paul wheaton wrote:My understanding is that in england, "faggot" can be a stick or a cigarette.
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The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance.~Ben Franklin
"But if it's true that the only person over whom I have control of actions is myself, then it does matter what I do. It may not matter a jot to the world at large, but it matters to me." - John Seymour
Creating sustainable life, beauty & food (with lots of kids and fun)
"be kind, be calm, be safe"
homegrown yarn and fibre
homegrown linen ~ crowing hen farm ~ how permies works
Living a life that requires no vacation.
"The rule of no realm is mine. But all worthy things that are in peril as the world now stands, these are my care. And for my part, I shall not wholly fail in my task if anything that passes through this night can still grow fairer or bear fruit and flower again in days to come. For I too am a steward. Did you not know?" Gandolf
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Burra Maluca wrote:
a favourite meal...
My (Welsh!) husband has fond memories of eating them at boarding school. I don't dare ask what's in them :)
To lead a tranquil life, mind your own business and work with your hands.
To lead a tranquil life, mind your own business and work with your hands.
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Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from making bad decisions. Mark Twain
Heidi Schmidt wrote:My story to add...
I was an au pair to a trio of English children when I was 19 years old. A few days into my stay, they were acting up in the way children do... nothing terrible, but a little bratty. As a Canadian, and thinking nothing of it, I affectionately chided them: "That's enough, you little buggers!"
Shocked silence. That day I learned that bugger had another meaning, and that it was considered a swear word over there. Oops! Oh well, just part of my education.
Megan Palmer wrote:
Heidi Schmidt wrote:My story to add...
I was an au pair to a trio of English children when I was 19 years old. A few days into my stay, they were acting up in the way children do... nothing terrible, but a little bratty. As a Canadian, and thinking nothing of it, I affectionately chided them: "That's enough, you little buggers!"
Shocked silence. That day I learned that bugger had another meaning, and that it was considered a swear word over there. Oops! Oh well, just part of my education.
Bugger is not considered an offensive word in NZ and this iconic ad aptly illustrates its common usage https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/bugger-toyota-hilux-commercial-1999
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Heidi Schmidt wrote:
Just got a very good laugh out of that... thanks!
Heidi Schmidt wrote:My story to add...
I was an au pair to a trio of English children when I was 19 years old. A few days into my stay, they were acting up in the way children do... nothing terrible, but a little bratty. As a Canadian, and thinking nothing of it, I affectionately chided them: "That's enough, you little buggers!"
Shocked silence. That day I learned that bugger had another meaning, and that it was considered a swear word over there. Oops! Oh well, just part of my education.
And he said, "I want to live as an honest man, to get all I deserve, and to give all I can, and to love a young woman whom I don't understand. Your Highness, your ways are very strange."
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Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently patient fool!
I hate people who use big words just to make themselves look perspicacious.
This is all just my opinion based on a flawed memory
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