RICHEST Americans
Sep 23rd 2006, 2:09 am
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Re: RICHEST Americans
One thing I like about the States, egalitarian.......well apart from the how much do you earn, what car do you drive and what's your house worth thing 
Sep 23rd 2006, 2:11 am
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
One thing I like about the States, egalitarian.......well apart from the how much do you earn, what car do you drive and what's your house worth thing
Sep 23rd 2006, 2:13 am
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Originally Posted by Sallyanne
How white your teeth are
Sep 23rd 2006, 2:17 am
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
One thing I like about the States, egalitarian.......well apart from the how much do you earn, what car do you drive and what's your house worth thing
Upper Class = Somebody who is so rich they don't need to work.
Working Class = Anybody who works.
Middle Class = Somebody who wishes they were upper class but who are in fact working class.
Sep 23rd 2006, 2:20 am
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
The british class system:
Upper Class = Somebody who is so rich they don't need to work.
Working Class = Anybody who works.
Middle Class = Somebody who wishes they were upper class but who are in fact working class.
Upper Class = Somebody who is so rich they don't need to work.
Working Class = Anybody who works.
Middle Class = Somebody who wishes they were upper class but who are in fact working class.
Sep 23rd 2006, 2:24 am
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Originally Posted by Sallyanne
snowbunny needs to see that sketch with John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett explaining the British class system.
I didn't know about this one, you have to scroll down:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/...20050524.shtml
Sep 23rd 2006, 2:28 am
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
I didn't know about this one, you have to scroll down:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/...20050524.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/...20050524.shtml
Sep 23rd 2006, 2:36 am
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Re: RICHEST Americans
In the search, I found one of the Ronnies asking for a pint of "Old and Filthy"
Sep 23rd 2006, 2:45 am
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Funny enough just watching Rich Hall on BBCA talking about Gates and how if he put his money under his bed and fell out it would take 18 minutes to hit the ground 
Some people have too much time
Some people have too much time
Sep 23rd 2006, 3:30 am
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Originally Posted by Thydney
Funny enough just watching Rich Hall on BBCA talking about Gates and how if he put his money under his bed and fell out it would take 18 minutes to hit the ground Some people have too much time
Some people have too much time Dylan Moran was on earlier, had me in stitches.
Sep 23rd 2006, 4:42 am
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Originally Posted by gardnma
I read somewhere the other day that if you call it a "serviette" you are working class. Well, thats a relief. I was afraid I was getting above my station.
We were always taught to say serviette cos "napkin" was common. That's from my mum's side of the family...who all went to expensive posh schools and played with Princesses (well, one anyway. Oh, and a Mauri queen B4 she was the queen).....but my mum's Irish grandparents were poor so maybe that's where it comes from.
We hardly ever say tea - always "dinner" which is the main meal of the day, or "supper".
Sep 26th 2006, 2:31 pm
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Originally Posted by Ozzidoc
Really? That's funny.
We were always taught to say serviette cos "napkin" was common. That's from my mum's side of the family...who all went to expensive posh schools and played with Princesses (well, one anyway. Oh, and a Mauri queen B4 she was the queen).....but my mum's Irish grandparents were poor so maybe that's where it comes from.
We hardly ever say tea - always "dinner" which is the main meal of the day, or "supper".
We were always taught to say serviette cos "napkin" was common. That's from my mum's side of the family...who all went to expensive posh schools and played with Princesses (well, one anyway. Oh, and a Mauri queen B4 she was the queen).....but my mum's Irish grandparents were poor so maybe that's where it comes from.
We hardly ever say tea - always "dinner" which is the main meal of the day, or "supper".
Sep 26th 2006, 3:04 pm
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Originally Posted by Kate2112
A serviette is a paper napkin and a napkin is made of cotton or linen. I thought that was the distinction? Though most Americans I've asked have never heard of a serviette and call either napkins.
Sep 26th 2006, 4:17 pm
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Re: RICHEST Americans
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
And either can be used as a snot rag in an emergency
Sep 26th 2006, 4:19 pm
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Re: RICHEST Americans
You two are awful