“Do You Know Who I Am?”: The Definitive Thread of DYKWIA Stories
Mar 8, 2018, 11:14 pm
#8867
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LOL
I'm Australian. This is the FIRST time I have ever heard "knock someone up" used in that context. I suspect you're off base on saying that's how it's used in Australia.
In Aussie slang, to "knock up" something is do a quick job of putting something together...so "I'll knock up a quick meal when I have unexpected visitors".
I'm Australian. This is the FIRST time I have ever heard "knock someone up" used in that context. I suspect you're off base on saying that's how it's used in Australia.
In Aussie slang, to "knock up" something is do a quick job of putting something together...so "I'll knock up a quick meal when I have unexpected visitors".
"All over the shop"
"doing my head in"
"yeah,nah or nah,yeah"
Mar 9, 2018, 6:16 am
#8868
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Singapore's upper deck is nice but the service is less than downstairs Really for people who want to sleep
Mar 9, 2018, 7:22 am
#8871
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Mar 9, 2018, 7:50 am
#8872
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The good ole days when you could still smoke an airplane. My parents who smoked used to put us back in the smoking section. Twas disgusting.
Mar 9, 2018, 9:17 am
#8873
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Love those FA hairdo's - very Austin Powers 
Did anyone notice the giant eagle emblem hung on the wall? In an accident, how many people would that thing take out while flying through the cabin?
Did anyone notice the giant eagle emblem hung on the wall? In an accident, how many people would that thing take out while flying through the cabin?
Mar 9, 2018, 9:55 am
#8874
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gotta love the yellow bulkhead carpeting. I feel stoned just looking at it.
Mar 9, 2018, 11:07 am
#8875
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When Richard Anderson used to tell us that Delta "has your back" people in both Atlanta and New York would say "Bless his heart".
Of course, in Atlanta they meant that Anderson was not too bright. In New York, they were certain that Anderson was bragging about how Delta is performing a sexual act on its passengers made famous in Last Tango in Paris.
Of course, in Atlanta they meant that Anderson was not too bright. In New York, they were certain that Anderson was bragging about how Delta is performing a sexual act on its passengers made famous in Last Tango in Paris.
You have to be well-experienced in the culture below the Mason-Dixon line (well below) to understand the full significance of that phrase.
But, the NYC interpretation of "have your back" is more in line with how the FF program has been administered under some DL administrations.
Mar 9, 2018, 11:12 am
#8876
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OT, but what's so wonderful about BA service? I get the sense that many folks here on FT pick BA because its business is fairly cheap (especially the exEU fares) and it can be pretty easy (and cheap) to get status.
BTW, my favorite example of expressions not translating well between British and American is the transitive verb "to knock someone up". In British (and also Australian), it means to go to the person's door (for example, of his/her home) and knock on it or ring the doorbell while in American it means to impregnate the (presumably female) person, typically as a result of (probably unprotected) sexual intercourse.
BTW, my favorite example of expressions not translating well between British and American is the transitive verb "to knock someone up". In British (and also Australian), it means to go to the person's door (for example, of his/her home) and knock on it or ring the doorbell while in American it means to impregnate the (presumably female) person, typically as a result of (probably unprotected) sexual intercourse.
When company towns grew up around industrial plants, and in the days before alarm clocks, a company employee would go from door-to-door knocking up the employees in the mornings.
And, let's not venture onto the topic of how you have to request an eraser in the UK.
Mar 9, 2018, 1:16 pm
#8877
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Mar 9, 2018, 4:11 pm
#8878
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To which his colleague replied "it seems like it is a bit late for one now."
Mar 9, 2018, 9:11 pm
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Mar 10, 2018, 6:20 am
#8880
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