Basic English that I learned today.

gyuujuice Member

From: USA Registered: 2008-09-24 Posts: 828

"there may even be a dead cat in there."
( O_0) I seen a cat after sleeping in the engine hood... poor kitty.

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From: ohlrite Registered: 2008-06-18 Posts: 2132 Website

Did it commit quantum suicide?

ruiner Member

Registered: 2009-08-20 Posts: 751

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

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RisuMiso Member

From: Vancouver Registered: 2009-08-31 Posts: 80 Website

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?

orikosan Member

From: Japan Registered: 2009-07-16 Posts: 16

blackmacros wrote:
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.

In the USSR, the dishwasher unpacks you...

theBryan Member

From: Montana Registered: 2008-05-20 Posts: 66

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.

genini1 Member

From: America Registered: 2010-02-03 Posts: 22

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"

ruiner Member

Registered: 2009-08-20 Posts: 751

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.

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captal Member

From: San Jose Registered: 2008-03-22 Posts: 677

kainzero wrote:
I unload ON the dishwasher.

This may possibly be the greatest thread I have ever seen on this board.

I was hoping my dishwasher comment would get some action. It's totally exceeded my expectations

hereticalrants Member

From: Winterland Registered: 2009-10-23 Posts: 289

daps=fist bump

auxetoiles Member

From: 福岡市 Registered: 2008-09-19 Posts: 42

Jarvik7 wrote:
captal 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.

Yes! Empty the dishwasher! I was hoping someone would come in and set the record straight 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...

hereticalrants Member

From: Winterland Registered: 2009-10-23 Posts: 289

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.

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yudantaiteki Member

Registered: 2009-10-03 Posts: 3619

To extend the dishwasher discussion, do you say "The dishwasher is clean" to mean "The dishes in the dishwasher are clean"?

torida Member

Registered: 2008-01-02 Posts: 43

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?

yudantaiteki Member

Registered: 2009-10-03 Posts: 3619

It depends on the type of dishes and the type of dishwasher, and some other factors as well.

shadysaint Member

From: Pennsylvania Registered: 2008-09-07 Posts: 88

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."

shadysaint Member

From: Pennsylvania Registered: 2008-09-07 Posts: 88

Oh also... what's the wave function for a cat in a dishwasher?

mezbup Member

From: sausage lip Registered: 2008-09-18 Posts: 1681 Website

Who owns a hello kitty dishwasher? They'll bring out a hello-kitty gundam next...

Rekkusu Member

From: Kyoto Registered: 2009-07-12 Posts: 172

I don't have the dishwasher, I do have this laying around though.... http://www.freshbump.com/graphics/image … ainsaw.jpg

Babyrat Member

From: UK Registered: 2008-10-07 Posts: 144

Rekkusu wrote:
I don't have the dishwasher, I do have this laying around though.... http://www.freshbump.com/graphics/image … ainsaw.jpg

Ah man that looks dangrous I hope you wear this for safety reasons http://www.gearfuse.com/wp-content/uplo … rooper.jpg

Jarvik7 Member

From: 名古屋 Registered: 2007-03-05 Posts: 3946

My dishwasher is my girlfriend. It doesn't work very often though

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