Levis Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 "French Champagne" I just read it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Really? This one sets The French on edge big time: "Napa Valley Champagne." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Champagne is only Champagne if it's from Champagne... I don't know how it is in the USA, but in Germany Sparkling Wine from other regions aren't allowed to use that name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 They call it other names where they make their own "champagne", you´re right. In Spain they call it "cava". It seems "champagne" has become a trade mark... yet it´s kind of wine too, but you know, Frenchies are so chauvinist people... :french gaemlin here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 yes we call it "Sekt"... it's the same with "Cognac","Scotch Whiskey" or "Camembert" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Going back about 5 years, but topical today 'cos I just had my hair cut... A colleague remarked that my hairstyle resembles that of legendary cartoon character TinTin. So there we were, talking about TinTin, when another colleague interjected, "What I could never understand was that it never seemed to matter what day of the week it was, they always announced at the beginning "THURSDAY'S ADVENTURES OF TINTIN!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 on a NY subway train: Chick #1: Dude, everyone's popping out babies these days. JLo, TomKat, Britney. It's like they're the new f*cking accessory. Chick #2: Yeah, who wants a f*cking baby anyway? You just turn into a fatass with stretch marks and saggy tits with a screaming infant who no one wants to be around. Very pregnant passenger: I'm due in two weeks. Chick #1: Aww! Is it a boy or a girl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I would think that would have been heard in Los Angeles. I dont think "dude" is a commonly used term on the East coast. I could be wrong, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Duuuude....yeah I've heard it here also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 They call it other names where they make their own "champagne", you´re right. In Spain they call it "cava". It seems "champagne" has become a trade mark... yet it´s kind of wine too, but you know, Frenchies are so chauvinist people... :french gaemlin here: :french graemlin: = My favourite soft drink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Champagne is only Champagne if it's from Champagne... I don't know how it is in the USA, but in Germany Sparkling Wine from other regions aren't allowed to use that name I read recently that a Scottish company was suing a Canadian one for having the word "glen" on their bottles of scotch (they obviously can't call it that either). Apparently they thought it was a false claim to scottishness or something to use a word that they thought was scottish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 I would think that would have been heard in Los Angeles. I dont think "dude" is a commonly used term on the East coast. I could be wrong, though. well, I got it from a website called "Overheard in New York" and maybe "Chick #1" watched too many movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 (edited) I actually overheard two teenaged girls talking to each other at the mall one day. the conversation went something like this Well, he called me, and I'm like all, and he said yeah, and I'm like yeah, I can't believe you, like ya know, whatever, and I'm all you know?.... the other girl said, really, for real? that loser... Edited July 20, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 huh?? How the heck they understand each other? Friggin' kids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 That's only about a quarter of the teenage population, at most. Still annoying, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I actually got mugged on a bus once, I'm thinking "How much money do you think I have if I'm on the damn bus" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I actually overheard two teenaged girls talking to each other at the mall one day. the conversation went something like this Well, he called me, and I'm like all, and he said yeah, and I'm like yeah, I can't believe you, like ya know, whatever, and I'm all you know?.... the other girl said, really, for real? that loser... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 The stupidest thing I've heard to date: (overheard at the music store) 1st kid: This album should be good 2nd kid: You heard it? 1st kid: I heard a couple of songs, and I really like "Cinnamon Girl" 2nd kid: Sounds like the old rock junk 1st kid: No way. This guy is different. He's like rock and country. Probably from southern states or something. The kids were looking at a Neil Young Greatest Hits album. So many things wrong with this conversation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 You should've sat them down and given them an education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 I wanted to give them an education alright... a smack across the head with a hammer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Tuxedo: Oh, you should have called us! We could have gotten you into Spago. We go there all the time! The guy there is, like, our best friend! Honey, what's the name of that guy at Spago? Trophy wife: We've never been to Spago. You went there with Jennifer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 ^^ ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 IDIOT SIGHTING: We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a "large" enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said, "Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower." I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, "NO, it's not." Four is larger than two." We haven't used Sears repair since IDIOT SIGHTING: I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: "Too many deer are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore." From Kingman, KS IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE: My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for "minimal lettuce." He said he was sorry, but they only had iceburg lettuce. From Kansas City IDIOT SIGHTING: I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge ?" To which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?" He smiled knowingly and nodded, "That's why we ask." Happened in Birmingham, Ala IDIOT SIGHTING: The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine. She asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, "What on earth are blind people doing driving?!" She was a probation officer in Wichita, Ka IDIOT SIGHTING: We were having a luncheon for an old and dear coworker; she was leaving the company due to "downsizing." Our manager commented cheerfully, "This is fun We should do this more often." Not another word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare. This was a lunch at Texas Instruments IDIOT SIGHTING: I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her life , couldn't understand why her system would not turn on. A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriffs office. IDIOT SIGHTING: When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service depa rtment and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver's side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. "Hey," I announced to the technician, "its open!" His reply, "I know. I already got that side." This was at the Ford dealership in Canton , Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Makes one proud to be an American! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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