Rain!

[deird_lj]

My lovely Quicksilver is currently getting a much-needed carwash.

...or in other words, I drove her out of the garage, and parked her in the driveway instead, and the rain is now doing its stuff.

We have rain!
Probably not much, really, but it's incredibly nice to see it.

It did, however, kill my plans of walking down to Southbank and getting a healthy lunch. Fast-food for me today, from the closest shop I could find.




In other news, after 15 years of drinking Sunkist and a lifetime of seeing it in cans and bottles right next to the Coke, I only figured out today that the name is supposed to remind you of "sun-kissed". *facepalm*

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[silveronthetree.livejournal.com]

Hurray for rain!

I had a moment like that when I realised that the mysterious dish mac'n'cheese people frequently referred to was actually what I call macaroni cheese.

[deird1]

...or like when I heard an American talking about "Snap Crackle and Pop" and finally realised that this strange foreign food Rice Crispies was what I called Rice Bubbles?

[silveronthetree.livejournal.com]

Yep, exactly! I initially thought it was some sort of cheeseburger but couldn't work out why they were stored in boxes.

[deird1]

Hee! I thought that too!


(There's also the Wendy's thing. In America, they seem to sell burgers. Here, they're an icecream place...)

[silveronthetree.livejournal.com]

We don't have either in the UK. Unless my friend wasn't just getting muddled up with the name of Wimpy (a burger bar) when she was describing her 8th birthday party up North.

[immer-am-lesen.livejournal.com]

Spelled with a 'K', for added...um...stupidity. Rice Krispies, i believe.

And yes, rain, finally! Enough to make the ground wet, which is a nice change. And the air is cold, and and and....yay. :-)

PS- but at least you figured it out. And then let everyone know so we could laugh at you. :-)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Rice Bubbles? Why on earth do you call Rice Krispies Rice Bubbles?

It must be an Australian thing as they have been Rice Krispies in the UK for at least the last fifty years as well!

[deird1]

Because they're sort of bubble-shaped?
Always been Rice Bubbles here. "Rice Krispies" just sounds odd.

I really do find it fascinating looking at the way the UK, America, and Australia all have these bits of language that are sometimes completely different in all three countries, and are sometimes shared by two and different in one. (And the "two" sharing the word are never the same two. Australia and America share some words, Australia and the UK share others, and then there's things like Rice Krispies, where it seems to be a Northern Hemisphere thing...)

[dreamincolor.livejournal.com]

Ah, I'm jealous. We haven't seen rain in what feels like ages..

-sticks metaphorical plant outside, and watches it shrivel up in the heat-

[deird1]

*nods grimly* I think my daphne bush has died from lack of water - along with half my garden. I want to live somewhere where it rains...

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for rain - I hope there was enough for the car to not end up streaky!

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

Wait, it's supposed to mean sun-kissed?

...great minds unthink alike.

[klme.livejournal.com]

Hehe
Wimpy
Hehe

Odd name for a burger chain ;)

My dumb moment was realising that convertible cars were called that because they're...convertible...

[deird1]

Odd name for a burger chain ;)

...and one you already knew about (or should have). If, that is, you pay attention to the books on your bookcase. :)



I love realising stuff like that.

[klme.livejournal.com]

Well, yes certainly ;)
But still makes me laugh!