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[Priscilla_June]

I'll never look at porcelain the same way again.

Wow that's at did I just read.

“She had shimmering pig vagina skin that felt like heaven with all the luster of a ramen bowl.”

 

[TheLobster]

Wow that's at did I just read.

“She had shimmering pig vagina skin that felt like heaven with all the luster of a ramen bowl.”

I gotta say, "He thrust his sausage into her porky vagina" has certain charm to it.

 

[AG31]

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Thanks! I think at least half of what I read IRL is by British authors (what's the word for all non-U.S. English speaking countries). The only ones here that were new to me were Kip and Know Your Onions.

 

[AG31]

no. If it has butter it's a bap. Unless it's in sliced bread in which case it's just a fucking sandwich no matter what they fucking call it.

Do you have a new avatar? I have virtually no visual memory, so I can't be sure, but this looks unfamiliar.

 

[AG31]

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If you get them all, mate, you're a legend!

I was almost 100% on the British list, but I can hardly match any on this one. I'm surprised.

 

[gunhilltrain]

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In both Britain and France, streetcars and light rail are called "trams" (for the vehicles) and "tramways" (for the systems). They almost disappeared from both countries (England was down to one line) but they have proliferated recently, as in Sheffield. It also avoids the confusing and overlapping terms used in the United States. Them make brief appearances is The Full Monty.

Sheffield

On railways (not railroads), goods wagons are freight cars and sleepers are cross-ties. Level crossings are grade crossings.

 

[gunhilltrain]

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If you get them all, mate, you're a legend!

How about electricblue? Did he post further down the thread?

 

[gunhilltrain]

I found this book in my closet recently, but I've never read it. I'll have to go through it to see how accurate it is.

New Yawk Tawk

 

[onehitwanda]

Do you have a new avatar? I have virtually no visual memory, so I can't be sure, but this looks unfamiliar.

Yep; I needed a change, and I am currently totally in love with Shadowheart, so Shadowheart it is.

 

[Britva415]

If it has butter it's a bap. Unless it's in sliced bread in which case it's just a fucking sandwich no matter what they fucking call it

If it's butter in sliced bread then it's not a butty?

 

[Britva415]

I sincerely hope that no woman would be disappointed with 11 inches

It's not the inches, it's the dishonesty! Disappointing to anyone, I'm sure.

Some guy who feels the need to call his 11 inches 12 would be disappointing on even more levels than that.

 

[gunhilltrain]

It's not the inches, it's the dishonesty! Disappointing to anyone, I'm sure.

Some guy who feels the need to call his 11 inches 12 would be disappointing on even more levels than that.

Let's face, the last few inches are going to waste anyway, so it really doesn't matter much. Maybe the thickness is more important than the length, but I"ll leave that for someone else to comment on.

 

[gunhilltrain]

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I find that most characters, like most human beings, have different aspects of these at different times. It may be dependent on what's going on around them and/or where they are in their life-cycle.

Also, I think the goal of the leader is more than prosperity; it's power, of call it control, sometimes over their own lives. A good leader will have people who look up to them and go to them for answers. Such a leader should have a record of success in solving problems and have developed confidence in tackling new ones. An overlooked desirable trait is to have patience and to remain calm under pressure.

 

[AwkwardMD]

The active/passive one is truly brilliant.

 

[MelissaBaby]

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Possibly less useful for foreigners: the Cockney alphabet.

A for Horses (or A fer Gardener)

B for Mutton

C for Miles (or Seaforth Highlanders or C for Yourself)

D for Dumb (or D fer Ential) (or D fer Kate)

E for Brick

F for Lump (or F fer Vescence)

G for Police (or G for Get It)

H for Consent (or H for Bless You)

I for Novello (or I for the Engine)

J for Nice Time (or J for Oranges)

K for Restaurant

L for Leather

M for Cream (or M for Sis)

N for Lope

O for the Wings of a Dove (O for the Rainbow)

P for Relief

Q for the Loos (or Q for the Pictures)

R for Mo (or R fer English)

S for you, you can take a hike (or S for Rantzen)

T for Gums (or T for Two)

U for Me (or U for Mism)

V for Espana

W for a Quid (or W for the Winnings)

X for Breakfast

Y for Mistress (or Y for Unts or Y for God’s Sake)

Zee for Moiles (or Z for Wind)

 

[Kumquatqueen]

In both Britain and France, streetcars and light rail are called "trams" (for the vehicles) and "tramways" (for the systems).

Except for the Docklands Light Railway (the DLR in east/southeast London), which certainly isn't a tram. There's a couple other light rail systems like the Tyne & Wear Metro. IIRC if the rails are separated from streets and any passenger routes, it's a light rail system not a tramway, which isn't grade-separated from other routes.

There were lots of trams and trolleybuses in the UK until the 1950s. I'm not getting into the definition of a trolleybus. We don't have any now.

They almost disappeared from both countries (England was down to one line) but they have proliferated recently, as in Sheffield. It also avoids the confusing and overlapping terms used in the United States. Them make brief appearances is The Full Monty.

Sheffield

Edinburgh and Nottingham also got tram networks running recently.

On railways (not railroads), goods wagons are freight cars and sleepers are cross-ties. Level crossings are grade crossings.

The phrase 'level crossing' isn't used in America? TIL.

Might partly explain why my American driving instructor was so confused when I said I was slowing down for a level crossing. He thought 55 was fine. I objected that there might be a train coming. Turned out there were only 2 trains a year, for the harvest, so none due for a month! I still think caution was wise.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

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Of interest to the ladies, more than men. Guys have, for the above: Red, Really Red, Dark Red, Blood Red and (if a gun is put to their head) Pink.

 

[AG31]

Possibly less useful for foreigners: the Cockney alphabet.

A for Horses (or A fer Gardener)

B for Mutton

C for Miles (or Seaforth Highlanders or C for Yourself)

D for Dumb (or D fer Ential) (or D fer Kate)

E for Brick

F for Lump (or F fer Vescence)

G for Police (or G for Get It)

H for Consent (or H for Bless You)

I for Novello (or I for the Engine)

J for Nice Time (or J for Oranges)

K for Restaurant

L for Leather

M for Cream (or M for Sis)

N for Lope

O for the Wings of a Dove (O for the Rainbow)

P for Relief

Q for the Loos (or Q for the Pictures)

R for Mo (or R fer English)

S for you, you can take a hike (or S for Rantzen)

T for Gums (or T for Two)

U for Me (or U for Mism)

V for Espana

W for a Quid (or W for the Winnings)

X for Breakfast

Y for Mistress (or Y for Unts or Y for God’s Sake)

Zee for Moiles (or Z for Wind)

Sorry, I don't get this at all. Can someone give me a clue?

 

[TarnishedPenny]

I think it’s a running series of puns: ‘hay for horses’, ‘beef or mutton’ ‘see for miles’, etc.

 

[ElectricBlue]

How about electricblue? Did he post further down the thread?

It's a fairly ancient list that perpetuates Crocodile Dundee era ocker. If you used it, you'd reveal that you've never lived in Australia at all.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

Don't forget pants.

The bus just left without me ... ahh, pants!

I speak French okay but my German is pants.

And you can't have English slang without prats and tossers.

 

[Priscilla_June]

I know most of these have been for writing, but for those who enjoy worldbuilding like me:

 

[Bamagan]

I know most of these have been for writing, but for those who enjoy worldbuilding like me:

It feels like there should be a corollary to this for plotting conflicts. I suggest WINE (War, Injustice, Nepotism, and Evil).

 

[Rustyoznail]

It's a fairly ancient list that perpetuates Crocodile Dundee era ocker. If you used it, you'd reveal that you've never lived in Australia at all.

True, but you have to ease these yobs into it slowly using lingo they may have heard before.