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Probably both, Michael...
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Probably both, Michael..."I better stick to asking for an eraser and a lift.
Michael wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Michael wrote: "So I guess if you combine the two mistakes, asking for a rubber, then asking for a ride, might make you popular, for all the wrong reasons."Hi Michael. As an American..."
LOL!
Michael wrote: "Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Probably both, Michael..."I better stick to asking for an eraser and a lift."
With the latter (lift) do you mean someone kind - getting you from A - B in their car..... or a square box to get you to the top of the building without having to use the stairs.???
An elevator? But not an escalator....
T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Michael wrote: "Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Probably both, Michael..."I better stick to asking for an eraser and a lift."
With the latter (lift) do you mean someone kind - getting you ..."
A kind person taking me in their car. It's a minefield. lol
The subtle differences in language can be quite gobsmacking.
Gobsmacking? Are you expressing surprise, or threatening assault?Being a Yorkshireman, I understand. But when I used it in Germany, it didn't go down well, until I explained.
Dawn wrote: "Good evening/morning. I'm in the United States and I know you are five or six hours different, depending on our daylight savings time.Anyway, my name is Dawn Ireland and I write historical and pa..."
HI Dawn - I see you have been getting a British education from the other forum members.
I had a couple of little misunderstandings when I was working in America last year (Columbus, Ohio) but we see so many American films and TV series over here we more or less know the tricky words. Here in Liverpool, where I live, we have (almost) a language of our own.... but I'll leave that for another day.
Mick wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Good evening/morning. I'm in the United States and I know you are five or six hours different, depending on our daylight savings time.Anyway, my name is Dawn Ireland and I write hist..."
Hi Mick,
So, you'd be a great source if I ever decided to set a book in Liverpool:) If you don't live in an area, it can be hard to "get it right."
I have started my list of British terms. It is true that as an American writer, that doesn't see a lot of British tv or movies, it's tough to know if British folks don't use a word that is typical for us. Maybe I should watch more Dr. Who or Masterpiece Theater. I enjoy both.
Did you like Columbus? I've only been there a couple of times, but for a city, I thought it had a lot to offer.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "The subtle differences in language can be quite gobsmacking."Gobsmacking sounds like something from Willy Wonka. Does it mean confusing?
It means very surprising. Like someone has just unexpectedly smacked you in the mouth (maybe with a dead fish).
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "It means very surprising. Like someone has just unexpectedly smacked you in the mouth (maybe with a dead fish)."I'll have to find some way to work that into the conversation with my husband this evening! I don't think I'll smack him in the mouth with a dead fish, (LOL) but I'll think of something.
Well the dead fish isn't strictly necessary. :)
Unless you are standing on a dock and know the accompanying dance!
T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Unless you are standing on a dock and know the accompanying dance!"You guys are funny. I love creative people! My husband doesn't know what kind of humor I'm enjoying at his expense:) Gobsmacking. I even like the sound of it.
T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Unless you are standing on a dock and know the accompanying dance!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp...
Love it - still makes me laugh.
Dawn wrote: "Mick wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Good evening/morning. I'm in the United States and I know you are five or six hours different, depending on our daylight savings time.Anyway, my name is Dawn Ireland and..."
Hi Dawn, that's a great subject. You should start a discussion for that: "Two nations divided by a common language"
I love the US. I've visited 30 states so far, and intend to visit them all.
Chris wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Mick wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Good evening/morning. I'm in the United States and I know you are five or six hours different, depending on our daylight savings time.Anyway, my name is Daw..."
Thirty states. Not fair! That's more than me:)
I've never started a discussion group before, but it would be entertaining:)
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Unless you are standing on a dock and know the accompanying dance!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp..."
I had never seen that! It's hysterical!!! Of course The Holy Grail is my favorite. Especially the scene where they discuss who made Arthur King of England and it shouldn't be allowed just because some watery tart gave him a sword. AND Bring out your dead. Talk about dark humor.
Yes :) That option of a tart with a sword is starting to look more and more attractive at the moment....Holy Grail is wonderful - I need to watch it again. I need to see the Black Knight scene again. I have a t-shirt with him on it somewhere. "Its only a flesh wound"
I'd forgot about that Monty Python clip. Just spent the last half hour educating my son about Monty Python. Showed him all the classic bits. Happy Memories. :)
I am so pleased we have been the cause of such enrichment in your son's life!
Dawn wrote: "Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Unless you are standing on a dock and know the accompanying dance!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp..."
I had never seen..."
Dark Humour indeed. When I showed my lad the 'wafer thin mint' clip, and the 'black night' clip, he was a bit surprised how graphic it was. But then when you think of Tom and Jerry, everything was a tad dark back then.
Yes, but because it was a cartoon it didn't seem as bad. And because The Holy Grail is obviously ridiculous and unrealistic from the very start the black humour is funny and not upsetting. If the film had been realistic up until then it would be very different. But they get away with an awful lot because of the air of unreality that starts with the coconut shells.
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Yes, but because it was a cartoon it didn't seem as bad. And because The Holy Grail is obviously ridiculous and unrealistic from the very start the black humour is funny and not upsetting. If the f..."That's right! The imaginary horses. So much fun.
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqtS9...brilliance!"
My husband wanted to know why I was laughing. He watched it with me and reminded me we have it on DVD. I think I'll watch it this weekend. Laughter is good for the soul.
It certainly is :)
Dawn wrote: "Mick wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Good evening/morning. I'm in the United States and I know you are five or six hours different, depending on our daylight savings time.Anyway, my name is Dawn Ireland and..."
Hi Dawn - yes I liked it a lot. But I was working in a warehouse (I was putting in a computer system) in the industrial park on the outskirts and only got into the main town a couple of times. If you've been there you will know that it has a big German quarter (and a smaller Italian one) which I found pleasantly old and run-down - don't you find that run-down places have more romance to them than modern ones? It's not really a tourist town but I thought that, if I had to live there for a few years, I would quite look forward to it.
Mick wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Mick wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Good evening/morning. I'm in the United States and I know you are five or six hours different, depending on our daylight savings time.Anyway, my name is Daw..."
I prefer to think of "run down" as "lived in." And, yes, places like the German quarter are by far more romantic! It's the same reason I live in a big, old, Victorian home. I like knowing the building had a past and I'm simply leaving my mark on it.
For instance, when my husband and I were married I had been wallpapering a bedroom upstairs. We held the reception here and I had all the guests go upstairs and sign the wall before I wallpapered over it. (I sprayed it with acrylic, first.) My flower girls drew some very entertaining pictures of us and I often wonder what people will think when they come across it a hundred years from now:)
That is an excellent idea. Leaving your own mark on local history. When I was an electrician, some years ago, I worked on the old town hall in Sheffield. I had the run of the place. Saw parts of the building that hadn't been used for decades. Also got crucified, literally, but that's another story.
I went into one of the many loft spaces. I saw carvings on some of the beams. I went across for closer look. A little tingle went down my spine when I read, "Chippie 1896." I couldn't believe it. Must have been one of the original carpenters, working on the beams. I added my own, "Mike 1988" to the collection.
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Yes :) That option of a tart with a sword is starting to look more and more attractive at the moment....Holy Grail is wonderful - I need to watch it again. I need to see the Black Knight scene ag..."
I had to laugh on one of the Politics programmes on Sunday - somebody described Jeremy Corbyn as the Black Knight (maybe it should have been K-nig-hut) and it just seemed so appropriate an analogy!!
T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Yes :) That option of a tart with a sword is starting to look more and more attractive at the moment....Holy Grail is wonderful - I need to watch it again. I..."
It was Cameron that called him the Black Knight in response to Jeremy's attack on his legacy.
That's right - but it was so apt in the circumstances. He won't give in!
It was totally apt, and a clever reply. I'm not sure Jeremy will accept it even if he gets voted out. "It's only a flesh wound," He'll shout whilst starting an immediate challenge.
Michael wrote: "That is an excellent idea. Leaving your own mark on local history. When I was an electrician, some years ago, I worked on the old town hall in Sheffield. I had the run of the place. Saw parts of ..."
Michael, I'd feel the same way, coming across that signature and date. How wonderful that you had the opportunity to poke around in a building with so much character. I'm glad you left your mark:)
Chippie, what a great name for a carpenter. Is that a common name?
Dawn wrote: "Michael wrote: "That is an excellent idea. Leaving your own mark on local history. When I was an electrician, some years ago, I worked on the old town hall in Sheffield. I had the run of the plac..."
No. I'm guessing it was his nick name. But it was strange to imagine him stood where I was, carving that nearly a century earlier. I also snuck up to the clock tower. An area sealed off for years. Sadly, when I climbed out of the top, it was covered in pigeon droppings, which slightly spoiled the occasion.
When I was in the police, I took the time to visit one of the abandoned WW2 runways in Sheffield, had a look at that for a while, till I had to take a call. Guess I'm just naturally nosey.
Dawn wrote: "Michael wrote: "That is an excellent idea. Leaving your own mark on local history. When I was an electrician, some years ago, I worked on the old town hall in Sheffield. I had the run of the plac..."
Yes Dawn - most Carpenters are called Chippies and Electricians are usually known as Sparky.
T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Michael wrote: "That is an excellent idea. Leaving your own mark on local history. When I was an electrician, some years ago, I worked on the old town hall in Sheffield. I had the ru..."
I like it! We live next to a funeral home and our neighbor is laughingly called "Digger."
Dawn wrote: " We live next to a funeral home and our neighbor is laughingly called "Digger."I'd rather be a Coffin-dodger than a Coffin-maker!!!
P.S. Coffin-dodgers are what we call the extreme elderly!
Michael wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Michael wrote: "That is an excellent idea. Leaving your own mark on local history. When I was an electrician, some years ago, I worked on the old town hall in Sheffield. I had the ru..."
I wouldn't call it "nosey." I'd say you're curious, which is not a bad thing. But I have to admit, the pigeon droppings would have ruined the experience for me as well.
So, as an electrician, they may have called you Sparky:)
T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Dawn wrote: " We live next to a funeral home and our neighbor is laughingly called "Digger."I'd rather be a Coffin-dodger than a Coffin-maker!!!
P.S. Coffin-dodgers are what we call the extreme ..."
Oh my, that's funny and very appropriate. I'm with you, I'd rather be a Coffin-dodger!
T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Dawn wrote: " We live next to a funeral home and our neighbor is laughingly called "Digger."I'd rather be a Coffin-dodger than a Coffin-maker!!!
P.S. Coffin-dodgers are what we call the extreme ..." Once met a guy - called Merlin believe it or not, real name - who had made his own Coffin! He was quite elderly. Had invented the device that mopped up oil from the canals after the 1st gulf War, and a harp made of balsa wood that you bought in kit form! He was a bit of inventor and was in discussion with his surgeon about the placement and design of his 4th heart bypass! Really nice guy. He used to have a Citroen 2CV with a very large key sticking out of the rear that rotated slowly.
T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Dawn wrote: " We live next to a funeral home and our neighbor is laughingly called "Digger."I'd rather be a Coffin-dodger than a Coffin-maker!!!
P.S. Coffin-dodgers are what we call the extreme ..."
That's too funny! I'm with you, I'd rather be a Coffin-dodger! I'd never heard the term before, but that might just be me.
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