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Invader Skooge Minmatar Minmatar Dope Heads	Posted - 2006.12.20 17:37:00 - [61] am i right in thinking that Gatorade, if it is not lucozade is very similar to that horrible brightly coloured crap called 'PowerAde' Also why don't you call crisps - crisps?? _______________________________________________ -Behind This Mask There Is More Than Flesh, Behind This Mask Is An Idea Mr. Creedy...And Ideas Are Bulletproof-
Arron S Gallente Rampage Eternal Ka-Tet	Posted - 2006.12.21 01:13:00 - [62] I stoped an american from trying to pretent to be British. because i told him if he where really British he would be bashing americans. Gah!
blistech	Posted - 2006.12.21 02:13:00 - [63] Originally by: Ozzie Asrail Originally by: blistech Well I'm an Aussie, and we have gatorade, poweradem, boots, biscuits, beef jerky, marmite (its not the real thing, tastes completely different). And most of the other things the UK have (but no Jaffa Cakes). We can also spell Now, who here has vegimite? BTW, my parents are english so I've been there quite a few times. I love australians. You guys manage to take the best bits of the UK, the best bits of the US, and create the abomination of taste that is vegemite... Seriously though, only a few people really eat vegemite here. Its mainly here for the tourists.
Viktor Fyretracker Caldari Worms Corp	Posted - 2006.12.21 03:21:00 - [64] Originally by: FooB2 i once told an american that in the UK we have to have a liscence to legally watch TV. he nearly fainted over vent. apparently they didnt know this. i know its how things like the BBC are paid for and why the BBC has better programing then our PBS here in the US. my question is how do they handle hotels? i mean every room in a hotel has a TV set does a hotel pay for 600+ sets or does the TV authority have special setups for such locations(ie a bulk contract similar to Enterprise level software licensing). oddly enough here in the US if you have cable you in a way pay a per home TV tax in this little thing called a franchchise fee
dennyreborn	Posted - 2006.12.21 05:36:00 - [65] What does cheeky mean. And how is a person cheeky ???
Patch86 Di-Tron Heavy Industries Freelancer Alliance	Posted - 2006.12.21 14:01:00 - [66] It menas "naughty", "disrespectful" or maybe "saucy", but all in a lighthearted way. Of course you could always have used THE BIGGEST DICTIONARY KNOWN TO MAN that is the internet, but you know -----------------------------------------------
dennyreborn	Posted - 2006.12.27 05:49:00 - [67] next why is there a lack of iced tea in the UK? i mean is it so hard to brew it double strength then put ice in it? and heaven forbid I ask for sweet tea.
Xrak Black Nova Corp Band of Brothers	Posted - 2006.12.27 07:27:00 - [68] You have Branston Pickle across the pond? Your pancakes are too thick btw. Also Biltong > Jerky What are meatloaf and corndogs? And seriously Roast Beef without yorkshire puddings??? CRAZY!
Natasha Kerensky The Company Interstellar Starbase Syndicate	Posted - 2006.12.27 10:24:00 - [69] Roast Beef and pudding....... riiight Anyway, I want some Absinthe
Samirol The Scope	Posted - 2006.12.27 11:31:00 - [70] Alright, i am from California and visit the European foods store every once in awhile (OMG jacked up prices)...there werent any jaffa cakes though please explain what jaffa cakes are Great being a gallente blasterthron pilot, aint it?
Sakura Nihil Tabula Rasa Systems The Star Fraction	Posted - 2006.12.27 13:26:00 - [71] What's with driving on the left-hand side of the road? That's messed up.
Xrak Black Nova Corp Band of Brothers	Posted - 2006.12.27 16:37:00 - [72] Originally by: Sakura Nihil What's with driving on the left-hand side of the road? That's messed up. Makes sense really, since most people are right handed, so you want to keep that hand on the wheel as much as possible. Thus right hand drive.
Sakura Nihil Tabula Rasa Systems The Star Fraction	Posted - 2006.12.27 17:17:00 - [73] And being on the left side of the car doesn't allow you to do that?
doingitwithskienze	Posted - 2006.12.27 17:28:00 - [74] Originally by: Sakura Nihil And being on the left side of the car doesn't allow you to do that? when its a left hand drive car with a manual gearbox, not really. i heard that its because henry ford figured it was cheaper to have the steering wheel on the left (for some reason)
Mithrantir Ob'lontra Gallente Ixion Defence Systems The Cyrene Initiative	Posted - 2006.12.27 18:53:00 - [75] The whole difference in the driving customs (between world and UK ok and a couple other countries) is from what i have read that during the middle ages where hand guns where not known (or used) that this way it was keeping your sword (which was resting on your left lap for the right handed thus majority) out of reach of the by passer. Also it brought the sword arm in the road immediately which was easier for defense against thugs and other threats coming from the opposite side of the road. It was a custom that was passed along to the car drivers (logical if we realize that car and horses co existed for some time) I have read it once (don't remember though where) as an explanation for that strange way to drive in UK. The rest of the nations that adopted this was due to British influence. Maybe i am wrong (i am not from UK) maybe i am right. ------- Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.
Verus Potestas Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2006.12.27 19:16:00 - [76] Jaffa Cakes are basically a sort of cake/biscuit thing, with orange jelly-stuff on top, and then the top (including the orange stuff) is covered in chocolate. They are half biscuit, half cake and all awesome. Between corps atm, the NPC one is strictly a temporary thing. RAWR!111 Sig Hijackz0r!!11 - Immy
Chronus26 Gallente Dark Blood Contracts	Posted - 2006.12.27 22:02:00 - [77] Originally by: Verus Potestas Jaffa Cakes are basically a sort of cake/biscuit thing, with orange jelly-stuff on top, and then the top (including the orange stuff) is covered in chocolate. They are half biscuit, half cake and all awesome. QFT... Mountain Dew is a kinda lemonade style soft drink I think. Beef Jerky is some odd salty dried beef thing Gatorade is not (I hope) made from Alegators. Marmite OWNS. End of discussion. Vegemite has a green jar (iirc) therfor it sucks. ... -----
Diana Merris Minmatar	Posted - 2006.12.27 22:04:00 - [78] Right hand drive
dennyreborn	Posted - 2006.12.28 22:25:00 - [79] the driving thing started with carraiges. most countries that are left hand drive are influneced by the UK. thailand being on of the few non UK colonies to have left hand drive. and i belive they were modernized via UK efforts 100+ years ago. The Us did it to be opposite of the english after the revolutionary war.(war for independace) i myself prefer right hanbd drive as i find it easier to steer with the left hand since the advent of power steering. and find i need my dominate hand to shift gears. but i have feeling that is more how i learned to drive.
Dragon Ramirez Minmatar Novastorm Inc	Posted - 2006.12.28 23:07:00 - [80] Originally by: dennyreborn the driving thing started with carraiges. most countries that are left hand drive are influneced by the UK. thailand being on of the few non UK colonies to have left hand drive. and i belive they were modernized via UK efforts 100+ years ago. The Us did it to be opposite of the english after the revolutionary war.(war for independace) i myself prefer right hanbd drive as i find it easier to steer with the left hand since the advent of power steering. and find i need my dominate hand to shift gears. but i have feeling that is more how i learned to drive. I would say Japan driving on the left is more unusual than Thailand. Thailand afterall, is sandwiched between former British colonies of Malay (now Malaysia) and Burma. As for which is better to drive on the left or the right, well having done both, neither seems any better than the other you get used to whichever you do more. But the use of your right hand to steer, as more people are right handed makes sense... Now American football - wtf is that all about?
Xrak Black Nova Corp Band of Brothers	Posted - 2006.12.28 23:57:00 - [81] Originally by: Chronus26 Originally by: Verus Potestas Jaffa Cakes are basically a sort of cake/biscuit thing, with orange jelly-stuff on top, and then the top (including the orange stuff) is covered in chocolate. They are half biscuit, half cake and all awesome. QFT... Mountain Dew is a kinda lemonade style soft drink I think. Beef Jerky is some odd salty dried beef thing Gatorade is not (I hope) made from Alegators. Marmite OWNS. End of discussion. Vegemite has a green jar (iirc) therfor it sucks. ... They are legally cakes actually as this means they can avoid having to pay VAT on them, if they were biscuits they would, since a 'chocolate-covered biscuit' is a luxury item.
Admiral Pieg Caldari	Posted - 2006.12.29 22:17:00 - [82] is there a difference between powerade and gatorade? ______________ Pod from above.
Samirol The Scope	Posted - 2006.12.29 22:24:00 - [83] Originally by: Admiral Pieg is there a difference between powerade and gatorade? powerade makes you thirstier, while gatorade quenches thirst mostly preference Great being a gallente blasterthron pilot, aint it?
Crimson Magician Minmatar	Posted - 2006.12.30 04:45:00 - [84] hey ! is it true that most people have no idea about the new world order, or bohemian grove?
Koston Ilias	Posted - 2006.12.30 05:42:00 - [85] Originally by: Xrak Biltong > Jerky Basturma > All You wouldn't know unless you've had. Bad picture by the way. Now I want some myself, too bad it's so damn expensive. █████████████████
Ctair Pilru Nubs. Anarchy Empire	Posted - 2006.12.30 07:06:00 - [86] This thread sucks. I want gatorade and beef jerky now! At least they are abundant in Texas, but not so easy for me to get at 1am ---
Gothikia Revelations Inc. Shroud Of Darkness	Posted - 2006.12.30 14:45:00 - [87] dunno why peeps from the UK shouldn't know what both is cos they get sold here in every supermarket... _________________________

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