Mad kitty!

Mishi wrote in message
...

.. These weren't coal ashes, but wood ash. I sat on a
sofa, and drank soda.

'soda' - An ingredient for an alcohol cure when I was a kid.

I grew up with 'pop' for any fizzy sweet drink, and 'cordial' for any sweet
drink that had to be diluted down with water.. My step-grandma, who lived
all of twenty miles away from me, used 'mineral' for any fizzy sweet drink,
and 'pop' for any sweet drink that had to be diluted down with water. I
guess I heard 'soda-pop' on American TV shows and deduced what it was from
that.

Jeanette

Mishi wrote in message
...

.. These weren't coal ashes, but wood ash. I sat on a
sofa, and drank soda.

'soda' - An ingredient for an alcohol cure when I was a kid.

I grew up with 'pop' for any fizzy sweet drink, and 'cordial' for any sweet
drink that had to be diluted down with water.. My step-grandma, who lived
all of twenty miles away from me, used 'mineral' for any fizzy sweet drink,
and 'pop' for any sweet drink that had to be diluted down with water. I
guess I heard 'soda-pop' on American TV shows and deduced what it was from
that.

Jeanette

Mishi wrote in message
...

.. These weren't coal ashes, but wood ash. I sat on a
sofa, and drank soda.

'soda' - An ingredient for an alcohol cure when I was a kid.

I grew up with 'pop' for any fizzy sweet drink, and 'cordial' for any sweet
drink that had to be diluted down with water.. My step-grandma, who lived
all of twenty miles away from me, used 'mineral' for any fizzy sweet drink,
and 'pop' for any sweet drink that had to be diluted down with water. I
guess I heard 'soda-pop' on American TV shows and deduced what it was from
that.

Jeanette

Jeanne Hedge wrote:

We were watching an old British movie one time, and one of the
characters said he was "going out for some fags". There was quite a
bit of surprise (not to mention rude comments) on our part until we
figured out that meant he was going out to buy some cigarettes g

Oh yes - when we were in Philadelphia last year, we went for a drink and
were sitting at the bar chatting to a couple of student doctors when my
DH said he really fancied a fag. Much wide-eyed mirth followed until we
explained what he had really been craving!!! He certainly won't make
that mistake again :-))

Deb.
(UK)
--
http://www.scientific-art.com

"He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would;
He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield

Jeanne Hedge wrote:

We were watching an old British movie one time, and one of the
characters said he was "going out for some fags". There was quite a
bit of surprise (not to mention rude comments) on our part until we
figured out that meant he was going out to buy some cigarettes g

Oh yes - when we were in Philadelphia last year, we went for a drink and
were sitting at the bar chatting to a couple of student doctors when my
DH said he really fancied a fag. Much wide-eyed mirth followed until we
explained what he had really been craving!!! He certainly won't make
that mistake again :-))

Deb.
(UK)
--
http://www.scientific-art.com

"He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would;
He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield

Jeanne Hedge wrote:

We were watching an old British movie one time, and one of the
characters said he was "going out for some fags". There was quite a
bit of surprise (not to mention rude comments) on our part until we
figured out that meant he was going out to buy some cigarettes g

Oh yes - when we were in Philadelphia last year, we went for a drink and
were sitting at the bar chatting to a couple of student doctors when my
DH said he really fancied a fag. Much wide-eyed mirth followed until we
explained what he had really been craving!!! He certainly won't make
that mistake again :-))

Deb.
(UK)
--
http://www.scientific-art.com

"He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would;
He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield

O J wrote:
On 23 Oct, CATherine wrote:

---------------------snip----------------------
BTW, what is wrong with ending a sentence with
a preposition? It sounds more natural! grin

I suspect most of my fellow USAians will have heard this, but for the
benefit of our international brothers and sisters...

A snooty Yankee is asked cheerfully by a Southern lady, "So where
ya'all from?"

The Yankee replies rudely, "I'm from where we don't end a sentence
with a preposition."

"OK, then where ya'all from, bitch?"

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Now the cats are looking at me wondering what I'm laughing at. :-)
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

O J wrote:
On 23 Oct, CATherine wrote:

---------------------snip----------------------
BTW, what is wrong with ending a sentence with
a preposition? It sounds more natural! grin

I suspect most of my fellow USAians will have heard this, but for the
benefit of our international brothers and sisters...

A snooty Yankee is asked cheerfully by a Southern lady, "So where
ya'all from?"

The Yankee replies rudely, "I'm from where we don't end a sentence
with a preposition."

"OK, then where ya'all from, bitch?"

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Now the cats are looking at me wondering what I'm laughing at. :-)
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

O J wrote:
On 23 Oct, CATherine wrote:

---------------------snip----------------------
BTW, what is wrong with ending a sentence with
a preposition? It sounds more natural! grin

I suspect most of my fellow USAians will have heard this, but for the
benefit of our international brothers and sisters...

A snooty Yankee is asked cheerfully by a Southern lady, "So where
ya'all from?"

The Yankee replies rudely, "I'm from where we don't end a sentence
with a preposition."

"OK, then where ya'all from, bitch?"

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Now the cats are looking at me wondering what I'm laughing at. :-)
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

wrote:

Someone from
the UK flamed me good one time for using the word "dander."

Now, what's wrong with that word? Is it another word, like f*nny, that
doesn't mean anything bad over here but does over there?
SNIP

In the UK the only meaning for dander is; Temper, anger, indignation. Of
course most people understand the American meaning when used in context.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.