favorite sayings...
THC
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i am a big fan of
'6 of one...half dozen of another'
what are some other good ones? esp. some international ones...like some good english or irish or austrailan ones...?
'6 of one...half dozen of another'
what are some other good ones? esp. some international ones...like some good english or irish or austrailan ones...?
“Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish can grow double, triple, or quadruple its size.”
-Big Fish
-Big Fish
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Might be a good time to get this one in the open.
I read a book by Bill Bryson recently, he's an American (if you didn't know) but lives in Britain, and he was making the point about the differences in sense of humour between us as nations. He reckond the main thing is that America doesn't have a version or understanding of 'taking the piss' (which for the instance of this thread is my favourite saying
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So...'taking the piss'. Any Americans have an understanding of what that means ?...just wondering.I came, I saw, I concurred.....0 -
jamie uk wrote:*Might be a good time to get this one in the open.
I read a book by Bill Bryson recently, he's an American (if you didn't know) but lives in Britain, and he was making the point about the differences in sense of humour between us as nations. He reckond the main thing is that America doesn't have a version or understanding of 'taking the piss' (which for the instance of this thread is my favourite saying )
So...'taking the piss'. Any Americans have an understanding of what that means ?...just wondering.
I don't think they do from past conversations? Or maybe it was just this one guy.
*Yeah... that's an embarrassing thing to admit.
My favourites are 'Well, slap my ass and call me Judy' (don't know why) and 'Since god was a lad'.0 -
jamie uk wrote:Might be a good time to get this one in the open.
I read a book by Bill Bryson recently, he's an American (if you didn't know) but lives in Britain, and he was making the point about the differences in sense of humour between us as nations. He reckond the main thing is that America doesn't have a version or understanding of 'taking the piss' (which for the instance of this thread is my favourite saying )
So...'taking the piss'. Any Americans have an understanding of what that means ?...just wondering.
I don't really know what it means. I thought it meant to give someone a hard time...just ribbinig someone. But I'm not sure. Explain.0 -
My favourites are 'Well, slap my ass and call me Judy' (don't know why) and 'Since god was a lad'.[/quote]
solid!
yeah, dont know what taking the piss means. i know what snogging is and what blokes are.....but thats about it...lol“Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish can grow double, triple, or quadruple its size.”
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Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:I don't really know what it means. I thought it meant to give someone a hard time...just ribbinig someone. But I'm not sure. Explain.
It can be playful or mean, but yes, giving someone a hard time is easy to describe I guess.
The example Bryson uses is in a train station he asks for a ticket with a reciept and the guy says.."there you go sir, the ticket is free,... but it's £15.50 for the reciept". Bryson claims that in the US the ticket guy would have been exclaimed by a cry of "what the hell sort of cockamamy system gives a free ticket and charges for the reciept?"
I don't know if that's entirely the case, but for sure in our country people are pleasantly amused at times when someone 'takes the piss' out of them.
It is noticable on this pit at times, the difference in sense of humour across the Atlantic I came, I saw, I concurred.....0 -
Most of mine are insults, are they allowed? "Go fist yourself" is a charming recent addition 0
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THC wrote:i am a big fan of
'6 of one...half dozen of another'
what are some other good ones? esp. some international ones...like some good english or irish or austrailan ones...?
I've never heard this before :eek: Took me a minute
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“Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish can grow double, triple, or quadruple its size.”
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jamie uk wrote:It can be playful or mean, but yes, giving someone a hard time is easy to describe I guess.
The example Bryson uses is in a train station he asks for a ticket with a reciept and the guy says.."there you go sir, the ticket is free,... but it's £15.50 for the reciept". Bryson claims that in the US the ticket guy would have been exclaimed by a cry of "what the hell sort of cockamamy system gives a free ticket and charges for the reciept?"
I don't know if that's entirely the case, but for sure in our country people are pleasantly amused at times when someone 'takes the piss' out of them.
It is noticable on this pit at times, the difference in sense of humour across the Atlantic
I think we in America would call that sort of thing "Giving someone shit."
That being said, most Americans don't use the word cockamamy. San Diego 10/25/00, Mountain View 6/1/03, Santa Barbara 10/28/03, Northwest School 3/18/05, San Diego 7/7/06, Los Angeles 7/9/06, 7/10/06, Honolulu (U2) 12/9/06, Santa Barbara (EV) 4/10/08, Los Angeles (EV) 4/12/08, Hartford 6/27/08, Mansfield 6/28/08, VH1 Rock Honors The Who 7/12/08, Seattle 9/21/09, Universal City 9/30/09, 10/1/09, 10/6/09, 10/7/09, San Diego 10/9/09, Los Angeles (EV) 7/8/11, Santa Barbara (EV) 7/9/11, Chicago 7/19/13, San Diego 11/21/13, Los Angeles 11/23/13, 11/24/13, Oakland 11/26/13, Chicago 8/22/16, Missoula 8/13/18, Boston 9/2/18, Los Angeles 2/25/22 (EV), San Diego 5/3/22, Los Angeles 5/6/22, 5/7/22, Imola 6/25/22, Los Angeles 5/21/24, [London 6/29/24], [Boston 9/15/24]0 -
meistereder wrote:He Who Smelt It Dealt It: (Colloquial) The irrefutable rule of fart detection. When one smells gas and accuses a bystander, the bystander argues that the person who noticed is responsible. See also: He Who Detected It Ejected It; He Who Denied It, Supplied It.
I don't think this one needed such a detailed explanation but it made me laugh the way you explained it! 0 -
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oh yeah...another good one...
ain't that the pot calling the kettle black....“Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish can grow double, triple, or quadruple its size.”
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facepollution wrote:Most of mine are insults, are they allowed? "Go fist yourself" is a charming recent addition
Yea. I've fallen into the habit of calling people cancerous cunts.0 -
If someone asks you a question where the obvious answer is yes, like 'do you want another pint', a common response will be "Do bears shit in the woods?" or "Is the Pope Catholic", or if you're really drunk and can't remember it "Do nuns shit in the woods?"...0
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No shit, Sherlock.0
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People who judge dont matter, people who matter dont judge.A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are.0
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a few i like ...the dogs bollocks. pear-shaped. it's all gone a bit pete tong.So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?0
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meistereder wrote:I think we in America would call that sort of thing "Giving someone shit."
That being said, most Americans don't use the word cockamamy. yeah, I kinda got that he was being playful with his expression :)I think he was expressing his love of our subtle, playful, sometimes biting wit....it can be hard for other nationalities to grasp....cockamamy is a great word though
I had a mate from Germany here for a while, he would sit in the pub with me after football and be aghast at all these fellas telling each other to " go fu** yourself...", "yeah, that's what your wife says to me..." etc, etc... he was truly waiting for a fight to break out, when it was just what we call lads being lads...taking the piss, if you like I came, I saw, I concurred.....0 -
facepollution wrote:If someone asks you a question where the obvious answer is yes, like 'do you want another pint', a common response will be "Do bears shit in the woods?" or "Is the Pope Catholic", or if you're really drunk and can't remember it "Do nuns shit in the woods?"...
i am def. gonna start saying the 'do you want another pint'....classic “Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish can grow double, triple, or quadruple its size.”
-Big Fish0
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