[bksvol-discuss] Re: Rise And Fall Of The 3rd Reich
- From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:48:15 -0700
I had a microbiology professor from South Africa. He was obviously of
British descent & *very* proper. 1 day we had met on campus &
chit-chatted a moment. As he was bidding me farewell, he said, "ok,
Jackie, keep your pecker up." Well, of course, at first I was a bit
taken aback, then, realizing the phrase might have a different meaning
in his native land than here, I asked trying both to keep the surprise
off my face & struggling very hard not to just burst out in gaffaws,
"Uh, Dr. Shiff, do u know what that means over here?" "O, no, I guess
not," he replied, sounding a bit flustered. "Well," I answered,
casting about for a tactful way to phrase it, "a pecker here is that
portion of the male anatomy that rises to the occasion." Obviously
highly embarrassed, he responded, "o, no! A pecker is that part of
the bird that, well, you know--pecks. It's somewhat similar to, what
do u say here--keep your chin up." Smiling, I reassured him, stating
that I was glad he'd done that w/me rather than some1 else. I think
he was, too. I still laugh about that.
On 1/14/08, Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> LOL
>
> G.Cindy
>
> --- Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Translation errors from American to British go the
> > other way too. If
> > you're British, don't ask an American woman for a
> > "rubber" or you might
> > get slapped. That almost happened to one fellow I
> > heard about who was
> > taking an exam and tapped the girl in front of him
> > on the shoulder and
> > asked to borrow her "rubber". He was *really*
> > surprised at the
> > reaction! For those who don't know in England
> > rubber = eraser.
> >
> > I'll never forget my father's laughter when talking
> > about an incident
> > that happened to him at a cocktail party. He was in
> > a group of people
> > and they were chatting about the ice on the
> > sidewalks and such.
> > Somebody mentioned that she'd fallen on her "fanny".
> >
> > One of our dear friends, named Joan, very British,
> > said, "I was rather
> > surprised when I first came to America because that
> > word doesn't mean
> > the same thing in England as it does here."
> >
> > My father asked, "What does it mean, Joan?"
> >
> > "Oh, George, I couldn't possibly tell you!" she
> > exclamed.
> >
> > "Oh, now Joan, you can tell *me*," replied my
> > father.
> >
> > Dad said she looked thoughtful for about thirty
> > seconds and finally
> > said, "Well, George, it's not aft it's fore."
> >
> > Words, words, words they're a delight and a trouble
> > and a marvelous thing too.
> >
> > Ann P.
> >
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