Subject: Llamas and Pirates
Posted by: AnneBonney
Date: Oct 28 08
Welcome to the Llama/Pirate Halloween party. Anything goes here....anything appropriate for this site, that is. :)
Posted by: AnneBonney
Date: Oct 28 08
Welcome to the Llama/Pirate Halloween party. Anything goes here....anything appropriate for this site, that is. :)
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Anton 
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Rum is my favorite, but I didn't have just rum last night. I have some vodka too. lol Reply #1841. Jan 01 09, 4:34 PM |
baban
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Ah, that explains it ;) Reply #1842. Jan 01 09, 4:37 PM |
Blackdresss
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I'm not caught up yet in my reading of this MB, but... I am not seeing the difference between "scone" and "scone"! I don't get it! I have heard of clotted cream, and it's supposed to be heaven on earth, but I've never had it. Yes, my Braeburn apples are from NZ and taste like pears to me, which is odd. I wish I could grow them. I'm just thrilled to be able to grow peaches in my backyard. I still can't believe it, but I planted a peach tree, and magically, peaches appear! Coming from Montana, I had never seen a fresh peach in my life. I just thought they were sort of mushy things that came in tin cans. I bake and freeze peach pies as fast as I can, since they ALL ripen at the same time, and must be handled gently but also immediately. Last summer, I baked and froze 27 pies, and it took 27 peaches for each pie. For some reason, my peaches that year were the size of plums, and I had literally thousands of them. My best estimate is, I had 7,000 peaches on one tree. It was so over-laden, they broke every single branch, and the top 10 feet broke in two. And this is supposed to be a miniature peach tree. It looked like a squashed spider, and when it all began to break down, I started just giving them away in droves, as fast as I could, and aborted my baking project. And no, we don't need to steenking translator! You guys are doing a great job of educating us (well, me) on all things UK that I've never heard of, or just have never understood. Cyberhen, I hope I didn't miss the big bash. And here I am, dressed for any occasion, too. All dressed up and nowhere to go? It just can't be. I'll keep reading to find out. While I'm at it and being so amazingly educated by all of you, is Hogmany only a Scottish holiday/tradition? I've always wondered about that, too. Isn't that where the men go door-to-door and kiss all the girls? There must be more to it than that, but just that sounds like fun to me. This group and MS is honestly just the greatest! It's SO much fun being here! Happy New Year to all of you, and many, many more! ~Elle Reply #1843. Jan 01 09, 5:02 PM |
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>>>We whinge about being a nation of whingers, it's what whingeing is for :) Oh noooooo.... Whinge? Whingers? Whingeing? Is it pronounced "WINje"? One consonant? Or "WINEje"? One consonant? And does it mean "whining like the very wind itself?" It's a great word, and I want to add it to my vocabulary, but I should probably know what it means first, and how to pronounce it. And yes, cheese food in a can is just atrocious. And the first time you press on the thingy to make it come out, it explodes out of that can, blasting gooey cheesy crud all over everything. It's SO wrong. But kids love it. It's like edible Silly String. Of course, kids also eat dirt and cat food, so never trust a kid when it comes to food. They put everything in their mouths! Reply #1844. Jan 01 09, 5:09 PM |
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>>>>>>Happy New Year, Everyone! Lang may your lums reek! Oh my GOD! I know what this means! I have a Scottish friend who was teaching me Scottish phrases, and this one I actually know and use all the time! It means "Long may your chimneys produce smoke," or "May you always have firewood to keep your house warm." Lang is long; lums is chimneys, and reek is smoke, right? But his version was "Lang mae yer lums reek!" I am jumping up and down! I learned another phrase that he assured me would have ale and men lined up in any pub if I merely walked in and loudly announced it. Here it comes, and I hope it's not profane: "Ah'm wearin' nae knickers and it's feckin' BALTIC!" I'm sure that must be Scottish/Gaelic for "Oh my, I am so thirsty right now and would truly love a nice ale. Might someone bring me one?" (Can I say "feckin'" in here? He said it was vital that I not leave that out." I also know all the words to the fun, pub ale-swilling song about "Big Dan," who "bleutered him wan in the pan." And one about, "Hey Donald, whar's yer troooosers?" Somewhere, I have my Scottish glossary. I'm a little rusty since I've never really used any of it, but I hope to someday. I used to know some adorable little phrase about my purse being empty, but it's escaping me at the moment. Something like "Ah need a wee poke," "poke" being a bag or a purse, as I recall. Unless he was pulling my leg. But surely that can't be, right? ~Elle Reply #1845. Jan 01 09, 5:20 PM |
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Anton! Hahahaha! You just made me actually spew my coffee! For someone who looks just a litttle too much like Johnny Depp, you might want to be careful about ever, ever saying "Why is the rum gone?" It has to be right up there with announcing you are wearing "nae knickers." That rum will be lined up 10 deep! Here -- have one on me. ~Elle Reply #1846. Jan 01 09, 5:22 PM |
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Oh my. Cabo Wabo Tequila. I'm having a big old flashback right now. And rattlesnake roundups? Doesn't Cabo Wabo have a worm in the bottom? And do you drink that worm with the last swill from the bottle, swallow it, or chew it for all the world to see? A real man, or woman, will chew it. Trust me on this. In that hat, Morpheus, and with your Cabo Wabo and rattlers, you must be a Texan, yes? Pleased to meet you, and enchante`. I'm Elle from Montana, now horribly misplaced and displaced in Colorado, but hoping to get back up north where I belong soon. But I also lived for a year in Phoenix (Tempe, actually, home of ASU) and had to travel to deep into the heart of Mexico more than once for work. When in Mexico, do as the Mexicans do and chew that worm, or they won't respect you in the morning. Reply #1847. Jan 01 09, 5:29 PM |
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:D I'm not surprised you don't get the 'scone' thing. We Brits are having a poke at ourselves. Different parts of the UK say the same words differently, one of the obvious ones being 'scone', pronounced to rhyme with cone in some parts (usually the north, like Yorkshire) or pronounced to rhyme with con (typically the south). It comes down to the length of the vowel sound of the 'o'... Does that make sense? Reply #1848. Jan 01 09, 5:29 PM |
| Anton
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I've never heard anybody say I look like Johnny Depp. lol Reply #1849. Jan 01 09, 5:32 PM |
| baban
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>>>>"Ah'm wearin' nae knickers and it's feckin' BALTIC!" I'm sure that must be Scottish/Gaelic for "Oh my, I am so thirsty right now and would truly love a nice ale. Might someone bring me one?" Oh my, I hope you don't say that... 'coz I'm sure the guys would come running :D And it's just Scottish dialect written down... Reply #1850. Jan 01 09, 5:33 PM |
_Morpheus_
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Ain't no worm in Cabo Wabo darlin', you're thinking of Mescal which is I've heard is similar to drinking Drano. Cabo Wabo is like the single malt of Tequila's. Nice to meet you Blackie. Reply #1851. Jan 01 09, 5:41 PM |
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>>>>Anyone made any resolutions? Absolutely. I swear to never, ever eat snake of any kind, including rattlesnake, which is supposed to be delicious, but tastes like chicken. If it tastes like chicken, why not just eat chicken? We used to shoot rattlesnakes with snakeload (tell me you know what snakeload is? If not, I'll explain) and then hang them on fences as a warning to all their friends and family to move on out. The only thing I hate worse than snakes are spiders. And no, spiders are second. Snakes are definitely first. I can jump into the air and stay there, suspended, for as long as it takes for a snake to slither underneath me, if I happen to run into one. I have only seen one rattlesnake since I moved down here, but they are everywhere in SW and Eastern Montana, along with Bull snakes, which look just like rattlesnakes, but are not venomous, and grow to the size of Anacondas. We had one that used to come out on the highway at night in the summer and lie all the way across it to keep warm. If you came upon it, at first it looked like a big log in the road. And then, it dawned on you... And it turned out to be a "she," and one exciting day, she gave birth to 200 little baby snakes. They invaded my yard, my 6 barn kitties went wild with all the fun new toys, and I stayed inside for about two weeks until I was sure they were all gone, watching the kitties out the window flipping and tossing snakes into the air by the dozens. Bull snakes live down gopher holes, and the rumor is that they kill rattlesnakes. It's not true. They are just so big, they eat all the mice and vermin and everything else rattlers eat, so if a bull snake moves in, the rattlesnakes just move out since they can't compete for food. Once I got used to a snake the size of a tree trunk, I liked having her out there in my field, keeping all the "bad" snakes away. I just wanted her to never, ever cross the line between "field" and "my lovely yard," and she never did. But her babies just had no clue. I hope piles of them escaped, and I'm sure they did. But for awhile, you couldn't step outside with stepping on a slithering mass of baby bull snakes. Ugh. Ugh! ~Elle Reply #1852. Jan 01 09, 5:41 PM |
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Baban! That made perfect sense, and thank you! Scone and Scone -- got it. And you're right -- it's Scottish dialect. But I truly do have a glossary. This guy was Glaswegian (from Glasgow!) and funny as can be. He was teaching me all this Scottish online, and I would just cry while I laughed and practiced! I'm actually pretty excited to don a little kilt and tights and little boots and a jaunty beret, and try my hand at "Ah've nae knickers!" It sounds too funny! And of course, that would never happen here. "Nae knickers" has become so common. But just the thought of marching in and announcing it in a Scottish pub, when of COURSE it would not be true, sounds like a barrel of fun to me. And I'm at the ready with all my Scottish swilling songs! Donald was a wee little man, as I recall. I'll have to give that one some thought -- it's a great song. Now, if I only knew the tune... Reply #1853. Jan 01 09, 5:49 PM |
| baban
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Ask and ye shall receive :) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ONO0bkpiXhM Reply #1854. Jan 01 09, 5:55 PM |
| Blackdresss
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...Ain't no worm in Cabo Wabo darlin', you're thinking of Mescal which is I've heard is similar to drinking Drano. Cabo Wabo is like the single malt of Tequila's. Nice to meet you Blackie. Oh, how I love single malt... A nice wee dram of single malt. And oh, how I love mescal. If you have been told it's like Draino, that was just someone trying to save it all for him/herself. Mescal is smooooooth, but it will cause your vision to split, which is a very odd experience, if you've never been there. Like so many old TVs that you have to bang on to get that picture back into frame again. I was sure Cabo Wabo had a worm... But if you can get your hands on some, and it may be illegal in the US, pick up some Mescal, and then stand back for the time of your life. And do be sure to chew that worm. You also have to chew it and then open your mouth to prove that you are indeed chewing it, or truly, no one will respect you in the morning, especially if you are considered a "gringo" or "gringa." Chewing that worm is a rite of passage. It's not pretty, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Please to meet you, too. Why do they call you RJ? Reply #1855. Jan 01 09, 5:56 PM |
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Anton! NO ONE has told you you look like Johnny Depp? Surely you jest! You are an exact cross between Johnny Depp and Skeet Ulrich. I never forget a face, and I surely never forget a face that is a culmination of more than one. Add some Capt. Jack Sparrow guyliner and some dreads with beads, and you're an exact duplicate! I was so not in the mood for New Year's Eve, once I realized it was here and I had somehow missed it sneaking up on me, that I just ran away for 24-36 hours. Again, sometimes a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. I hope I didn't miss the big bash. If I did, maybe we could have another one to celebrate all of the holiday stuff being over, and being back to something mildly resembling normal? In any event, it's nice to be back. ~Elle Reply #1856. Jan 01 09, 6:00 PM |
flopsymopsy
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Baban's beaten me to it with a link to the song which ruined many a New Year's Eve during my childhood - it was the only song ever played on radio/tv and it was repeated until every English head exploded. Talk about the Scots having their revenge. >>Something like "Ah need a wee poke," "poke" being a bag or a purse, as I recall. Unless he was pulling my leg. But surely that can't be, right? I spluttered coffee all over the keyboard when I read that. It reminded me of the story always told to demonstrate the difference between English on both sides of the pond. An British tourist books into an American hotel and asks the clerk to knock her up in the morning - and what she gets nine months later is a baby. An American tourist asks the receptionist to knock her up in the morning and he asks "Would you like tea with your alarm call, madam, or coffee?" Reply #1857. Jan 01 09, 6:08 PM |
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"Add some Capt. Jack Sparrow guyliner and some dreads with beads, and you're an exact duplicate!" I think I'd rather wear the makeup than the dreads. lol Reply #1858. Jan 01 09, 6:15 PM |
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flopsy, you have got off lightly. My mother may be from Yorkshire, but my father is from Edinburgh. I was raised on a confusing mixture of Border Ballads, The White Heather Club and Andy Stewart...and Lowland Scots dialect words. I too have several Scots dictionaries Blackdresss, and six uncles and 11 cousins who wear kilts on dress-up occasions. Except the two who wear them on a daily basis. 'Lassie wi' the yellow coatie' will haunt me in a bad way 'til I die. I also inherited a liking for the pipes. :O Reply #1859. Jan 01 09, 6:19 PM |
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My brother-in-law was from Scotland, I didn't escape at all. Weddings in our family are a curious mix of kilts and uniforms, makes it hard to tell if anyone is wearing the real thing or something from a prop cupboard. Reply #1860. Jan 01 09, 6:40 PM |
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