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  1. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:30 PM #26
    erocker

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    I understand (in both US and UK terms) everything except the torch part. :p
     
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  2. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:32 PM #27
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  3. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:33 PM #28
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    oh geez...:eek:...that's totally NOT what anyone was thinking, I bet.:laugh:

    And there you have given the perfect example. Well done. ;)
     
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  4. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:34 PM #29
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    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.
     
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  5. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:36 PM #30
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    I'm even confused by this. Must be a Wisconsin thing. ;)

    Doesn't anyone use a lantern anymore? :confused:
     
  6. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:38 PM #31
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    Definitely not.

    Wisconsin:

    Oh hey dere! Could ya get me da flashlight outta da trunk err no?
     
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  7. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:39 PM #32
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    Too bad Tatty is on "holiday" (we call it vacation). He would have a great time with this thread.
     
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  8. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:39 PM #33
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    cadaveca My name is Dave

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    Speak for yourself. :roll:
     
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  9. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:39 PM #34
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    Really? Because I don't find torches in my boots very often. :laugh:
    +1: :roll:
     
  10. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:40 PM #35
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    I believe Kreij was explaining the UK version of things... So the point has been missed by you and Dave.
     
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  11. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:40 PM #36
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    Ya, gimmeasec, brats on.
     
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  12. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:41 PM #37
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    Cristian_25H from Romania ? Nice !
     
  13. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:43 PM #38
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    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:
     
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  14. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:44 PM #39
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    trickson OH, I have such a headache

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    LOL. Holiday? Really? That's Queer.
     
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  15. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:45 PM #40
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    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.

    ;)
     
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  16. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:45 PM #41
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    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.
     
  17. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:46 PM #42
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    Torch makes more sense to me.

    Torch:
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    Modern torch:
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    Do flashlights flash? I don't want a flashlight flashing when I'm trying to get around in the dark.
     
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  18. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:46 PM #43
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    trickson OH, I have such a headache

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    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:
     
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  19. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:46 PM #44

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    no uk based staff , little suprised tbh
     
  20. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:47 PM #45
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    Tatty_One is from the UK.
     
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  21. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:48 PM #46
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    trickson OH, I have such a headache

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  22. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:48 PM #47
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    Because they used torches for light before there were flashlights? :slap:

    Tatty is from the UK. There have been others.
     
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  23. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:50 PM #48
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    trickson OH, I have such a headache

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    I know this! But a torch is FIRE on A FUCKING STICK! A flashlight is and always has been a battery operated light source.
     
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  24. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:51 PM #49
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    Take it easy with the language please. :)
     
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  25. Apr 22, 2013 at 11:51 PM #50
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    cadaveca My name is Dave

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    ON a stick.


    shape.
     
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