In light of the gudgeon pin thread... "Why do I need English? I'm never going to England!" - High school age Homer J. Simpson to Barney Grumbel should for instance any goolies." "shilling" - the is a
Well Ron, Living where I do, "Oop north", people say we have quaint customs, but I am sure that your advice will be invaluable to me if I ever venture to the Big City, or seemingly, anywhere south of
That is not original to Homer Simpson. As a nearly 40-year school employee, I have heard that very statement many times, and probably uttered it a few times during my own school days. 8^) --David C.
Geez, Ron. When was this written? It certainly doesn't apply today, since the dollar is very weak and everything you buy in pounds sterling you must multiply by approximately 1 3/4 to get the dollar
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David, No, no, no. It's all factual. Let us know how some of the phrases are received by the locals next time you're across the pond. __________________________________ Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, eas
And what about stopping by and "knocking me up" in the morning? A good friend of mine who was born and raised in the UK said that to me once and I almost died laughing. -- Frank Clarici Toms River, N
The "Knocker Upper" was a real job. A man with a long pole was employed to go down the streets of back-to-back houses, tapping on peoples' bedroom windows to wake them for work - before people had al
Yeah--like the "Mind the Gappe" deal. LOL Hey--I haven't fallen into that gap yet. --David C. /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailma
Let's see, we eat for less money and Scotch is cheap here. Way to go W! Robert Houston Transervicios S.A. de C.V. 915-592-2082 /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or t
OK Bob, I was choosing my words with care to amuse you -- including my naivity in saying I didn't understand what you found so amusing! Guy -- Original Message -- From "Robert E. Shlafer" <PilotRob a
One way all this affected the economy of folks I talk to is in debt managment. We saw that some of our plans could be shaken or even destroyed by people who don't know us and don't care about us. A l