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rucks = ruckus (saves one letter) ?   35 degrees Celsius = 95 degrees Fahrenheit  
Birminghamian = Brummie  
  0 degrees Celsius = 32 degrees Fahrenheit
public school (that's private school to the seppo's)
20 degrees Celsius = 68 degrees Fahrenheit
 1 Stone =  14 pounds lb merikan
                        Pint  =  beer
E-mail me Joel Folds
Pommie=from England
"Give my compliments to the chef." = Good for God.
Yank=Merican even a rebel
seppo=septic=merican
Scots are Jocks
Irish are Paddies
we call the Scottish "Sweaties"
People from Liverpool "Scousers"
and Londoners 2@s!! ;-)

Oldhamers are knowns as 'Roughy'eds'
People from Bolton are known as 'Trotters'
 och = poop?
Arse = Ass
from a bony-fahd Suth'ren-Frahd goodoboy....
y'all = you (singular)
ALL y'all = the group of yiz, plural
Wellies and jelly? Still don't know.
bonnet = hood
tinnie - a can of beer.
tucker - food.
Wanker = One who wanks.
Daks = men's trousers.
Didgeridoo = Aboriginal musical instrument made from a hollowed log.
Jackaroo = a male hand on a cattle or sheep station
Jillaroo = a female hand on a cattle or sheep station .
cheerio = a cocktail sausage.
Cheerio = Goodbye.
Cheerios = breakfast cereal.
cack-handed = Left handed
mollydooker = a person who is left-handed.
Vegemite = a yeast spread, an acquired taste, (useful hangover remedy).
wing nut = someone who has prominent ears.
Liquid laughter = vomit.
yack = to vomit.
yodel = to vomit.
Yelling at Ants.
And that familiar sight outside the fish and
chip shop after the pubs have closed..... Pavement Pizza!!
(or, I guess, Sidewalk Stew for the yanks....)
Or if yer in N'awlins........Cobblestone Gumbo....
Syphon the python
Snakes Hiss
Liquid Laugh
Laugh at the Lawn
Talking to God on the great white telephone
Power Booting? (projectile vomiting)
The Technicolor Yawn ... or The Big Spit
Stinky Firehose Technique!
For people who like peace and quiet: a phoneless cord.
I can see clearly now, the brain is gone...
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
jeanis= the bulge that appears near the zipper part of ur jeans when they are a little too large.
:-) = happy
;-] =  winking happy
bbl=be back later (a lot later)
 


And, hey, tell me what I say. jkfoldsy@swbell.net . I need more translations if I'm ever going to understand.
 

AFAIK............. As far as I know
AOLer............. America Online User
BOHICA............ Bend over here it comes again
BBL............... Be back later
BD or BFD......... Big Deal
BFN............... Bye for now
BRB............... Be right back
BTW............... By the way
CUL8R or L8R...... See you later
CYA............... See ya
FB................ Furrowed Brow
FWIW.............. For What its worth
GDM8.............. G'day mate
GRD............... Grinning, running and ducking
GR8............... Great!
HTH............... Hope this Helps
IMHO.............. In my humble opinion
IYSWIM............ If you see what I mean
IAE............... In any event
IOW............... In other words
LOL............... Laughing out loud
NRN............... No reply necessary
NW or NFW......... No Way
OIC............... Oh I see
OTOH.............. On the other hand
PBT............... Payback time
RTM or RTFM....... Read the manual
SOL............... Sooner or later
TTYL.............. Talk to you later
YL/YM............. Young lady/Young Man
[LY} & +LY........ Absolutely and Positively