Is TPU American?

erocker · Apr 22, 2013

Kreij said:
You know, trickson, like "Go get the torch, it's in the boot."

I understand (in both US and UK terms) everything except the torch part.

Kreij · Apr 22, 2013

http://www.torchdirect.co.uk/

We call them flashlights here in the US.

cadaveca · Apr 22, 2013

oh geez... :eek:

...that's totally NOT what anyone was thinking, I bet. :laugh:

And there you have given the perfect example. Well done.

erocker · Apr 22, 2013

Kreij said:
http://www.torchdirect.co.uk/

We call them flashlights here in the US.

Funny, my family calls them torches. At least my mother does, not sure about my dad since he isn't from the UK.

*...and yes, I totally wasn't thinking about flashlights. lol.

Aquinus · Apr 22, 2013

Kreij said:
You know, trickson, like "Go get the torch, it's in the boot."

I'm even confused by this. Must be a Wisconsin thing.

Doesn't anyone use a lantern anymore? :confused:

erocker · Apr 22, 2013

Aquinus said:
I'm even confused by this. Must be a Wisconsin thing.

Doesn't anyone use a lantern anymore?

Definitely not.

Wisconsin:

Oh hey dere! Could ya get me da flashlight outta da trunk err no?

Kreij · Apr 22, 2013

Too bad Tatty is on "holiday" (we call it vacation). He would have a great time with this thread.

cadaveca · Apr 22, 2013

erocker said:
Definitely not.

Speak for yourself. :roll:

Aquinus · Apr 22, 2013

erocker said:
Definitely not.

Really? Because I don't find torches in my boots very often. :laugh:

cadaveca said:
Speak for yourself.

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erocker · Apr 22, 2013

Aquinus said:
Really? Because I don't find torches in my boots very often.

+1:

I believe Kreij was explaining the UK version of things... So the point has been missed by you and Dave.

Kreij · Apr 22, 2013

erocker said:
Oh hey dere! Could ya get me da flashlight outta da trunk err no?

Ya, gimmeasec, brats on.

Animalpak · Apr 22, 2013

Cristian_25H from Romania ? Nice !

trickson · Apr 22, 2013

Kreij said:
http://www.torchdirect.co.uk/

We call them flashlights here in the US.

LOL Man I was trying to make sense of the thing till you spot on did it! Thank you :respect:

Man a flashlight! A fucking Flashlight is what you were talking about! Torch? WTF does some one need a torch? Now flashlight that makes perfect sense to me. :respect:

trickson · Apr 22, 2013

Kreij said:
Too bad Tatty is on "holiday" (we call it vacation). He would have a great time with this thread.

LOL. Holiday? Really? That's Queer.

cadaveca · Apr 22, 2013

trickson said:
Now flashlight that makes perfect sense to me.

Once upon a time, in a very far away place, there wasn't electricity, and they used this thing, called fire, to light their way. They held this thing, this fire, on a stick, and hence the torch was born.

I love technology.

BiggieShady · Apr 22, 2013

Kreij said:
That's simply not true and has nothing to do with prejudice. The vernacular, including slang and colloquialisms, of a region may be completely incomprehensible to someone from another country who was not raised using your native language.
It is always best to speak/write in the manner that is most effective for communication with someone who may not be familiar with what you consider "normal".

For instance, "Go get the torch", means something completely different in the UK than in the US, and we both use the same language (more or less).

I like when I need to use google translate, babelfish, thesaurus or urban dictionary to get colloquialism I'm not familiar with. That means I'll learn something new. You see, your native language does not have same international status as my native language.

erocker · Apr 22, 2013

Torch makes more sense to me.

Torch:

Modern torch:

Do flashlights flash? I don't want a flashlight flashing when I'm trying to get around in the dark.

trickson · Apr 22, 2013

cadaveca said:
Once upon a time, in a very far away place, there wasn't electricity, and they used this thing, called fire, to light their way. They held this thing, this fire, on a stick, and hence the torch was born.

I love technology.

LOL I know I am stoned I just didn't get it man. Now why is it they call them torches then? When in fact they are NOT FIRE! STUPID! :twitch:

chaotic_uk · Apr 22, 2013

no uk based staff , little suprised tbh

erocker · Apr 22, 2013

chaotic_uk said:
no uk based staff , little suprised tbh

Tatty_One is from the UK.

trickson · Apr 22, 2013

erocker said:
Torch makes more sense to me.

Torch:
http://blog.fatherhood.org/Portals/135704/images/6910flaming_torch.jpg

Modern torch:
http://scratch.mit.edu/static/icons/gallery/9466.png?t=2008-10-05+14:34:57

Do flashlights flash? I don't want a flashlight flashing when I'm trying to get around in the dark.

Actually Yes they did this is where the name came from.

Torch LOL That is just dumb. Torch! AHHHHAAAAAAHHHHAAAAA!!!

Kreij · Apr 22, 2013

trickson said:
LOL I know I am stoned I just didn't get it man. Now why is it they call them torches then? When in fact they are NOT FIRE! STUPID!

Because they used torches for light before there were flashlights? :slap:

chaotic_uk said:
no uk based staff , little suprised tbh

Tatty is from the UK. There have been others.

trickson · Apr 22, 2013

Kreij said:
Because they used torches for light before there were flashlights?

Tatty is from the UK.

I know this! But a torch is FIRE on A FUCKING STICK! A flashlight is and always has been a battery operated light source.

erocker · Apr 22, 2013

Take it easy with the language please.

cadaveca · Apr 22, 2013

trickson said:
battery operated light source

ON a stick.

shape.

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