Re: Re[2]: Beatles CD/now names

[Guest guest]

My husband who was from England, used to laugh at some of our

expressions and, of course, we laughed at some of his. My favorite was a

long winded story he told of when he was supposed to meet this girl somewhere

but he missed the bus, or whatever, and had to walk umpteen miles, so when he

got there it was so late he went over to the hotel and knocked up the girl.

The first time I heard that one I fell on the floor laughing. He meant, of

course, that he knocked on her door and woke her up. All in the

interpretation. Jessie

[Guest guest]

I sent this before and can't find any record of it so if you get it

twice forgive me.

My husband, who was from England, used to laugh at some of our

expressions and of course, we laughed at some of his. My favorite of his was

a longwinded story of how he was supposed to meet this girl somewhere. He

missed the bus or whatever and had to walk umpteen miles so by the time he

got there it was very late. So, he said, he went over to the hotel and

knocked up the girl. The first time I heard that I fell on the floor

laughing. He meant, of course, that he knocked on her door till she got up.

He couldn't figure out what was funny. Jessie

[Guest guest]

I used to have an English pen pal who would tease me about the differences.

Randy is short for Randall and does not have the connotation it does in the

UK:))) Shag is just carpet that is very ugly. Water closets would be pipes

that had burst not a place to go to the bathroom, restroom, comfort station

or any other American euphemism. We southerners tend to use more antiquated

English phrases. Some country folks still use victuals (only pronounced

vittles) and many say " pray tell us what you're talking about, " and still

another is supper for the last meal. I also had a patient once who said her

gown was in the poke in the closet. (never buy a pig in a poke (sack). I

was telling my Aussie friend once that my husband was really piddling around

that morning. To me that meant he was procrastinating. To him, it meant he

was urinating. I said " that would be more info than you wanted to know. "

Elaine

Re: Re[2]: Beatles CD

> for the same reason loads of people in the USA call their kids Randy.

That

> is one name we Brits just ROFL at.

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> Allyson

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[Guest guest]

Jessie ,

Yes, I have heard this exspression before. when I was a teenager , had a boy

transfer to our school he was from Arkansas, He called invited me to the movies,

only this is the way he said it , Hello~! Just rung you up to see could I carry

you to the movies on friday. I thought I know how to walk why would I want to be

carried...........LOL My father had some really great sayings, my two teenagers

really look at me strange when I use some of them .........LOL

Carolyn

Re: Re[2]: Beatles CD/now names

My husband who was from England, used to laugh at some of our

expressions and, of course, we laughed at some of his. My favorite was a

long winded story he told of when he was supposed to meet this girl somewhere

but he missed the bus, or whatever, and had to walk umpteen miles, so when he

got there it was so late he went over to the hotel and knocked up the girl.

The first time I heard that one I fell on the floor laughing. He meant, of

course, that he knocked on her door and woke her up. All in the

interpretation. Jessie

[Guest guest]

And don't forget ... We colonists stand up every time we hear a certain

British beer drinking song!

granny

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> > is one name we Brits just ROFL at.

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[Guest guest]

Yes, I had an American boyfriend and that was one he loved too, because we

would always asked to be knocked up in the morning. I lopve hearing

different interpretations of language. Makes for lots of fun I think. Again

the word Shag, that someone mentioned as being carpet. It is also a dance in

the USA. When I was last in Nashville I heard a song by Alabama called

Dancin' and Shaggin' on the Boulvard. I was certain I'd heard right the

words they were singing, and in the bible belt south too??? Well I finally

plucked up the courage to ask a girl if I was hearing right, and yes, I was.

Again it didn't mean the same in the USA as it does here. Yes, I did buy it.

Had lots of laughs in my line dance classes with that one.

Allyson