We met a nice English couple on a bike ride and went out with them for a beer after. The fella figured there were enough of us that we should get what Americans would call a pitcher, but he turned to the waitress and asked "How big are you jugs?" I swear I'm not making this up.
Mark Bulgier Seattle, Wa USA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Maaslands [mailto:TheMaaslands@comcast.net]
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 11:37 AM
> To: Classic Rendezvous
> Subject: Fw: [CR]Being sick in German
>
>
> Would you mean the 'Bugger' ?
>
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ
>
> PS: My sister was asked if she wanted to be 'knocked up in
> the morning' by
> the gentleman at the reception desk the first time she went
> to Britain. Can
> you imagine the same comment here in the US? The same sister
> had problems
> when she asked her future sister-in-law which team she should
> 'root' for
> when she went to see a rugby match in Australia (Ben can
> undoubtedly explain
> this one!) And, we all thought that we spoke the same language.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven m Johnson" <grisha2@juno.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 2:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Being sick in German
>
>
> >
> > Now what was that cycling related product that got
> Cannodale started back
> > in the 1970s?
> >
> > It was a bike trailer right?
> >
> > What was it called?
> >
> > Was it ever sold in the UK?
> >
> >
> > Steven M. Johnson, Chesapeake, VA
> >
> >
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