OT: Story - Please let me be adopted!

I say this often, usually tongue in cheek , after talking to my parents. Tonight's phone call was to update Mom on my doctor's appointments, to yak about various family matters and to talk about the upcoming trip to Germany. Yes, my heart is broken because I cannot go. Every doctor I see tells me it would be absolutely impossible for me to manage the flight and drive to my grandparent's village. But still I hope for a miracle.

But back to Mom. She said that my aunt and uncle have bought a dual mode VCR, so that my daughter can bring VHS tapes to Germany and watch them there. Mom is a movie maniac, so she wants DD to bring boatloads of tapes.

I hemmed and hawed a little, saying that the tapes are pretty unwieldy, so DD would probably take maybe two or three at most. Then I remembered: My aunt and uncle have a satellite dish: DD can watch British television stations without any problems, and she really likes watching "the Simpsons" in as many foreign dubbed versions as possible.

Still Mom was concerned: Those British television stations...are you sure DD will understand them? Are they subtitled in English? I reassured her that they do speak English in Britian, and have for quite a while.

Mom sounds like further research may be necessary before believing me. After all, Don't the Brits may have switched to something entirely different from English. Heck, I've been mistaken before, but I feel pretty confident this time.

Kathy N-V

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kathy Nicklas-Varraso :

]Still Mom was concerned: Those British television stations...are you sure DD ]will understand them? Are they subtitled in English? I reassured her that ]they do speak English in Britian, and have for quite a while.

**sigh** i'll take you sweets!

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will understand them? Are they subtitled in English? I reassured her that they do speak English in Britian, and have for quite a while.<

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!

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mkahogan

Yes, you must be adopted, or you take after your fathers side of the family, or the smart genes skipped a generation. Diana

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Diana Curtis

reminds me of when my family was going to Hawaii to visit my brother at Pearl Harbor Naval base (submarines). The family was also getting passports at about the same time, basically just in case we decided to travel out of the US (Mom & Dad's were expiring). I had several of my college buddies get upset that my passport wouldn't arrive in time for my Hawaiian vacation....had to remind them that the last time I checked, Hawaii was one of the 50 states.....

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Diana Curtis" :

]the smart genes skipped a generation.

**snort** that's what my father always told my children.

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

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My response, exactly. But I've also seen some British movies and TV shows where subtitles would be welcome! As well as a gloss on some of the slang and regionalisms.

Deirdre

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Deirdre S.

.had to remind them that the last time I checked, Hawaii was one

It's amazing how many people go to hawaii and when asked where they're from they say "the US". The locals then have to remind them that Hawaii IS part of the US, they are just from the mainland....... (I remember when Alaska and Hawaii became states. The big deal was when we had 49 states. Figuring out where to put that other star on the flag...... Barbara Dream Master

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Barbara Otterson

Whahahahahahaw!!!! Everyone over here is always telling me that us Americans have messed up their language! That's hilarious! :D Don't get me wrong, there are some words/phrases that are different, I've been here for 4.5 years and still find new words, but it's definately still English! One of these days me and DH (he's English) will get around to writing an American English to British English Dictionary! :)

Pumps = Sneakers Aubergines = Eggplants Corgettes = Zuccini Pickle = A spread with veggies in it that's difficult to describe; ANYTHING pickled, not just cucumbers Marmite = AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! YICKY YICKY BLECK!!! :)

-Amy

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Amy Lloyd

It shows that you did not go through WW11 Amy. Marmite was part of the staple diet, spread on toast and bread. A valuable vitamin B source for food deprived children.

My DH has it on his toast every morning. Love Shirley

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There are "mainland" tourists who still ask shops if they "take American dollars".... Of course, that wasn't all that stupid a question until the Asian stock exchanges bottomed out-- from all the signage, and such, one would think one overslept on the plane and flew on to Japan or Korea.... Kaytee "Simplexities" on

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Kaytee -- because of the link in your sig line, I went to check out your Ruby Lane shop. Love the jade necklace!

Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right.." -- Counting Crows

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Oh duh, are you saying you got it from me? LMAO. Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right.." -- Counting Crows

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Yep.... Kaytee "Simplexities" on

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