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My Kingdom fora Pawn
Joined 09 Jan '19 Moves 18427 America has to get a king and queen. we're missing out on some fun.
And question for the English here, Do America's Royals get scoffed at unless they have hemophilia?
Joined 31 May '12 Moves 8178 @earl-of-trumps said
America has to get a king and queen. we're missing out on some fun.
And question for the English here, Do America's Royals get scoffed at unless they have hemophilia?I reckon you can have Harry and Meghan. The Brits don't want them anymore.
Joined 08 Sep '20 Moves 1604 @moonbus said
I reckon you can have Harry and Meghan. The Brits don't want them anymore.Those two seem to have lost a lot of public support.
My Kingdom fora Pawn
Joined 09 Jan '19 Moves 18427 @moonbus said
I reckon you can have Harry and Meghan. The Brits don't want them anymore.hmmmmm,,
I was kinda thinking having an American flavor to it. Elvis for King, Wanda Sykes is queen :-)
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Joined 09 Mar '08 Moves 200888 TTQ
i was saluted this morning with this and when i queried the meaning i was informed it was "To The Queen"
as in raising a glass to the monarch, the sovereign
i have such respect for this loyalty
Me, all along
Joined 14 Jan '07 Moves 63306 @rookie54 said
TTQ
i was saluted this morning with this and when i queried the meaning i was informed it was "To The Queen"
as in raising a glass to the monarch, the sovereign
i have such respect for this loyaltyI've never heard TTQ!
We say cheers, bottoms up or enjoy.
How about:
kick the bucket
Buy the farm
Joined 16 Feb '08 Moves 116705 @rookie54 said
TTQ
i was saluted this morning with this and when i queried the meaning i was informed it was "To The Queen"
as in raising a glass to the monarch, the sovereign
i have such respect for this loyalty“TTQ” Never heard of that one.
Joined 15 Jun '10 Moves 46270 @earl-of-trumps said
America has to get a king and queen. we're missing out on some fun.
And question for the English here, Do America's Royals get scoffed at unless they have hemophilia?It would definitely help, and being able to trace the genetic lineage back to Queen Victoria is essential, otherwise they wouldn't count.
Joined 15 Jun '10 Moves 46270 @yo-its-me said
I've never heard TTQ!
We say cheers, bottoms up or enjoy.
How about:
kick the bucket
Buy the farmBuy the farm??
Joined 15 Jun '10 Moves 46270 @divegeester said
“TTQ” Never heard of that one.Me neither.
How about 'Toodle Pip'
Goodbye (informal)
Yes, it's 2.15am Indotime, we're flying at a ridiculous hour and I'm having 'suppose the alarm doesn't go off' anxiety. Hence....
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joined 04 Oct '06 Moves 597697 @indonesia-phil said
Buy the farm??Same as kick the bucket!
-VR
Joined 15 Jun '10 Moves 46270 @very-rusty said
Same as kick the bucket!
-VRAfter which one would be 'pushing up the daisies', being as 'dead as a doornail.'
'It just isn't cricket.' If something is underhand/unfair/generally unwholesome.
Joined 15 Jun '10 Moves 46270 And of course we haven't got into cockney rhyming slang yet.
Here's a couple off the top;
'Skin and blister' (sister)
'Plates of meat' (feet)
'Trouble and strife' (wife)
'Dog and bone' ('phone)
Joined 18 Jan '07 Moves 12431 @moonbus said
I reckon you can have Harry and Meghan. The Brits don't want them anymore.Oh, I dunno, I rather get the impression that the usual attitude is more "good on them for getting away from the English press" than "good we're rid of them".
Joined 18 Jan '07 Moves 12431 @indonesia-phil said
After which one would be 'pushing up the daisies', being as 'dead as a doornail.'
'It just isn't cricket.' If something is underhand/unfair/generally unwholesome. YouTube
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