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Vets Dottir 12-08-04 22:07
Black Cadillacs
 
Some people travel by Black Cadillacs ... (meaning?)

(DENISE ... I thought of you first!;) )

:D

Vets Dottir 12-08-04 22:40
Gotta get this book...
 
This book is in-friggen-sane ...EVERYONE should have a copy...but don't let the kids read it!:

"Canadian Sayings 3"
1,000 Folk Sayings Used by Canadians
Newly Collected and Annotated by
by Bill Casselman

Well ... is everyone IGNORING me today? What's yore problem anyways? Doesn't ANYONE know what Black Caddillacs refers to?

:D :D :D

Richard Notton 12-08-04 23:22
Re: Gotta get this book...
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Vets Dottir
Doesn't ANYONE know what Black Caddillacs refers to?

:D :D :D
To me, its a very dark coloured, over-sized American car that handles worse than a two legged cow on wet grass and has a thirst for firewater that has the Chancellor of the Exchequer rubbing his hands in glee and my bank manager looking at a second mortgage agreement; plus it conjures up a nightmare scenario of making two stabs at every turn in a multi-storey carpark with a queue of irate drivers behind.

R.

Richard Farrant 12-08-04 23:53
Re: Re: Gotta get this book...
 
Quote:
Originally posted by FV623
To me, its a very dark coloured, over-sized American car that handles worse than a two legged cow on wet grass and has a thirst for firewater that has the Chancellor of the Exchequer rubbing his hands in glee and my bank manager looking at a second mortgage agreement; plus it conjures up a nightmare scenario of making two stabs at every turn in a multi-storey carpark with a queue of irate drivers behind.

Not unlike a Stalwart, then ? :D :p :D


Richard

Vets Dottir 13-08-04 00:06
Re: Re: Gotta get this book...
 
Quote:
Originally posted by FV623
To me, its a very dark coloured, over-sized American car that handles worse than a two legged cow on wet grass and has a thirst for firewater that has the Chancellor of the Exchequer rubbing his hands in glee and my bank manager looking at a second mortgage agreement; plus it conjures up a nightmare scenario of making two stabs at every turn in a multi-storey carpark with a queue of irate drivers behind.

R.
Ah, my dear Master R., I SO regret to inform you that although you type a fine story, you failed the test ... buts that's understandable, as you are NOT Canadian Army, therefore, may not know Canadian Army Slang ..... I give you a BIG A+ for story telling, but sad I must give you an "F" for FUNNY but not THE right answer :p

NEXT..........:smoker:

PS: that book has a lot of really truly funny sayings and such ... but its got an over-abundance of very off colour and explicit expressions, body parts and such ... I ignore those.

Keith Webb 13-08-04 00:49
Expressions
 
Did the Canadians appropriate some of the US expressions like FUBAR (pron "FOOBAR") and SNAFU?
They've found their way into our language, most people not knowing the true meaning or even that these are acronyms.

There are polite ways to explain these such as "Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition" and "Situation Normal, All Fouled Up" but military people generally substituted one of the words.:salute:

Mark W. Tonner 13-08-04 01:11
Re: Black Cadillacs
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Vets Dottir
Some people travel by Black Cadillacs ... (meaning?)
On their feet.....one foot in front of the other....step by step....:p

Old Army Saying: "By Two Stroke Black Cadillacs"....meaning on your feet (the Cdn Combat Boots being black leather)......:D

Cheers ;)

Vets Dottir 13-08-04 03:25
Re: Re: Black Cadillacs
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Mark W. Tonner
On their feet.....one foot in front of the other....step by step....:p

Old Army Saying: "By Two Stroke Black Cadillacs"....meaning on your feet (the Cdn Combat Boots being black leather)......:D

Cheers ;)
Hot diggity dawg ... GIVE that man a CIGAR! I knew you'd come through HB-Mark-O :devil: ...:D :cheers:

KEEFY ... I'll leave the FUBAR and the SNAFU to answer to someone who knows:D

Vets Dottir 13-08-04 03:35
Re: Re: Black Cadillacs
 
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mark W. Tonner
On their feet.....one foot in front of the other....step by step....:p

Old Army Saying: "By Two Stroke Black Cadillacs"....meaning on your feet (the Cdn Combat Boots being black leather)......:D

Cheers ;)
Hot diggity dawg ... GIVE that man a CIGAR! I knew you'd come through HB-Mark-O :devil: ...:D :cheers:

ooops... sorry Marko ... I couldn't afford the cigars too!

Vets Dottir 13-08-04 03:38
Re: Expressions
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Keith Webb
Did the Canadians appropriate some of the US expressions like FUBAR (pron "FOOBAR") and SNAFU? :salute:
I dunno :confused: Why the heck are you asking moi?:yappy::p

Richard Notton 13-08-04 07:43
Re: Re: Re: Gotta get this book...
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Richard Farrant
Not unlike a Stalwart, then ? :D :p :D
Indeed not, however, far less handy for HIAB (Atlas) lifting, roundabout forcing, wholly useless off-road and has the swimming characteristics of concrete over-shoes; plus no Rolls-Royce engine.

R.

Richard Notton 13-08-04 07:48
Re: Re: Black Cadillacs
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Mark W. Tonner
Old Army Saying: "By Two Stroke Black Cadillacs
Errrrrr, shouldn't that be "Two-Cycle" on the far side of the pond?

R.


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