tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post7424890354958138581..comments2024-03-27T22:53:00.759+01:00Comments on A Hippo On the Lawn: Cats, Batatas Fritas, Chips and CrispsHippohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-71560050643101822372013-12-05T18:22:17.108+01:002013-12-05T18:22:17.108+01:00He hoped in vain.He hoped in vain.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-55644081668516953642013-12-05T01:11:41.156+01:002013-12-05T01:11:41.156+01:00Aurtralia has become very Americanized and we call...Aurtralia has become very Americanized and we call them all chips. In NZ we had kumera chips ( the hot cooked variety ) Boy, were they terrific!Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-83958258068485703852013-12-04T19:25:47.160+01:002013-12-04T19:25:47.160+01:00I can't believe you have run out of supplies. ...I can't believe you have run out of supplies. Piss ups like buses sometimes come in 3's. The last one next Monday might hurt the most. Please remember to include a coffee warning. Retired job.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14349739454297792385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-13001537759949268142013-12-04T17:36:14.448+01:002013-12-04T17:36:14.448+01:00Fuck you sideways mate! You take the piss out of ...Fuck you sideways mate! You take the piss out of me by saying you are going on the piss for three days knowing that all I have to drink here is piss! Piss off! I am going to write pages and fucking pages!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-51089768134310207902013-12-04T17:32:55.470+01:002013-12-04T17:32:55.470+01:00Maybe he was just living in hope that he could spe...Maybe he was just living in hope that he could spend a Nacht with you Nakt!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-67860007853733532022013-12-04T17:22:41.907+01:002013-12-04T17:22:41.907+01:00That's funny, Tom. In college i attended a Kaf...That's funny, Tom. In college i attended a Kaffeestunde on Wednesday afternoons, where we'd speak German. I pronounced Nacht like Nakt, and some kindly soul explained that i was saying "naked" rather than "night." Perhaps i didn't know that. My blush told him i didn't.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-13063308337416226522013-12-04T17:17:41.910+01:002013-12-04T17:17:41.910+01:00The Yanks have a lot to answer for, for mucking ab...The Yanks have a lot to answer for, for mucking about with the English language. That or you haven't been strict enough with your kids language skills :) And of course another example of what a softie and good bloke you are helping the unfortunate kids out. <br />Try not to write too many blogs this weekend please. I have three separate nights out on the piss and may never catch up again. Retired job.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14349739454297792385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-90901759189584584882013-12-04T16:29:24.868+01:002013-12-04T16:29:24.868+01:00No Starbucks, no MacDonald's here. The German...No Starbucks, no MacDonald's here. The Germans DO say chips for crisps, you are quite correct! Yet they call chips Pomme Frites. At least they did in Baden Baden but that was the bit of Germany the French occupied.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-37626380256466509182013-12-04T15:58:54.748+01:002013-12-04T15:58:54.748+01:00Don't get me started on Americanisms and their...Don't get me started on Americanisms and their invasion of the food industry here. (I expect you are going to tell me there are Starbucks and McDonalds in Luanda too, they seem to be just about everywhere else.) The Germans say Chips for crisps too. Now you've got me craving golden-fried chips with mayonnaise!ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-53078411366571706872013-12-04T15:02:53.792+01:002013-12-04T15:02:53.792+01:00I will let you know where to send the cheque.I will let you know where to send the cheque.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-60303657279844604292013-12-04T15:00:19.475+01:002013-12-04T15:00:19.475+01:00We are humbly grateful for His Royal Highness'...We are humbly grateful for His Royal Highness' clarification. enjoy your birthday party tomorrow.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-51196039705245650872013-12-04T14:57:54.067+01:002013-12-04T14:57:54.067+01:00That's good enough for me, I'll keep eatin...That's good enough for me, I'll keep eating it!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-64180619931093056112013-12-04T14:55:23.679+01:002013-12-04T14:55:23.679+01:00It all went wrong at the tower of Babel. Most peo...It all went wrong at the tower of Babel. Most people think God did this because he was offended at the temerity of humans thinking they could build a tower to heaven. I think he did it to distinguish the English from the rest of the world.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-25055836504636743672013-12-04T14:52:26.912+01:002013-12-04T14:52:26.912+01:00Pilha in Portuguese is Battery. Pila is Portugues...Pilha in Portuguese is Battery. Pila is Portuguese slang for Dick.<br /><br />I used to have a great time marching into an electrical store and asking the prettiest assistant I could find for a box of double A sized dicks.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-32388936082057343542013-12-04T13:45:28.845+01:002013-12-04T13:45:28.845+01:00I blush.
Yes, those American influences are just ...I blush.<br /><br />Yes, those American influences are just bad news....crisps, crisps, crisps. Delicious. Especially slat and vinegar. Chips delicious too, but not the same thing.Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-48953284446974343782013-12-04T10:30:09.365+01:002013-12-04T10:30:09.365+01:00In royalspeak "fried potatoes" are chips...In royalspeak "fried potatoes" are chips.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-88959810584258170562013-12-04T09:21:52.846+01:002013-12-04T09:21:52.846+01:00Tomato ketchup is supposed to be very good for you...Tomato ketchup is supposed to be very good for you….it's the cooked tomato …got antioxidants or something! I love it! Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-75812524422270375962013-12-04T06:11:17.378+01:002013-12-04T06:11:17.378+01:00Chips are crisps here too. Chips don't exist, ...Chips are crisps here too. Chips don't exist, and France has yet to learn about French Fries. What is the world coming to!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-79950739823791211262013-12-04T04:39:57.676+01:002013-12-04T04:39:57.676+01:00Separated by a common language! I remember the fir...Separated by a common language! I remember the first time i heard a Brit bang on about being pissed and wondered, "Why is he so angry?" when i remembered in UK English that "pissed" is "drunk" and "pissed off" is angry, and the penny dropped.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.com