irishdelinquent:
lol personally I love it when people elaborate upon simple things. I tend to notice that Americans do this a lot. For example, I've heard many Americans use the phrase "Ice Hockey" or "Tuna Fish". This makes me giggle. I know that tuna is a fish, so why say it? Why do you need to through the "ice" on there? I can gather that it tends to be on ice, being a canuck and all :P

well, Ice Hockey is the version that's played on ice. The original game wasn't....

Pie is a fun word. Pie...

I enjoy using outdated slang. For example, saying the word "Tits" to mean something good or cool.

Sycophant - a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.

Best...word...ever.

RonaldBakbacon:
I enjoy using outdated slang. For example, saying the word "Tits" to mean something good or cool.

are you sure you aren't canadian or just want to move here? that's an old saying up here already :P

up here in canada we don't follow the path, we carve it and sometimes throw up on it if we've had too much beer to drink

RonaldBakbacon:
I enjoy using outdated slang. For example, saying the word "Tits" to mean something good or cool.

When I went to Australia for a school type thing I ended up having to explain what a swirly (when someone sticks your head in a toilet an flushes it in an attempt to make your life worse) is. In return I learned the term technicolor yawn (throw up).

My favorite word is zephyr (a light breeze) though heliocentric is a close runner-up

mshcherbatskaya:

I like the redundant ones like "PIN number" and "ATM machine."

I concur, slowly those types of acronyms on their own are morphing into new words, sort of like how RADAR turned into radar.

Favorite words...

-Ridunculous
-Sweet
-Awesome
-Radical
-Fugly
-Therefore, Thus, Thy,etc.

Best moments was when me and a friend learned the Japanese word "Baka" which translates to bastard, jerk, idiot, stupid, and about every other bad word you can think of. Simply enough to say that our teacher was so pleased with our discovery of the word.

That or having a conversation with a polish friend a month or so ago. It's funny how a slight accent can make a conversation so bloody funny.

flamedance58:

Best moments was when me and a friend learned the Japanese word "Baka" which translates to bastard, jerk, idiot, stupid, and about every other bad word you can think of. Simply enough to say that our teacher was so pleased with our discovery of the word.

That or having a conversation with a polish friend a month or so ago. It's funny how a slight accent can make a conversation so bloody funny.

baka is more of a catch all for idiot, jerk, dummy and such, they got other bad words for other things. there is a company in canada called baka communications, i think it was one of those unintentional things tho, tho they resell bell mobility products so maybe not

as for the accent, yeah it can really make for some funny conversations. Russel Peters has a whole bit on the indian accent that's just classic, i know it's on youtube if you want to look it up

Pie IS a fun word...*repeats over and over*

So is Bollocks though...and if I ever get bored with it I can just try it with a British accent. Sorry I know, typical American here. Don't hold loving the British accent against me.

^_^

cleverlymadeup:

flamedance58:

Best moments was when me and a friend learned the Japanese word "Baka" which translates to bastard, jerk, idiot, stupid, and about every other bad word you can think of. Simply enough to say that our teacher was so pleased with our discovery of the word.

That or having a conversation with a polish friend a month or so ago. It's funny how a slight accent can make a conversation so bloody funny.

baka is more of a catch all for idiot, jerk, dummy and such, they got other bad words for other things. there is a company in canada called baka communications, i think it was one of those unintentional things tho, tho they resell bell mobility products so maybe not

as for the accent, yeah it can really make for some funny conversations. Russel Peters has a whole bit on the indian accent that's just classic, i know it's on youtube if you want to look it up

And I have to thank Yazhtee for the word "Burk" (as in Burk Du Jour). That word is just fun to think...