Hungry Bird Takes Matters Into Its Own Talons...

[cmotherofpirl]

[url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/6907994.stm"]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotlan...ast/6907994.stm[/url]

[scardella]

Crisps?

[Noel's angel]

Yes, crisps. The proper name for those things Americans call 'potato chips' or somthing...

[Cow of Shame]

Impressive. But is it [u][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsXtDKdU0Q"]THIS impressive[/url][/u]?

[Sojourner]

[quote name='Cow of Shame' post='1339670' date='Jul 24 2007, 10:42 AM']Impressive. But is it [u][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsXtDKdU0Q"]THIS impressive[/url][/u]?[/quote]
I totally thought of that video when I saw this thread.

[tojo]

[quote name='Noel's angel' post='1339543' date='Jul 24 2007, 09:17 AM']Yes, crisps. The proper name for those things Americans call 'potato chips' or somthing... [/quote]

Since we invented them, I think we get to choose their proper name. :

[quote]It is believed that the original potato chip recipe was created by Native American/African American chef George Crum, at Moon's Lake House near Saratoga Springs, New York, on August 24, 1853. He was fed up with a customer — by some accounts Cornelius Vanderbilt (although this has been called into question) — who continued to send his fried potatoes back, because he thought they were too thick and soggy. Crum decided to slice the potatoes so thin that they couldn't be eaten with a fork, nor fried normally in a pan, so he decided to stir-fry the potato slices. Against Crum's expectation, the guest was ecstatic about the new chips. They became a regular item on the lodge's menu under the name "Saratoga Chips." They soon became popular throughout New England. Eventually, potato chips spread beyond chef-cooked restaurant fare and began to be mass produced for home consumption; Dayton, Ohio-based Mike-sell's Potato Chip Company, founded in 1910, calls itself the "oldest potato chip company in the United States".[/quote]

[Lil Red]

[quote name='Cow of Shame' post='1339670' date='Jul 24 2007, 09:42 AM']Impressive. But is it [u][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsXtDKdU0Q"]THIS impressive[/url][/u]?[/quote]
woah

[cmotherofpirl]

[quote name='Cow of Shame' post='1339670' date='Jul 24 2007, 12:42 PM']Impressive. But is it [u][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsXtDKdU0Q"]THIS impressive[/url][/u]?[/quote]
That was not impressive.

[Cow of Shame]

[quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1339743' date='Jul 24 2007, 02:10 PM']That was not impressive.[/quote]

apparently you're the only one in here to have trained a gerbil to stalk and disembowel wild turkeys.

[Tink]

[color="#4169E1"][b] Cow of Shame, I'd forgotten how much I missed your sense of humor! : [/b][/color]

[Noel's angel]

[quote name='tomasio127' post='1339711' date='Jul 24 2007, 06:25 PM']Since we invented them, I think we get to choose their proper name. :[/quote]


When you speak English, you should go with English terms :

Edited July 24, 2007 by Noel's angel

[Sojourner]

[quote name='Noel's angel' post='1339801' date='Jul 24 2007, 01:41 PM']When you speak English, you should go with English terms :[/quote]
To the inventor(s) go naming privileges ...

[scardella]

[quote name='Noel's angel' post='1339543' date='Jul 24 2007, 09:17 AM']Yes, crisps. The proper name for those things Americans call 'potato chips' or somthing... [/quote]

Why is it that the Brits always think they can speak better English than us?

I say we should just stop pretending we speak the same language and start telling the truth. We speak American.

[Tink]

[quote name='scardella' post='1339827' date='Jul 24 2007, 02:46 PM']Why is it that the Brits always think they can speak better English than us?

I say we should just stop pretending we speak the same language and start telling the truth. We speak American.[/quote]

[color="#4169E1"][b]
Totally.[/b][/color]

[Noel's angel]

[quote name='scardella' post='1339827' date='Jul 24 2007, 09:46 PM']Why is it that the Brits always think they can speak better English than us?

I say we should just stop pretending we speak the same language and start telling the truth. We speak American.[/quote]


I refuse to be labelled as a 'Brit' lol. British people generally DO speak better English than Americans. Technically you speak American-English which is really just a poor form of English :