From Smitten by Britain: http://lnk.co/IE9Y9
For laughs only,
Friday, January 13, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The story behind "Keep Calm and Carry On"
From my 2012 calendar:
Old Advice for a New World
In 1939, as Britain prepared to enter World War II, government ministers turned their attention to the task of bolstering national morale. Two posters designed for that purpose made it onto walls and windows across the country by the time war was officially declared. A third was also created, reserved for a moment of greater need. That poster, representing a full 65 percent of those printed, was to be used only in case the worst happened; it would go into circulation only if the Nazi army crossed the British Channel. With white type and a crown motif on a solid red background, it read "Keep Calm and Carry On."
The posters were never needed. Most of them, more than two million copies, were destroyed.
Then, in 2000, Stuart Manley, a bookstore owner in northern England, discovered a single specimen of the long-lost poster, folded neatly at the bottom of a box of used books. He had it framed and hung in his shop, where it immediately attracted attention from customers. The image-created by an unknown civil servant-was now in the public domain, so he was able to create reproductions. In the last decade, as the world has endured a different kind of trouble, the design has increased in visibility, status, and perhaps meaning. Its message of courage, perseverance, serenity, and resilience is one we can all use as we keep on carrying on every day.
Old Advice for a New World
In 1939, as Britain prepared to enter World War II, government ministers turned their attention to the task of bolstering national morale. Two posters designed for that purpose made it onto walls and windows across the country by the time war was officially declared. A third was also created, reserved for a moment of greater need. That poster, representing a full 65 percent of those printed, was to be used only in case the worst happened; it would go into circulation only if the Nazi army crossed the British Channel. With white type and a crown motif on a solid red background, it read "Keep Calm and Carry On."
The posters were never needed. Most of them, more than two million copies, were destroyed.
Then, in 2000, Stuart Manley, a bookstore owner in northern England, discovered a single specimen of the long-lost poster, folded neatly at the bottom of a box of used books. He had it framed and hung in his shop, where it immediately attracted attention from customers. The image-created by an unknown civil servant-was now in the public domain, so he was able to create reproductions. In the last decade, as the world has endured a different kind of trouble, the design has increased in visibility, status, and perhaps meaning. Its message of courage, perseverance, serenity, and resilience is one we can all use as we keep on carrying on every day.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Welsh Words
Here is a history of the Welsh language: http://lnk.co/IDAC2
Cymru:Pronounced kum-ree, it means Wales.
Shwmae-pronounced SHOO-mai, it means hello.
Hwyl-pronounced Hoo-el it means goodbye.
le-pronounced EE-yay it means yes
Na-shockingly, it's pronounced the way it looks it means no.
Plis-it means please.
Diolch- pronounced DEE-olch (“ch” as in “loch” not “chew”) it means thank you
Monday, December 5, 2011
British Slang
BRITISH
SLANG
www.rounthepub.com
SKINT-having
little or no money, aka broke
LEGLESS-having
drunk so much one can no longer stand
KNACKERED-to
be exhausted, worn out
APPLES
AND PEARS-stairs, part of the famous cockney rhyming slang
BARMY-crazy,
mad
ARSE OVER ELBOW-Brit version of head over heels
Git - I have never been able to describe this northern term for someone who is a jerk, an undesirable, a prat. "You ignorant git" is a popular use of the word
Yonks - "Blimey, I haven't heard from you for yonks". If you heard someone say that it would mean that they had not seen you for ages!
Aggro - Short for aggravation, it's the sort of thing you might expect at a footballmatch. In other words - trouble! There is sometimes aggro in the cities after the pubs
Git - I have never been able to describe this northern term for someone who is a jerk, an undesirable, a prat. "You ignorant git" is a popular use of the word
Yonks - "Blimey, I haven't heard from you for yonks". If you heard someone say that it would mean that they had not seen you for ages!
Aggro - Short for aggravation, it's the sort of thing you might expect at a footballmatch. In other words - trouble! There is sometimes aggro in the cities after the pubs
Baccy - Tobacco. The sort you use to roll your own.
Chat up - To chat someone up is to try and pick them up. If you spotted a scrummygirly in a bar you might try to chat her up. Or a girl might try and chat up a chap!
Daft - My Dad used to call me a daft 'apeth which is short for a daft half penny (in old money). It basically means stupid.
Easy Peasy - A childish term for something very easy. You might say it's a snap.
Faff - To faff is to dither or to fanny around. If we procrastinated when getting ready for bed, as kids, our Dad use tell us we were faffing around.
Gagging - Desperate, in a fat slaggy kind of a way. Not nice.
Hanky panky - Hanky panky - or "slap and tickle" as some older folks call it - would bemaking out in America.
Chat up - To chat someone up is to try and pick them up. If you spotted a scrummygirly in a bar you might try to chat her up. Or a girl might try and chat up a chap!
Daft - My Dad used to call me a daft 'apeth which is short for a daft half penny (in old money). It basically means stupid.
Easy Peasy - A childish term for something very easy. You might say it's a snap.
Faff - To faff is to dither or to fanny around. If we procrastinated when getting ready for bed, as kids, our Dad use tell us we were faffing around.
Gagging - Desperate, in a fat slaggy kind of a way. Not nice.
Hanky panky - Hanky panky - or "slap and tickle" as some older folks call it - would bemaking out in America.
I'm easy -
This expression means I don't care or it's all the same to me. Not to be confused with how easy it is to lure the person into bed!
Jammy - If you are really lucky or flukey, you are also very jammy. It would be quite acceptable to call your friend a jammy b****rd if they won the lottery.
Jammy - If you are really lucky or flukey, you are also very jammy. It would be quite acceptable to call your friend a jammy b****rd if they won the lottery.
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