is Chelmsford. Essex is a region at the second level for European statistical purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/318 "2013-07-16T15:25:56Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > As an Englishman, I can tell you that Essex /ˈɛsɨks/ is a ceremonial and administrative county in England, and a home county north-east of London. It borders the counties of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south and London to the southwest. Essex County Council is the principal local authority for much of the county, sharing functions with 12 district and borough councils. The county town is Chelmsford. Essex is a region at the second level for European statistical purposes. You’d better update your location before people start asking you to hold up a SDMB sign while singing “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/319 "2013-07-16T15:26:06Z")
> [@jaymac1](#): > > You phoned them from the US! You sad bastard! :smack: You don’t have to phone them-there’s this new thing they just came out with called “e-mail”. BTW, finding that image and/or contacting the dealer wasn’t even necessary-the photo you gave us of “your” car still showed the paper “foot” protector that most dealerships use on the driver’s side floor. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570/320 "2013-07-16T15:29:53Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > You’d have to be a _pretty big loser_ to waste your time making a telephone call like that. It only took a minute…ah, shit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-umkay-is-back-so-we-may-as-well-get-this-thread-started/663570.md?page=17)