posted March 14, 2003 04:13 AM         

Mother's Pride
Four Catholic ladies are having coffee together, discussing how important their children are.

"My son is a priest," boasts the first woman. "When he walks into a room, everyone calls him 'Father'."

Not to be outdone, the second Catholic woman chirps up: "Well, my son is a bishop and whenever he walks into a room, people say, 'Your Grace'."

"Not to put you down," interjects the third woman smugly, "but my son is a cardinal and whenever he walks into a room, people say 'Your Eminence'."

The fourth Catholic woman just sits and sips her coffee in silence. The first three women look at her expectantly.

posted March 14, 2003 03:20 PM         

Great idea Sue !

posted March 16, 2003 11:14 PM           

Since talking to so many people from the UK and America I have had a few laughs about how they, or I, wrongly interpret some of the things we say.

I emailed a certain someone (won't mention any names but the same person who didnt think Australia had mountains )

I told them in my email that I was going to cook some vegetables for tea.

Later, I got an email asking 'how do you make vegetable tea?'

LMAO

Quick explanation: There is tea that we drink yes, but I call my dinner time (main meal time) 'tea' as well.

posted March 17, 2003 03:29 AM         

Your post reminded me of an old email I have......

Reasons Why The English Language Is Hard To Learn:

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was
time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

posted March 17, 2003 11:47 AM         

This was forwarded to me in an e-mail:

A young man excitedly tells his mother he's fallen in love and is going to get married. He says, "Just for fun, Ma, I'm going to bring over 2 other female friends in addition to my fiancee, and you have to try and guess which one I'm going to marry."
The next day, he brings 3 beautiful women into the house and sits them down on the couch and they chat for a while. He then says, "Okay, Ma. Guess which one I'm going to marry."
She immediately replies, "The red-head in the middle."
"That's amazing! You're right, how did you know?"
The mother folds her arms across her chest and says, "I don't like her."

posted March 17, 2003 04:01 PM         

i.e. Recently, in a conversation with an American, the word RUBBER cropped up.

posted March 18, 2003 08:10 AM         

I also had a giggle with TOILET/GOING TO THE TOILET/BATHROOM/GOING TO THE BATHROOM! Because, I assume Americans also refer to the TOILET as BATHROOM? Do they know the word LOO? Or WEE?