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Basic English that I learned today. - gyuujuice - 2010-03-15
"there may even be a dead cat in there."
( O_0) I seen a cat after sleeping in the engine hood... poor kitty.
Basic English that I learned today. - kazelee - 2010-03-15
Did it commit quantum suicide?
Basic English that I learned today. - ruiner - 2010-03-15
mezbup, You're doing it wrong: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat (link provided for others)
The cat isn't dead. Cats aren't that weak. ;p
Basic English that I learned today. - RisuMiso - 2010-03-15
mezbup Wrote:A quantum physicist sees the dishwasher as both loaded and unloaded at the same time, also when it's closed there may even be a dead cat in there.Or is it alive?
Basic English that I learned today. - orikosan - 2010-03-15
blackmacros Wrote:In the USSR, the dishwasher unpacks you...captal Wrote:In Australia they say "unpack the dishwasher" instead of unload. Creepy.Where abouts? Not where I'm from (Perth and Melbourne). I always unload my dishwasher.
Basic English that I learned today. - theBryan - 2010-03-15
the question is "why is the cat dead?" because it killed the cuckoo bird and its vengeful only put it in there. which brings me to the basic english i learned today.
to cuckold - to cheat on your husband, or to raise a child convincing your husband it's his when it's actually not
comes from the cuckoo bird which will fly to another birds nest dumps the eggs over the side and lays its own in the nest and then the other bird unknowingly raised the cuckoo's offspring.
Basic English that I learned today. - genini1 - 2010-03-15
I'm pretty sure the guy cheating with the wife is the cuckold not the wife herself. The only way I have ever heard it is as "To cuckold someone's wife"
Basic English that I learned today. - ruiner - 2010-03-15
genini1 Wrote:I'm pretty sure the guy cheating with the wife is the cuckold not the wife herself. The only way I have ever heard it is as "To cuckold someone's wife"That is incorrect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckold - Thus, the husband as victim is the cuckolded party.
Wow I just learned two new words: cuckquean and wittol.
Reading the article reminded me I haven't made fun of evopsychos in a while, I hope I haven't gotten rusty.
Basic English that I learned today. - captal - 2010-03-16
kainzero Wrote:I unload ON the dishwasher.I was hoping my dishwasher comment would get some action. It's totally exceeded my expectations
This may possibly be the greatest thread I have ever seen on this board.
Basic English that I learned today. - hereticalrants - 2010-03-17
daps=fist bump
Basic English that I learned today. - auxetoiles - 2010-03-17
Jarvik7 Wrote:Yes! Empty the dishwasher! I was hoping someone would come in and set the record straightcaptal Wrote:In Australia they say "unpack the dishwasher" instead of unload. Creepy.Those are both wrong. The correct way (obviously duh) is "empty the dishwasher", unless you are unloading it off of a truck or unpacking it from a crate.
And just to confuse the geographical dialects: I'm a Sydney and Melbourne girl (NSW pronunciation but mostly Victorian phrases).captal Wrote:Queensland. Maybe it's just the people I'm with that are crazy.Nah, it's a state wide thing. Oh, Queensland <3
kainzero Wrote:I unload ON the dishwasher.... you yell at it? Barring any innuendo, that's generally what people would take it to mean around here.
Every time I have a conversation with my American friend, we confuse each other with local dialects (hers is Chicago/Orlando, mine is Sydney/Melbourne). Thongs, trash bags, bathroom/toilet/loo, mobile/cell, doona/comforter, the 500 ways to refer to non-alcoholic carbonated beverages...
Basic English that I learned today. - hereticalrants - 2010-03-17
I say, "Unload the dishwasher."
"Empty," works, too, but I can´t imagine myself saying it that way...
... And yes, I realize that it could mean, "Get the dishwasher out of that truck," out of context.
Context FTW.
auxetoiles Wrote:Barring any innuendo,No. Don't do that.
Basic English that I learned today. - yudantaiteki - 2010-03-17
To extend the dishwasher discussion, do you say "The dishwasher is clean" to mean "The dishes in the dishwasher are clean"?
Basic English that I learned today. - torida - 2010-03-17
I don't have a dishwasher
Do people with dishwashers leave the dishes to drip dry or do you have to dry them with a tea-towel before putting them away?
Basic English that I learned today. - yudantaiteki - 2010-03-17
It depends on the type of dishes and the type of dishwasher, and some other factors as well.
Basic English that I learned today. - shadysaint - 2010-03-17
Quote:To be strictly correct, it would be "He is just about the same age as I." But I think you have to own a monocle to say it that way."I" is the first person subject pronoun. To be totally correct you would have to complete that last clause: "He is just about the same age as I am."
Basic English that I learned today. - shadysaint - 2010-03-17
Oh also... what's the wave function for a cat in a dishwasher?
Basic English that I learned today. - mezbup - 2010-03-18
Who owns a hello kitty dishwasher? They'll bring out a hello-kitty gundam next...
Basic English that I learned today. - Rekkusu - 2010-03-18
I don't have the dishwasher, I do have this laying around though.... http://www.freshbump.com/graphics/image_files_480x400/480x400_hello-kitty-chainsaw.jpg
Basic English that I learned today. - Babyrat - 2010-03-18
Rekkusu Wrote:I don't have the dishwasher, I do have this laying around though.... http://www.freshbump.com/graphics/image_files_480x400/480x400_hello-kitty-chainsaw.jpgAh man that looks dangrous I hope you wear this for safety reasons http://www.gearfuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/hello-kitty-stormtrooper.jpg
Basic English that I learned today. - Jarvik7 - 2010-03-18
My dishwasher is my girlfriend. It doesn't work very often though