Random Thought Thread

Nathan the Machinist said:
NOT ALL OF US WERE EDUCATED IN ENGLAND!

Come to the CPK Outlaw cut, where nobody was educated in England!!!
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Tell you what, this has actually become a bit of a problem for me lately which is interesting as follows:

As I have gotten older and a bit slower in remembering, I have noticed that I am using more and more English versions of words rather than the American version of the exact same word! case in point, I was at one of those big box grocery type stores just a few days ago when I was looking for a certain type of meet which I could find in the main freezer room (a giant fooquing freezing room when you are only wearing a Tee) so I asked a (none native) employee if they still had that certain "mince" lamb meat. He looked at me really befuddled not understanding me so I repeated and then started using sign language. The man smiles and replies, ah "ground" lamb meat over there in the small freezer section blah, blah... I really felt foolish!

This has been happening more and more often lately and I'm no Johnny come lately! After all, this is my 36th year in the US!
 
Casinostocks said:
Tell you what, this has actually become a bit of a problem for me lately which is interesting as follows:

As I have gotten older and a bit slower in remembering, I have noticed that I am using more and more English versions of words rather than the American version of the exact same word! case in point, I was at one of those big box grocery type stores just a few days ago when I was looking for a certain type of meet which I could find in the main freezer room (a giant fooquing freezing room when you are only wearing a Tee) so I asked a (none native) employee if they still had that certain "mince" lamb meat. He looked at me really befuddled not understanding me so I repeated and then started using sign language. The man smiles and replies, ah "ground" lamb meat over there in the small freezer section blah, blah... I really felt foolish!

This has been happening more and more often lately and I'm no Johnny come lately! After all, this is my 36th year in the US!
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At least he didn't send you for mint jelly
 
Blues said:
At least he didn't send you for mint jelly
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I try to be a neutral arbiter and while I fond some of the words used by the Englanders baffling, there are also some American versions which do not make sense to me. High on the list is your "biscuit" which is naturally a scone! Never managed to wrap my head around that one, TBH!
 
Casinostocks said:
Tell you what, this has actually become a bit of a problem for me lately which is interesting as follows:

As I have gotten older and a bit slower in remembering, I have noticed that I am using more and more English versions of words rather than the American version of the exact same word! case in point, I was at one of those big box grocery type stores just a few days ago when I was looking for a certain type of meet which I could find in the main freezer room (a giant fooquing freezing room when you are only wearing a Tee) so I asked a (none native) employee if they still had that certain "mince" lamb meat. He looked at me really befuddled not understanding me so I repeated and then started using sign language. The man smiles and replies, ah "ground" lamb meat over there in the small freezer section blah, blah... I really felt foolish!

This has been happening more and more often lately and I'm no Johnny come lately! After all, this is my 36th year in the US!
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Meet-ups in freezers are a thing in England?
 
Casinostocks said:
I try to be a neutral arbiter and while I fond some of the words used by the Englanders baffling, there are also some American versions which do not make sense to me. High on the list is your "biscuit" which is naturally a scone! Never managed to wrap my head around that one, TBH!
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Normally, a biscuit is something I give my dog.

But I will admit to having Walker's with my Scottish tea from Taylor's...
 
Casinostocks said:
Tell you what, this has actually become a bit of a problem for me lately which is interesting as follows:

As I have gotten older and a bit slower in remembering, I have noticed that I am using more and more English versions of words rather than the American version of the exact same word! case in point, I was at one of those big box grocery type stores just a few days ago when I was looking for a certain type of meet which I could find in the main freezer room (a giant fooquing freezing room when you are only wearing a Tee) so I asked a (none native) employee if they still had that certain "mince" lamb meat. He looked at me really befuddled not understanding me so I repeated and then started using sign language. The man smiles and replies, ah "ground" lamb meat over there in the small freezer section blah, blah... I really felt foolish!

This has been happening more and more often lately and I'm no Johnny come lately! After all, this is my 36th year in the US!
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They thought you needed to find a Swinger’s bar? 😂
 
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