deanb Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 It'll run from say the west end to the east end, stopping at many stops along the way to drop off and pick up passengers. You say where you want to get off along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 it's a fixed route, with several fixed bus stops along the route. you tell him which stop on the route you want to get off at. he charges accordingly.   It'll run from say the west end to the east end, stopping at many stops along the way to drop off and pick up passengers. You say where you want to get off along the way.  Oh that's not too different then. I've been on the bus in Seattle, NYC, and San Francisco and the way it worked is you would get off at a stop by pulling a wire/pressing a button that indicates to the bus driver someone wants to get off on the bus stop. There is no price difference based on distance (unless you're going outside of a certain zone.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Then there is BART. If I recall correctly, the fare depends how far you are going which is sort of odd. MTA in NYC doesn't even do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Seattle's light rail does the same thing, just unlike Bart they're not as stingy about tapping your pass twice when you get on and off to make sure you pay. I have seen many people "accidentally" forget to pay on there, and there's no turnstile to walk through or anything to stop you from not paying.  Then again, it is substantially smaller than Bart, I imagine if that North expansion ever happens they'll crack down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Neither of those are buses though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I'd said I was off to bed as I was knackered. which got the query of "tired or drunk?". Knackered would be tired. But was fishing for a nice list of british drunk euphemisms (probably as many as there are digits in Pi) and this isn't but it is a nice list of slang: http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml Seems mostly about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I've never heard knackered used to mean drunk. Is that a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 It's probably just an American taking a guess with a word they're unfamiliar with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Â Apparently it's not pronounced "nut"-ella in the USA? Madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I've always heard it "new-TELL-a" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 It's NUT-ella. It's got nuts and ellas in it. GOSH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Â Apparently it's not pronounced "nut"-ella in the USA? Madness. Â Does that page say something different in other countries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) I always say Nuh-tella. I mean...you don't say Newt for nut. You say Nuh-t. As for New Tell uhhhh?I guess I just like saying things fast/blurred. Edited November 7, 2013 by Vecha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 @FDS: that page isn't on the UK site, but TV ads in the UK say NUTella. Â The reason I saw it was a post saying all americans are stupid to call it NOOtella, then someone else replied with that picture showing it's the correct pronunciation (in America at least) so the original post implied most/many people in the US call it newtelluh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Clearly everyone in the UK, including the marketing team, is wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 That's just my standard operating assumption about everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 How'd you guys pronounce hazlenuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Hey Zul Nuts?....Hazel...like Witch Hazel...What's another way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Apparently Hazel-new-ts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Bahaha....you are being sarcastic right? Have to be...Bahahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Well you guys seem pretty serious on beings newtella, despite the obvious "nut" in the name and not like short for "nouveau tella". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 It's also Nut-ella in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I just pronounce brand names the way the company says it should be pronounced... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 http://www.nutella.co.uk/en/tv-ad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I always went with that Dean posted and I bleed freedom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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