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

Phrases commonly heard at a dental surgery which suddenly take on a new meaning:

Open wide!

It's only a little prick.

You may experience some discomfort.

Spit please!

I think the highest rate of suicide among medical practitioners is for dentists...

The suicide rate for dentists is above average, but it is not necessarily the highest. Medical doctors in general have higher rates and female medical doctors in particular are even higher.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/010420.html

They must feel guilty about only being able to afford to treat private patients. Poor lambs...

The lamb was often used as a pictoral representation of Jesus in the Middle Ages (when the majority of the populace was illiterate). This coming from the fact Jesus was seen as the sacrificial Lamb of God. It's also why we have a pub called the lamb and flag.

The Ferret and Ferkin was, of course, the work of the devil.

>> They must feel guilty about only being able to afford to treat private patients. Poor lambs...<<

Yeah. That's why they kill themselves.

RF

"Estoy con la bicicleta" (literally, "I am with the bicycle") means "I have bad diarrhoea" in the slums of Lima.

Could this be because when you look in your grundles you think "Crikey, that's tanned 'em"?

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Aaaagh! you caught me out - yes I am cr*p at cut'n'paste
W

Makes it more fun when we finally decipher what you said!

Afghanistan is the world's largest exporter of raisins.

I did hear that the best way to secure oneself against shark attack is to have a tattoo along the lines of "Stockport County for the Premiership!" or "Jeffrey Archer is really quite a good original novelist", as no self-respecting shark is ever going to swallow that....

"The lamb was often used as a pictoral representation of Jesus in the Middle Ages (when the majority of the populace was illiterate). This coming from the fact Jesus was seen as the sacrificial Lamb of God. It's also why we have a pub called the lamb and flag."

I went to school with a girl called Agnes Day...

in translation then:

TheBunny:
"Estoy con la bicicleta" (literally, "I am with the bicycle") means "I have bad diarrhoea" in the slums of Lima.



airscotia:
Could this be because when you look in your grundles you think "Crikey, that's tanned 'em"?

Grundles = poopy product
tanned 'em = tandem = bike = =

That makes us sad, Galigan, not you! Imagine having such a warped mind that you'd get this first time ... or think to write it in the first place

*spies airscotia lurking*



W

Almost perfect Wilma, with one correction. Grundles is slang, (round this 'ere part of the world) for underpants.

It was disgusting, childish and purile of me............i'm rather proud.

Hi there, airscotia! Thanks fo the correction!

*licks pencil*

*writes carefully in spelling book*

"grundles" = "nasty knickers"

*looks up*

What part of the world is that, again, airscotia?

to look at airscoia's ps

W

The names given to underwear vary according to region, countr, and language. I spy a new thread coming on! F19585?thread=2039158

RF

i have another theory bout the 'i am with my bicycle' quote.

it's to save embarassment for the poor sod who has really bad diarrhoea...
'erm... i am with my bicycle'.. (in case you're wondering why i'm wearing these bicycle clips..


and RF.
pants,
skanks,
jocks,
knickers
kaks
(just to start yiz off)

none of the above, are vomitable by any seafaring creatures, but i'm still sceptical bout the polar bears