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HobbyProggy wrote:
I press my thumbs
Never heard that one before, is it common in other European languages? We (English) cross our fingers.
Yeah it's something we always say to tell someone we expect him to get it done or it gets well, wish him luck. It's very common in Germany, i'd say it is the equivalent to crossing fingers (on a language base) :) But in German crossing fingers sounds kinda dumb ("Ich kreuze die Finger für dich") and is understod as betrayl if done behind the back or if directly shown kinda like we are so good friends (inseparable)!
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In Denmark, we "cross our fingers" as well. In Sweden they "hold their thumbs" I haven't heard the other expression before either, it's always nice to learn new things! ;)
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Me, all the timeJohnny J. wrote:
In Sweden they "hold their thumbs"
Well d'you know the gesture for that? We usually form a fist with the thumb in[^] it and press :)
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Johnny J. wrote:
In Sweden they "hold their thumbs"
Well d'you know the gesture for that? We usually form a fist with the thumb in[^] it and press :)
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(Until the next time, that is!) So, yesterday, my boss came up with a brilliant idea. Out of the blue... "Why don't we all go out after work and grab a beer?" Yeah, why not? I guess I must have gotten a tiny bit Tired and Emotional[^] because I forgot my jacket - with all of my keys in it - at the steakhouse we went to. When I discovered it, They were closed of course! That was the first mistake from which all of the rest stems. :-( So I took the tube home. When I got home, I rang the doorbell, because as I said, the keys were in the jacket I didn't have. And guess what? The wife had taken the opportunity now that I was gone to ALSO get a little tired and emotional[^] (When the cat is out...). So she was fast asleep and didn't hear me knocking and ringing. So I had to sleep outside on the cold stone staircase for SEVEN hours until I could finally get her out of bed! While I got ready for work, she left for her job - until I remembered that I didn't have any keys, so I couldn't leave for work because I couldn't have locked the door after me... So the wife had to get off her train and take another train back to lock up after me. When I had gone, I discovered that I had forgotten the spare car key (car was left at work yesterday), so I had to go back and get that. Luckily, the wife was still at home so she could lock up after me - again! When I came to my bus stop, the bus didn't arrive AT ALL (quite rare here in Sweden), and I had to wait for 20 minutes for the next bus, which luckily did arrive, almost on time. But the bus stop outside my work had apparently been removed, so I had to continue to the NEXT stop and walk back - In the rain! With no jacket! And no umbrella! So much for my bloody awful night and morning. Now I'm at work, eagerly awaiting the end of the day when I can go into town to get my jacket - and keys - from the steakhouse where it hopefully still resides.... And I don't feel all that well to be honest. But hey, at least I got to work. Two of my collegues are "working at home" today, and the boss hasn't shown up either... I'll never drink again! [edit] Fixed broken link - Marco Bertschi [/edit]
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(Until the next time, that is!) So, yesterday, my boss came up with a brilliant idea. Out of the blue... "Why don't we all go out after work and grab a beer?" Yeah, why not? I guess I must have gotten a tiny bit Tired and Emotional[^] because I forgot my jacket - with all of my keys in it - at the steakhouse we went to. When I discovered it, They were closed of course! That was the first mistake from which all of the rest stems. :-( So I took the tube home. When I got home, I rang the doorbell, because as I said, the keys were in the jacket I didn't have. And guess what? The wife had taken the opportunity now that I was gone to ALSO get a little tired and emotional[^] (When the cat is out...). So she was fast asleep and didn't hear me knocking and ringing. So I had to sleep outside on the cold stone staircase for SEVEN hours until I could finally get her out of bed! While I got ready for work, she left for her job - until I remembered that I didn't have any keys, so I couldn't leave for work because I couldn't have locked the door after me... So the wife had to get off her train and take another train back to lock up after me. When I had gone, I discovered that I had forgotten the spare car key (car was left at work yesterday), so I had to go back and get that. Luckily, the wife was still at home so she could lock up after me - again! When I came to my bus stop, the bus didn't arrive AT ALL (quite rare here in Sweden), and I had to wait for 20 minutes for the next bus, which luckily did arrive, almost on time. But the bus stop outside my work had apparently been removed, so I had to continue to the NEXT stop and walk back - In the rain! With no jacket! And no umbrella! So much for my bloody awful night and morning. Now I'm at work, eagerly awaiting the end of the day when I can go into town to get my jacket - and keys - from the steakhouse where it hopefully still resides.... And I don't feel all that well to be honest. But hey, at least I got to work. Two of my collegues are "working at home" today, and the boss hasn't shown up either... I'll never drink again! [edit] Fixed broken link - Marco Bertschi [/edit]
I did the same, many years ago. Was sent up north on business for a few days with my PM, so we took his company car. And realised when I got home and he had driven off that my house keys, motorbike keys, wallet, and everything else was in my jacket. On the back of a chair in a hotel restaurant several hundred miles away... :doh: Ended up breaking into the house every night after work for a week until the hotel sent it all down to me. Most annoying bit? It took less than a minute to break in, did no damage, and not once did anyone call the police...
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Yeah it's something we always say to tell someone we expect him to get it done or it gets well, wish him luck. It's very common in Germany, i'd say it is the equivalent to crossing fingers (on a language base) :) But in German crossing fingers sounds kinda dumb ("Ich kreuze die Finger für dich") and is understod as betrayl if done behind the back or if directly shown kinda like we are so good friends (inseparable)!
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I did the same, many years ago. Was sent up north on business for a few days with my PM, so we took his company car. And realised when I got home and he had driven off that my house keys, motorbike keys, wallet, and everything else was in my jacket. On the back of a chair in a hotel restaurant several hundred miles away... :doh: Ended up breaking into the house every night after work for a week until the hotel sent it all down to me. Most annoying bit? It took less than a minute to break in, did no damage, and not once did anyone call the police...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
OriginalGriff wrote:
my house keys, motorbike keys, wallet, and everything else was in my jacket
At least I had my wallet in my pants pocket - otherwise I couldn't have come home at all... Would have had to walk 34 kilometers. That would really have made it complete.... X|
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Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time -
(Until the next time, that is!) So, yesterday, my boss came up with a brilliant idea. Out of the blue... "Why don't we all go out after work and grab a beer?" Yeah, why not? I guess I must have gotten a tiny bit Tired and Emotional[^] because I forgot my jacket - with all of my keys in it - at the steakhouse we went to. When I discovered it, They were closed of course! That was the first mistake from which all of the rest stems. :-( So I took the tube home. When I got home, I rang the doorbell, because as I said, the keys were in the jacket I didn't have. And guess what? The wife had taken the opportunity now that I was gone to ALSO get a little tired and emotional[^] (When the cat is out...). So she was fast asleep and didn't hear me knocking and ringing. So I had to sleep outside on the cold stone staircase for SEVEN hours until I could finally get her out of bed! While I got ready for work, she left for her job - until I remembered that I didn't have any keys, so I couldn't leave for work because I couldn't have locked the door after me... So the wife had to get off her train and take another train back to lock up after me. When I had gone, I discovered that I had forgotten the spare car key (car was left at work yesterday), so I had to go back and get that. Luckily, the wife was still at home so she could lock up after me - again! When I came to my bus stop, the bus didn't arrive AT ALL (quite rare here in Sweden), and I had to wait for 20 minutes for the next bus, which luckily did arrive, almost on time. But the bus stop outside my work had apparently been removed, so I had to continue to the NEXT stop and walk back - In the rain! With no jacket! And no umbrella! So much for my bloody awful night and morning. Now I'm at work, eagerly awaiting the end of the day when I can go into town to get my jacket - and keys - from the steakhouse where it hopefully still resides.... And I don't feel all that well to be honest. But hey, at least I got to work. Two of my collegues are "working at home" today, and the boss hasn't shown up either... I'll never drink again! [edit] Fixed broken link - Marco Bertschi [/edit]
Getting Tired and Emotional in Sweden? That must have cost a fortune! Was the boss buying? Cheers!
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Getting Tired and Emotional in Sweden? That must have cost a fortune! Was the boss buying? Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
Manfred R. Bihy wrote:
Was the boss buying?
Yup! :laugh: :thumbsup:
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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Manfred R. Bihy wrote:
Was the boss buying?
Yup! :laugh: :thumbsup:
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Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the timeWell, good on you! I was in Denmark in 1999 visiting a customer and we went out to eat and have a couple of beers. I don't remember an exact amount, but I could have gotten "Tired and Emotional" for a whole weekend here in Germany. These prices were stupendous! [Edit] I reckon Sweden, Finland and Norway also have astronomical prices or should I say taxes on alcohol.[/Edit] Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
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Johnny J. wrote:
In Sweden they "hold their thumbs"
Well d'you know the gesture for that? We usually form a fist with the thumb in[^] it and press :)
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In the UK, if someone makes that gesture after a night on the sauce, it's usually a prelude to a bout of fisticuffs. :rolleyes:
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Yeah it's something we always say to tell someone we expect him to get it done or it gets well, wish him luck. It's very common in Germany, i'd say it is the equivalent to crossing fingers (on a language base) :) But in German crossing fingers sounds kinda dumb ("Ich kreuze die Finger für dich") and is understod as betrayl if done behind the back or if directly shown kinda like we are so good friends (inseparable)!
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Ich drücke die Daumen ?
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Yeah it's something we always say to tell someone we expect him to get it done or it gets well, wish him luck. It's very common in Germany, i'd say it is the equivalent to crossing fingers (on a language base) :) But in German crossing fingers sounds kinda dumb ("Ich kreuze die Finger für dich") and is understod as betrayl if done behind the back or if directly shown kinda like we are so good friends (inseparable)!
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}In England crossing your fingers behind your back means you can tell a lie and not suffer any consequences - e.g. "You said you would take me shopping today!" - "I had my fingers crossed!"
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Well, good on you! I was in Denmark in 1999 visiting a customer and we went out to eat and have a couple of beers. I don't remember an exact amount, but I could have gotten "Tired and Emotional" for a whole weekend here in Germany. These prices were stupendous! [Edit] I reckon Sweden, Finland and Norway also have astronomical prices or should I say taxes on alcohol.[/Edit] Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
I worked with my brother on a short contract job in Stockholm back in 1984 - he had been there for three years but, having absolutely no language skills, had only managed to learn two or three words of Swedish! I had my handy phrasebook so we tried to go a pick up a couple of girls at the local nightclub. We spotted a couple of likely candidates and I tried to chat them up using my phrasebook and a few phrases taught to me by my work colleagues. Nothing was getting through until one of them volunteered that she spoke a little English (very little). I found out that they weren't Swedish at all but were Finnish tourists on a drinking holiday! Apparently, despite the high prices in Sweden, it was a lot cheaper than drinking in Finland so all they wanted to do was get drunk and then go back to their hotel alone and sleep it off until the next day. They had done this every day of their vacation so far. They did actually invite me to go to their hotel with them but I would have to leave my brother behind as he was "lean rumour", or something like, that which is apparently Finnish for "too ugly"! I would have had no problem abandoning my ugly brother for two beautiful girls but they were both already hardly able to walk so I did the gentlemanly thing and declined the offer.
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In England crossing your fingers behind your back means you can tell a lie and not suffer any consequences - e.g. "You said you would take me shopping today!" - "I had my fingers crossed!"
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(Until the next time, that is!) So, yesterday, my boss came up with a brilliant idea. Out of the blue... "Why don't we all go out after work and grab a beer?" Yeah, why not? I guess I must have gotten a tiny bit Tired and Emotional[^] because I forgot my jacket - with all of my keys in it - at the steakhouse we went to. When I discovered it, They were closed of course! That was the first mistake from which all of the rest stems. :-( So I took the tube home. When I got home, I rang the doorbell, because as I said, the keys were in the jacket I didn't have. And guess what? The wife had taken the opportunity now that I was gone to ALSO get a little tired and emotional[^] (When the cat is out...). So she was fast asleep and didn't hear me knocking and ringing. So I had to sleep outside on the cold stone staircase for SEVEN hours until I could finally get her out of bed! While I got ready for work, she left for her job - until I remembered that I didn't have any keys, so I couldn't leave for work because I couldn't have locked the door after me... So the wife had to get off her train and take another train back to lock up after me. When I had gone, I discovered that I had forgotten the spare car key (car was left at work yesterday), so I had to go back and get that. Luckily, the wife was still at home so she could lock up after me - again! When I came to my bus stop, the bus didn't arrive AT ALL (quite rare here in Sweden), and I had to wait for 20 minutes for the next bus, which luckily did arrive, almost on time. But the bus stop outside my work had apparently been removed, so I had to continue to the NEXT stop and walk back - In the rain! With no jacket! And no umbrella! So much for my bloody awful night and morning. Now I'm at work, eagerly awaiting the end of the day when I can go into town to get my jacket - and keys - from the steakhouse where it hopefully still resides.... And I don't feel all that well to be honest. But hey, at least I got to work. Two of my collegues are "working at home" today, and the boss hasn't shown up either... I'll never drink again! [edit] Fixed broken link - Marco Bertschi [/edit]
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Johnny J. wrote:
I'll never drink again!
Wish I had a dollar for every time I said that...
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NickPace wrote:
Wish I had a dollar for every time I said that...
Yeah - then you could go out and get really drunk! :-D
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