KF's British idioms explained
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Actually, the Irish Rangers are volunteers from the Republic, not from the North... just being picky
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I've been wondering, what do they mean when they say
"Putin' the wood in the 'ole gov'na"?
"Putin' the wood in the 'ole gov'na"?
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To 'put the wood in the hole' means to shut the door, makes sense when you think about it.
I'm British and I'm still learning from this thread
Didn't know about the origin of Scarper.
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I think it's a way of killing mice, you put a bit of wood in the crevice the emerge from and they go away...or something like that.
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i don't know how you came across that but i like it.
i thought it just ment shut the door - (being wood, in the hole formed by the architrave/frame)
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To 'put the wood in the hole' means to shut the door, makes sense when you think about it.
I'm British and I'm still learning from this thread
i swear your post appeared from nowhere - otherwise i wouldn't have repeated the explaination.
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Same here. Anywho, I added that phrase to the original list.
Just like when they changed Marathon bars to Snickers, we all laughed cos it sounded like knickers!
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The most hilarious for me was when they rebranded "Jif" (a cleaning product) to the Euro "Cif"... pronounced "syph". Yes, British shorthand for syphilis. Ah well, you have to love it
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The most hilarious for me was when they rebranded "Jif" (a cleaning product) to the Euro "Cif"... pronounced "syph". Yes, British shorthand for syphilis. Ah well, you have to love it
I loved the name Jif, it had a J in it. Isn't there a brand of lemon juice called Jif, you know, the one that comes in plastic lemons for packaging.
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phaps unilever felt the rebranding was necessary cos some idiots were putting bathroom cleaner on their pancakes.
marathons were. I'm afraid I'll have to take your word for it that snickers are.
marathons were. I'm afraid I'll have to take your word for it that snickers are.
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Unfortunately I can actually believe that people were doing that, probably in Norfolk.
They're not that different, just a branding change.
On another note, does anyone know what that Kellogg's cereal aimed at athletes was/is called, I used to eat it a few years back but now I can't find it, was really tasty.
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Just thought I'd add this:
YouTube - Killing Floor Survivor Voices[/URL]
Now you can hear em in action without booting up the game and waiting until they're mentioned.
The comments they make on specimens are from 3:30 onwards.
YouTube - Killing Floor Survivor Voices[/URL]
Now you can hear em in action without booting up the game and waiting until they're mentioned.
The comments they make on specimens are from 3:30 onwards.
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LoL I've been saying "cream crackered" for years and it didn't even twig that it was cockney rhyming slang for knackered.
Awesome!
On a side note... try and keep up
YouTube - AUSTIN POWERS: Goldmember - English English
Awesome!
On a side note... try and keep up
YouTube - AUSTIN POWERS: Goldmember - English English
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