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Errrrm.......was Crusty dragon amongst the British slang ?

It was. I just Googled British slang & got this:

The Best of British - The American's guide to speaking British...

I have just had a rapid read through of the list, not everyone obviously, but the crusty dragon is the only one I have NEVER heard.

A 'crusty' can mean an old person, as in stale around the edges.

And 'dragon' can mean an angry or unpleasant female.

But I have never heard them put together to mean a crisp 'Bogey'

I wonder if it has slipped past me, has any other Brit heard it ?

Strange isn't it Bruv? :yh_rotfl I must admit my ignorance of that particular phrase too. I've heard of lettuce leaf meaning the dangley bits from the nose mostly produced by a child. My son, some time ago mentioned a bat up the cave meaning similar to a bogey ! :yh_sick :rolleyes:

Oh it's all very edifying innit?

:yh_rotfl

Well now if that's a question on the quiz, we'll have the answer. :wah:

3/10....rediculous questions...how am i supposed to know about in which states highways meet or who the oldest polilico is or which presidents wife took snuff?

Do we get the same questions? I didn't see any of your questions--I probably would've known those answers more than my dismal French translation.

in that case it appears we dont get the same questions....very strange



2/10 for religeon.......and i guessed on those :yh_rotfl

beowulf;1304365 wrote: in that case it appears we dont get the same questions....very strange



2/10 for religeon.......and i guessed on those :yh_rotfl


You and me both ! But don't you dare think of giving up ! How come we don't get the same questions? That doesn't seem right

It's probably to stop somebody C & P ing them, checking the answers so they are correct, then passing the info to a fellow competitor ! I suppose it minimises cheating. Mind you what's the point of cheating ???

G#Gill;1304409 wrote: You and me both ! But don't you dare think of giving up ! How come we don't get the same questions? That doesn't seem right


To stop collusion - I take the test, pass the questions and answers to you so that you can win every time.

ETA - you beat me to it

G#Gill;1304409 wrote: You and me both ! But don't you dare think of giving up ! How come we don't get the same questions? That doesn't seem right


but if we arnt getting the same questions i dont see the point in doing it ..its not a fair competition

beowulf;1304434 wrote: but if we arnt getting the same questions i dont see the point in doing it ..its not a fair competition


The idea is that all o the questions come out of a pot with the same level of difficulty and that, over the month, any anomalies balance themself out.

The bit I don't like is the scoring system - you could have a computed total of 900 to my 350 but, because of the number of players today and our position we get the same number of points towards the month's total. What's wrong with the calculated total, at least it's fair and consistent.

beowulf;1304434 wrote: but if we arnt getting the same questions i dont see the point in doing it ..its not a fair competition


I'm really disappointed that we answer different questions...

It is kind of a daily surprise.

Do I detect fractiousness in the ranks? :yh_rotfl

Are the peasants revolting? :yh_rotfl

Nah, never mind boys and girls, 'tis only a game......................... with an iffy marking system ! :rolleyes:

I can't seem to stop myself from reading every question twice, the way I did when I was studying for tests, eons ago. I know that affects your score. Also when I double think I get a couple of them wrong. At least I stopped looking them up in the dictionary. I couldn't find the answers anyway. lol

theia;1304444 wrote: I'm really disappointed that we answer different questions...


me too :-2

G#Gill;1304447 wrote:

Are the peasants revolting? :yh_rotfl




here.....who are you calling revolting??!?!?!?!!!?!



:wah::wah::wah:

[quote=beowulf;1304453]here.....who are you calling revolting??!?!?!?!!!?!





:yh_rotfl You are way too funny:D

G#Gill;1304447 wrote: Do I detect fractiousness in the ranks? :yh_rotfl

Are the peasants revolting? :yh_rotfl

Nah, never mind boys and girls, 'tis only a game......................... with an iffy marking system ! :rolleyes:


Fractiousness is waning a little now, Gill

Oh goody, Theia, I'm so relieved! I was imagining a mass walkout from the FG Trivia thread! .................................................. Now boys and girls, just pick up all your toys and put them back in the prams, and just eat up your ice creams like good little children........................... :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

G#Gill;1304465 wrote: just eat up your ice creams like good little children....l


can i have sprinkles on mine.........................and a flake in it ......pleeeeeeeeeeeze

beowulf;1304466 wrote: can i have sprinkles on mine.........................and a flake in it ......pleeeeeeeeeeeze




strawberry tub for me please :-6

Hows about this for you very good lickle chillins?

YouTube - How To Make A Knickerbocker Glory



This is my favourite ice cream!

:yh_rotfl :-6 :p

G#Gill;1304488 wrote:

YouTube - How To Make A Knickerbocker Glory






*waits for an American to come along and ask why it isnt called Jello* :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

5/10 for what its worth

beowulf;1304541 wrote: 5/10 for what its worth


*you might have done better with my questions and I might have done worse with yours* said theia, with still a little hint of disappointment but aware that she's being a bit childish

theia;1304588 wrote: *you might have done better with my questions and I might have done worse with yours* said theia, with still a little hint of disappointment but aware that she's being a bit childish


Ja. I had a couple on England & on Australia. One on the US. I guess it's the luck of the draw, huh?

grrrrr......got 8/10 today but it took twice as long as it would have as the other half interupted me right in the middle of doing the quiz :-5:-5:-5

beowulf;1304718 wrote: grrrrr......got 8/10 today but it took twice as long as it would have as the other half interupted me right in the middle of doing the quiz :-5:-5:-5


Grounds for divorce, surely.

I got me a ten. I might stand for parliament at this rate.

You obviously need me in that Trivia game, because I am strong. I am the bottom one carrying everybody else ! :yh_rotfl :p

G#Gill;1304798 wrote: I am the bottom one carrying everybody else ! :yh_rotfl :p


Talking of bottoms........we were weren't we ?

Could you tone down your ladies hip shaking......I find it distracting.

History? I had 2 questions that could be construed as mythological/Biblical history, 3 literature/word meanings/spelling, (1 of which I marked wrong) 2 musicals & 2 science & I wasted precious time puzzling over how they were "history." :-2 It's fun though!

Bruv;1304808 wrote: Talking of bottoms........we were weren't we ?

Could you tone down your ladies hip shaking......I find it distracting.


:yh_rotfl I can't do that Bruv! I've forgotten how besides I'm a Saga lout and growing old disgracefully! :yh_rotfl :p

Well then.......could you introduce me ?

Bruv;1304816 wrote: Well then.......could you introduce me ?


Of course ! Hi Bruv, I'm Gill ! :wah:

6/10..........but i only knew the answer to 1! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Just shows you that just ticking boxes can be better than thinking about the question and working out the answer ! I will have to try that some day :yh_rotfl

I got 4/10 - disgusting ! Still, I will just continue to be the strongest competitor ! :wah:

4/10 :rolleyes:...and i knew only one again!

I got asked about aspirin, that's a proper british question. I bet the americans never heard of the stuff.

spot;1305156 wrote: I got asked about aspirin, that's a proper british question. I bet the americans never heard of the stuff.
What? Only Brits get headaches?

YZGI;1305166 wrote: What? Only Brits get headaches?


I thought trade names got into the translation somewhere. Don't you call all painkillers Tylenol and then a code letter? Can you go into a pharmacy and ask for Aspirin?

spot;1305175 wrote: I thought trade names got into the translation somewhere. Don't you call all painkillers Tylenol and then a code letter? Can you go into a pharmacy and ask for Aspirin?
Of course.







Aspirin is widely used here

YZGI;1305178 wrote: Of course.







Aspirin is widely used here
In Alabama they just go gnaw on willow trees.

I have been put upon by japesters, it seems. I wonder what else within my assumed knowledge of the US is similarly tarnished.

Grits are prepared by roasting coarse-chopped hay? Don't tell me that one's wrong too?

spot;1305193 wrote: I have been put upon by japesters, it seems. I wonder what else within my assumed knowledge of the US is similarly tarnished.



Grits are prepared by roasting coarse-chopped hay? Don't tell me that one's wrong too?
I thought I felt a little poke in the ribs during this exchange.

That is by far the MOST difficult test yet. Full of very technical questions I wonder if my daughter who is a scientist would know the answers. I'll call her tonight. I guessed on 3 and was very close to the right answer. :wah: Besides, I'm working with a handicap--earthquakes trembling, high wind advisories & favorite quarterbacks misdeeding.

6/10

one of the questions was What is someone who makes wooden barrels called?....one of the answers was Moe :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

beowulf;1305309 wrote: 6/10

one of the questions was What is someone who makes wooden barrels called?....one of the answers was Moe :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


(must be my age )