cnrobinson Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Just a quick thought. Often I read in the forum questions like 'where an I get....', but equally often there is no indication as to where the person lives! This makes it much more difficult to answer these sort of enquiries. There is a space provided for location, why not use it? It would be a great help to me, at the very least! Chris (from darkest sarff-east Lundun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Hear hear! There is nothing sinister in filling in the "Location" box when you sign in, it simply makes it easier for c.netters to come up with useful suggestions. Why not update your profile now? (click on "My Controls" at the top of the screen. Samantha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Chris (from darkest sarff-east Lundun) Cor d'blimeys, I dunno, a toff from me old 'ome taan. Chris from Ilford an' East 'Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnrobinson Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 Careful! We are in danger of sinking into Dick van Dyke territory (Ev'ry dies a 'olidie wiv Mairree). Is it my imagination or are more people putting where they are from now? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Brook Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Well I put where I am from and where I now reside. I put the where I am from to give an indication that English is my second language, Yorkshire dialect being my first. There is a real difference in vocabulary and grammer and it has got me into a dispute on this website! Particularly the "Yorkshire question" which to everyone not from Yorkshire sounds and reads like you are making a statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Careful! We are in danger of sinking into Dick van Dyke territory...Strange. When I saw the mention of Dick van Dyke in a thread called "Where Are You From?" it brought back memories of growing up in New Rochelle, NY. A very common interchange whenever I met someone was: Where are you from? New Rochelle. Do you know Dick van Dyke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) it brought back memories of growing up in New Rochelle, As a fairly precocious 9 year old watching the very same show, but in a different continent, I alway used to puzzle over why anybody would want to call a town Neuro Shell. True! Chris Edited December 5, 2005 by Chris Timson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 ...I alway used to puzzle over why anybody would want to call a town Neuro Shell. Good point. Why not just call it Myelin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream-T Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 New dictionary entry: "Demyelination - moving out of New Rochelle" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Why not just call it Myelin? There's a Vietnamese restaurant in Albany called My Linh. Something tells me. however, that the correct pronounciation sounds nothing like "myelin." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semaj1950 Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Careful! We are in danger of sinking into Dick van Dyke territory...Strange. When I saw the mention of Dick van Dyke in a thread called "Where Are You From?" it brought back memories of growing up in New Rochelle, NY. A very common interchange whenever I met someone was: Where are you from? New Rochelle. Do you know Dick van Dyke? Which in turn reminds me of the time I asked a young woman in Montana where she was from. "New Jersey," she replied. Now as you might know or not, the stock response in the US to that comment is, "Which exit?" (New Jersey is quite urbanized) So, I asked her as a joke, and she told me, with a perfectly straight face, "27." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffwright Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Don't ask about which exit if they come from Brooklyn - it might be the "Last"! There is a real difference in vocabulary and grammer Have to agree with Peter - while and untill are interchangeable in Yorkshire and only programmers know the difference. (As are lend and borrow). But at least we talk reit, tha noz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Werner Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Howdy: Alright, you got me. All (or most) of you. Born in Brooklyn. Attended high school in Mount Vernon, N.Y., right next door to New Rochelle (Hi Dave!) AND Now living right off exit 165 in New Joisy. Are there any players with a Kansas connection? I have that also to add to my list if need be. Have fun, Perry Werner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Stallard Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Raised all over the country, but I've been living in Ohio for the past 12 years. By the way, why are British folk sometimes referred to as limeys? Does it have anything to do with your naval history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 By the way, why are British folk sometimes referred to as limeys? Does it have anything to do with your naval history? Yes. British naval ships carried a cargo of limes (rich in vitamin C) for the crew to stave off scurvy. A Scotsman by the name of Lauchlan Rose devised a way to preserve the fruit in sugar and invented the first alcohol free fruit cordial (where's the fun in that, hey?) - at least, that's what is says on the bottle in my kitchen! Samantha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenferry Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 By the way, why are British folk sometimes referred to as limeys? I've always wondered about the expression "Blimey!" Now, does that have anything at all to do with Limeys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Are there any players with a Kansas connection? Ancestral only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 (edited) By the way, why are British folk sometimes referred to as limeys? Does it have anything to do with your naval history? I believe it is because US Navy ships arriving at London docked at Limehouse quay, and the term limeys was derived from that and adopted by US sailors. - John Wild Edited December 7, 2005 by John Wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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