Seeing the post by firefly headed American Translations, perhaps we can reverse the process and translate some Americanisms into English. Things like 'A Tram named Desire', or 'the pound stops here'...
22. Between July and September 2003...who picked up a kitten when her husband changed his shirt? 51. Whose (not very smart) tie resulted in expulsion from the top table?
A man lives in a flat on the 13th floor. Every day that he goes out, he takes the lift [elevator] to the ground floor but on his return he takes the lift only to the seventh floor, and walks the rest...
I placed a bet on the England v Turkey footy match for there to be over 40 booking points (yellow card = 10 pts, red = 25). There were 5 bookings in the game (= 50 points) and that night my account...
A few years ago, I was listening to the radio and the 'DJ' was telling a supposedly true anecdote.The story involved a major hollywood star who was playing the lead role in a Shakespearan play...
Back in the 70s I think, two elderly gentlemen are sat in a retirment home/bedsit with copies of the Times and Telegraph (I think) reading the obituaries, having a game who died suddenly, peacefully,...
I was just wondering ,if this bloke get found not guilty in court will he get to keep the million pounds ?and will the footage of it ever be seen ? because id love to see it.
thanks .
Today's topic in our ever-busy (!) office is to compile a list of rock stars who should, frankly, be dead (for one reason or another - usually cars, drinks, or drugs). We've thought of Steve Tyler,...
I wonder if anyone can tell me where i could get hold of an old film possibly from the fiftys called 'cathy come home' or another one called 'up the junction' I would be really grateful, it's for my...
