h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

sigh...sometimes I worry about you.

For anyone else who wants to indulge in Kat's "cute" piano pieces...

http://www.geocities.com/happytincbh/mids.html

Now, can you talk in proper English please! Tell me what you've done today and a piece of news.

I got up at noon and ate some soup for breakfast. In the afternoon a friend of mine paid me a visit and we discussed what’s going on at university. We came to the decision that there is no sense in going back to Vienna, and that we will both stay at our parents’ homes for the moment.
I wasted the rest of the afternoon in the internet. In the evening I watched “Emergency Room” and “Sex and the City”. Now I’m glad that Dr. Kovac is still alive, and I’m worried about Samantha who discovered that she has breast cancer.


John Peel is dead.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3955289.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3955369.stm


katkodl

I never watch any television except for the news and old re-runs of Friends. I get too bored or start thinking about unrelated things etc.

Maybe you could say the soup was for brunch, seeing as it was noon.

Do you know what is so important about the fact John Peel has died? I mean...not just that a BBC DJ has died...

No, it was my first meal of the day, so it was breakfast. I had dinner at 7.00 p.m. and I will have supper at midnight. Only one more hour to go!!! Maybe I will have brunch tomorrow in the morning. I'll let you know!

No, I haven’t heard of John Peel before.

katkodl

John Peel was a major factor to the publication of punk-rock music in the 70s and 80s. He played a lot of up and coming bands on the radio, helping them to get publicity and bringing unknown bands to the foreground. He's been very influential.

If you're eating breakfast at lunch time or near and you aren't having a lunch then it's brunch.
Or if you're a hobbit you have

first breakfast
second breakfast
elevenses
lunch
high tea
low tea
dinner
supper
bedtime snack

Where are my foreigners then?

Let's have a gander
Let's have a butchers

What do those phrases mean? (they both mean the same thing)

Can I answer? I'm still a foreigner!

NO!!! Come on!!! dont be naughty

But I am a foreigner! And we don't use silly words like male goose and whatever else it was you said!

I mean, what kind of slang is this? It's hopeless!

Me and Bruce and Bazza are gonna go over here and drink some beer while you pomes get some better slang.

(I actaully know a guy called Bazza... Ok, so his real name's Leigh but we've called him Barry forever, no one really knows why, and so he's Bazza)

Cat

Chris if you're going to be like this then get out of my thread!!! I'm not from Australia, and some of your slang is just as stupid as ours, and the language originates from England so get over it! Im so fed up of this!

A quick look

well done

The shit's hit the fan
You're up the creek with no paddle.

Those?

up the ...in trouble, in a difficult position

You're good at this.

What's...

an MP, and name one
the second largest city in England
Big Ben

the most "English" thing you can think of

Tony Blair is a member of parliament!!!!!

Manchester, maybe? Or is it Birmingham?

Big Ben is a bell!!!!!

The most English thing is drinking tea!!!

katkodl

MP - Member of Parliament - Peter Hain ?

Birmingham ?

Big Ben -the Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster,( Houses of Parliament)

Big Ben is the bell itself, it's in the clock in the houses of parliament (westminster palace).

Both of those are indeed MPs.

Birmingham or manchester are debateable the largest....living in Birmingham I have to say that one of course.

Tea?? come on guys...let's go for something else hmm? I dont even like tea

ok, next best are : gentleman, umbrella

apple pie

*wonders if she’ll be asked to leave now as well*
Maybe I should found a foreigner thread together with Chris!

katkodl