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a58r(at)verizon.net
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 Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:19 am Post subject: Entusiastic group aka english/american |
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While living in Europe long ago, I was "motoring" along on a rural
English "motorway" when I became a little lost. Saw a crofter working
a patch, and asked him directions "Gov'ner, striit-wye to the round-
about, watch the zebra stripes, keep hard on." I swear these were his
exact words. Pulling away, my good wife said "whadda he SAY?
Bob N.
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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:02 am Post subject: Entusiastic group aka english/american |
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While living in Europe long ago, I was "motoring" along on a rural English
"motorway" when I became a little lost. Saw a crofter working a patch, and
asked him directions "Gov'ner, striit-wye to the round- about, watch the
zebra stripes, keep hard on."
Hi there,
my word you are a merry wight.
Please note that whatever the European Union may think we are NOT part of
Europe. If you really spoke to a `crofter` you were really lost and so was
he. `Crofters` only exist in Scotland and from your superb rendition of the
accent the person to whom you spoke was a Londoner.
No-one has been addressed as `guvnor` except in films since about 1935.
You had a flier once, flew solo across the Atlantic in the `Spirit of
something or other. He was lost too. He landed in Paris when he obviously
should have landed in London. I mean, who in their right mind would go to
Europe when they could come to England.
Cheers
Pat
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n79rt(at)kilocharlie.us
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:22 am Post subject: Entusiastic group aka english/american |
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<snip>
You had a flier once, flew solo across the Atlantic in the `Spirit of
something or other. He was lost too. He landed in Paris when he
obviously
should have landed in London. I mean, who in their right mind would go
to
Europe when they could come to England.
Cheers
Pat
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Mr. Ladd,
You have MANY Americans that would agree with you on that one...got to
spend time around York, south into London, as well as a few days around
Edinburgh and Sterling...but wouldn't give you a plug nickel to cross
the channel  (plug nickel = worthless coin)
Jeremy Casey
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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:41 am Post subject: Entusiastic group aka english/american |
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Mr. Ladd,
You have MANY Americans that would agree with you on that one...got to
spend time around York, south into London, as well as a few days around
Edinburgh and Sterling...but wouldn't give you a plug nickel to cross
the channel (plug nickel = worthless coin)>>
Mr Ladd? Wow, I like that. No need to stand at attention, I was in the ranks
myself once.
You have a nice itinerary worked out there but like so many visitors you
have missed out the best bit. `Go West young man` .
Get out of London as quickly as possible. Train to Bath, 100 miles in 60
minutes.See Bath, (Roman Baths, Abbey, shops) Pick up a car, tour Wiltshire,
(Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, Avebury, Wells) Easy motorway to Exeter
then take to the small roads around the Dorset, Devon, Cornwall South coast
to Penzance or Lands End and back up the North coast or across the Moors.
Recently long haul flights have started between Bristol and the USA so you
have no need to go to London at all. That has to be a plus.
Re `plug nickel`. Please explain. I always thought it was `plugged nickel`.
Having learned American slang from `B` gangster movies I assumed that a
plugged nickel was one that had a hole shot through it, making it worthless.
Cheers
Pat
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rlaird
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:47 am Post subject: Entusiastic group aka english/american |
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Pat --
We're getting really off-topic, but, I'm curious... ever since the
completion of the Chunnel, and Calais is just a train-ride away, has
the attitude in England changed much about no longer being so
isolated?
-- Robert (whose ancestor was likely the boss of the crofter) Laird
On 2/8/06, pat ladd <pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Please note that whatever the European Union may think we are NOT part of
Europe. If you really spoke to a `crofter` you were really lost and so was
he. `Crofters` only exist in Scotland and from your superb rendition of the
accent the person to whom you spoke was a Londoner.
No-one has been addressed as `guvnor` except in films since about 1935.
You had a flier once, flew solo across the Atlantic in the `Spirit of
something or other. He was lost too. He landed in Paris when he obviously
should have landed in London. I mean, who in their right mind would go to
Europe when they could come to England.
Cheers
Pat
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formerly: MkIIIc w/ 912ULS & Gyrobee
current: Autogyro Cavalon w/ 914ULS
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n79rt(at)kilocharlie.us
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:03 am Post subject: Entusiastic group aka english/american |
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Re `plug nickel`. Please explain. I always thought it was `plugged
nickel`.
Having learned American slang from `B` gangster movies I assumed that a
plugged nickel was one that had a hole shot through it, making it
worthless.
Cheers
Pat
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<snip>
You are correct Pat...(who says TV is a waste of time...) is one of
those expressions that gets abbreviated over time.
Agree whole-heartedly about London...other than seeing the landmarks
(which there are many for sure) it was just another big city with a
different accent...could have closed my ears and imagined it Chicago or
New York or even Atlanta for that matter...
Jeremy
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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject: Entusiastic group aka english/american |
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We're getting really off-topic, but, I'm curious.....>>
Hi Robert,
you are right, we are getting off topic and it may well be
boring for others on the list. Particularly if I forget to put the `archive`
thing on.
Drop me a post at pj.ladd (at)btinternet.com.uk and I will be delighted to
answer anything I can.
Cheers
Pat
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