Battra92 Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Due to the large amount of infrastructure required on public land (telephone and electric poles, cable and gas lines buried underground and under city streets etc.) there's no real way around a utility company being anything but a sort of government sponsored monopoly. I may be talking out of my arse but will that always be the case? With the increase in private funding for R&D regarding new and sustainable energy, could the model change to a more competitive, less restrictive one as the old limitations of nuclear, hydroelectic and fossil fuel energy are conquered by new and more efficient types of energy - at least on a private scale? While the transmission of power to be zapped out of the air was demonstrated in the Republic Serial "Manhunt of Mystery Island," there really is very little chance of everyone generating their own electricity anytime soon. Some people do it with solar panels but the cost to install and maintain is cost prohibitive. You also have to set your house up as all electric and even if you do run all your own electricity, you're still on the grid for backup. Also right now, Natural Gas is in such huge supply I see those companies growing due to their price advantage over oil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Does Randy have the meaning of feeling sexually aroused in America? I ask because if it does I find it surprising it is such a common name there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Yes, it does, but it's not very common that people use it. "Horny" is more common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Most my replies will be from Mike Myers films now, it seems... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I think in the UK it's somewhat archaic to say randy, similarly frisky is something you'd only expect someone posh to say with a straight face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 In the UK there is apparently a saying "In donkey's years" meaning a long time. In the US there was a phrase "In a coon's age" which refers to the mistaken old belief that raccoons lived to be very old (they don't; 10-12 years tops) but since coon is also used as a racial slur the phrase has fallen out of favor and is rarely heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Randy is a pretty common name in Texas so people don't usually use it for the sexual connotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Randy is a pretty common name in Texas so people don't usually use it for the sexual connotation. Well fanny used to be a common(ish) name in the UK. And look how that turned out. Start using randy in the "I'm horny" way more often n the amount of Randys will most likely decline. How many Dicks do you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Well fanny used to be a common(ish) name in the UK. And look how that turned out. Start using randy in the "I'm horny" way more often n the amount of Randys will most likely decline. How many Dicks do you know? Yeah, I just don't think randy is on the rise here, like Ethan said, everyone says horny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Watching Batman: TAS recently it cracked me up every time anyone addressed Dick Grayson with his name at the end of the sentence. "Thanks, Dick." "That's a good idea, Dick." I have the sense of humor of a 7 year old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 It's "Donkey's Ears" technically. A rhyming slang thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDex Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 It's "Donkey's Ears" technically. A rhyming slang thing. That slang is brown bread these days. I prefer to use "Yonks". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I prefer to just use words that mean what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 And you call yourself a lawyer??? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 After watching Undercover Boss Abroad, I am now highly interested in sampling some fried chicken from this fine establishment know. as Southern Fried Chicken, a UK brand. Cheeseburgers, fries, and greasy fried chicken in one place! Granted, the stores looked pretty run down, but it is hard to beat a good fried chicken, even if you get sick and die! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 I feel there's some key context missing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 http://www.southernfriedchicken.co.uk/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/multi-millionaire-fried-chicken-boss-calls-140661 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 I wasn't aware it was a brand. Bunch of places and products under that name (since obviously the "Kentucky" one is a bit used already). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchikoma Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 http://www.southernfriedchicken.co.uk/ http://www.mirror.co...ss-calls-140661 "Mr Withers, 48, from Reading, Berks, holds himself personally responsible for the decline because he took his eye off his UK business while he was opening up 700 shops across the globe." Reading, Berks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Hehe. Berks is short for Berkshire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Is that phonetic spelling for 'premiere'? In the case of football, it is 'premier', pronounced prem-ee-uh. Why do British people when speaking leave the r off the end of words like "premier" but then add r's to the end of words like "idea"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchikoma Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Is that phonetic spelling for 'premiere'? In the case of football, it is 'premier', pronounced prem-ee-uh. Why do British people when speaking leave the r off the end of words like "premier" but then add r's to the end of words like "idea"? That's an awesome question, and knowing a little bit about the vocabulary, I looked it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Loss of coda /r/ apparently became widespread in southern England during the 18th century And people think I'm crazy when I point out that the British in the 1700s didn't have British accents. It was closer to how most Americans speak now. This transformation happened after the US Revolution (or whatever you call it across the pond.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 I could've sworn we'd gone over this before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 after 63 pages and a few hundred before that it's all by this point right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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