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By kanga
#1902883
akg1486 wrote:..

Serving Poutine would be very appropriate in Russia, though! :D

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:thumright:

also delicious in the right context (ie, outside in a Canadian - or, presumably, Russian - winter)

[<linguist nerd :oops: >

poutine may be cognate to 'pudding', but if so which came first is further disputed; there are similar words in many regional dialects of what is now France, and most of the original Canadian francophones came (unsurprisingly) from littoral areas of France where the spoken language was and to some extent still is rather different from that of Paris. Quebecois surnames commonly reflect this, often being Norman, Breton, Gascon, Basque, .. in origin

The surname Putin may be related to a basic Slavonic root 'put-' , related to travel (Russian путь='way, road'), reflected in sputnik 'companion' which is literally (ironically) 'fellow-traveller'.

In further irony, in Romanian puţin means 'little, short, shallow' :wink:

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By PeteSpencer
FLYER Club Member  FLYER Club Member
#1902902
akg1486 wrote:
PeteSpencer wrote:
kanga wrote:Ironically, when McD opened in Moscow in the '80s, it was as a franchisee of Canadian McD's, as the Reagan administration put pressure on the US parent not to do it. There was much glee in the Canadian media seeing the Maple Leaf incorporated in the 'golden arches' logo with its Cyrillic signage :)


And maple syrup :puker: :puker: :puker: :pale: with everything , no doubt............

Serving Poutine would be very appropriate in Russia, though! :D

(For those who've never come across poutine, it's chips with gravy and cheese curds. A Quebec speciality now available across Canada and in other countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine)


Stolen no doubt from the famous utterance of Eccles/Spike Milligan/Goonshow circa 1957:

" I like chips in brown gravy" :roll:
#1903867
I splashed out at Screwfix and purchased a stud finder, trouble is every time I pick it up the alarm sound's.


Gene Pitney's undertakers have said that it will take two weeks to make him a coffin from
Oak - or twenty four hours from balsa.


You know you're one of the older ones at work, when you say, "It's Friday, it's five to five and it's... "
and your colleagues shout, "Weekend!!!"


I woke up this morning to find someone had painted the word LEWL on my front door.
I rang the police who agreed it’s well out of order.


My girlfriend has been working as a magician's assistant for a few years now & she's picked up a few tricks...I came home from work early the other day to find her dressed in her magician assistants little sexy outfit. She said, "Abracadabra!" and me mate Dave came out of the wardrobe stark naked.... poor Dave must've wondered what the heck was going on


Have to ask, how many of you remember the worst winters of the sixties,
Mike and Bernie.


Just had an interview at Confused.Com...
Not sure if they offered me the job or not.


When we were last in Turkey on holiday, we came across one of those Turkish bath houses. They shaved with a solid steel stoneground razor from below the neckline , inside the ears, snipped out nose hairs, waxed off chest hairs and finished off with a moustache trim and an alcohol rub. Honestly! The wife has never looked so good .


Went to see 50 Shades of Grey last night with my wife - she asked me if I ever wanted to put a gag in her mouth.
For once I didn't answer.


Moscow man buys newspaper, glances at front page, throws it straight out. Next day and day after, same.
Eventually, seller snaps:
‘Why DO you do that?’
‘I’m just checking for an obituary.’
‘But obituaries aren’t on the front page.’
‘The one I’m looking for will be.’


I just used the vcuum clener on my keybord. Brillint.


Always remember my mum used to wash in Tide, when I asked her why, she said it was too damned cold out tide.


Many, many years ago my great grandmother used to be in service, it was her job to get the family up for breakfast so she used to shout jokes at them.
Yes she was a teasemaid.


Englishman, Jewish man and Scotsman went out for a meal. When the bill arrived, the Englishman said “Who’s paying “?
The Jewish man said “I will”….
Next days headlines in the paper read..’ Scottish ventriloquist found murdered’


After months of experimenting at work we have finally invented concrete birdseed. Its not only good, it’s impeccable.


I just found out that I failed the RAF entrance exam. Apparently the bomb bay doors are not an Indian tribute act.


Wife suggested I drop my trousers at the dry cleaners, so I did. Got a round of applause but banned from going back.


Today I made some burgers from scratch. My wife refuses to eat any of them, she loved her pet cat.


I told my mate the doctor that I'm having problems in the bedroom - He prescribed me Viagra.
How the hell's that going to help me assemble my new IKEA wardrobe?


I wonder if twins realise one of them was unwanted????


'You've reached the voicemail of Gladys Knight....
Please leave a message after The Pips!

I will get my coat this time...... :pirat:
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By eltonioni
#1904109
I keep seeing a TLA and despite asking loads of people none of them seem to have a clue what IDK means. :scratch:
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By eltonioni
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To get on the good side of voters, Vladimir Putin goes to visit a school in Moscow to have a chat with the local children. He talks to them about how Russia is a powerful nation and how he wants the best for the people. At the end of the talk there is a Question and Answer session.

Little Sasha puts up her hand and says ''I have 2 questions. "Why did Russia invade the Crimea and why are we amassing troops at the the Ukraine border?"

Putin says '' Very good questions '' but just then the bell goes for lunch break.

When they come back to finish the Q&A section another girl, Misha, puts up her hand and says ''I have 4 questions for you. Why did Russia invade the Crimea and why are we amassing troops at the the Ukraine border? Why did the lunch bell ring 20 minutes early and where the hell is Sasha?"
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By OCB
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Mate of mine got a couple of musical friends together, he really thought he’d hit the jackpot with this fusion mix.

Zak is the “R’n’B god”, Charlene is their “Soul diva”.

They asked me for advice on the name. Thought a while about the name, it seemed appropriate to stick “R’n’B” and “Soul” together.

Group is called “R’Soul”

Struggling to even get a gig at the local chip shop…
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By Trent772
#1905303
It's Sunday....

I am bored after grass cutting and dogging......


I'm so Northern, if someone asks me
"Are you in love?"
I think they mean, "Am I at home?"


When my wife and I got engaged I said to her, “I want you to have this bracelet, it belonged to my Grandmother”
She said, “What does DNR mean?"


My wife says I'm annoying by always wanting to have the 2nd to last word.


Warning:
Salesman knocked at my door selling enemas. They took my bank details and then cleaned me out...


I went to the Opera last night but the star performer was ill, they had a substitute tenor, Placebo Domingo


My runny nose was filmed for a CBBC Newsround article, it is now streaming on iPlayer!


I've just had my bank statement through and I noticed that I've had payments go out for a water pistol, a pair of size 20 shoes, a trumpet and a red nose.. Phoned the bank and apparently my card's been clowned.


My mate’s wife has just left him because of his impotence.
Still, no hard feelings eh!?


Broken Pub Quiz Machine For Sale, Going Cheap - No Questions Asked


Does anyone else sometimes ring their mobile with the house phone to find it, then for a second think they have a missed call? Just me then :mrgreen:


A blonde was on her driving test, the examiner said to her "What goes red, amber, green and green, amber, red. The blonde says " Is it a packet of fruit pastilles ?"


My bank recently provided a service where they text me my current balance… Just wish they wouldn’t keep putting ‘LOL’ at the end every time.


Went into my local pub & asked if they did 'cashback'
The landlady said, "Sure we do."
I said, "Good, can I have the £40 I spent last night, the wife is going mental."


My wife announced over breakfast that she's ignoring me because she says I'm obsessed with Twitter...
I nearly choked on my #Brown


My mate who is into fishing, uses liquorice as bait. He says he catches all sorts.


I’m very afraid that I’m going to lose my pet duck Mabel.
The Vet recently diagnosed her with water retention and now she’s sinking fast.


Every one in my village wears woollen jumpers that are a size too small...
We are a very tight knit community.


Brace yourself..........



“Frank Sinatra has a thing about cooked water fowl. He just loves the taste - the more exotic the better".
“Egrets?”
“He’s had a few”

:clown: :clown: :clown: :clown:


I’m so pumped. Last night I gave a moving speech at the society for people with conjunctivitis annual charity dinner. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house !!
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