Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: English humor : translation for American readers :-)
Posted by
catboat15@a...
on 2000-10-11 13:29:18 UTC
In a message dated 10/11/00 8:09:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
kjenkins@... writes:
<< the further north
you go the broader the accent until you get to Scotland where people
are entirely undeciperable! :-) >>
Hate to get into this, but just after WWII our outfit ended up in a British
occupation zone near Essen. A Welsh regiment came in to take over. Never
did figure out what language they were speaking. But found one thing about
the British army. Their tea tasted just like the coffee our mess seargent
used to make. ;-)
John Meacham
(Ex infantry private)
kjenkins@... writes:
<< the further north
you go the broader the accent until you get to Scotland where people
are entirely undeciperable! :-) >>
Hate to get into this, but just after WWII our outfit ended up in a British
occupation zone near Essen. A Welsh regiment came in to take over. Never
did figure out what language they were speaking. But found one thing about
the British army. Their tea tasted just like the coffee our mess seargent
used to make. ;-)
John Meacham
(Ex infantry private)
Discussion Thread
Ken Jenkins
2000-10-11 08:07:32 UTC
Re: English humor : translation for American readers :-)
James Owens
2000-10-11 09:33:06 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: English humor : translation for American readers :-)
catboat15@a...
2000-10-11 13:29:18 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: English humor : translation for American readers :-)
Ian Wright
2000-10-11 15:57:54 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: English humor : translation for American readers :-)