Trivial Pursuit - Page 2

Gemini Cricket · 01-27-2005, 06:23 PM

The top balcony of The Globe in Shakepeare's day was used for prostitutes and their customers. It was common for them to conduct business during a play. They were also referred to as 'swans' because they would summon customers by flapping white handkerchiefs from the balcony when they were available...

MerryPrankster · 01-27-2005, 06:33 PM

The number of hooves lifted into the air on equestrian statues does not indicate how the rider died.

http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.htm

I have heard tour guides stating the converse is true on more than one occasion. Just goes to show, I can't believe everything I hear.

I stand corrected on my earlier entry.

Gemini Cricket · 01-27-2005, 06:44 PM

Homoerotic undertones throughout 'Red River' were put there on purpose by the film's openly gay screenwriter and Montgomery Clift. All of this, including a scene where Clift and John Ireland compare pistols, went right over John Wayne's head. In fact, if you watch the film, there seems to be a love triangle between Wayne, Clift and Ireland.

Source: 'The Celluloid Closet'

Motorboat Cruiser · 01-27-2005, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

They were also referred to as 'swans' because they would summon customers by flapping white handkerchiefs from the balcony when they were available...

This made me think of the end of Fantasmic.

Not Afraid · 01-27-2005, 06:51 PM

Some very British vocabulary differences:

Aubergine = Eggplant (but, we now use it for something eggplant colored)
Plimsolls = Sneakers
Chips = French Fries
Crisps = Chips
Fizzy drink = Soda (and Fuzzy water is Perrier in LisaSpeak)
Vegetable Marrow = Squash
Plaster = Band Aid
Green Fingers = Green Thumb
Chemist = Drug store
Trolly = Shoppping Carat
Lift = Elevator
Boot = Trunk
Bonnet = Hood
Identification Parade = Police Lineup

And, in London, you can knock up someone in their room and not have to pay child support. It just means to call for someone.

Gemini Cricket · 01-27-2005, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

This made me think of the end of Fantasmic.

Think of the revenue for a post-Fantasmic Mark Twain shindig at the back area of the Rivers of America! It includes a whole different kind of dessert, I tell you what...

Stan4dSteph · 01-27-2005, 07:00 PM

Along those same lines, in New Zealand peppers are called capsicum and venison is sometimes called cervena from the Latin Cervidae, meaning deer, and vension, which originally meant "hunting."

Ghoulish Delight · 01-27-2005, 07:07 PM

You forgot that in Birtain, Napkin = sanitary napkin, while serviette = something to wipe one's hands with.

Not Afraid · 01-27-2005, 07:08 PM

And Nappy = Diaper

There are a TON more. Funny, but it's the same language!

Gemini Cricket · 01-27-2005, 07:27 PM

And Pissed = Drunk
Not 'angry' like here in the US.

01-27-2005, 06:23 PM	#11
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	The top balcony of The Globe in Shakepeare's day was used for prostitutes and their customers. It was common for them to conduct business during a play. They were also referred to as 'swans' because they would summon customers by flapping white handkerchiefs from the balcony when they were available...
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01-27-2005, 06:33 PM	#12
MerryPrankster Swanky Panky! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hell's Kitchen Posts: 541	The number of hooves lifted into the air on equestrian statues does not indicate how the rider died. http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.htm I have heard tour guides stating the converse is true on more than one occasion. Just goes to show, I can't believe everything I hear. I stand corrected on my earlier entry. __________________ My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias. ~~ William Allen White
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01-27-2005, 06:44 PM	#13
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Homoerotic undertones throughout 'Red River' were put there on purpose by the film's openly gay screenwriter and Montgomery Clift. All of this, including a scene where Clift and John Ireland compare pistols, went right over John Wayne's head. In fact, if you watch the film, there seems to be a love triangle between Wayne, Clift and Ireland. Source: 'The Celluloid Closet'
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01-27-2005, 06:51 PM	#15
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Some very British vocabulary differences: Aubergine = Eggplant (but, we now use it for something eggplant colored) Plimsolls = Sneakers Chips = French Fries Crisps = Chips Fizzy drink = Soda (and Fuzzy water is Perrier in LisaSpeak) Vegetable Marrow = Squash Plaster = Band Aid Green Fingers = Green Thumb Chemist = Drug store Trolly = Shoppping Carat Lift = Elevator Boot = Trunk Bonnet = Hood Identification Parade = Police Lineup And, in London, you can knock up someone in their room and not have to pay child support. It just means to call for someone.
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01-27-2005, 07:00 PM	#17
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Along those same lines, in New Zealand peppers are called capsicum and venison is sometimes called cervena from the Latin Cervidae, meaning deer, and vension, which originally meant "hunting."
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01-27-2005, 07:07 PM	#18
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	You forgot that in Birtain, Napkin = sanitary napkin, while serviette = something to wipe one's hands with. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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01-27-2005, 07:08 PM	#19
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	And Nappy = Diaper There are a TON more. Funny, but it's the same language!
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01-27-2005, 07:27 PM	#20
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	And Pissed = Drunk Not 'angry' like here in the US.
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