... it was funny to me....

[BlueR32]

This is why they say "filled by weight, not volume". The air is actually there to protect the chips from getting crushed. No one wants chip crumbs.

Well then the "air" is defective in the bags of chips I buy...

 

[Crasher]

We call them crisps, to us chips are thick cut chunks of potato deep fried.

 

[BlueR32]

We call them crisps, to us chips are thick cut chunks of potato deep fried.

Yeah there is definitely some language issues between the U.S. and U.K.... You folks think round black rubber donuts on cars are tyres also.

 

[Bruce]

Yeah there is definitely some language issues between the U.S. and U.K.... You folks think round black rubber things on cars are tyres also.

and let's not start on bonnets and boots...

 

[BlueR32]

and let's not start on bonnets and boots...

I thought that those were attire women wear...

 

[davisev5225]

We call them crisps, to us chips are thick cut chunks of potato deep fried.

Y'all also call sweet baked confectioneries "biscuits" rather than calling them cookies, and I have no idea what you call an unsweetened baked puck of dough that is denser than bread (biscuit). Y'all are also the same people who decided to pollute the English language with extra vowels from the French just to appease the French courts (e.g. "colour" instead of "color").

I'd say you're wrong in this case.

 

[BJMProce]

 

[BlueR32]

I thought it meant: "Perp neutralized".

 

[Crasher]

And lets not even delve into fanny's and fags...

 

[BJMProce]

Bro, do you even elevator/lift is another known difference.

 

[Crasher]

Why do Mericans call a cars sill the "rocker panel"?

 

[davisev5225]

Why do Mericans call a cars sill the "rocker panel"?

Because it stems from the component of the same name from a horse drawn carriage. The "rocker" was a false bottom often used as a step to make it easier to climb in and out of the carriage, typically also styled to improve the appearance of the carriage's external lines.

 

[Crasher]

What we would call a side step or running board.

 

[davisev5225]

What we would call a side step or running board.

... which in this case I would agree with you Brits. When the appearance and function got separated by more modern assembly methods and styles, separating the names to be more accurately descriptive makes sense. I don't agree with calling it a "sill", but "running board" for one that is purely aesthetic makes sense to me, as does "side step" for one with the function to... step on.

 

[Uwe]

-Uwe-

 

[davisev5225]

Please don't drink brake fluid for breakfast. It should be paired with a good steak, cooked medium-rare.

 

[BJMProce]

Between the moments I work I drink break fluid.

 

[Crasher]

I prefer brake cleaner...

 

[lykuno]

 

[BlueR32]

Sorta funny but also sad...

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