Next up for the challenge is my e-twinny's post. Leave it to
Mark Koopmans to flip the "It was 1865..." prompt and turn it into a delightful contemporary mystery. Well done cyber brother, well done.
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And last week,
Kyra Lennon was here to stump us Yankees to a slang challenge. She's back this week with the answers!
First, I'll refresh your memory on the slang...let you see the attempts at deciphering
Here.
Slang quiz:
“Have a butcher’s”
“Starkers”
“Knees Up”
“Tickety Boo”
“I’ll give you a bell”
“Cheerio”
“Rat-arsed” (if you’ve read Game On, you’ll know this one!)
“Skew-whiff”
“Chuffed”
“Rumpy pumpy”
Good luck, and have fun!
Now, for the official answers!!
“Have a
butcher’s” – This means “Have a look”. This is Cockney rhyming slang, which
makes absolutely no sense to anyone outside the UK because the word that rhymes
is missing lol. Butcher’s hook = look.
“Starkers”
- Naked
“Knees
Up” – This isn’t as rude as it sounds! A knees up is a term we use for a party
or other celebration. So, IF England had won the World Cup, we’d have probably
gone out for a “knees up” to celebrate!
“Tickety
Boo” – Not sure on the origin of this one, but it means “fine.” As in, “Hey,
how are things with you?” “Oh, everything’s tickety boo!”
“I’ll
give you a bell” – This means, “I’ll call you.”
“Cheerio”
– “Goodbye”
“Rat-arsed”
(if you’ve read Game On, you’ll know this one!) – Drunk – no idea on the
origins of this one, either!
“Skew-whiff”
– The obvious word I could think of to explain this is also British in nature,
and my end-of-the-day brain told me to go to urban dictionary for a proper
description. - turned or twisted toward one
side.
“Chuffed”
– Happy, pleased
“Rumpy
pumpy” – Sex!
Thanks so
much to everyone who joined in the fun – I had a great time looking at all the
entries! My winner is: Kristin Smith!
Congratulations Kristin!! Perhaps next time, we should try to stump the Brits!
There comes a point in time when foul ups and mess ups hit such epic proportions that all you can do is brag.
This weekend, I tried to set up the Bella's Point Blog Challenge with a linky tools sign up form.
Tried and tried. All I got was errors.
That confirmed it. I was jinxed going to have to try harder.
Refusing to give up, I sent an email to Brent Riggs, the creator of Linky Tools. We had several back and forths, trying to figure out why his website was hating eluding me.
The problem?
I was the straw that broke the camel's back. Linky Tools was over capacity and when I tried to sign up, it was crashing.
Mr. Riggs fixed the problem- totally great guy btw- being a jinxed dork blogger in need sometimes helps you make connections!
Now, there is a linky list available for sign ups, so if you haven't signed up...do it now...HERE!
Enough of my fails! I'd like to turn things over to a lady who makes this kind of stuff look easy.
Please welcome Kyra Lennon. She is here with her own challenge and some awesome, awesome prizes...I only wish I could win!!!
Hi everyone! Thanks to Elizabeth for
letting me stop by today!
When Elizabeth asked me for a guest
post about the differences between English and American words –
because there are truly a lot of words we use differently – I did
originally write that post, with pictures and everything. Elizabeth
and many others were amused by Leah’s use of British words in Game
On, and through the series, so it was definitely a good suggestion
related to the books.
But then I thought, maybe everyone
knows these already? My problem was, I couldn’t think of anything
that was so unusual, people might not have heard it before.
Chips/crisps, nappies/diaper, etc. So I decided to do a different
slant on it. Leah also uses a lot of British phrases and there are SO
many of those out there, that I thought I’d turn this guest post
into a quiz!
Below there are ten British
words/phrases. All you have to do is leave a comment right here on
Elizabeth’s blog with a guess to one or as many of them as you’d
like. You don’t even have to get the answers right (but I will give
the answers to Elizabeth in a week or so); just for entering, you get
a chance to win a selection of Leah’s (tasteful) tacky souvenirs!
(In Game On, Leah explains her love of tacky souvenirs, and when I
did this giveaway before it was ridiculously popular!). So – here
you go:
Slang quiz:
“Have a butcher’s”
“Starkers”
“Knees Up”
“Tickety Boo”
“I’ll give you a bell”
“Cheerio”
“Rat-arsed” (if you’ve read Game
On, you’ll know this one!)
“Skew-whiff”
“Chuffed”
“Rumpy pumpy”
A week? I have to wait a week? Ahh, come on!!
Blurb: At the age of twenty-one, Bree Collinson has more than she ever dreamed
of. A handsome husband, a fancy house, and more shoes than
Carrie Bradshaw and Imelda Marcos combined. But having everything
handed to her isn’t the way Bree wants to live the rest of her life. When an idea to
better herself pops into her head, she doesn’t expect her husband to question her, and keep her tied by her apron strings to the kitchen.
Isolated and unsure who to turn to, Bree finds herself falling back into a dangerous friendship, and developing feelings for the only person who really listens to her. Torn between her loyalty to her husband and her attraction to a man who has the perfect family she always wanted, she has some tough choices to make.
While Bree tries to figure out what she wants, a tragedy rocks the Westberg Warriors, triggering some dark memories, and pushing her to take a look at what’s really important.
About the Author:
Kyra is a self-confessed book-a-holic, and has been since she first learned to read. When she's not reading, you'll usually find her hanging out in coffee shops with her trusty laptop and/or her friends, or girling it up at the nearest shopping mall.
Kyra grew up on the South Coast of England and refuses to move away from the seaside which provides massive inspiration for her novels.
Her debut novel, Game On (New Adult Contemporary Romance), was released in July 2012, and she scored her first Amazon Top 20 listing with her New Adult novella, If I Let You Go.
Speaking of awesome Brits...
Sharon Aldcroft has started a book review blog. She loves to read and support authors she likes. Check out her reviews and say hi to Sharon HERE!
Kyra Lennon is hosting the Game On Bloghop to celebrate some awesome new covers!!
Sweet, aren't they?
Anyhow, Kyra wants to know...who is my sporting crush?
Well now that's easy...cause no girl forgets her first crush, right?
And that crush would easily be...Howie Long.
Oh my. He even had this die-hard Steeler fan cheering on the Raiders.
Isn't that a perfect jawline? Aren't those sensitive eyes?
He has that mix of studly and sweet. I imagine he's a bit on the quiet, intellectual side. I mean those glasses say he'd enjoy a quiet night reading by the fire, right?
Sigh.
Oh Howie. You were perfect in the 1980's and you're still perfect now.
Now, let's keep hopping!!!
Tara, Angela, Gwen, and Roland are hosting the...cue the spooky music...
From the Great Beyond blog hop!
What writer would I contact in a seance?
Hmm. Tough decision!
My first thought would be Margaret Mitchell.
But, I've read her biography and she was a little serious to the point of stuffy.
Ooh, but what about Mark Twain?
Educational and funny. But then he was super ornery in life...imagine the chicanery he could pull in death?!
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I want an author photog like that!
Would I look cool with a smoke? |
I know...John Steinbeck!
He could teach me a thing or two, or a thousand!
Wonderful sense of humor. Saw some amazing history...
And I wouldn't have to worry about getting a wedgie from a ghost!!
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