microwave chips (microwave fries for our friends from across the pond) are horrible. I cant find anything else to eat (too much effort to cook) but they taste like cardboard. I just thought id share that with you...
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microwave chips (microwave fries for our friends from across the pond) are horrible. I cant find anything else to eat (too much effort to cook) but they taste like cardboard. I just thought id share that with you...
What do you European freaks call potato chips? (that's right, you're freaks! metric system, lorries, improper names for sports and all!)
in england they are crisps
in france they are chips
So... do the french call "chips" (from this day forward, all words that are meant to have the European (read: wrong) definitions will be in quotes) fries?
actually govt. the Metric System is far more effecient than "their"english system... supposedly it is more widly used even in the U.S. than the english system
no, the french call fries (uk : chips) frités
tell him about cookies and biscuits iain... man how screwed up you people is. and..and crackers!!!
What about cookies and biscuits?
> supposedly it is more widly used even in the U.S. than the english system
I'd love to see some proof of that... (unless you meant in the scientific community)
> frités
I suppose it'd be fruitless to see what that directly translates to :)
>I'd love to see some proof of that... (unless you meant in the scientific community)
thats exactly what i meant... though i could have said so i guess.
OK, that makes more sense, although I think the only reason it's so widely used is to keep to the SI standard.
actually the reason i think it's more used is the fact that it is just easier to use and understand! it makes sense!!! EVERYTHINGS BASED ON TEN!!! like our numbering system!! it's so simple yet so genius!!... why can't anyone else see it that way...
Eh, everything else in science takes some time to wrap your head around, why not the numbering system?
hmm... i cant really say anything to that...
> i cant really say anything to that...
"Yes, Govtcheez, you are totally correct" would do nicely. For dramatic effect, stare straight ahead and speak in a monotone.
*imagine Steven Wright* "Yes, Govt. your absolutly right."
ah haa! but do you not believe the metric system is more efficient?
and BTW: you Title makes me uncomfortable.
aaahhhh... you guys are all screwed up. I am the only one around here with any sort of a clue. :)
wha?
> metric system is more efficient?
Not really, but I don't care much either way...
> you Title makes me uncomfortable.
But I thought the truth would set me free? :D
> I am the only one around here with any sort of a clue.
Unfortunately, yours is missing a Colonel Mustard...
(boooooo!!!!)
>>>wha?
There is no reason to cry about it. :D j/k
>>>>Unfortunately, yours is missing a Colonel Mustard...
(boooooo!!!!)
Dammit... how did you know? :)
in france...
potato chips == croustille
french fries == patates frites
>Not really, but I don't care much either way...
fair enough.
>But I thought the truth would set me free?
and creep me out, significantly in the process.
Betazep, your a real funny man, eh?
How many different words does French have for "surrender"?
> and creep me out, significantly in the process.
Mission accomplished....
the metric system is based on logic whreas the imperial system is based on madness.
i mean come on 12 inches to a foot, blah feet to the yard
what is easier than base 10 ??!!
we still use the old system in this country but i dont use it!
>Mission accomplished....
-insert insulting hurtful remark-
way to go iain, i unfortunatly have no choice...
> we still use the old system in this country but i dont use it!
Really? I thought we were the only ones that used that...
in france...
potato chips == croustille
french
> not according to my two french housemates
>>>Betazep, your a real funny man, eh?
You sound upset? Bad day?
>You sound upset? Bad day?
i didn't sleep well and i have a "face" ache... i can half hear and my nose is running non stop... been like this for about a week now with no significant changes good or bad... im in a fairly bad mood, but im trying to be nice anyway.
Motorways own highways/freeways etc..
yeah, well at least REAL football is played by real men hwo use there feet to kick a ball around...... unlike those yank pansies who cover them selfes with more protection than a condom factory!!!Quote:
Originally posted by Govtcheez
What do you European freaks call potato chips? (that's right, you're freaks! metric system, lorries, improper names for sports and all!)
*And* we dont try to make rounders sound sa real grown ups game...... cos it isn;t ;)
by the way, aluminium is pronounced "al oo min eeum" cos theres an "I" neer the end! not "al oo min um" :p
oh, ps. we call them crips..... cos their crispy! And as for sports...... cricket *is* the most boring game on earth! and only god knows the rules to it! ;)
/me climes into his flame proof suit!
hey just as a note- figured i'd be an arse in here, for i've had this conversation about aluminum with an english chap that worked here with me at a boy scout camp during the summer--- here is a web site that proves aluminum is pronounced al oo min um, for it is spelled that way. Here's the proof - directly out of the periodic table of the elements:
http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/Al.html
make sure you notice that it has no I in the end such as: alumin( I )um, but instead is spelled aluminum (notice no I) therefore, no EEEEEum sound. Thank you (*stick* - in the side that is).
you silly little english chaps, you make me giggle. Eat skones, drink tea, play a bug (criket (sp)), Name your bands after bugs too (ya know who Im talkin bout), send us your worst woman to us as a talk show host (The Weakest Link, Ann). Yall scare me man.
skone skone skone, with a touch of tea thank you. Gu day Guvna'
I admit, I did like Mary Poppins (wasnt Dick Van Dike in there? I believe so, he isnt British is he ,ohhhhhh)
>>you silly little english chaps>>
i hope you can supply a valis arguement to support this statement
and which country are you from?
>>you silly little english chaps>>
i hope you can supply a valid arguement to support this statement
and which country are you from?
________
yippee yippee - my sendmail is working (it aint pretty but it works!
and now its 5 am im going to bed :)
lol :DQuote:
Originally posted by Ever1234
you silly little english chaps, you make me giggle. Eat skones, drink tea, play a bug (criket (sp)), Name your bands after bugs too (ya know who Im talkin bout), send us your worst woman to us as a talk show host (The Weakest Link, Ann). Yall scare me man.
skone skone skone, with a touch of tea thank you. Gu day Guvna'
nothing wrong with a nice o tea! And as for Anne Robinson.... on behalf of my country i'd like to applogise! But then again, you gave us Riki lake, Jerry Springer, and McDoanlds! (who really used to be a scottish clan! but were kicked out of Scotland... over a row about food would you bieve it?)
Ona more serious note..... You also made the film U571..... which ought to have been banned. but hey! thats hollywood for ya! why let the truth get in the way of a good story ;)
personal attack on jockuk
"And what my wee haggis have scotland done for the world?"
Despite what Americans believe, cricket is not our favourite sport. It's football (real football, with a BALL[spherical] KICKED by FEET). Cricket is a boring pile of **** to watch, but quite fun to play.
Hey dont worry. Us scots dont hold a grudge.... well, except against those Midlanders ;) when it comes to flamming Iain, feel free! lol
Scotlan gave th world Golf, Haggis (the only food worse than anything from Mcdonalds, but at least there is some meat in a Haggis!). Also, most ministers in england are scottish.
And if i remember rightly, Dr Bell was the inspriation for Sherlock Holmes was he not?
Just to counter/elaborate on an earlier point...
http://www.world-aluminium.org/history/language.html
I'll tell you one other thing that u scots are responsible for:
The perpuation of bag pipes.
(And i do know it was origionally the Irish who came up with that great instrument, but they got rid of it. Why can't you???)
Two things,
A canadian invented the telephone (Alexander Graham Bell)
Govt, about the eficiency of the imperial measurement system:
is it easier to write 1 nm (nanometer (10^-9 m)) or
3.93701 * 10^-8 inches?
or 1/25399986 th of an inch?
Completely easier to do the latter. I'm right, you're wrong.
Is it easier to write 1 inch, or 2.54 cm?
(jeez, people, don't take me seriously)
Canadians take the best (or worst) from both.
My car has a 4.3 Litre engine, does 0 - 60 mph in 8.5sec. gets 18 miles per gallon, speed limit on highways is 100 kilometers/hour. gas is 60 cents/litre. My tires are 265 millimeters wide, on 15 inch rims... it goes on and on like this
And that's not confusing at all to you?
I guess we have sort of the same thing...
My car has a 3.1 liter (notice the spelling of liter... it's pronounced lee-ter, not lee-tray.. it should be spelling accordingly) engine and goes 0-60mph in some amount of time... etc., etc....
Hey we only switched to the metric system like 30 years ago! these things take time:D
I heard the British had a measurement standard of two horses butt's wide. They used that measurement to create roads and railways. Is this true?
Also, what does a stone weigh? (in pounds or kg, I can convert, or not..)
I believe 1 stone is ~6 pounds....
Hey, did you know that an American invented Canada?
> They used that measurement to create roads and railways. Is this true?
I heard that too - supposedly standard railroad rails are the same distance apart as standard wagon wheels were.
Done, I hereby accept 0.5 glory & blame :D
How much you wanna bet the US invented telemarketing?;)
How much you wanna bet the US invented telemarketing?
id put my life on it
oter useful us inventions : Door to door sales, spam (the mail not the meaty substance), buger king (some of the most horrible food on the planet)
And the telephone was damn usefull.
Considering that an aussie phone company invented both fiber optic cables and the basics behing object oriented technonogy. Then ditched its research dpt. to help make the company more profitable.
I'd say we also invented a new form of logic. . . .
lol ya right... did you know that candians invented hockey and are the best at it? and while we are at it we burnt down your whitehouse in th 1800's a little know fact for americans wonder why... whitewashing your history again? that is what i call excesive antionalism or maybe just a crappy education system...Quote:
Hey, did you know that an American invented Canada?
>>yeah, well at least REAL football is played by real men hwo use there feet to kick a ball around...... unlike those yank pansies who cover them selfes with more protection than a condom factory!!!
Strewth!
You pom's can't talk, Aussie Rules is a real game, mate.
What other team game can you not get sent off in, no matter what?
We have the Blood rule instead. An Aussie rules player has to go off the field if they are bleeding (happens most games).
As to the Metric / Imperial debate, maybe should ask NASA which one to use.
>>> maybe should ask NASA which one to use
Goodness, that was embarrassing wasn't it!
>>> Aussie Rules
Is there a reason why the pitches are shaped the way they are? I had wondered if it was an off season game for cricket ovals, but have never had that confirmed.
> We have the Blood rule instead. An Aussie rules player has to go off the field if they are bleeding (happens most games).
oooooo - tough guy... Watch American football for two seconds and tell me how many bloodied people you see all over the place... Also people playing with broken bones (even big things like arms... the middle linebacker for my team played most of teh season with a huge cast on his arm)
> As to the Metric / Imperial debate, maybe should ask NASA which one to use.
Ouch - low blow :)
> that is what i call excesive antionalism or maybe just a crappy education system...
No - it's true. Canada was invented by a man named Duane Canadia. He's from Scranton, PA. Also, this is another good illustration of the thing I brought up in the Al Gore thread... "You're a dumbass, but I can't spell antinationalism, or nationalism, or whatever it was... I also don't know the meaning of the word 'joke'"...
Why can't we all just get along?
OK here's what we have so far:
Canada was invented by the US,
US was discovered by an Italian looking for a shortcut
Canada is the best at Hockey, *lawndarts and snowboarding
American beer is watery -low blow, sorry
US is the best at US Football,
Australia is the best at Australian rules rugby
Britain is the best at International Rules Rugby
No one in North America really knows how cricket works, but we're pretty sure we're not the best at it
A Scottish-born man invented the telephone in Canada, patented is in the US, where the first telemarketer was invented.
No one should have invented the bagpipes
A stone weighs 6 lbs, or 2.73 kg
British railways are 2 horses' ass' wide
pop == coke == soda != Pepsi
have I left anything out?
*I'm not sure about the lawndarts thing, I know I'm pretty good though
I'd be willing to take on any Canadian in the hockey challenge...
We'll see who's best in a couple weeks.
I dunno,
Kids here are born with skates on. It could be because of the 10 months of winter and 2 months of bad skiing we have every year :D
Ditto here - remember - you're not that much farther north than I am....
I like this:
> 10 months of winter and 2 months of bad skiing
:D:D
>>Is there a reason why the pitches are shaped the way they are? I had wondered if it was an off season game for cricket ovals, but have never had that confirmed.
Same reason as the balls are egg shaped, we can't draw circles proppa down-under.
Most likely off season cricket, but its hell on those manicured pitches. But I will ask those who might know.
There are far worse things European to worry about than the metric system, like Trance, Euro Dance, and that unhuman freak "Xyxyl". Or, how about that mad cow disease; I say it is our American duty to let Europe borrow our FDA untill their sheep and beef are once again safe to eat.