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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.
Thanks MaryHappy 3rd anniversary, Frank.
Frank who(m)?Happy 3rd anniversary, Frank.
Oh - is that what that is? I thought it was the North End Sewer Plant acting up again
That's funny - when Andy first came to Canada he was trying to eat pizza with a forkHappy Taco Tuesday
That is definitely not a Scot thing.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!
Depends on what part of the country you live in, I suppose.Question for the 'muricans, is it offensive to call an American a Yank?
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.Depends on what part of the country you live in, I suppose.
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.Question for the 'muricans, is it offensive to call an American a Yank?
What did the Americans call them then? Come on, you gotta tell me now!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.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.
Question for the 'muricans, is it offensive to call an American a Yank?
Personally, I'd snatch ya bald headedDepends on what part of the country you live in, I suppose.
Proper Native American style, i like it!Personally, I'd snatch ya bald headed
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.That is definitely not a Scot thing.
Is that like snatching a drag queen's wig? [no offense Edward John ] - just blame RuPaul's Drag RacePersonally, I'd snatch ya bald headed