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minnmess Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 1:38 AM |
lilly wrote: today, our English-lecturer (read "vampire") from Canada said we will do something special next week: as there will be no presentation, we will (wait for it...) watch videos on BINGE DRINKING on YOUTUBE for 1,5 hours!!! (btw, "binge drinking" is one of the 20 horrible topics I might have to talk about in one of my oral exams next spring)
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hm, he pronounces Youtube like "You-tchoob"... is that normal, or Canadian or just strange? ;)
you-tchoob? that's odd.
You need to find out where the vampire is from. |
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lilly Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 9:31 AM |
minnmess wrote:
you-tchoob? that's odd.
You need to find out where the vampire is from.
hm maybe that's just him trying to sound "not Canadian"? he said he'll drop his passport and get a German one next spring "with no regrets", so I think it might be difficult to find out where exactly he's from, but I'll try!
(I guess it wouldn't help if I told you he likes the Carpenters and Miami Vice...)
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Peewee Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 11:03 AM |
today I woke up very late...my fault for staying up past my bedtime chatting to Kristy and Nikki. lol
Ohhhhh tired eyes. Oh and I am going to have a huge bowl of tomatoe soup for lunch..sooo hungry! |
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Darran Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 11:08 AM |
I'll be checking to see if I have another picture published in the paper.
*EDIT*
God dammit, they used a picture and didn't credit me!
Not Impressed. |
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TheBoyWithAName Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 12:11 PM |
I'm so tired today..
Had these awful nightmares about my boss trying to kill me because I had put my ass in the copier....
Then at 5.00 AM I got a textmessage from a friend, that woke me up. Who the hell sends textmessages that early?!?!
After that I couldn't go back to sleep... |
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minnmess Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 12:39 PM |
Darran wrote: I'll be checking to see if I have another picture published in the paper.
*EDIT*
God dammit, they used a picture and didn't credit me!
Not Impressed.
isnt that illegal? |
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sorry angel Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 3:49 PM |
Today I looked after Clyde who's a bit ill, got a hair cut at home by my friend Magali, cooked lunch for us and my friend, emptied the ashes of the fireplace, vacummed, did a load of washing, washing up and all that jazz, waxed furnitures (!!), debated whether we should sell our house and move back to London...and now I will go and pick the washing wich hopefully should be dry. I also looked for properties in London on the interweb...checked my emails, facebook...and am off to a political meeting in an hour.
Voila, don't you love my housewive career? Cause part of me does and another one is really bored...surprised?
BTW Absy and I speak on the phone but haven't had a chance in a good while.
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 5:15 PM |
ricv64 wrote: dee wrote: Scottish Dubliner wrote:
I fart arsed about all day went for a few pints now I'm home in bed cause I've an interview in the morning.
Dubz
best of luck in your interview:)
do your best
Cheers Dudez
Went well but I'll wait and see,
but thankz Mazn
Dubz |
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TheBoyWithAName Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 6:03 PM |
| You don't want to hear me say youtube with a swedish accent. |
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lilly Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 6:04 PM |
TheBoyWithAName wrote: You don't want to hear me say youtube with a swedish accent.
haha, nor me with a German accent ;) |
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TheBoyWithAName Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 6:12 PM |
lilly wrote: TheBoyWithAName wrote: You don't want to hear me say youtube with a swedish accent.
haha, nor me with a German accent ;)
Ja-Schübe? |
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lilly Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 8:00 PM |
TheBoyWithAName wrote: lilly wrote: TheBoyWithAName wrote: You don't want to hear me say youtube with a swedish accent.
haha, nor me with a German accent ;)
Ja-Schübe?
Bless you!
(or was that supposed to be a word?)
(btw, Americans: I heard you say "Gesundheit" sometimes???) |
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Turtleneck Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 8:05 PM |
lilly wrote:
(btw, Americans: I heard you say "Gesundheit" sometimes???)
Yes, when someone sneezes. Usually we just say "Bless you" or "God bless you," but some people say Gesundheit. I have no idea why we chose to say it in German rather than some other language, but yes. |
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mili Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 9:01 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: lilly wrote:
(btw, Americans: I heard you say "Gesundheit" sometimes???)
Yes, when someone sneezes. Usually we just say "Bless you" or "God bless you," but some people say Gesundheit. I have no idea why we chose to say it in German rather than some other language, but yes.
Gesundheit is a fine word, maybe that's the reason. After spending some time in Germany we use some German words that seem to express certain subjects better than English words would. For example there's the word "Nebenkosten", which covers all sorts of extra expenses a tenant has to pay on top of the rent (heating, water etc, can't remember what, Lilly, help!!). Convinient way to say it in one word.
Finland is a bi-lingual country, the majority speaks Finnish and about 5 % Swedish. I happen to live in an area with a reasonably high amount of Swedish speakers, and it's interesting to hear them use Finnish words that don't have a straight translation into Swedish. One word like that is "tuliaiset", which means a gift you take to the hosts when you go and visit them in their home. It also means something you bring back from a trip. Sort of coming in present.
You could always say "terveydeksi" when somebody sneezes… |
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Turtleneck Posted Thu 20 Nov, 2008 9:04 PM |
mili wrote:
You could always say "terveydeksi" when somebody sneezes…
No, I don't think I could. ;o) |
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