I'm an international terminology alien, are you?

[TorontoTrekker]

Going back to the first page, because I haven't had much time to visit the board recently:

That's fairly common:

Me: Ever been to Rhyl?

Him: Never been.

I'm curious - is this a reference to something, or did you just pick "Rhyl" out of the air? Because I grew up on a street called Rhyl Avenue here in Toronto (it's a very small street - only about 50 houses), and I think we were the only people who lived on the street who knew how to pronounce it correctly.

I don't know whether Joe might have been quoting anything in particular, but Rhyl is the name of a resort town on the coast in North Wales. Someone who used to post here lived in the area.

Oh, I knew about the town - when I was little, we had a Welsh plumber come in, and he told us about it - but it sounded like Joe was quoting from something. (And now you have me curious as to who it was who lived there.)

 

[scotpens]

A few of my faves:

A bomb is a hit in the UK and a flop in the US.

Except when something/someone is "da bomb."

And, although it isn’t a US/UK distinction, saying something is “the shit” means the opposite of saying it is shit!

Or do they even use that expression anymore? It’s hard for us old fogeys to keep up sometimes.

 

[M'Sharak]

(And now you have me curious as to who it was who lived there.)

You remember Red77?

 

[TorontoTrekker]

(And now you have me curious as to who it was who lived there.)

You remember Red77?

I do, actually. (I've been here for quite a while - I've just been quiet over the last few months.) I don't think I ever knew she lived there, though - I would have made note of it at the time. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.