ExAFO 0 #1 December 2, 2006 WTF is (a): -"Traffic Warden" -"Napes and Tatties" -The unfortunately named food "Spotted Dick" -"Tosser" "Noddy" Sincerely, -A resident of the former colonies.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #2 December 2, 2006 QuoteWTF is (a): -"Traffic Warden" Meter Maid -"Napes and Tatties" Turnips and potatoes -The unfortunately named food "Spotted Dick" A dessert pudding with embedded fruit -"Tosser" Wanker "Noddy" originally a character is a series of childrens books by Enid Blyton, it's slang with various meanings, including simple or trivial, yes-man, or a new recruit in the military. Also in this book was a policeman character called Mr. Plod, which became common slang for a policeman in the '60s, but is, I believe, now obsolete. And you missed the food called "Toad in the Hole". Sincerely, -A former resident of the mother country.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rs2kmk5 0 #3 December 2, 2006 A traffic warden is someone employed solely to concern themselves with the parking of motor cars illegally on the roads here in the UK - most people affectionately refer to them with a different name, ie Cunt. http://trafficwarden.org/ Napes - WTF? Dont know that one (maybe a northern thing?) - but tatties are Potatoes...napes may, and emphasis may be swede or turnips Spotted dick is an after dinner dessert - sponge with treacle, and raisons (the spots!) Clicky http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick Tosser = wanker, go figure. Noddy - was a childrens cartoon character, but could be cockney rhyming slang for something else??? Clicky http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noddy Out of 10,000 feet of fall, always remember that the last half inch hurts the most — Captain Charles W. Purcell, 1932 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #4 December 2, 2006 Cor Blimey Geezer, it's neeps aand tatties - and tastes 'kin excellent with lots of black pepper. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #5 December 2, 2006 No matter how good a confection it may be, I would never be able to order "spotted dick." It's just too wrong-sounding. Another UK question--I gather driving a stick-shift auto is easier for left handed people...true? How accepted is the 1 pound coin? The $1 coin here has never seemed to work... Fish and Chips-- a friend of mine told me that when she ordered it in a pub near RAF Mildenhall, it was drowned in the tallow it was fried in, barely drained, and served in newsprint....erm, yuck... Is that standard? P.S. I like watching newsclips of Parliament. It's like Congress with a two-drink minimum.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #6 December 2, 2006 I drive a manual gear box both here and on the continent - you get used to either and it really doesn't take long. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #7 December 2, 2006 QuoteI drive a manual gear box both here and on the continent - you get used to either and it really doesn't take long. I drove a Morris something with a stick shift. It was fun. When I got on the wrong side of the road, nobody swore at me or laid on the horn; all I got was a polite toot. I would have to put the UK on the top of the list as having the most polite drivers.Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #8 December 2, 2006 QuoteNo matter how good a confection it may be, I would never be able to order "spotted dick." It's just too wrong-sounding. Another UK question--I gather driving a stick-shift auto is easier for left handed people...true? I do both (I have a right hand drive MG in the US) and I can't say I notice any difference. How accepted is the 1 pound coin? The $1 coin here has never seemed to work... Doesn't seem to bother anyone I've met. IMO The $1 coin will never catch on until the Fed withdraws the $1 bills. Fish and Chips-- a friend of mine told me that when she ordered it in a pub near RAF Mildenhall, it was drowned in the tallow it was fried in, barely drained, and served in newsprint....erm, yuck... Is that standard? Depends where you get it. You can find anything from great to inedible. P.S. I like watching newsclips of Parliament. It's like Congress with a two-drink minimum. Prime Minister's Question Time is one of the best shows on TV anywhere.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #9 December 3, 2006 Quote I would have to put the UK on the top of the list as having the most polite drivers. My first few weeks driving in the UK... I would make a right hand turn, and end up on the wrong side of the road. I'll never forget the screams of the passengers in the car the 2nd time I did that.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #10 December 3, 2006 Quote Prime Minister's Question Time is one of the best shows on TV anywhere. And the Brits claim they're civilized... We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #11 December 3, 2006 QuoteQuote Prime Minister's Question Time is one of the best shows on TV anywhere. And the Brits claim they're civilized... They are; there is a Sergeant at Arms present, armed with a sword, to prevent the MPs from killing each other.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #12 December 3, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuote Prime Minister's Question Time is one of the best shows on TV anywhere. And the Brits claim they're civilized... They are; there is a Sergeant at Arms present, armed with a sword, to prevent the MPs from killing each other. How often is the sword used?Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angrypeppers 1 #13 December 3, 2006 The Right Honourable kallend is spot on...that's about the only time I watch C-Span. I found this site http://english2american.com/ on one of my trips to the UK. Cracks me up reading some of the entries. I may have to buy that guy a pint...Burn the land and boil the sea, You can't take the sky from me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #14 December 3, 2006 "Stick shift" is easier for right handed people when on the left - it means your dominant hand can keep doing the important thing - steering. The £1 coin is universally accepted - our lowest "paper" currency is £5 - (equal to about $10). We also have a £2 coin which is less well circulated. I collect all of mine. I bought my first rig in £2 coins and since then have collected another grand's worth... still looking for a reason to spend them. Fish and chips are so 80's. The national dish is curry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #15 December 3, 2006 <> - No where near often enough, IMHO (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #16 December 3, 2006 So, when are you coming over and where to... Andy Copland and I have a pet 'merican and he seems to have survived the less than civilised U.K (so far)... Come jump with us anytime, you'll be very welcome. . (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orribolollie 0 #17 December 3, 2006 "Stick shift" is easier for right handed people when on the left - it means your dominant hand can keep doing the important thing - steering. This is SO true. I have diven stick (manual), 'enthusiatically' both here and in the states. Wether its front, rear or 4 wheel drive you want your dominant hand on the wheel as your changing gears. When I started driving in Califonia I found it very unsettling to take my dominant hand off the wheel! Except to give someone the finger of course. Thats just natural with both hands...and regardless of the side of the road you drive on haha. I'm about to have roast 'tatties and neeps' today...they are tops. Edit : Wait...napes are turnips are they? yuck...i was sure napes was parsnips...shows all I know. Id say 'Plod' was fairly obsolete; ive heard nothing but 'Pig' now for a long time. Round are way they were called 'raddie' for a fair old while....i have no idea where that came from! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #18 December 3, 2006 <<"Stick shift" is easier for right handed people when on the left - it means your dominant hand can keep doing the important thing - steering. This is SO true. I have diven stick (manual), >> This SO NOT True - It makes no difference to me. I'm equally comfortable driving a manual gearbox furnished car either left or right hand drive. Anyway, I need my dominant hand for my mobile phone and to turn the pages of the book that I'm reading. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #19 December 3, 2006 Made no difference to me, either, whenever I've traveled to the UK & had to rent - er, hire - a car. Funny thing - at home, we have 1 auto trans car & 1 manual trans car (we're in the US). When driving the stick, of course, I have to steer mostly with my left (non-dominant). But when I'm driving the auto I find myself steering mostly with my right. Go figure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #20 December 3, 2006 QuoteQuote I would have to put the UK on the top of the list as having the most polite drivers. My first few weeks driving in the UK... I would make a right hand turn, and end up on the wrong side of the road. I'll never forget the screams of the passengers in the car the 2nd time I did that.I knew it was more than just being the most polite drivers. [url]Sat Dec 2, 10:53 AM ET LISBON (AFP) - Oscar-winning US actress Gwyneth Paltrow feels dinner talk is far more interesting in her adopted homeland Britain than back in her native country. "I love the English lifestyle, it's not as capitalistic as America. People don't talk about work and money, they talk about interesting things at dinner," she told "NS", the weekend magazine supplement of daily Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias on Saturday. "I like living here because I don't fit into the bad side of American psychology. The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans," the 34-year-old added.Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #21 December 3, 2006 She's wrong. People are deep down pretty much the same the world over.... It's their environment that make them appear different. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #22 December 3, 2006 Can we have Gwyneth back, as long as you keep Madonna? Thx, -The Colonies.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #23 December 3, 2006 QuoteShe's wrong. People are deep down pretty much the same the world over.... It's their environment that make them appear different. I agree with you. I'm a little sarcastic on this. Would you guys be interested in taking the Dixie Chicks too?Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallRate 0 #24 December 3, 2006 What say you keep Gweneth (please) and send us the recipe for Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter? FallRate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #25 December 3, 2006 QuoteQuoteShe's wrong. People are deep down pretty much the same the world over.... It's their environment that make them appear different. I agree with you. I'm a little sarcastic on this. Would you guys be interested in taking the Dixie Chicks too? We'll keep Lady Sovereign also. We need someone to work at Jimmy John's.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
