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[mr flibble]

Hi
If you really want to confuse the folks in the USA try these out:
1.I was "hit for six"
2.Arriving in "dribs and drabs"
3.He/she is such a "Clever clogs"
4.Any cockney rhymning slang"
[msnwink]
Ian

[ctgirlscout]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by mr flibble
Hi
If you really want to confuse the folks in the USA try these out:
1.I was "hit for six"
2.Arriving in "dribs and drabs"
3.He/she is such a "Clever clogs"
4.Any cockney rhymning slang"
[msnwink]
Ian
[/quote]

Dribs and Drabs is common, but I've never heard of the others!

[E. Cosgrove]

I never did get a reply from my last post on the previous US/uk dictionary thread.
What the hell are buns? is it something really rude?
I just thought they were fairy cakes but as I said previously how is a piece of elastic around my legs going to improve my baking?[?][?][?]
liz

[ctgirlscout]

Sorry, Liz, I actually thought you were making a joke about the buns! Buns refers to one's backside. It's not a rude term, just slang.

[mr flibble]

Hi Teresa
Our US freinds hadn`t heard of dribs and drabs so it may differ state to state.Now explaning cricket to an American is also fun.
You see there are two teams ...
one is in the other is out,the team that is in sends two players out and the team that wants to get them out all go out.When the team that is in is all out the the team that got them out goes in.
I hope you are following me[msnwink]
Bye
Ian

[ctgirlscout]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by mr flibble
Hi Teresa
Our US freinds hadn`t heard of dribs and drabs so it may differ state to state.Now explaning cricket to an American is also fun.
You see there are two teams ...
one is in the other is out,the team that is in sends two players out and the team that wants to get them out all go out.When the team that is in is all out the the team that got them out goes in.
I hope you are following me[msnwink]
Bye
Ian[msncool]
[/quote]

I don't think I want to follow you.....[msnscared]

[fiona]

You certainly don't want to Teresa, about as interesting as watching paint dry to some of us!

[Ray&Sarah]

Drying paint is more interesting![msnwink]

[ctgirlscout]

Sounds to me like the old Abbott and Costello routine "Who's on First"![msneek]

[mr flibble]

Hi
Oh...I forgot to say that in cricket there are new exciting words & phrases to learn[msnwink]
1.Silly mid off
2.Bowling a chinaman
3.Stumped
4.Leg bye
5.Googly
6.Run out
7.Leg before wicket
8.Nigh[bad language filtered out]chman
[msneek][xx(][msnscared]
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Ian