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

Jelly is clear, made with strained juice. Jam is opaque and contains pulp. Preserves contain whole fruit. All are tasty on warm buttered toast.

We're supposed to have flurries this weekend, but he ground is go warm that it will melt immediately. It's 80 today.

Weather forecast: Flurries expected to melt when
they reach the hot, buttered toast.

Jam, very, very good on crumpets.

TOPIC DRIFT IMMINENT!
William Gibson got it wrong. In Virtual Light he claimed that the daughter of the owner of a muchos grandos Japanese company was in London eating crumpets with clotted cream. The cream would go rancid. Clotted cream and strawberry jam are spread on scones.

Liam.

Stone the crows...

From a roadie's slanted POV......

here it'a a flashlight, there it's a torch

here it's a wrench, there it's a spanner

here it's a truck, there it's a lorry

but, a w**ker is a w**ker, bubba (mate)

Holy cow!

Aubergine = eggplant

Courgette = zucchini

minced beef = ground beef

Not that I'm completely fixated on food, but just some differences in ingredients in one of my cookbooks.

Cor blimey guv, strike a light! (from the Dick van Dyke school of mockney).

Liam.

Currency.

We have notes, you have bills.

Denominations:

5 pound note, or fiver
10 " ", tenner
20, just know as a twenty
50, not seen very often as they are shunned. Far to big (money-wise, not size!) to be carried around.

Coins are 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2.

Liam.

Going back to the subject of the thread - phrases.

A couple of Irish favourites:
f**k me sideways
or... f**k my pink.

Both used as expressions of astonishment

Liam.

Yep, those expressions would definitely astonish me.

*decides to chime in with her own comment*

Several years ago I had a boyfriend who was, well.. cute but a bit daft... I used to call him a w**ker.

Years later we ran across each other (so to speak) and he asked what that cute pet name was that I always called him... so I told him...

Oh and congrats, Liam! He's adorable!!!

Going back to Anoraks....

This word can also be used towards a "Sad Git" who is totally obsessed with a particular topic and can spout the most boring miniscule items of information that you didn't want to know.

For example

A train spotter or plane spotter is nearly always an anorak.

I suppose it's a bit like a "Nerd" but I always associate a "Nerd" with technical skills.



Bassman

Pavement has a different meaning. In the US it is a street or road. In the UK it is a sidewalk for pedestrians.

Strange American expressions -

Have a hissy fit (temper tantrum)
Hump it home (hurry home)
Browned off (angry)
Blow chunks (vomit)
Snakebite medicine (bad whiskey)
Kegger (beer party)
Iceberg slim (pimp)

Bloodyhell...what have I started?!

I've started my share of: brew-ha-ha's = fights

And...what are 'trainers'? Gwennie's always talking about them.
Here it means someone who traines you to lift weights, etc.. So,
I jusss figured she was gettin' lucky alot.

Beacuse of hootoo I know what 'having a dummy spit' is!
Baically a hissy-fit. hahahaha...good one!

As for my 'ruby' team-it's the result of the dog knocking a glass
of peach juice all over my key pad. I think I oughtta' rush out & get myself a whole new computer.

Trainers are usually running shoes.


I'm wearing some right now.

But a personal trainer is the same both sides of the pond.

Let's hope so.