In putting the bike back together, the vacuum hose became kinked, and on Monday the engine cut out without warning on the German autobahn.Kevin then accidentally knocked the bike over onto the wing of the car parked alongside (see picture below).On the Sunday morning at the Formule 1 hotel in Calais, Kevin had to remove the supplementary inline fuel filter on Nick’s bike to eliminate the petrol leak that had started in the night.Some statistics to follow, but for now, one bike repair, one accident and one breakdown. (Memo to self: do NOT over tighten the leg straps otherwise the rain will run into your boot) I was wetter than an otter’s pocket, and that’s about as moist as a man who’s cocooned in his one-piece oversuit can get. It’s tipped it down from the moment we left the Hospital, through the Rally start at Goodwood, and until we arrived in Höchberg (near Wurzburg) in Germany on Sunday night. Never mind Après nous le deluge, for the last two days the rain’s been right on top of us. You Make Me Wetter Than An Otters Pocket Card You Make Me Wetter Than An Otters Pocket Card Does your lover make you wetter than an otters pocket If so, let them know with this hilarious Anniversary card by Brainbox Candy. After 11 months’ planning we were finally off! A big thanks to everyone who was there, it was a great moral boost for us. We were given the most encouraging send off from the Birmingham Children’s Hospital on Friday 13 th, and the sun even shone for a few moments.
July Update – just heard another brilliant phrase that had be rolling around on the floor, howling with laughter.Posted from Graz, Steiermark, Austria. I’ll be the first to admit that I couldn’t tell the difference between a Lyon accent and that of a Parisian.Ĭould you imagine trying to translate ‘wetter than an Otter’s pocket’ into French? Good luck with that one. “ He’s got a face like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle“įunny though how when we Brits are abroad, foreigners generally won’t notice the accent differences between one British city and the next. Whenever someone pulls a face for something they don’t like, pull this out of your personal vocabulary and it’ll have your audience is stitches.
Having done a little more research however, it seems the Urban Dictionary can shed more light on the phrase.Īnd at number one a phrase that is used by many….and….well…is just superb. Not sure where it came from, never sure when to use it but still funny. I first heard this phrase during our Tignes ski trip, and it makes me chuckle each time I think about it. It was a close race for number two, but in the end it had to go to the quirky one. “ The only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about“ They usually hit on young people's middle-aged moms (just like Katsura ), regardless of how the old woman looks. Best used for those who have a ‘lively’ persona. A pickup line, usually used by males from the 90's with a cool Mexican mustache and a good hentai girl moan imitation. So – top three favourite phrases plucked from TV and good old fashioned banter.Īt 3 a nice one by Oscar Wilde used in the corporate world and even by posh toffs. I have heard some quality quirky phrases recently, and some certainly worth sharing in the public domain so they can be picked up and talked about in the local pub. For those who have lived in different locations around the UK you will notice the differences in not only how people talk, but the way they talk. Some music to your ears (how I love the Irish accent), and some not. TOP DEFINITION wetter than an otters pocket your gurl when she sees Gibby from iCarly you: wow youre wetter than an otters. Liverpool and Manchester, Yorkshire and Lancashire, Suffolk and London.Īnd with these accent and dialect changes comes a wealth of different phrases. Even travelling for as little as 30 minutes between one city and the next and you can notice the difference. The English language is fantastic isn’t it? There are so many dialects and so many accents.