The Random Thread and The Endless Nights of Baseball Discussions

[marypops!]

I swear Albert said "piss-tosh" instead of "pish-posh"...

 

[LondonUnderground]

2 hours and 10 minutes till I knock off ;D
I think.
it depends if anyone is still online xD

 

[LondonUnderground]

um. guys? xD

 

[marypops!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLTV-SdA6Ds&t=01m05s

What does it sound like Albert says? Pish-posh or piss-tosh?

 

[MickeyisBeast]

Smartboards are so awesome! I've never gotten to write on one yet though...I'm like one of the only kids in my classes who never has. I don't know why I just never have

I love smartboards!
My mom's a teacher in my school district, so I write on her smart board alllll the time At school, I only write on the smartboards in Geometry, when I'm solving a problem. In high school you never play cool games on the smart board, like you do in middle school.

I hope not. I shower, do makeup, straighten hair, etc. in mine.

I have to share my bathroom with my brothers D: I use it most though. I do my hair, makeup, showers, that stuff in there. They just use the bathroom in there and take showers in my parent's bathroom. And I make them share a sink and I get my own sink. And I get all the drawer space




OMG Charlie Brown the Halloween episode is on!!!!

 

[marypops!]

Wow, they really need to update www.effingpot.com

University - Age 18 to 21 or so. You say school. Basically still free, entry being based on merit and exam results, rather than money. However, the government is gradually sneaking in more costs for students and it is unlikely to remain free for much longer, I fear.

 

[LondonUnderground]

I literally NEVER wear makeup, EVER

 

[marypops!]

Trolley - When you arrive at the airport the first thing you'll need is a trolley. Don't be tempted to ask for a cart.

 

[LondonUnderground]

Fringe - The front of your hair - your bangs! Makes Brits smile for some reason, when you say "bangs"!

 

[marypops!]

Full stop - Period to you. In English period really only means the thing a woman has every month, which is why Brits s****** when you say it.

 

[LondonUnderground]

Eleven plus - This is the name of the exam that eleven year olds used to sit to determine if they went to grammar school or a secondary modern school. Often the first exam a kid ever sat.

woooo! I passed the 11+ which is why I go to a grammar school now ;D

I'm confused, in America, do you just get sent to the nearest school or do you have to choose?

 

[LondonUnderground]

GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education. These are the exams that students in their 5th year of secondary school take when they are 16. After these, students may leave school or go onto the 6th form where they spend two more years studying for their A-levels, which are university entrance exams.

OH MAH LAWWWD
I have to take some of these this year, some next year, and some in year 11 :s

 

[marypops!]

Guide dog - Seeing eye dog to you chaps. I still don't know why American drive up ATM machines have braille keys. Do seeing eye dogs drive in the USA? In the UK they only walk!

 

[LondonUnderground]

Grammar school - When these existed they were the schools that brighter kids went to at age 11. To get to grammar school meant passing the eleven plus exam.

they still exist! there just aren't that many...
snm.

 

[marypops!]

Eleven plus - This is the name of the exam that eleven year olds used to sit to determine if they went to grammar school or a secondary modern school. Often the first exam a kid ever sat.

woooo! I passed the 11+ which is why I go to a grammar school now ;D

I'm confused, in America, do you just get sent to the nearest school or do you have to choose?

I passed mine too I believe they stopped doing the 11+ now...

GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education. These are the exams that students in their 5th year of secondary school take when they are 16. After these, students may leave school or go onto the 6th form where they spend two more years studying for their A-levels, which are university entrance exams.

OH MAH LAWWWD
I have to take some of these this year, some next year, and some in year 11 :s

You do some in yr9? The earliest I did mine was yr10, and that was for Citizenship!

Kiss gate - If you wander across many of Britain's public footpaths, out in the country, you are likely to come across a kiss gate. These gates are designed to let people through but to keep animals in the fields. Only one person can get through at a time and the man is supposed to go first. In order for the lady to follow, the man has to let the gate go back, but not until he gets a kiss! Cute huh? Excellent excuse on a first date!


We came across one of those in the Isle of Wight, and this was the first thing I thought of No kissing occured though.

 

[marypops!]

Grammar school - When these existed they were the schools that brighter kids went to at age 11. To get to grammar school meant passing the eleven plus exam.

they still exist! there just aren't that many...
snm.

Yeah, I went to a grammar school. I hated it...

Lift - The American elevator. In England we don't talk in the lift, unless we are with close friends or colleagues. Even then, as soon as someone else steps in, all conversation stops! In America, these rules do not apply. Americans in England should attempt to abide by the English lift laws, or may accidentally upset the natives, who will be giving each other strange looks! A lift is also something you get by standing at the side of main roads with your thumb out. Americans hitch-hiking in the UK should avoid asking for a "ride"! This could result in some unplanned sexual activity with someone you have never met before!

 

[LondonUnderground]

Pictures - As kids we spent a lot of time at the pictures. It is another word for the cinema or the movie theater.

 

[marypops!]

Dodgem cars - Generally shortened to "dodgems", these little electric cars at the fair are called bumper cars in America.

 

[marypops!]

Dummy - Pacifier for a baby. Also the mannequin in a clothing shop window or someone who has no brain.

 

[marypops!]

Oooooo, they said 'crap' on Dexter's Lab!