(Americans only)10 ways to tell you spend too much time here

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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 12:48 pm

When someone mentions Don I think of "SWEETS." Wink

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 2:09 pm

Ah, but do you mean desserts or candy?

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At work, someone wrote down "TS", and you all know who that reminded me of... I nearly laughed out loud but kept my "serious" face on Wink

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On messenger I use "mum", but that's because of my Australian friend.

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 2:39 pm

Ah, Great Britain and the USA -- two nations separated by a common languange.

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:41 pm

Miss Behaving wrote:

Do you use a toilet or lavatory? Do you eat luncheon or dinner? Would you ever use the word 'meal'?

Lunch, well at least for this Welshie. Funny thing is, when in the States people would look blankly if I asked for the toilet, lavatory and then remembered it is the bathroom or restroom.

A toilet, a wash hand basin and no bath is called the bathroom. Reminds me of something overheard in Tesco one day. Man to his wife - where is the f***king bathroom tissue.

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 4:57 pm

Eight, Lemon Drops. Smile

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 5:02 pm

I;ve got my coworkers calling clients "Mugus"

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 5:04 pm

Pantsface wrote:

... coworkers ...

I love that word. I've often asked myself "how does one ork a cow?"

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 5:05 pm

^^

No, its more like "Cow-Workers"

but orking a cow is when you take a cow, and throw an Orc at it and then they have sex and give birth to the letter "K" and then kill the "C."

Duh!

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 6:32 pm

1. Can't order moo goo gai pan at a Chinese restaurant without laughing.
2. Not being insulted when called a whore (as in postwhore).
3. Starting to develop crushes on avatars.
4. Always getting a trophy picture of your boyfriend or girlfriend right before breaking up.
5. Taking it personally when your fake dating site profile does not get any hits for more than one day.
6. Knowing the time zone differences throughout Europe.
7. Thinking "Mods, vlads, and lads, Oh my" when walking through a scary part of town.
8. Giving out one of your baiting names when asked at a bar or club.
9. Searching Reprob8's posts for drug recommendations.
10. Automatically checking hair and make-up whenever Don is logged onto the forum (or is it crossing legs and putting on a baggy shirt?).

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 6:38 pm

I told someone that my name is corona and I think it's a pretty neat. Cool

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Yes, I'm American and am starting to pick up the UK slang. (not to mention the eater jargon)

I'm also having to resist just making up stuff when I'm writing a real email, from my real account. Laughing

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:39 pm

Miss Behaving wrote:

Do you eat luncheon or dinner?

Breakfast.
Morning tea.
Lunch.
Afternoon Tea.
Dinner.
Supper.

Don't you just love the English? So quaint.

I had 4 years of etiquette lessons. How to use the correct cutlery, how to reply when a gentleman addresses you etc. I also had to walk with a book on my head. Shocked

Look at me now. A Bike riding, leather wearing DJ who smokes, drinks and has been known to let out the odd swear word.
(I bet mum's so happy she spent all that money on my deportment...)

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:04 pm

Could some one run over my ex, Laurie, with a Lorry? Thank you. Put her in the boot, and toss her in the Thames. Smack er' with a torch first.

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:16 pm

it wasn't me wrote:

I had 4 years of etiquette lessons. How to use the correct cutlery, how to reply when a gentleman addresses you etc. I also had to walk with a book on my head. Shocked

back atcha. My mother (a bit of a snob) always tried to get me to act proper, like. Then I actually met some genuinely aristocratic/posh people at my university, and realised that they don't give an arse most of the time - especially younger ones, who though a kind of inverse snobbery imitate a rough Estuary or 'everyman' accent and vocabulary.

Kudos on the head-book thing. I was supposed to practice that but usually read the book instead. Laughing

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