Floppies....

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Floppies....

Postby Fozzer » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:05 am

For our English Chums:

On my BBC Radio this morning:

Wife: "What do you thing of my Flip-Flops?"
Husband: "Put your Top back on!"

... ;D...!

Paul... ;D...!

For all those outside of the English Shores:

"Flip-Flops"....summer Sandals (shoes)...etc...;)...!
"Top" Tee-Shirt.

...it's what is under the "Top" which counts...;)...!
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Re: Floppies....

Postby ozzy72 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:35 am

Let me guess, Terry Wogan?
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Re: Floppies....

Postby Fozzer » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:43 am

Let me guess, Terry Wogan?


...close... ;)...

Ken Bruce!... ;D...!

Paul... ;D... ;D... ;D...!
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Re: Floppies....

Postby H » Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:25 am

Your American counterparts understood quite well
(U.S.: Flip-Flops = floppies, sandals; Top = torso garment).



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Re: Floppies....

Postby packercolinl » Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:20 am

Good to see SimV continues to spread cultural understanding and harmony throughout the world, eh mate!

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PS. This a family forum but I could really have some Aussie fun with that ;D
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Re: Floppies....

Postby Rich H » Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:08 am

For our English Chums:

On my BBC Radio this morning:

Wife: "What do you thing of my Flip-Flops?"
Husband: "Put your Top back on!"

... ;D...!

Paul... ;D...!

For all those outside of the English Shores:

"Flip-Flops"....summer Sandals (shoes)...etc...;)...!
"Top" Tee-Shirt.

...it's what is under the "Top" which counts...;)...!

Reminds me of Fozzer's Flop  ;D
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Re: Floppies....

Postby Fozzer » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:11 pm

For our English Chums:

On my BBC Radio this morning:

Wife: "What do you thing of my Flip-Flops?"
Husband: "Put your Top back on!"

... ;D...!

Paul... ;D...!

For all those outside of the English Shores:

"Flip-Flops"....summer Sandals (shoes)...etc...;)...!
"Top" Tee-Shirt.

...it's what is under the "Top" which counts...;)...!

Reminds me of Fozzer's Flop
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Re: Floppies....

Postby skoker » Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:44 pm

For our English Chums:

On my BBC Radio this morning:

Wife: "What do you thing of my Flip-Flops?"
Husband: "Put your Top back on!"

... ;D...!

Paul... ;D...!

For all those outside of the English Shores:

"Flip-Flops"....summer Sandals (shoes)...etc...;)...!
"Top" Tee-Shirt.

...it's what is under the "Top" which counts...;)...!

"I got my swim trunks
And my flippie-floppies
I'm flipping burgers, you at Kinko's
Straight flipping copies" -The Lonely Island

We use Flippie-Floppies ;D
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Re: Floppies....

Postby machineman9 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:38 pm

I saw Floppies and thought something might be up
Then I saw it had been posted by Paul and knew something must definately be up.


Good one though  ;D
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Re: Floppies....

Postby charlesed » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:41 pm

For all those outside of the English Shores:

"Flip-Flops"....summer Sandals (shoes)...etc...;)...!
"Top" Tee-Shirt.

...it's what is under the "Top" which counts...;)...!


Hey, they've always been flip-flops for me.  :P
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Re: Floppies....

Postby Steve M » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:35 pm

Sometimes called thongs, but don't google that!  :)
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Re: Floppies....

Postby patchz » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:35 pm

I saw Floppies and thought something might be up
Then I saw it had been posted by Paul and knew something must definately be up.


[color=#000000]Actually, I believe something was 'down'.
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Re: Floppies....

Postby Fozzer » Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:57 am

I saw Floppies and thought something might be up
Then I saw it had been posted by Paul and knew something must definately be up.


[color=#000000]Actually, I believe something was 'down'.
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Re: Floppies....

Postby waspiflab » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:09 pm

What do you call a French man wearing sandals?
Phillip Falop
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Re: Floppies....

Postby expat » Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:07 am

For our English Chums:

On my BBC Radio this morning:

Wife: "What do you thing of my Flip-Flops?"
Husband: "Put your Top back on!"

... ;D...!

Paul... ;D...!

For all those outside of the English Shores:

"Flip-Flops"....summer Sandals (shoes)...etc...;)...!
"Top" Tee-Shirt.

...it's what is under the "Top" which counts...;)...!



What is funnier, our in house member of the spelling and grammar police has made a typo, "What do you thing of my Flip-Flops.

Probably the only time this year so lets make the most of it ;D ;D ;D

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