Sudoku Puzzles

The A1 in UK was always known as the main trunk road north

Goodness - page 7!
Had a very late finish to my night shift, so have been asleep most of the day, and suspect it won't be long until I return to that place!!

You have the Latin word Truncus - a stump or stem. Following on from that truncated, truncheon. It is wonderful to find out how words have evolved...perhaps elephants trunk is used because of them trumpeting? Anyway I had better cut this short...
Nice to see a few familiar faces posting today More...

Trust me to be the one to post the rude ones:
Rubber, meaning eraser in UK and Oz, ia a condom in USA. Fanny, meaning bottom, buttocks, thing you sit on in USA, means "girl bits" (female genitalia) in UK and Oz.

CP you mean 'front bottom' as opposed to ' back bottom'!

Wow Ian you must be so proud of me, and without me realising too!

2:04, hi all.

Subway or Metro in US is tube in England.

Good morning world. Its 6:40 in nemo, tx.

Truck in US is lorry in UK.

Parking lot in US is car park in UK.

Good morning tricia, and anyone else who's still around!

In the old days 'a trunk' could be an oversize wooden suitcase. I think that came before its use for a car-boot. Those trunks were used for long-distance travelling away for some time with a lot of luggage - so it could be related to the word in
'a trunk (long distance) call'.

I think we use both truck and lorry equally these days, Jane.

did anyone say the a 'biscuit' in UK is a cookie.

And in Australia, tricia!

How 'bout 'bloody' in UK as an curse word and in USA just lots of blood.

Sweets in UK
Lollies in Oz
Candy in US

Chocolate in UK
Chocolate in US
Chocolate in OZ

There are somethings you cannot improve on

Motorway in UK
Highway in US
?????? in OZ

What did the cookie say when its mate was run over by a truck?
"CRUMBS!"

What is 'a soda' in USA?

depends on what part of the country you live in, rayray. In the Midwest, it's "pop"; in the East it's "soda". It's "soft drink" lots of place in the States, and in some parts of the South it's "Coke" (I guess because Coca-Cola was invented there, so it became a generic term for all soft drinks.

Interesting how an ad for "A&W root beer" suddenly appeared above. It looks like certain words trigger these ads.

Poof! Now it's gone.

Jane, in the rural south among oldtimers, any soft drink is a COCA COLA.

What exatly is sarsparilla? or root beer

Then there are the words that are spelled the same but spoken differently. My friend from the UK speaks of the GAY-rage, but here it is the ga-RAGE.
AND in the USA a garage is a place to park your vehicle to keep it out of the yard, but for her, it is a place that sells petrol ( gasoline)

We call a place that sells gasoline a service station, or a filling station.

USA biscuits
UK scones

USA Jello
Aussie Jelly

USA Jelly, Jam, or Preserves
Aussie Jam ??

USA Dessert
UK and Aussie, Sweets or pudding

And I have yet to figure out just what a vanilla slice is.

USA sweater
OZ and UK Jumper

USA sweat suit
OZ tracky dacks or some such spelling

USA Swim suit or bathing suit
OZ bathers or cozzie

JANE, become a supporting member. We do not see the adds.

MizT - Oops! I didn't mean to sound like an expert on southern terminology, being a relative newcomer. I thought "Coke" was pretty much universal in the South when referring to all soft drinks. I didn't realize most southerners said "Coca-Cola". My excuse is that where I live, there are more transplants than natives!!! I learn something new every day!

But MizT, if everyone became a supporting member, Gath would lose his advertising revenue!!!

Vanilla slice: A thick layer of vanilla custard - 2cm or so - between two layers of flaky pastry and topped with vanilla icing (frosting). Yummy!
I prefer not to think about the term some use for them while I'm eating one though. It refers to the discharge from one's nose!

That sounds like a pastry we call a Napoleon.

Yep in Vic I think it is a Sn#t Box Judy hehe!

Back in my skinny days, I made them a lot! We were particularly fond of Napoleons made with fresh raspberries. Sigh!!!

Stop it all of you or you will end up with Junk in your trunk!