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Old 08-26-2011, 10:36 AM
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A letterbox. That's what you'd call a mailbox. But we make our postmen (mailmen, letter carriers) work a bit harder than yours: a letterbox is usually a slot in the front door, so we don't have to go outside in our pyjamas to collect our mail.

A crumpet. I had one for breakfast this morning. I have no idea how they're made (they're sort of bread-y), but one usually toasts them and has them with honey or butter. Or both. (See also totty, skirt etc for an alternative meaning).

A jumper. Sweater, pullover. A usually woolly garment you put on by pulling it over your head. They often make you itch.

A bonnet. Usually, that's the bit of a car that has the engine under it. It can also be something you wear on your head if you're Scottish or into historical costumes, or the thing you put on a polishing machine.

A snooker table? Isn't that obvious? It's where you play snooker. Don't tell me you folks don't know what snooker is?! (Sigh). It's like pool, only with more balls, a bigger table and much, much more skill and patience.

God save our noble queen
Long live our gracious queen
God save the queen
Send her victorious
Happy and glorious
Long to reign over us (what an apalling rhyme that one is).
God save the queen.

(There are some other verses, but I bet even the Queen doesn't know them).

So, do I get to keep my burgundy passport with the portcullis on the front?
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