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10-03-2011, 06:01 PM
LitNetIsGreat

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

Heartwarming to see you taking your first hesitant steps back into the community though.

:lol:What with his pot noodle and jaffa cake business lunch?

Tip 187 - Refuse to eat pot noodles.

:yesnod:
10-03-2011, 06:43 PM
Paulclem

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Originally Posted by Neely

:lol:What with his pot noodle and jaffa cake business lunch?

Tip 187 - Refuse to eat pot noodles.

:yesnod:

I had no time - I was changing my trousers. (Not as bad as it sounds if you're just on this page).

Tip 188: Impress your relatives with a Christmas Pot Noodle.

http://www.metro.co.uk/lifestyle/845...mas-pot-noodle

It really does have an edge of stuffing. (They were selling them off in the summer at the shop near where I work. If you carefully peel off the lid, it can be used as a Christmas bauble for the tree). Mmmmmmm
10-04-2011, 02:25 PM
Vonny

Tip #189 - If you come on the forum and say, "I have brain cancer," and someone responds, "The perfect cure is to have your entire head amputated," - rather than expecting that poster to prove to you that this is most effective method of treatment, even if he is a neurologist or oncologist who can provide you with some kind of data to support his claim, it's best to assume that, even having the best of intentions, a poster could be mistaken.

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Originally Posted by Paulclem

I had no time - I was changing my trousers. (Not as bad as it sounds if you're just on this page).

This isn't bad, but funny. "Trousers" is one of the funniest words you British use. We don't say trousers, we say pants. Very occasionally someone will say "slacks." And short pants are capris. But trousers is just so funny! No one would ever, ever use the word trousers!
10-04-2011, 02:39 PM
MarkBastable

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Originally Posted by Vonny

No one would ever, ever use the word trousers!

If by 'no one', you mean 'no American', I think I'd disagree. I have heard Americans use 'trousers' but they tend to mean formal wear of some kind - though even then, not exclusively. I think there's a lot of regional variation on this within the US.
10-04-2011, 05:26 PM
Vonny

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkBastable

If by 'no one', you mean 'no American', I think I'd disagree. I have heard Americans use 'trousers' but they tend to mean formal wear of some kind - though even then, not exclusively. I think there's a lot of regional variation on this within the US.

True. Americas think we're the only ones. Even for those of us who are glad to discover we're not the only ones, the speech forms are habit.

But where I live anyway, if someone spoke of "trousers" they would get a very strange look, especially if they were under 70. Mostly, it's jeans here. But I like seeing "trousers" on the forum - so funny!
10-04-2011, 05:37 PM
MarkBastable

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Originally Posted by Vonny

True. Americas think we're the only ones. Even for those of us who are glad to discover we're not the only ones, the speech forms are habit.

But where I live anyway, if someone spoke of "trousers" they would get a very strange look, especially if they were under 70. Mostly, it's jeans here. But I like seeing "trousers" on the forum - so funny!

So you're laughing at the way foreigners speak. Isn't that a bit...you know...racist? I mean, I don't care myself, but apparently there are people with scary avatars policing the forum, and you might find that you're drawing some attention.
10-04-2011, 05:55 PM
LitNetIsGreat

Hey stop picking on Vonny you bad man...
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Tip 190 - Women, don't nag your man.

:smilewinkgrin: There's nothing more annoying. (After a hard day's work he needs to relax.)
10-04-2011, 06:13 PM
Paulclem

Tip 191: Go to work by a different route sometimes.

I discovered a park I'd never been to before right by the city centre, but in a depression surrounded by terrace houses. It's a small park, but nice and surprisingly quiet. You never know what you'll find.
10-04-2011, 06:46 PM
Vonny

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Originally Posted by Neely

Tip 190 - Women, don't nag your man.

:smilewinkgrin: There's nothing more annoying. (After a hard day's work he needs to relax.)

Aw, poor Neely.

Tip #192 - Audio books and earphones may be worth a try. And never forget the beer.
10-04-2011, 06:54 PM
Ecurb

Tip 193: The police are not your friends. Never let them capture you alive.
10-04-2011, 06:57 PM
Paulclem

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vonny

This isn't bad, but funny. "Trousers" is one of the funniest words you British use. We don't say trousers, we say pants. Very occasionally someone will say "slacks." And short pants are capris. But trousers is just so funny! No one would ever, ever use the word trousers!

My daughter, when she was small, would say troufers - which I prefer, but find unuseable outside of the family.

We aso have a kind of poor man's fish they sell in chip shops here in the UK. Scallops, (pronounced scollops here), is a big slice of potato covered in batter and fried, (as opposed to the seafood scallops). My son used to call them scollocks - which we still use.
10-04-2011, 07:07 PM
LitNetIsGreat

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Aw, poor Neely.

Oh I was thinking generally really, mostly anyway. I think I get a slightly better deal than the average chap.

Tip 193 Revisit (visit) Chekhov.

Such melancholic sadness will make you happy in a strange way - besides he is quality and needs to be read.
10-04-2011, 08:02 PM
cafolini

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Originally Posted by Vonny

Tip #189 - If you come on the forum and say, "I have brain cancer," and someone responds, "The perfect cure is to have your entire head amputated," - rather than expecting that poster to prove to you that this is most effective method of treatment, even if he is a neurologist or oncologist who can provide you with some kind of data to support his claim, it's best to assume that, even having the best of intentions, a poster could be mistaken.

Vonny. That's brutal and detectable right away. You are known for having some good humor. But it could happen more subtly. It could be an achaelogist who has worked with the Incas. After convincing you that they were very advanced in medicine, he could send you to Peru to get a brain operation.
10-04-2011, 08:13 PM
Vonny

Quote:

Originally Posted by cafolini

Vonny. That's brutal and detectable right away. You are known for having some good humor. But it could happen more subtly. It could be an achaelogist who has worked with the Incas. After convincing you that they were very advanced in medicine, he could send you to Peru to get a brain operation.

Tip #194 - c'est la vie
10-06-2011, 06:09 AM
Drkshadow03

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Originally Posted by Neely

Now that's my sort of tip. I couldn't tell you the jobs I have put off, I would get repetitive strain injury from typing.

Good tips all round - keep it up folks. I'll collate them at 50/100, if we get that far, (hence the bold to see easily) and we can sell the list to unhappy people and make lots of money and split the profits...

Tip 28 - Eat nice bread and drink real coffee.

It makes all the difference.

What's fake coffee?

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