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[rettucs]

I would never call it red sauce.

what would you call brown sauce? If 'brown sauce', then why wouldn't you call red sauce 'red sauce'?

 

[pulk]

why do americans refer to pastry as 'crust'

why do shop staff insist on accosting you repeatedly as you browse 'can i help you today ma'am' ....'do you need anything ma'am'...if i need/want anything i'll come and ask you

and in music why can't a minum be a minum or a crotchet be a crotchet why to they have to be 'half notes' and 'quarter notes'....does my head in

 

[rettucs]

sneakers?

 

[Squiggle]

sweater? surely the purpose of a jumper is to keep you warm, not make you sweat...

 

[rettucs]

why do americans refer to pastry as 'crust'

why do shop staff insist on accosting you repeatedly as you browse 'can i help you today ma'am' ....'do you need anything ma'am'...if i need/want anything i'll come and ask you

and in music why can't a minum be a minum or a crotchet be a crotchet why to they have to be 'half notes' and 'quarter notes'....does my head in

'Have a nice day now y'all'

 

[classic seanc]

what would you call brown sauce? If 'brown sauce', then why wouldn't you call red sauce 'red sauce'?

Brown sauce is dirty Sasanach nonsense, what it's called is not important. Might as well be called "shit sauce".

 

[Hector Grey]

why do americans refer to pastry as 'crust'

why do shop staff insist on accosting you repeatedly as you browse 'can i help you today ma'am' ....'do you need anything ma'am'...if i need/want anything i'll come and ask you

are you a woman?
cos that would be really annoying otherwise...

 

[Vinnie]

Does anyone know exactly how many mentally retarded people you have to execute before you can become president of America?

 

[unt]

Random American: Where you guys from?
Me: Ireland.
R.A: Gnarly, my grand-parents were Irish.
Me: Ya, well so were mine. Good luck.

Why do they all want to be Irish?

 

[Hector Grey]

Does anyone know exactly how many mentally retarded people you have to execute before you can become president of America?

you're nearly there vin, don't give up now

 

[rettucs]

Random American: Where you guys from?
Me: Ireland.
R.A: Gnarly, my grand-parents were Irish.
Me: Ya, well so were mine. Good luck.

Why do they all want to be Irish?

Random American hot girl in a bar: Wow! You're Irish
Me: Yeah
RAHGIAB: Your accent is so sexy
Me: Yeah?
RAHGIAB: Yeah
Me: Can I have your number?
RAHGIAB: No
Me: No? Aw, why not?
RAHGIAB: Cos your an ugly fucker

 

[Johnnyc]

Why is there cinnamon on everything?

Babka?

 

[Mormon Nailer]

sweater? surely the purpose of a jumper is to keep you warm, not make you sweat...

warmer?

 

[Vinnie]

you're nearly there vin, don't give up now

I changed my mind. I want to be Prime Minister of Micronesia now.

 

[Hector Grey]

I changed my mind. I want to be Prime Minister of Micronesia now.

you are....

 

[snakybus]

the flavour "grape"

like when you get a fizzy drink and it's grape flavoured

actually it's a pretty nice flavour

USA is the grapest

 

[therealjohnny]

what would you call brown sauce? If 'brown sauce', then why wouldn't you call red sauce 'red sauce'?

because it has name, and that name is "ketchup"

Do you call mustard "yellow sauce"?

god rot you!

 

[rettucs]

because it has name, and that name is "ketchup"

Do you call mustard "yellow sauce"?

god rot you!

no, but I do call white sauce, 'white sauce'.

god is on my side here

 

[Mormon Nailer]

Random American hot girl in a bar: Wow! You're Irish
Me: Yeah
RAHGIAB: Your accent is so sexy
Me: Yeah?
RAHGIAB: Yeah
Me: Can I have your number?
RAHGIAB: No
Me: No? Aw, why not?
RAHGIAB: Cos your an ugly fucker

RAHGIB: Wow your Irish?
ME: Yeah
RAMGIB: Are you catholic or protestant?
ME: what!?
RAMGIB: Are you catholic or protestant?
ME: (I figured she'd only have asked this if she was Catholic) Staunch Protestant
RMGIB: Really?
ME: Yeah, Listen, Ave Maria Gratia Plena Dominus Tecum Beniductus Fructus Ventus Jesus.
RAHGIB: (horrified and scared) STOP STOP STOP Pleeeease

 

[Squiggle]

warmer?

I prefer pullover...

no, but I do call white sauce, 'white sauce'.

god is on my side here

But there are different white sauces... it could be white chocolate, or cheese sauce, or bechamel, or bernaise. Dude!

Brown sauce should be HP.