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Post by The Qu on Apr 27, 2010 6:25:36 GMT -5
You actually just proved my point about Who, Fry. =P
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Post by Shrikeswind on Apr 27, 2010 11:28:26 GMT -5
What about biscuits, Fry? If I took my grandma's biscuits to Britain, what would they spontaneously transform into?
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Apr 27, 2010 16:52:14 GMT -5
What about biscuits, Fry? If I took my grandma's biscuits to Britain, what would they spontaneously transform into? A quarantine issue, I'd imagine. Thank you, thank you, I'm here all week. Tip the veal and try the waitresses. Hiyo! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2010 21:08:06 GMT -5
Similarly, it's interesting you include "pal" as well, because I always see that as more frequently used as a passive-aggressive term - "Watch it, pal!" or "Hey pal, what do you think you're doing?"... Which is also a perfect fit for mate... "Watch it, mate!" or "Mate, what do you think you're doing?" I've been using "pal" off these wonderful interwebs a lot lately, with the buddy/friend context in mind, although mostly ironically. I hadn't even thought of ol' Gumshoe ;D That's the meaning I was gunning for - a British friend of mine from Long Ago had taught me that after I'd used the word in the wrong context. ;D |
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Post by Koopaul on Apr 27, 2010 22:22:23 GMT -5
Buggery... You got a lot of words that sound kinda silly but mean something dirty.
I can only imagine if there was a British word called "gigglefigglewig" and what that would mean!
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Post by Spud on Apr 27, 2010 22:24:17 GMT -5
 I kid. |
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Post by Fryguy64 on Apr 28, 2010 3:37:05 GMT -5
(Love the todding)
I have no idea what you're referring to when you say "grandma's biscuits" so I am unable to compare to anything over here. You'll have to provide some kind of example.
Bloody, bollocks, bugger, cocked-up, div, git, minger, munter, muppet, numpty, pillock, plonker, prat, shite, skanky, take the piss, wanker...
We have lots of swearwords for every occasion!
Many of your own swearwords are also shared (and I expect many of them started here at some point too). Sometimes there are small differences - such as the variety of ways of pronouncing "arse/ass", but also "bastard" is similarly varied.
Combining other words with swears for impact, or stringing together insults, transforming perfectly ordinary words into swears, these are skills that are respected but sadly dying out in the name of political correctness. One of my favourites is "Fuckbeard!"
Just to clarify, "buggery" isn't a general term for anal sex. You wouldn't ask someone you love if you could bugger them, for example. Although that might work in America if you say it with a British accent!
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Post by Manspeed on Apr 28, 2010 9:44:28 GMT -5
The AVGN has had me saying "Fuckballs" for the longest time now.
I also coined two other swear variants in the form of "Fuckles" and "Shittles". Haven't used them in a while though.
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Post by Shrikeswind on Apr 28, 2010 12:27:26 GMT -5
I have no idea what you're referring to when you say "grandma's biscuits" so I am unable to compare to anything over here. You'll have to provide some kind of example.  This is an American biscuit. What is this in Britain? |
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Post by parrothead on Apr 28, 2010 13:09:24 GMT -5
I have no idea what you're referring to when you say "grandma's biscuits" so I am unable to compare to anything over here. You'll have to provide some kind of example. This is an American biscuit. What is this in Britain? The phrase "Grandma's biscuit" refers to old-fashioned, handmade, homemade American biscuit recipes created by grandparents. If you were in the Southeastern part of the U.S., you would be seeing a lot of restaurants serving these kind of biscuits. From popular breakfast servers like Hardee's and Cracker Barrel, to fried chicken restaurants like Church's, Bojangle's and of course, the more popular KFC and Popeye's. In that Hardee's commercial I showed in the previous page, the biscuits in that tray (or cookie sheet) that guy was holding are a different kind, either called "refridgerated biscuits" or "frozen biscuits". In another Hardee's commercial, I remember hearing the announcer say "There's nothing fresh about frozen biscuits." |
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Post by wanderingshadow on Apr 28, 2010 14:10:42 GMT -5
There's a thread like this on Destructoid called Brad's British dictionary. I'll post some of the stuff they have. The British word or phrase is first. - Blood/Blud = Friend, but only used by Chavs
- Bobby = Police
- Boot = Trunk
- Chuffed = Satisfied
- Cock up = Mistake
- Dustbin man = Garbage collector
- Gaff = Home
- Gobsmacked = Astonished
- Jam = Jelly
- Jelly = Jello
- Mint = Good
- Noise = Hip Hop
- Old Bill = Police
- Pillock = Moron
- Quid = 1 pound sterling
- Rozzers = Police
- Rubbish = Trash
- Sick = Vomit
- Smashing = Very good
- Spot = Zit
- Step = Stoop
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Apr 28, 2010 16:44:50 GMT -5
I have no idea what you're referring to when you say "grandma's biscuits" so I am unable to compare to anything over here. You'll have to provide some kind of example. This is an American biscuit. What is this in Britain? Thats a fucking scone, dude. You guys call it a biscuit? Hey America, stop being retarded. |
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Post by Koopaul on Apr 28, 2010 18:39:47 GMT -5
I think it's interchangeable in the US. I always say "step" myself. But not when referring to Stoop Kid who's afraid to leave his stoop. |
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Post by Shrikeswind on Apr 28, 2010 22:45:43 GMT -5
This is an American biscuit. What is this in Britain? Thats a fucking scone, dude. You guys call it a biscuit? Hey America, stop being retarded. OH NO YOU DIDN'T! You're trying to argue baked goods with me? You're fighting an uphill battle, boy. Scones are a sweet dessert bread with a recipe only marginally similar to the American biscuit even though they look similar. The biscuit has a light, fluffy texture similar to eating a stack of paper-thin slices of bread. Along with a buttery flavor, a biscuit is a tasty little dough ball, but not in any way sweet. Until you put jam or honey on/in it, which is like eating sex. A scone, meanwhile, already has a degree of sweetness to it, and has a texture quite different from a biscuit, being much thicker and more crumbly than the delightful flakiness that is the biscuit. Many scone recipes that I'm aware of flavor the scone prior to baking, something that, if done to a biscuit, is tantamount to blasphemy. There is no way to compare a scone to a biscuit, as a scone is too different from a biscuit to compare, however, I would eat a thousand biscuits before I'd eat a scone, as I found the scone to not be sweet enough for any preference to other, sweeter baked goods, though I do understand the sentiments of those who enjoy scones. In conclusion, a biscuit does not now nor will it or has it ever equaled a scone. However, the flaky, buttery goodness that is a biscuit must have a counterpart in Britain. And that is what I seek. |
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Post by wanderingshadow on Apr 28, 2010 22:57:02 GMT -5
Also, in the southern states, biscuits are a breakfast food. Usually, they're served with some sort of gravy.
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