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This made me laugh like a drain this morning. You really have to wonder if the makers of Trivial Pursuit do any actual research at all. However, given the question about feverfew, it’s entirely possible that they think we’re still living in the 18th Century, and that ‘handy’ actually refers to semaphore without the flags.
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A bizarre but gripping story about a taxi driver who accidentally founds a religion in the distant future.
A preposterous idea, but it makes for a funny film.
Beautiful, political modern folk with its feet rooted in the past.
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It is however what Germans call a mobile! Caused great confusion a couple of years ago when I was in Germany for work. They all expected us to know what they were talking about! They all assumed it was what we called them and they'd picked it up as a loan word----- In France, the expression used for jogging is "footing", which does not make any sense to a native speaker of English, much to the astonishment of French people.
by Pascal Venier @ 05/01/2006 9:01 pm • Permalink •
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If you're feeling romantic, you could say: "I'll give you a ring on your handy?"
More Ibuprofren, please...
by Mr.D. @ 06/01/2006 12:01 pm • Permalink •
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Thanks for putting me onto another fantastic blog. I shall I add Autoblography to BSAG in my morning web rictual whilst pretending to do some work first thing.
by Pete @ 06/01/2006 12:01 pm • Permalink •
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SteveC: Whaat! It's an international conspiracy! The plot thickens...
Pascal Venier: Hehe. Footing.
Pete: He's good isn't he? I've been reading it for a while, and should put it on my bloglist when I remember.
Mr. D.: Groan...
by bsag @ 06/01/2006 6:01 pm • Permalink •
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Well, compared to a couple of years back, this has improved considerably here in Germany. Almost everybody I work with knows that a mobile phone is not called "a handy" in English.
by Raphael Schmid @ 08/01/2006 1:02 pm • Permalink •
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An English mate of mine gave up TP after the first question (in Swedish): " Who was the chairman of Volvo in the early 1970s?"... umm. Björn Borg? Olof Palme? Oh, and in Sweden Walkmans are known as Freestyles; a camp Anglicism that's almost as bad as using a "handy"!
by Ian @ 09/01/2006 11:01 am • Permalink •
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Well, that's quite funny. everybody love rings, woman because it's romantic, man because they can sell it again anytime.......
by Ringu @ 05/05/2008 2:39 pm • Permalink •
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