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Yaridovich 08/20/17 8:37:35 AM #53:	Funkydog posted... Feline_Heart posted... I don't understand why British people care about queueing so much Because we get to silently judge anyone who dares break the unwritten rules. The rules of the queue, you mean? --- Talk about backseat fishing http://i.imgur.com/VqWjuCs.png <cite>Yaridovich posted [p:885108148] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Funkydog posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Feline_Heart posted...</cite> <quote>I don't understand why British people care about queueing so much</quote> Because we get to silently judge anyone who dares break the unwritten rules.</quote> The rules of the queue, you mean?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 08/20/17 8:38:00 AM #54:	Yaridovich posted... Funkydog posted... Feline_Heart posted... I don't understand why British people care about queueing so much Because we get to silently judge anyone who dares break the unwritten rules. The rules of the queue, you mean? Yes. --- http://i.imgur.com/BGbZK.gif <cite>Funkydog posted [p:885108153] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Yaridovich posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Funkydog posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Feline_Heart posted...</cite> <quote>I don't understand why British people care about queueing so much</quote> Because we get to silently judge anyone who dares break the unwritten rules.</quote> The rules of the queue, you mean?</quote> Yes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yaridovich 08/20/17 8:39:15 AM #55:	I feel like if I took a vacation, sorry, holiday, to Britain I would most certainly fuck up those unwritten rules. Like, I don't know how I would stand in line the wrong way, but I'd do it. --- Talk about backseat fishing http://i.imgur.com/VqWjuCs.png <cite>Yaridovich posted [p:885108192] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>I feel like if I took a vacation, sorry, holiday, to Britain I would most certainly fuck up those unwritten rules. Like, I don't know how I would stand in line the wrong way, but I'd do it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 08/20/17 8:42:20 AM #56:	Yaridovich posted... I feel like if I took a vacation, sorry, holiday, to Britain I would most certainly fuck up those unwritten rules. Like, I don't know how I would stand in line the wrong way, but I'd do it. Don't look at others. Don't talk to other people. Don't cause a scene. Don't jump the queue. Don't push. Don't take up to much space. Don't "save a space" for someone. Don't deform the line. You are allowed to join in mocking (silently, or with a tut) anyone who breaks these rules though. --- http://i.imgur.com/BGbZK.gif <cite>Funkydog posted [p:885108279] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Yaridovich posted...</cite> <quote>I feel like if I took a vacation, sorry, holiday, to Britain I would most certainly fuck up those unwritten rules. Like, I don't know how I would stand in line the wrong way, but I'd do it.</quote> Don't look at others. Don't talk to other people. Don't cause a scene. Don't jump the queue. Don't push. Don't take up to much space. Don't "save a space" for someone. Don't deform the line. You are allowed to join in mocking (silently, or with a tut) anyone who breaks these rules though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yaridovich 08/20/17 8:44:53 AM #57:	Funkydog posted... Yaridovich posted... I feel like if I took a vacation, sorry, holiday, to Britain I would most certainly fuck up those unwritten rules. Like, I don't know how I would stand in line the wrong way, but I'd do it. Don't look at others. Don't talk to other people. Don't cause a scene. Don't jump the queue. Don't push. Don't take up to much space. Don't "save a space" for someone. Don't deform the line. You are allowed to join in mocking (silently, or with a tut) anyone who breaks these rules though. Oh, okay that's not that bad. I hate it when people deform lines here in America, too. Like...it's not hard to keep that shit straight. Don't just float around like an idiot and fuck it all up. --- Talk about backseat fishing http://i.imgur.com/VqWjuCs.png <cite>Yaridovich posted [p:885108347] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Funkydog posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Yaridovich posted...</cite> <quote>I feel like if I took a vacation, sorry, holiday, to Britain I would most certainly fuck up those unwritten rules. Like, I don't know how I would stand in line the wrong way, but I'd do it.</quote> Don't look at others. Don't talk to other people. Don't cause a scene. Don't jump the queue. Don't push. Don't take up to much space. Don't "save a space" for someone. Don't deform the line. You are allowed to join in mocking (silently, or with a tut) anyone who breaks these rules though.</quote> Oh, okay that's not that bad. I hate it when people deform lines here in America, too. Like...it's not hard to keep that shit straight. Don't just float around like an idiot and fuck it all up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FighterStreet 08/20/17 8:48:04 AM #58:	that they call popsicles cold on the cob and hot dogs meat on the cob <cite>FighterStreet posted [p:885108423] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>that they call popsicles cold on the cob and hot dogs meat on the cob</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 08/20/17 9:50:38 AM #59:	See sig. Although rollatruc sounds cooler than pallet jack. --- "I got a rollatruc, look." <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:885110162] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>See sig. Although rollatruc sounds cooler than pallet jack.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 08/20/17 10:14:12 AM #60:	We call it a pallet or pump truck I have never heard rollatruc. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:885110896] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>We call it a pallet or pump truck I have never heard rollatruc.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 08/20/17 10:17:59 AM #61:	spikethedevil posted... We call it a pallet or pump truck I have never heard rollatruc. Yeah, always heard pump truck. Never heard rollatruc before, I'm guessing it's just a specific brand of it. --- http://i.imgur.com/BGbZK.gif <cite>Funkydog posted [p:885111012] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>spikethedevil posted...</cite> <quote>We call it a pallet or pump truck I have never heard rollatruc.</quote> Yeah, always heard pump truck. Never heard rollatruc before, I'm guessing it's just a specific brand of it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vaati_Reborn 08/20/17 10:18:02 AM #62:	Why do yall say "in hospital" and not "in THE hospital" --- WAKE UP, MOOFOLKS!! 3DS: 2165-6738-9117 <cite>Vaati_Reborn posted [p:885111015] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>Why do yall say "in hospital" and not "in THE hospital"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 08/20/17 10:19:17 AM #63:	Why does the US have a phobia of the letter U? --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:885111056] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>Why does the US have a phobia of the letter U?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 08/20/17 10:19:35 AM #64:	Vaati_Reborn posted... Why do yall say "in hospital" and not "in THE hospital" Do you say "I went to THE college/school"? --- http://i.imgur.com/BGbZK.gif <cite>Funkydog posted [p:885111066] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Vaati_Reborn posted...</cite> <quote>Why do yall say "in hospital" and not "in THE hospital"</quote> Do you say "I went to THE college/school"?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 08/20/17 10:27:37 AM #65:	Rhyming slang is the thing that confuses me the most. --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:885111313] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>Rhyming slang is the thing that confuses me the most.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 08/20/17 10:29:43 AM #66:	Shotgunnova posted... Rhyming slang is the thing that confuses me the most. Good job nobody uses it in reality then. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:885111377] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Shotgunnova posted...</cite> <quote>Rhyming slang is the thing that confuses me the most.</quote> Good job nobody uses it in reality then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yaridovich 08/20/17 10:29:56 AM #67:	spikethedevil posted... Why does the US have a phobia of the letter U? It resembles a vagina and our Christian sensibilities won't allow over exposure to such vulgarity --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.2 <cite>Yaridovich posted [p:885111382] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>spikethedevil posted...</cite> <quote>Why does the US have a phobia of the letter U?</quote> It resembles a vagina and our Christian sensibilities won't allow over exposure to such vulgarity</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garmanarnar 08/20/17 10:31:04 AM #68:	What is a frilly dally in the fritzy pop? --- http://i.imgur.com/HOlEiVe.png <cite>Garmanarnar posted [p:885111421] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>What is a frilly dally in the fritzy pop?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Feline_Heart 08/20/17 10:36:30 AM #69:	Funkydog posted... Vaati_Reborn posted... Why do yall say "in hospital" and not "in THE hospital" Do you say "I went to THE college/school"? Depends on the context. --- Stay woke. <cite>Feline_Heart posted [p:885111595] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Funkydog posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Vaati_Reborn posted...</cite> <quote>Why do yall say "in hospital" and not "in THE hospital"</quote> Do you say "I went to THE college/school"?</quote> Depends on the context.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
weapon_d00d816 08/20/17 10:53:25 AM #70:	Cheeky Nandos --- SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG <cite>weapon_d00d816 posted [p:885112229] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>Cheeky Nandos</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
weapon_d00d816 08/20/17 10:54:43 AM #71:	spikethedevil posted... Why does the US have a phobia of the letter U? Those U's weren't there originally and were added to make them look more French because it was fancy. --- SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG <cite>weapon_d00d816 posted [p:885112277] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>spikethedevil posted...</cite> <quote>Why does the US have a phobia of the letter U?</quote> Those U's weren't there originally and were added to make them look more French because it was fancy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zodd3224 08/20/17 10:55:39 AM #72:	Being from the Boston area, people wonder what I have against the letter 'R' --- http://t.qkme.me/3v9zte.jpg <cite>Zodd3224 posted [p:885112309] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>Being from the Boston area, people wonder what I have against the letter 'R'</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PoopPotato 08/20/17 10:58:12 AM #73:	I was just in London for three days a couple weeks ago and I picked up saying "yeah" at the end of my sentences. --- http://i.minus.com/i5EWBMXTN4ERv.gif <cite>PoopPotato posted [p:885112394] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>I was just in London for three days a couple weeks ago and I picked up saying "yeah" at the end of my sentences.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 08/20/17 11:05:26 AM #74:	PoopPotato posted... I was just in London for three days a couple weeks ago and I picked up saying "yeah" at the end of my sentences. Yeah mate. Bangin. --- http://i.imgur.com/BGbZK.gif <cite>Funkydog posted [p:885112647] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>PoopPotato posted...</cite> <quote>I was just in London for three days a couple weeks ago and I picked up saying "yeah" at the end of my sentences.</quote> Yeah mate. Bangin.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolboy11 08/20/17 11:13:30 AM #75:	took me a minute to get what the fuck a lorry was. --- Sigs are boring <cite>coolboy11 posted [p:885112953] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>took me a minute to get what the fuck a lorry was.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cornmuffins 08/20/17 11:30:16 AM #76:	Bobs your uncle --- Getting C's and D's, saying thanks and please. You broke the golden rule, you're staying after school. <cite>Cornmuffins posted [p:885113589] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>Bobs your uncle</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zodd3224 08/20/17 11:31:41 AM #77:	Blokes! --- http://t.qkme.me/3v9zte.jpg <cite>Zodd3224 posted [p:885113649] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>Blokes!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 08/20/17 11:33:22 AM #78:	Funkydog posted... spikethedevil posted... We call it a pallet or pump truck I have never heard rollatruc. Yeah, always heard pump truck. Never heard rollatruc before, I'm guessing it's just a specific brand of it. Huh. Weird. I just got it from a sleaford mods song. I assumed it was common but I guess not. Hell maybe it's not even a pallet jack at all... Given the context though I'm 99% sure it is. --- "I got a rollatruc, look." <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:885113731] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Funkydog posted...</cite> <quote><cite>spikethedevil posted...</cite> <quote>We call it a pallet or pump truck I have never heard rollatruc.</quote> Yeah, always heard pump truck. Never heard rollatruc before, I'm guessing it's just a specific brand of it.</quote> Huh. Weird. I just got it from a sleaford mods song. I assumed it was common but I guess not. Hell maybe it's not even a pallet jack at all... Given the context though I'm 99% sure it is.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gatorsPENSbucs 08/20/17 11:35:06 AM #79:	spikethedevil posted... Why does the US have a phobia of the letter U? We work smarter, not harder. Same word but y'all are taking that extra time to write that extra unnecessary letter. --- http://m.imgur.com/BtD5etN?r https://m.imgur.com/a/jclul http://i.imgtc.com/etNW2apANm.jpg <cite>gatorsPENSbucs posted [p:885113812] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>spikethedevil posted...</cite> <quote>Why does the US have a phobia of the letter U?</quote> We work smarter, not harder. Same word but y'all are taking that extra time to write that extra unnecessary letter.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 08/20/17 11:36:10 AM #80:	gatorsPENSbucs posted... spikethedevil posted... Why does the US have a phobia of the letter U? We work smarter, not harder. Same word but y'all are taking that extra time to write that extra unnecessary letter. Maybe if Americans stopped being too lazy to write one more letter the obesity rate wouldn't be so high down there. >_> --- "I got a rollatruc, look." <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:885113860] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>gatorsPENSbucs posted...</cite> <quote><cite>spikethedevil posted...</cite> <quote>Why does the US have a phobia of the letter U?</quote> We work smarter, not harder. Same word but y'all are taking that extra time to write that extra unnecessary letter.</quote> Maybe if Americans stopped being too lazy to write one more letter the obesity rate wouldn't be so high down there. >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Butterfiles 08/20/17 11:41:29 AM #81:	I don't get why people struggle with the idea that different cultures do different things --- http://www.last.fm/user/PigBun 56k warning <cite>Butterfiles posted [p:885114071] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote>I don't get why people struggle with the idea that different cultures do different things</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 08/20/17 11:42:34 AM #82:	Butterfiles posted... I don't get why people struggle with the idea that different cultures do different things Very few, if any, non racists struggle with that. We're poking fun here. --- "I got a rollatruc, look." <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:885114109] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Butterfiles posted...</cite> <quote>I don't get why people struggle with the idea that different cultures do different things</quote> Very few, if any, non racists struggle with that. We're poking fun here.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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