Still amazed at the language gap
Apr 18th 2008 | 10:10 am
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Still amazed at the language gap
Been here nearly 3 years and sometimes i find things that still crack me up . A few weeks ago we went wine tasting to the local Virginia wineries . I picked up a copy of the 2008 events guide. See if you can spot the event on the 12th of July that caught my eye. i scanned in the page as an attachment 
Apr 18th 2008 | 10:12 am
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Re: Still amazed at the language gap
Been here nearly 3 years and sometimes i find things that still crack me up . A few weeks ago we went wine tasting to the local Virginia wineries . I picked up a copy of the 2008 events guide. See if you can spot the event on the 12th of July that caught my eye. i scanned in the page as an attachment
Apr 18th 2008 | 10:18 am
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Re: Still amazed at the language gap
Sounds delightful! 
Apr 18th 2008 | 10:20 am
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Re: Still amazed at the language gap
I've heard of the cocktail "sex on the beach" but never a sip and a shag!! Must be good wine
Apr 18th 2008 | 10:32 am
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Re: Still amazed at the language gap
A lass from North Carolina Shagged with me and my mate in a pub in Norwich last year. Not only did I have to go second, I was also told that my mate had better rythym and technique than me.
I was naturally shattered.
The Norfolk farmers didn't know what to make of it.
If the Sip 'n' Shag gets out of hand, would it be called a Gulp 'n' Gobble? Having said that, if it doesn't get out of hand, would it still be a Sha...
... I think i'll just drop it.
Apr 18th 2008 | 10:41 am
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Re: Still amazed at the language gap
A lass from North Carolina Shagged with me and my mate in a pub in Norwich last year. Not only did I have to go second, I was also told that my mate had better rythym and technique than me.
I was naturally shattered.
The Norfolk farmers didn't know what to make of it.
If the Sip 'n' Shag gets out of hand, would it be called a Gulp 'n' Gobble? Having said that, if it doesn't get out of hand, would it still be a Sha...
... I think i'll just drop it.
The best one I've seen was at the beach...it read " shag competition this Friday....winner gets $100"...
Apr 18th 2008 | 11:05 am
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Apr 18th 2008 | 11:53 am
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Apr 18th 2008 | 12:04 pm
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Re: Still amazed at the language gap
The other two language differences i came across , my son help me out with .
Eating out i asked for some cuttelry , with a blank look from the server my son said "silverware".
Last christmas i took him to gamestop and asked for a "second hand xbox controller" , again that blank look told me i was in language hell again , my son spoke up "used xbox controller" . You gotta laugh
Eating out i asked for some cuttelry , with a blank look from the server my son said "silverware".
Last christmas i took him to gamestop and asked for a "second hand xbox controller" , again that blank look told me i was in language hell again , my son spoke up "used xbox controller" . You gotta laugh
Apr 18th 2008 | 12:10 pm
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Re: Still amazed at the language gap
The other two language differences i came across , my son help me out with .
Eating out i asked for some cuttelry , with a blank look from the server my son said "silverware".
Last christmas i took him to gamestop and asked for a "second hand xbox controller" , again that blank look told me i was in language hell again , my son spoke up "used xbox controller" . You gotta laugh
Eating out i asked for some cuttelry , with a blank look from the server my son said "silverware".
Last christmas i took him to gamestop and asked for a "second hand xbox controller" , again that blank look told me i was in language hell again , my son spoke up "used xbox controller" . You gotta laugh
Just a thought.
Apr 18th 2008 | 12:54 pm
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Apr 18th 2008 | 12:59 pm
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Apr 18th 2008 | 1:51 pm
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Re: Still amazed at the language gap
It still annoys me when I hear people calling plastic cutlery 'silverware' I mean come on...
Apr 18th 2008 | 1:57 pm
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Re: Still amazed at the language gap
Shag is what they call loose tobacco in The Netherlands.
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