Yankee terminology- a few quickies...
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Anonymous
Danscharger , post away mate , the site has gone stagnent , be nice to get some questions up. Always remember doin me colledge course askin all sorts of questions , the ones who asked no questions were the failures. 
Gotta admit , i was a pain in the bottom , this was from the teacher who took me on.
Gotta admit , i was a pain in the bottom , this was from the teacher who took me on.
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Anonymous
Termiteology
Hi Dan,
The only Amercanism I don't like is Rockers! As in Sills/Cills.
For me, Rockers go to Hemsby in the Summer to annoy the holiday makers!
Best place for 'em is under the Rocker covers bolted down to the heads, preferably with a hardened shaft running up 'em!!! (Jones says to Captain Mainwaring).
They don't like cold steel up 'em, its a Dads Army thing, you're probably too young to know that stuff?
Baccy.
The only Amercanism I don't like is Rockers! As in Sills/Cills.
For me, Rockers go to Hemsby in the Summer to annoy the holiday makers!
Best place for 'em is under the Rocker covers bolted down to the heads, preferably with a hardened shaft running up 'em!!! (Jones says to Captain Mainwaring).
They don't like cold steel up 'em, its a Dads Army thing, you're probably too young to know that stuff?
Baccy.
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Anonymous
didn't Haynes manuals have a list of translations in them?
Yeah, never understood Rockers. If you're car's rocking on those, you've done some very bad parking.
Hood means convertible top in UK and the engine cover in USA
Double pumper i took to mean it has throttle pumps in all venturis, not just the front ones. (squirters) but I assume if it has those, it also has mech secondaries too.
Yeah, never understood Rockers. If you're car's rocking on those, you've done some very bad parking.
Hood means convertible top in UK and the engine cover in USA
Double pumper i took to mean it has throttle pumps in all venturis, not just the front ones. (squirters) but I assume if it has those, it also has mech secondaries too.
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Anonymous
Termins
Hi folks,
Had the same conversation in the US a couple of years back! A septic had found a MG Haynes manual and was laughing at the English terms!
They couldn't understand propshaft, they reckon they use them down the mines to hold up the ceilings?
I then went on to explain that it was a term taken from ships to drive the propellor, that got a good laugh!!!
In the the US I believe its a driveshaft, now I said, that would be for a front wheel drive car?
Then we went on to the trolley jack, they scratched their heads, so I pointed at one, another laugh, thats a floor jack! Surely you mean a car jack I said? Axle stands are Jack stands they said, as we don't just put them under the axle, so I gave up!!!
I knew I was fighting a losing battle, Baccy?
Had the same conversation in the US a couple of years back! A septic had found a MG Haynes manual and was laughing at the English terms!
They couldn't understand propshaft, they reckon they use them down the mines to hold up the ceilings?
I then went on to explain that it was a term taken from ships to drive the propellor, that got a good laugh!!!
In the the US I believe its a driveshaft, now I said, that would be for a front wheel drive car?
Then we went on to the trolley jack, they scratched their heads, so I pointed at one, another laugh, thats a floor jack! Surely you mean a car jack I said? Axle stands are Jack stands they said, as we don't just put them under the axle, so I gave up!!!
I knew I was fighting a losing battle, Baccy?
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Re: Termiteology
Don't you mean the "valve covers"?baccaruda wrote:Best place for 'em is under the Rocker covers bolted down to the heads,
in Oz wings are Guards
inner wings are inner Guards
a car park is 1 single space
hey mate can you see an empty park from there?
A Toyota Corrolla is refered to by Toyota Au Ltd Pty as a
European style sports car
The tag line is Where did heeee get a caaarrrr like that?????
what? he owns that europeean style sporrrrts caaaar
you got to stress the right bits and go up at the end to sound right
but they are a bit odd.
you sit on a lounge cos a lounge is a 3 piece suite and the room is the lounge room cos thats where you keep the lounge.
so it follows if you kept a tiger then you would have a tiger room
bath bathroom well method to madness i suppose
and carpets curtains towels and bed linnen are called collectivly manchester. why? dunno and neither do the Aussies
as in
Did you see the fantastic matched manchester that Nolean had her room done out in.
rugby well they don't know what that is either
Nutterz
but i as usual I digress
Dave
inner wings are inner Guards
a car park is 1 single space
hey mate can you see an empty park from there?
A Toyota Corrolla is refered to by Toyota Au Ltd Pty as a
European style sports car
The tag line is Where did heeee get a caaarrrr like that?????
what? he owns that europeean style sporrrrts caaaar
you got to stress the right bits and go up at the end to sound right
but they are a bit odd.
you sit on a lounge cos a lounge is a 3 piece suite and the room is the lounge room cos thats where you keep the lounge.
so it follows if you kept a tiger then you would have a tiger room
bath bathroom well method to madness i suppose
and carpets curtains towels and bed linnen are called collectivly manchester. why? dunno and neither do the Aussies
as in
Did you see the fantastic matched manchester that Nolean had her room done out in.
rugby well they don't know what that is either
Nutterz
but i as usual I digress
Dave
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