Things I Learned This Week
1. The blue lotus was the Egyptian's "Viagra". It has a lot of the same properties as ginko biloba, expanding blood flow, so both plants are good for promoting memory, relieving migraines, and, ummmmmm, acting like Viagra.
2. There is no such concept in English law as "armed robbery". The media uses the term a lot, but there's no such charge in England and Wales. (I'm not sure about Scotland because I'm not studying Scottish law.)
3. British reporters haven't got a clue about the geography of Texas. Okay, I don't know why they would. I didn't know much about UK geography when I moved over here. While I'm saddened to hear about the loss of life at the BP refinery, I couldn't help but laugh at the descriptions of where it happened. Evidently Galveston is now part of Houston. That's funny. I always thought Galveston was an island. It actually happened in Texas City, which is southeast of Houston. At least they've straightened that out on the news now.
Photo from DallasNews.com
4. British reporters can't pronounce "Houston" correctly. It's not "Who - stun". It's "Hugh - stun". And the Brits used to laugh at me when I pronounced "Worcester" wrong.
5. Stick with your own homemade chili. I won't give details. If you have the stomach to read the story, click here.
6. There are multiple definitions of "battered women". See my post from a couple of days ago.
7. They don't make royal wedding memorabilia like they used to. Considering the bride and groom, and how there are still things floating around from Charles' first wedding in 1981, I'm not surprised. It still is interesting to compare this low-key wedding to the State occasion when he married Diana. Tea towels are one of the biggest sellers, but most of the usual stuff that comes out on such occasions won't be available this time. With just two months between the announcement and the actual wedding, there just wasn't time for Wedgewood to come up with something worthy of its prestigious name. Source: BBCNews.com.
8. This is not a good weekend to do any driving in the UK. Thank heavens I'm staying home! There are an expected 17 million vehicles hitting the road this weekend for the Easter holidays. It's supposed to be a record. And I'm glad I wasn't sitting on the M4 this morning. A syrup tanker spilled it's cargo on the road, leaving traffic backed up for 10 miles. Source: BBCNews.com.
9. Kate Winslet is my kind of woman! And I don't mean that in a lesbian kind of way. I mean that I think it's great how she comes out with down-to-earth statements like, "My stomach is all crinkly and my boobs, they're like the ears off a dog."
10. The Inland Revenue is not my friend. My tax credits should have gone in today. It's a Bank Holiday. Usually that means they go in a day early. Instead, I have no money. That sucks.
11. In Italy, sexual deprivation is grounds for a wife to divorce her husband. Poor woman had to go without it for seven years because her hubby decided to "punish" her. Source: Reuters.
2. There is no such concept in English law as "armed robbery". The media uses the term a lot, but there's no such charge in England and Wales. (I'm not sure about Scotland because I'm not studying Scottish law.)
3. British reporters haven't got a clue about the geography of Texas. Okay, I don't know why they would. I didn't know much about UK geography when I moved over here. While I'm saddened to hear about the loss of life at the BP refinery, I couldn't help but laugh at the descriptions of where it happened. Evidently Galveston is now part of Houston. That's funny. I always thought Galveston was an island. It actually happened in Texas City, which is southeast of Houston. At least they've straightened that out on the news now.
Photo from DallasNews.com
4. British reporters can't pronounce "Houston" correctly. It's not "Who - stun". It's "Hugh - stun". And the Brits used to laugh at me when I pronounced "Worcester" wrong.
5. Stick with your own homemade chili. I won't give details. If you have the stomach to read the story, click here.
6. There are multiple definitions of "battered women". See my post from a couple of days ago.
7. They don't make royal wedding memorabilia like they used to. Considering the bride and groom, and how there are still things floating around from Charles' first wedding in 1981, I'm not surprised. It still is interesting to compare this low-key wedding to the State occasion when he married Diana. Tea towels are one of the biggest sellers, but most of the usual stuff that comes out on such occasions won't be available this time. With just two months between the announcement and the actual wedding, there just wasn't time for Wedgewood to come up with something worthy of its prestigious name. Source: BBCNews.com.
8. This is not a good weekend to do any driving in the UK. Thank heavens I'm staying home! There are an expected 17 million vehicles hitting the road this weekend for the Easter holidays. It's supposed to be a record. And I'm glad I wasn't sitting on the M4 this morning. A syrup tanker spilled it's cargo on the road, leaving traffic backed up for 10 miles. Source: BBCNews.com.
9. Kate Winslet is my kind of woman! And I don't mean that in a lesbian kind of way. I mean that I think it's great how she comes out with down-to-earth statements like, "My stomach is all crinkly and my boobs, they're like the ears off a dog."
10. The Inland Revenue is not my friend. My tax credits should have gone in today. It's a Bank Holiday. Usually that means they go in a day early. Instead, I have no money. That sucks.
11. In Italy, sexual deprivation is grounds for a wife to divorce her husband. Poor woman had to go without it for seven years because her hubby decided to "punish" her. Source: Reuters.
posted by Melinda at 3/25/2005 01:36:00 pm
1 Comments:
As a born and bred Southerner, I can relate!
My constitutional law professor was from Northern Ireland. That was interesting! LOL
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