hello............

[BigV]

good *morning* grynch.

so, given your geographical advantage over me, how was Friday?

[grynch]

hi monkey.. I live in the french speaking part of Switzerland ( geneva ) and I've just googled your name and I could find very few monkey's here.

( I did find "cheese eating surrender monkey" but they had a proper french residence )

and hiya Dana .... just to add to the confusion here...I am actually a Yank transplanted over here... however mrs. G is Brit.. from near London originally but lived in Huddersfield for awhile... donkey's years ago.

[grynch]

Originally Posted by BigV

good *morning* grynch.

so, given your geographical advantage over me, how was Friday?

BigV... hell.... let me tell ya..... just go back to bed now... or like me start dreaming of that first vodka tonic ( in about 2 hrs. )

[grynch]

DanaC.. just noticed the tag under your name.... are you a proper Brit or a transplant Canuck'ian?

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by grynch

no, not angry ( remember I don't live in Wisconsin ) and.. no... not early either...

*checking my cuckoo clock*... nearly 3pm



07-29-2011, 02:59 PM

Hey! That's the American dating convention. Are you an ex-pat?

Welcome to The Cellar.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by grynch

hi monkey.. I live in the french speaking part of Switzerland ( geneva ) and I've just googled your name and I could find very few monkey's here.

( I did find "cheese eating surrender monkey" but they had a proper french residence )

and hiya Dana .... just to add to the confusion here...I am actually a Yank transplanted over here... however mrs. G is Brit.. from near London originally but lived in Huddersfield for awhile... donkey's years ago.

Well, I said my maiden name. monkey is my married name.

[grynch]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Welcome grynch.

My maiden name is from Switzerland...the frenchie part, though don't ask me where that would be.

OK... hope this helps...

[grynch]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Hey! That's the American dating convention. Are you an ex-pat?

Welcome to The Cellar.

thanks.... the date format... unless I've not found how to change.. is set to standard American but yes... more recently I am American expat... living over here 11 years now

"deep breath"
originally Canadian ( born in N.S. ) American by law, married to a Brit and living in the land of Cheese.

gee..... I should work for the United Nations with all that going on.

[infinite monkey]

Thanks for that map. I'd never seen it laid out like that!

[DanaC]

*grins* no, I am not a Canuck. That was just a play on the way my name sounds.

I'm a Lancashire lass, transplanted across the Pennines to Yorkshire. About a 20 minute drive from Huddersfield as it goes.

[grynch]

Dana.. ok... I've never been up that was but mrs. tells me it's God's country ( with the possible exception of Huddersfield itself !!!!!!!!!!!! )

[grynch]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Thanks for that map. I'd never seen it laid out like that!

it's a weird country this.... the germans don't like the french, the french don't like the italians.. and the italians don't like anyone.

( mrs. and I had a couple of days away at a mountain resort just recently ... just above the second "e" in Lake Geneva on that map... maybe 15 miles from the french speaking area and not a soul spoke french )

[Pete Zicato]

Where did you grow up in the states? What are you doing for a living in Swissland?

If and when you do piss someone off here, I will probably burst out into song. It's practically required.

[grynch]

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Where did you grow up in the states? What are you doing for a living in Swissland?

If and when you do piss someone off here, I will probably burst out into song. It's practically required.

Pete... I grew up ( as much as some will allow I have grown up ) just to the west of Boston

and were do I work?

Originally Posted by grynch

gee..... I should work for the United Nations with all that going on.

umm.... don't tell..... I do work for the U.N.
( one of the lesser agencies )


ohh... and I can't remember sh*te ... I nearly forgot to mention I'm so good at pissin' people off you better get your song ready.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by grynch

Dana.. ok... I've never been up that was but mrs. tells me it's God's country ( with the possible exception of Huddersfield itself !!!!!!!!!!!! )

Har! Hudd's ok. Fairly typical West Yorkshire town.


As to God's Country:

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=15038