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1st choice in restoration? Don't make me laugh

“Barge Pole”
Ok -
A lift can be an elevator or riding shotgun
An umbrella is a Brolly
Steak and kidney can be a pie or can be a fly
Barge pole is a long wooden pole they used to push barges on canals with - we say ‘ I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole ‘ meaning it’s that horrible
I can go on and on and on .... and usually do lmao
 
I open an account and enter my debit card details ( mistake number 1 should have used a credit card )
Actually, that probably saved you money, as I don't believe that the American or Canadian banks can process from your Debit Card. You normally have to supply Credit Card or PayPal for money to vanish from your account.

But thanks for the heads-up....you're a diamond geezer. :D
 
British tutorial: An elevator is a "lift", an umbrella is a "lolly", and Steak & Kidney pie is "botulism". Seriously though... love the Brit accent, mate.
Brolly actually. :D

You may be getting confused with 'iced lolly' which is a popsicle. :lol:

Bumming for a fag has a different meaning in the States as well. :rofl:
 
Actually, that probably saved you money, as I don't believe that the American or Canadian banks can process from your Debit Card. You normally have to supply Credit Card or PayPal for money to vanish from your account.

But thanks for the heads-up....you're a diamond geezer. :D
Wow ! Really ? I’ll be well impressed if they can’t process a payment ... thanks for the heads up mate ... like I said ... “ proper people “ on this site
 
Wow ! Really ? I’ll be well impressed if they can’t process a payment ... thanks for the heads up mate ... like I said ... “ proper people “ on this site
Still...keep in touch with your bank....I have never been able to pay for stuff that way from down here. :thumbsup:
 
My Britt Pal Dave says that steering wheels on the right side are on the correct side.
 
Brolly actually. :D

You may be getting confused with 'iced lolly' which is a popsicle. :lol:

Bumming for a fag has a different meaning in the States as well. :rofl:

Soooo true .... first time I visited I went into a garage ... couldn’t understand why the bird behind the ramp wouldn’t turn the pump on ... walk into the shop asked her and she says “ you gotta pay first “ I says “ for what ? “ she says the fuel ... so I hand over 50 dollars ... fill up the motor and back to the shop ... she’s got the change ready ...I look at her and ask “ what fags do you do love?” ... she says “ pardon me sir ?” Thinking she’s not heard me I says a bit louder and slower “ what fags do you do love ? “ ... she looks real puzzled and seems a bit offended .. I rephrase “ have you got anyThing but Marlboro or Marlboro lites ?” ... she almost slammed the fags down onto the counter ... I walk out thinking wtF was all that about ? She must have a right problem ... first she wants me to pay BEFORE I fill up ... then she’s almost throwing her toys out the park cos I ask for a packet of fags .... later on we are in a bar and I tell the story to a few locals .... they pissed themselves ... it’s then I started my new language course ....
 
Thinking she’s not heard me I says a bit louder and slower “ what fags do you do love ? “ ...
I thought that technique only worked in France & Spain......:lol:

I was so drunk in Madrid one night that I told our Taxi driver where the hotel was...he didn't understand. So I spoke slower and added an 'O' to every word....- "Ovo topo hillo...." He was not impressed, but my friend was killing himself laughing. :D
 
I’m in Casablanca on a trip to get photos of the docks - you need a permit - so In my school boy French I go to the docks office knock on the door and armed with my phrase book I proceed to try and get a permit off the bloke in charge ..about half hour goes by and I’m either not making it clear or the bloke doesn’t understand me ... I persist taking words out of the phrase book to add to my vocabulary .. I give up ... the blokes not wearing it at all ... I thank him for his time and as my hand connects with the door Handle the bloke says in perfect English “ you can have your permit but you need to learn more French “ .. we both roared ... I got my pics .. a very amusing moment ..
 
Holy crap!! Love the "asking for a pack of fags" story! I 'bout fell out of my skivvies laughing.:rofl:
 
Holy crap!! Love the "asking for a pack of fags" story! I 'bout fell out of my skivvies laughing.:rofl:

You can imagine the scene ... I’m walking back to the car and genuinely thinking wTF was her problem? First the pay before you take fuel ... then she don’t seem keen at all on selling the cigarettes ... maybe she’s anti smoker ? ... yeah but hold on a minute... what’s with the pay before I get the fuel thing about? It’s so cheap so surely people don’t drive off without paying? .... no I get it ... she just didn’t like me I guess ...
when I told the locals in the bar that night they were crying with laughter cos I said I repeated it slower and louder .... just in case she was a bit deaf .... lmao
 
Jeff is a fantastic vendor to deal with. I bought a gas tank and some other items from him. Freight was awesome as was communication. Another problem with CI is their freight prices. Advertise a sale price, then gouge you on shipping. No thanks.
 
Actually, I just took advantage of their Black Friday offer yesterday. Ordered a bunch of interior parts, and legitimately saved 23%. And shipping wasn't bad... (hopefully, there are no shipping issues). The only other thing I've ordered from them was brake lines, and there was no issue.
 
Always speak as you find mate ... and 23% off is a good deal !
 
Holy crap!! Love the "asking for a pack of fags" story! I 'bout fell out of my skivvies laughing.:rofl:
I too enjoyed the fags story. It reminded me of while I was in the Navy back in 1966. After a 6 month tour on station in Viet Nam, my ship pulled into Sydney Australia as part of the Coral Sea celebration. I took 10 days leave there and checked into a hotel near the Kings Cross section. Had lots of laughs hanging out with some Air Force blokes and listening to their lingo. Somehow it came up that I had boxed a little on board the ship. One of the guys had a boxing Kangaroo in his garage so we went to his house to spar a bit. After a couple quarts of beer, I put the gloves on to have a go at the roo. I though I was doing pretty good until the roo had had enough. He leaned back on his tail and put both feet in my chest sending me against the wall knocking the wind out of me. After I got my wits back about me, One of the guys says..."I say matey, what say we go down to the pub and gag a few grog and pick up some sheilas'"? Another bit of lingo that baffled me was while in the hotel waiting for the elevator going back to my room one night, I met a foxy little blond gal. We struck up a conversation and I think she was getting off on somewhere around the fourth floor and I was on the sixth floor. When she exited the elevator, she said, "Knock me up sometime tomorrow." She was a little embarrassed when I told her what I thought she said. I guess I was too. I did love my time down under though.
 
I too enjoyed the fags story. It reminded me of while I was in the Navy back in 1966. After a 6 month tour on station in Viet Nam, my ship pulled into Sydney Australia as part of the Coral Sea celebration. I took 10 days leave there and checked into a hotel near the Kings Cross section. Had lots of laughs hanging out with some Air Force blokes and listening to their lingo. Somehow it came up that I had boxed a little on board the ship. One of the guys had a boxing Kangaroo in his garage so we went to his house to spar a bit. After a couple quarts of beer, I put the gloves on to have a go at the roo. I though I was doing pretty good until the roo had had enough. He leaned back on his tail and put both feet in my chest sending me against the wall knocking the wind out of me. After I got my wits back about me, One of the guys says..."I say matey, what say we go down to the pub and gag a few grog and pick up some sheilas'"? Another bit of lingo that baffled me was while in the hotel waiting for the elevator going back to my room one night, I met a foxy little blond gal. We struck up a conversation and I think she was getting off on somewhere around the fourth floor and I was on the sixth floor. When she exited the elevator, she said, "Knock me up sometime tomorrow." She was a little embarrassed when I told her what I thought she said. I guess I was too. I did love my time down under though.[/QUOTE

Wicked stories mate .... I roared at the girl in the lift .... spot on !!
 
Hi mate , his shop is called 521 restorations and his eBay name is jsbrown .... calculated guess - same bloke , very easy to do business with


Jeff at 521 is top notch!!
 
Yeah, fags are just a little bit different on this side of the puddle.....
 
Loved your Casablanca story.
Wife and I are in Paris, France. Being good Canadians we took basic French in high school. Wife actually IS French, thus our presence in France visiting family. Despite what they show on the news, nobody over there actually speaks English.
We need to catch a train, quickly. We pull over a passerby, and proceed to prattle away in Canadian high school French.
He looks puzzled, and after a long pause asks in perfect English “Do you speak English?”
We nod yes.
“Good,” he says, “you speak terrible French “
He then gave us directions.
 
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