Ka-Tet Cantina

[osnafrank]

Have a great and relaxing weekend everyone.
Enjoy the Super Bowl.

 

[Mary Strickland]

Hi there, my friends!
Just checking if I can post, I`m not sure when the board is open.
How are you all, it`s been a long time.
I hope to stop by tomorrow and talk with you all, i really miss you.
Hope you are all well.

Srbo, we have not seen you in a few years! Hope you and your family are doing well. Did you get your book finished yet?

 

[Mary Strickland]

Happy 3rd anniversary, Frank.

 

[osnafrank]

Happy 3rd anniversary, Frank.

Thanks Mary

 

[Out of Order]

Happy 3rd anniversary, Frank.

Frank who(m)?

 

[Neesy]

View attachment 33890 ((( all in need or not)))

Have a safe and fun weekend.

Oh - is that what that is? I thought it was the North End Sewer Plant acting up again

Y'all have a great weekend too!

 

[Spideyman]

(((all in need or not)))

 

[fljoe0]

Happy Taco Tuesday

 

[Neesy]

Happy Taco Tuesday

That's funny - when Andy first came to Canada he was trying to eat pizza with a fork
I don't think I've ever seen him eat a taco!

 

[Kurben]

Hi everybody. I am, if not totally healthy again, at least up and going around again but this bug i got really was irritating. I managed to pick up my new laptop and i'm using it now. Faster, lighter and the screen is sharper so i'm a happy customer so far. Its amazing how light they are compared with earlier. Mine is, i don't know perhaps 1.5 Kg. My earlier laptop was much heavier. The worries i had have proved to be unfounded, i'm always worried when i have to change something.

 

[Edward John]

That's funny - when Andy first came to Canada he was trying to eat pizza with a fork
I don't think I've ever seen him eat a taco!

That is definitely not a Scot thing.

 

[Edward John]

Question for the 'muricans, is it offensive to call an American a Yank?

 

[Moderator]

Question for the 'muricans, is it offensive to call an American a Yank?

Depends on what part of the country you live in, I suppose.

 

[Edward John]

Depends on what part of the country you live in, I suppose.

I was trying to find an answer online but everyone has a different opinion. Some find it patriotic because of the Yankee Doodle song, apparently in Connecticut it is actually the state anthem. And apparently in the south, a yank is an offensive term for a northerner. Apparently it originated in New England, and they actually have something called the Yankee Dialect.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Question for the 'muricans, is it offensive to call an American a Yank?

Going way back… From what my father told me (He fought in WWII in both the European and Pacific theaters) it was common for Europeans, especially the British, to call US military personnel ‘Yanks’ during the war and there was no offense taken for it. Of course it wasn’t quite the same attitude for what the US soldiers called the English, French, Germans, Italians and Japanese.

 

[Edward John]

Going way back… From what my father told me (He fought in WWII in both the European and Pacific theaters) it was common for Europeans, especially the British, to call US military personnel ‘Yanks’ during the war and there was no offense taken for it. Of course it wasn’t quite the same attitude for what the US soldiers called the English, French, Germans, Italians and Japanese.

What did the Americans call them then? Come on, you gotta tell me now!

 

[Edward John]

Going way back… From what my father told me (He fought in WWII in both the European and Pacific theaters) it was common for Europeans, especially the British, to call US military personnel ‘Yanks’ during the war and there was no offense taken for it. Of course it wasn’t quite the same attitude for what the US soldiers called the English, French, Germans, Italians and Japanese.

Cool that you had a Dad who served. I had a great-granddad who was in the Lovat Scouts, the first ever British sniper unit, actually got injured in Italy. Very cool. My gran-mother also tells me that I had a few great uncles who were at Dunkirk.

 

[Sundrop]

Question for the 'muricans, is it offensive to call an American a Yank?

Depends on what part of the country you live in, I suppose.

Personally, I'd snatch ya bald headed

 

[Edward John]

Personally, I'd snatch ya bald headed

Proper Native American style, i like it!

 

[Neesy]

That is definitely not a Scot thing.

Andy is ancient compared to you Edward John - when I told him I wanted some microwave popcorn when I was over there in 2005 he told me they don't have microwave popcorn in Scotland. Being on an island and not seeing it for sale at the Co-Op I actually believed him.

- not saying he was being deceitful but I had to find out from his much younger neighbor that they do have microwave popcorn. (Then later I discovered he dislikes the smell of it cooking) I must be very gullible.

What about peanut butter? Do you eat much of that? I really missed the Kraft peanut butter when I was over there.

Personally, I'd snatch ya bald headed

Is that like snatching a drag queen's wig? [no offense Edward John ] - just blame RuPaul's Drag Race