COLD DARK ROOM

[DE42]

Where in Florida?

Gainesville Florida

 

[Lyn W]

Nah, but I'm probably still wound up on all the hot tea from this afternoon...

Do you have any good topics for small talk to get strangers to keep the small talk to a minimum?

Hello, I'm Napoleon Bonaparte, what's your name?

 

[Cheryl Hills]

Hello, I'm Napoleon Bonaparte, what's your name?

Now that is funny

 

[Pastel Tortie]

pocket book?

I have to wonder whether pocketbook originated from the concept of a wallet... Not a book that FITS in a pocket, but rather a book OF pockets. No way a wallet could contain all the essentials.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

TMI!!!!

Three Mile Island?

 

[Lyn W]

Here is a original Bavarian ( men ) leather trouser

Lederhosen!

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Loo - that's another one. In the UK another word for the toilet or WC.

What is it with Americans and Rest Rooms? Or worse still Comfort Station? Is the word for the thing you sit on to pee or poop rude?

Sort of... I'm not sure if rude covers the sentiment, exactly... perhaps crass better describes it? I have no idea why, except that when it comes to bodily functions, Americans can be of a more Victorian mentality than the Brits.

One of the big differences I noticed, depending on whether I was in the UK or the U.S., was what got censored on TV - and what did not. I got to see the very same episodes on both sides of the pond, which is why I noticed.

The Brits censor the violence portrayed on TV far more than Americans do. It's understandable, given how many more centuries they have of experience with violence, some horrifically so.

Americans don't so much censor the violence, but they do censor unclothed bodies and portrayal of bodily functions (especially if there's more than one body involved).

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Hello, I'm Napoleon Bonaparte, what's your name?

That's a good one! That would probably get you another free seat or two next to you, as well!

 

[Lyn W]

Hi everyone at CDR, hope you are all well . This is Gillian Moore.

Unfortunately I lost all data on my device and I've had to have it maintained.

Love,
Gillian and the two Olis!

Hi Gillian - hope all is fixed for you now and that you are well!

 

[Lyn W]

The country singer.

I've seen him on TV when they've broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry, looks like a good show.

 

[Lyn W]

I remember the TO LET signs when I first went to the UK... And at first I wondered if they were missing an I.

TO LET really translates into FOR RENT.

Some of the rental properties, especially for students, definitely have an I missing from TO LET!

 

[Pastel Tortie]

I had to re-learn my math when learning English! [emoji23]

Oh, and telling time! When I lived in the UK, I learned to ask for appointment times in 24 hour times. That way I never had to remember whether "half three" meant 3:30 or 4:30. Whichever way it is in the UK, I think it may be the opposite in Germany...?

 

[Lyn W]

Sort of... I'm not sure if rude covers the sentiment, exactly... perhaps crass better describes it? I have no idea why, except that when it comes to bodily functions, Americans can be of a more Victorian mentality than the Brits.

One of the big differences I noticed, depending on whether I was in the UK or the U.S., was what got censored on TV - and what did not. I got to see the very same episodes on both sides of the pond, which is why I noticed.

The Brits censor the violence portrayed on TV far more than Americans do. It's understandable, given how many more centuries they have of experience with violence, some horrifically so.

Americans don't so much censor the violence, but they do censor unclothed bodies and portrayal of bodily functions (especially if there's more than one body involved).

Not so much these days, anything goes!
There's even a dating programme in the UK now called Naked Attraction, I don't know how it was ever passed.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Real country is Hank Williams, Bob Wills and the Texas playboys, Junior Brown, George Strait But Garth???nope! I’m a dinosaur!

I prefer the older country music artists to the more "modern" stuff that doesn't fit neatly into a particular genre... It just seems watered down to me. I tend to avoid listening to country music, but I don't mind the older legends. Give me Conway Twitty, George Jones, Johnny Cash... from the days when country sounded like country.

 

[Lyn W]

Well it's almost 01.00 and way past my bedtime but I've managed to catch up.
So I'll say Nos Da now but will not see you all tomorrow.
Happy Weekend everyone!

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Gainesville Florida

That's about 2-2.5 hours from where I live.

Florida's only veterinary school is in Gainesville, and they have wonderful expertise on reptiles.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Circling back to Americans and bathrooms / toilets, there's a comedian named Jeff Foxworthy, associated with the Blue Collar Comedy Tour... For those of you familiar with the reference, I'm thinking of the Courtesy Sniff (or was it Courtesy Whiff?) bit...

@Cowboy_Ken @DE42 You guys know the reference I'm thinking of? Anybody have a good link to that bit?

 

[EllieMay]

Heckfire I’m not even much of a Willie Nelson fan. I was back some 30+ years ago, but now I’ve only got is “I ain’t going down on brokeback mountain”. Heck I know all the lyrics even. Look it up.

Lmao!!! How about the Bellamy bros? That used to be “River bottom” cruising music for us) and I live an era behind my age group [emoji28]

 

[EllieMay]

Heckfire I’m not even much of a Willie Nelson fan. I was back some 30+ years ago, but now I’ve only got is “I ain’t going down on brokeback mountain”. Heck I know all the lyrics even. Look it up.

Lmao!!! How about the Bellamy bros? That used to be “River bottom” cruising music for us) and I live an era behind my age group [emoji28]

 

[EllieMay]

Good afternoon [emoji217][emoji851]

Hey Noel!!! How’s it goin in the desert with my favorite dinosaurs?