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English to USA Translations
These just really amuse/interest me. I love how you call Porridge - Oatmeal, makes it sound much more appealing A pavement is a sidewalk Rubbish is Trash Anyone got any others? Likes or pet hates? I made a bunch of friends in Florida once so we were taking it in turns to speak in each other's accents - hearing them trying…
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If you were gay for the day...
Which same-sex celebrity would you sleep with? OR for the gay folk (like me) which opposite sex person would you sleep with? Mine would be Chris Colfer!
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Special Thread just for ranting
Because I know some people can't help but whinge and sometimes I'm one of them! Today - Grrrrrr - I am having to cover reception because the usual receptionist is "off sick" Nothing to do with the fact she left early yesterday anyway because her sister and 2.5 year old niece are currently staying with her then? If that's…
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Lotto Dreams
So, what do people fantasise about doing/owning/having etc if they won big on the lotto? My first would be to pay back my debts to my parents Then to get a personal trainer and personal chef to try and get myself down to my goal weight - I don't want to go down the gastric band route - would rather try and lose weight the…
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So I'm thinking of changing my name to doormat...
I'll try and explain this as briefly as possible. 2 years ago my partner and I shared a tiny 2 bed flat (apartment) with our 2 friends. They had a baby due in February the following year so moved out in the December and got their own place. They had the baby, lived there for almost a year but the landlord decided he needed…
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Underactive Thyroid
Anyone else here suffer with this? I've had it since birth and it's always hindered my size and I'm fed up of all the slim "friends" I know telling me I'm just using it as an excuse - I'm really not. It takes ages for the weight to fall off me and when I don't see results as quickly as others who don't have it I lose all…
