Terminalcoffee discussion

White-Out or Liquid Paper is actually called Tip-Ex in the UK? Guess it's like Kleenex, or Tyson, something that doesn't translate. Or something.

It was invented by the mother of Michael Nesmith of The Monkees.

Those crazy Brits don't call anything the right name. Why, there aren't even any plums in plum pudding!

Sometimes crisps aren't crisp.

and the chips aren't chips

I still get confused on exactly what in goddamn hell they call "cookies" over there.

Tyson?

I like that they call rainboots "rubbers." And I loooove the word "knickers." :)

I gotten my "knickers in a twist" over all of this ;-).

I was in a restaurant once where a family from the UK was seated nearby. The server said they had cookies for desert. The little boy said, "Cookies?"
"Biscuits," his Mum replied. "Ah," he said.

And why the hell is the trunk of the car called the "boot"?

and the roof is the "hood" and the hood is the "bonnet."

Knickers.

Bullocks... what does that even mean? Is it a verb?

Buggers. Oh bloody hell.

I thought it was "Bugger," no "s"... :(

Knickers. :)

Heidi, why are you just standing there, saying "panties" to us in British? Are you snickering whilst doing so?

Knickers. :)

You know, that scene in Bridget Jones' Diary when Hugh Grant finds Bridget's granny panties, and he makes fun of her knickers is totally sexy to me.

He says "panties," though. :) SHE says "knickers."

"Buggers" is a common expletive. "Bugger" is the verb.

I've only heard it used in the movies... I was thinking specifically of the beginning of "Four Weddings and A Funeral" when Hugh Grant keeps saying it over and over because he's running late to a wedding. It was more of a question than a statement. Thanks for the info, Larry! You're a fount of knowledge. :)

And it's bollocks, not bullocks. It means testicles, but in slang it's used to mean "nonsense."

Thank you! I could not figure out that spelling, and normally Google helps me: "Did you mean to say testicles?" But not in this instance.

Did you mean to say testicles?

That made me laugh. Why yes, I did mean to say testicles! How did you know? Thank you for being so helpful, google!

Bloody bollocks in your knickers.

Eww, Larry.

I know!

Knickers. :)

I'd like to share my tranquilizers with you, The Heidi.

Knickers.:)

^
| HEE! :D

And then there are knickerbockers!

:-\

Or is it knickerbollockers?

That is making unfortunate images appear in my head, Larry.

I agree, :-/ indeed
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I'm going bloody bonkers reading this :)

Knickerbockers are men's/boy's baggy, knee-length trousers.

Trousers -- now there's a word they use over there a lot more than we do. As in Wallace and Gromit, The Wrong Trousers.

I've always thought knickerbockers look like prude baseball player pants. :)

Oh. And I almost forgot...






Knickers. :)

Bugger

Bugger all the knickers.

I have an image of hairy British balls inside a pair of grandma white satin underpants, for some reason.


*uses eyewash shower*

Yeah that is pretty bad.

knickerbollocks.

Tranny treasure trove

OH Christ. How am I ever going to get this eggnog out of my keyboard?

Fanny is not what you think, it's a mere inch or so away.

You're still drinking eggnog?

I don't think she is she seems to be using as lubricant for her keyboard.