Is TPU American?

[erocker]

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]

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

We call them flashlights here in the US.

 

[cadaveca]

oh geez......that's totally NOT what anyone was thinking, I bet.

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

 

[erocker]

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]

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?

 

[erocker]

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]

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

 

[cadaveca]

Definitely not.

Speak for yourself.

 

[Aquinus]

Definitely not.

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

Speak for yourself.

+1:

 

[erocker]

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]

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

Ya, gimmeasec, brats on.

 

[Animalpak]

Cristian_25H from Romania ? Nice !

 

[trickson]

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

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.

 

[trickson]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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!

 

[chaotic_uk]

no uk based staff , little suprised tbh

 

[erocker]

no uk based staff , little suprised tbh

Tatty_One is from the UK.

 

[trickson]

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]

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?

no uk based staff , little suprised tbh

Tatty is from the UK. There have been others.

 

[trickson]

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]

Take it easy with the language please.

 

[cadaveca]

battery operated light source

ON a stick.


shape.