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[Richard Moss]

Don't get me started on athletes "medalling" at competitions!

[suffolkpete]

There is no noun that cannot be verbed

[Fatbloke]

Oh great! It's turned into a "Bitch about the Yanks" thread!

Can't remember who said it but "We are two great nations devided by the same language.

So What is a "Fender"? is it a wing or a bumper?

Once we've put that one to bed...

"Does the high numbers of public gun ownership contribute to the gunshot death rate?"

Or

"The right to bear arms makes as much sense as the right to arm bears"

Discuss...

Then we can move on to the 42-45 war or the last couple of months of 1918 war.

[kevin]

can we also discuss why hamburgers have a high beef content (allegedly)

Kev

[TerryG]

It's the horse content of cheese burgers that concerns me

[kevin]

best not start on hot dogs then!

kev

[rich.]

If I ask someone the date, I usually know what month it is, so need to know the day of the month, not the month. Logically, the day comes first.

i ususally have no idea what day it is anymore, never mind which month
as for the yanks the ones ive met always seem pleasant enough.. just dont get me started on the brits abroad

[tractorman]

I have nothing against any American people I have met - perhaps they are the more intelligent (or educated) ones though! There again, I find most people tend to be decent if treated with respect - and they respect other cultures! That rules out many Brits while abroad!

I suppose we Brits are in the same boat as the French are - English is ruining our language! in our case, it's American English!!

Isn't a Fender a make of guitar or a "buffer" thrown over the side of a boat when it's coming "alongside" to cushion the impact with the dock - or other boat?

[rich.]

an old buffer would describe most of the chaps on this forum

[JPB]

an old buffer would describe most of the chaps on this forum

Sadly, I find myself nodding in silent agreement at that post.