Respect is due to successful pickers.

[MrB]

I suppose you could choose worse beers to get blasted on. At least it isn't Miller Lite.

[toomush2drink]

another bit of the queens english I saw in another post was the expression, 'furry muff' which would probably mean fair enough,

Erm its not really cockney slang but more like something to say as a windup or joke. ie somebody says to you "fair enough" and you reply "did you say furry muff" meaning the downstairs department of a hairy female. Think along the lines of scarey movie where the girl says "i let myself go a bit "

You may want to hesitate saying it if it risks offence.

[Zanx]

(In answer to your question, "received" and "definitely". But only because you asked. )

The usual suspects, thank you

Since my last post I managed to open a 5 pin Squire D lock (about an hour!), a Master shackle-less lock (2 flukes more than anything) and a couple of cheap cabinet locks. Up till 4am trying to get into the Viro but no joy. I'll take it to work and have a go there. Is it normal for picks to bend?

You lot obviously don't know what REAL flaming is, try visiting a few US based, keyboard warrior motorcycle sites.

[Zanx]

Zanx dont worry too much about the typos just keep at it with the lock. Maybe checkout the european section and look at some of the threads there as it may help. Ive not tried a viro myself but i have seen a few about and a few on motorcycle chains. If you do want something for your bike chain checkout some of the chubb stuff like the conquest etc. These are tough padlocks as ive discovered trying to remove them. If you want to secure your bike up think at least 2 chains as it provides you with time on your side but obviously not against the "stick it in the back of a van or people carrier" approach.

I have a 16mm link Almax, ground anchor and some flash and VERY expensive Squire padlock. My bike is staying put unless they have a cup of Thermite

[The Wanderer]

Thermite?

[fugi]

thermite, Fe2O3(s) + 2 Al(s)

iron oxide and aluminium powder, usually ignited with a magnesium strip, can burn at temperatures upwards of 7,000 F. sometimes used for underwater welding, makes lots of slag. sometimes produced in brick form with the metal suspended in a light epoxy.

[thertel]

portable hydraulic bolt cutter anyone?

Thomas

[Peaky]

Up here in bumpkin land furry muff is said instead of fair enough quite regulary, there is no offense meant by it and its not said as a joke, just as apples and pears isnt said as a joke.

That said it does referr to 'an unkept garden' as it were (as toomush said)

Even though we are realitivly small, England has many sayings that are region specific and can mean somthing entirely differant somwhere else,

We are even getting the old chips, fries and crisps descriptions mixed up, chips are a potato stick, crisps are a thin potato wafer, fries are a french chip.

Thats started it now..........

[The Wanderer]

....and then there's the ever popular cheese buttie. LOL!

Perhaps someone could start a British "slang" dictionary for your cousins who live "across the pond".

My Fathers parents were from somewhere around "Merry Olde London". East Liverpool Road and Shoreditch Road, where ever that is. They cruised over to Canada after the WWI. I can recognize a lot of the more interesting sayings used by the Brits because of my heritage, but some of the things said here are out there. You might as well be speaking Greek.

My Grandfathers "English" was even stranger. He would say things like "tit for tat", but he was actually talking about his hat. If that's the "Queens English", I'll stick to the Canadian variety.

[Peaky]

Tit for Tat is another way of phraseing pettiness, ie 'im not argueing tit for tat'

[Zanx]

....and then there's the ever popular cheese buttie. LOL!

Perhaps someone could start a British "slang" dictionary for your cousins who live "across the pond".

My Fathers parents were from somewhere around "Merry Olde London". East Liverpool Road and Shoreditch Road, where ever that is. They cruised over to Canada after the WWI. I can recognize a lot of the more interesting sayings used by the Brits because of my heritage, but some of the things said here are out there. You might as well be speaking Greek.

My Grandfathers "English" was even stranger. He would say things like "tit for tat", but he was actually talking about his hat. If that's the "Queens English", I'll stick to the Canadian variety.

Believe me, Merry Ole London is a hellhole now, if I had a useful trade I'd be in Canada.

[Quin]

The best thing about living in different countries is you can sometimes really insult someone and they have no idea you just insulted them even when they both speak the same language.

I know of a couple of insulting words we very commonly use here in the UK that people in the USA have absolutely no idea what they mean

[MrB]

Peaky: I think Wanderer's point is that "tit for tat", or "titfer", is another word for hat. Not everyone is necessarily aware of that.

[Peaky]

I know what he was meaning but i havent heard of tit for tat being used to mean hat only pettiness.
But a quick look at the dictionary does support your meaning so there you go, even English people dont know what cockneys are always on about

[Peaky]

For anyone interested http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk