What IS it with you people and the aspic? And your menu terms?
Look, I'm trying my best here. I'm calling stores "shops" and elevators "lifts" and I've just about gotten down the pronunciation of the U in humoUr and flavoUr and honoUr, etc.
But is there some sort of translation guide for menus? I get the whole chips=fries, crisps=chips thing
Is there a way to KNOW is something is going to be jellied? Pickle does not mean jellied to me!
And while I'm at it wth is:
Prawns with marie rose (she's a kinky sort of bird ain't she?)
A Granary Bap
A chump of lamb - is that like... a bad NY cut?
And, most confusingly, "rocket"
I'm beginning to think those incomprehensible posts of yours actually are a pub menu...
Slithering wallabies in twig pants
That's actually pigeon over onion rings, isn't it.
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Pfft, I KNOW you can order a drink. And really, food is just an extra.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Samira wrote:
Pfft, I KNOW you can order a drink. And really, food is just an extra.
shhhhh it's only when I'm sober do i wonder what I've eaten and I'm going to want to know tomorrow... in fairness, the wallaby was quite good!
Next time order the bangers. 
"I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
Iamadam the Shady wrote:
Next time order the bangers.
I thought about it but they looked a bit old for me... (if I had premium I'd add
) The local 'English Pub' sells something called "Bubbles and Squeak". I've always been to scared to ask what it is.
Or whatever happened to their cats Bubbles and Squeak.
Or whatever happened to their cats Bubbles and Squeak.
GitSlayer wrote:
Or whatever happened to their cats Bubbles and Squeak.
They're trying their hand at chinese food maybe?
"I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
"Spotted DiCk" is one that frightens me.
Edit: cause that's what they call it! Blame THEM!
Edited, Oct 26th 2006 at 3:20pm PDT by Samira
Edit: cause that's what they call it! Blame THEM!
Edited, Oct 26th 2006 at 3:20pm PDT by Samira
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
THAT one I've actually been able to find out, Git. I'm pretty sure it's cabbage and mashed potatoes and whatever else happened to be leftover the night before.
They claim it's named for the sound it makes when cooking, but I strongly suspect it's named for the sounds made about 2 hours after eating....
They claim it's named for the sound it makes when cooking, but I strongly suspect it's named for the sounds made about 2 hours after eating....
Bubble (singular) & Squeak is leftover cabbage, onion and sometimes potatoes refried (for the purist, it also includes Brussels Sprouts)
Chump is a chop from the neck end of the lamb
Rocket is pickled elephant ******** wrapped in Gorilla Scroum. (or maybe a type of bitter salad leaf - I forget)
Spotted DiCk is something we invented to wind up gullible septics
Not all of our food is wacky.
We do normal stuff like Toad in the Hole, Devils on Horseback and, of course, a Pig's Liver based delicacy from the midlands called '*********
Chump is a chop from the neck end of the lamb
Rocket is pickled elephant ******** wrapped in Gorilla Scroum. (or maybe a type of bitter salad leaf - I forget)
Spotted DiCk is something we invented to wind up gullible septics
Not all of our food is wacky.
We do normal stuff like Toad in the Hole, Devils on Horseback and, of course, a Pig's Liver based delicacy from the midlands called '*********
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
King Nobby wrote:
Rocket is pickled elephant ******** wrapped in Gorilla Scroum. (or maybe a type of bitter salad leaf - I forget)
So I should make sure and ask the waitress, graphically, which one it is they serve then?
Good god two more weeks of this... is there a spotted dictionary?
Quote:
Spotted **** is something we invented to wind up gullible septics
I assume "septics" in this context means sewer systems, and "wind up" is somewhat self explanatory.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Celcio wrote:
King Nobby wrote:
Rocket is pickled elephant ******** wrapped in Gorilla Scroum. (or maybe a type of bitter salad leaf - I forget)
So I should make sure and ask the waitress, graphically, which one it is they serve then?
Good god two more weeks of this... is there a spotted dictionary?
When you order, tell them you want baby gravy on it.
BloodwolfeX wrote:
When you order, tell them you want baby gravy on it.
Ah! So British "cuisine" IS truck stop food!
Celcio wrote:
BloodwolfeX wrote:
When you order, tell them you want baby gravy on it.
Ah! So British "cuisine" IS truck stop food!
That would entirely depend on the type of truck stop that you go to.
Edited, Oct 26th 2006 at 3:54pm PDT by BloodwolfeX
BloodwolfeX wrote:
That would entirely depend on the type of truck stop that you go to.
The ones run by the swarthy fellas that serve rockets, of course!
Samira wrote:
I assume "septics" in this context means sewer systems, and "wind up" is somewhat self explanatory.
Septic Tank = Yank Wind (rhymes with Bind) Up = What I do here
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
King Nobby wrote:
Septic is Rhyming slang 
Septic Tank = Yank
Wind (rhymes with Bind) Up = What I do here
Septic Tank = Yank Wind (rhymes with Bind) Up = What I do here
Why am I imagining Green Street Houligans - except without the athletic swagger and charisma...
Celcio wrote:
King Nobby wrote:
Septic is Rhyming slang Septic Tank = Yank
Wind (rhymes with Bind) Up = What I do here
Septic Tank = Yank Wind (rhymes with Bind) Up = What I do here
Why am I imagining Green Street Houligans - except without the athletic swagger and charisma...
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Samira wrote:
"Spotted DiCk" is one that frightens me.
Edited, Oct 26th 2006 at 4:24pm PDT by CrescentFresh
As two short planks.
Your point?
Your point?
Celcio wrote:
As two short planks.
Your point?
Your point?
My point is that you make my socks feel all funny
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
King Nobby wrote:
My point is that you make my socks feel all funny
Crap I didn't realize you knew that I took them!
Remind me to never visit England [:barfyface:].
Edited, Oct 26th 2006 at 4:48pm PDT by Iamadam
Edited, Oct 26th 2006 at 4:48pm PDT by Iamadam
"I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
I remember the first time I went to England and a shopkeeper told me that an item would cost 2 "quid" to which I replied, "I only have pounds". Hah!
Then later I got in big trouble because I didn't know what a "queue" meant. "Queue here" the sign told me. Oops.
Then later I got in big trouble because I didn't know what a "queue" meant. "Queue here" the sign told me. Oops.
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
On my first visit to England:
Mother in law: "Nexa, did you want tea?"
Me: "Can I have coffee instead?"
MIL: "You just want coffee for tea?"
Me: "What?"
MIL: "I meant dinner, did you want something to eat?"
Me: "oh...umm, yes please."
After dinner...
MIL: "Did you want pudding?"
Me: "What kind?"
MIL: "We have cake and ice cream"
Me: "You have cake and ice cream pudding?"
MIL: "...we have cake and ice cream for pudding"
Me: "....ok, yes please."
After pudding...
Me: "Do you ever actually have pudding for pudding?"
MIL: "I'm not sure, what's pudding?"
/sigh
Nexa
Mother in law: "Nexa, did you want tea?"
Me: "Can I have coffee instead?"
MIL: "You just want coffee for tea?"
Me: "What?"
MIL: "I meant dinner, did you want something to eat?"
Me: "oh...umm, yes please."
After dinner...
MIL: "Did you want pudding?"
Me: "What kind?"
MIL: "We have cake and ice cream"
Me: "You have cake and ice cream pudding?"
MIL: "...we have cake and ice cream for pudding"
Me: "....ok, yes please."
After pudding...
Me: "Do you ever actually have pudding for pudding?"
MIL: "I'm not sure, what's pudding?"
/sigh
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
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