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Title: Need some translation help
Post by: AlohaDawg on October 07, 2004, 12:17:31 am

Woman Impales Buttock on Coiled Bedspring (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004461755,00.html)


Slink, two things:

1) 12 1/2St  - does this mean 12 and a half stone? How heavy is that?

2) "Everyone took the Mickey". What does that mean?

Title: Re: Need some translation help
Post by: CortJstr on October 07, 2004, 12:42:40 am

Quote from: "AlohaDawg"

Woman Impales Buttock on Coiled Bedspring (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004461755,00.html)


Slink, two things:

1) 12 1/2St  - does this mean 12 and a half stone? How heavy is that?

2) "Everyone took the Mickey". What does that mean?

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Title: Need some translation help
Post by: slink on October 07, 2004, 01:01:10 am

And he outdoes himself!

Indeed.

"The hooligans are loose, the hooligans are loose..."

Title: Need some translation help
Post by: jough on October 07, 2004, 03:58:22 am

How is taking the micky any different than "Taking the piss."?

Title: Need some translation help
Post by: slink on October 07, 2004, 11:09:40 am

Quote from: "jough"

How is taking the micky any different than "Taking the piss."?

Its not really, it just sounds stupider, quainter and more English, is all...