Silversea Water Cooler: Welcome! Part Five

[Tothesunset]

Djokovic failed in his Escape from Alcaraz. 

Edited July 17, 2023 by Tothesunset

[zqtchas]

[Mr Luxury]

14 minutes ago, Tothesunset said:

Djokovic failed in his Escape from Alcaraz. 

That's old now 😀

[Mr Luxury]

9 minutes ago, zqtchas said:

If only Sir Les Patterson were still alive.

He'd make a great CD

[rojaan19]

5 hours ago, zqtchas said:

Where do  Ron and I sign up  !!!  You got me at the Acca Dacca night -  all  that head banging  !!

[Daveywavey70]

Does anybody know if a Cravate is a suitable substitute for a neck tie on formal nights? Apologies to any coolers not in the know.

[lincslady]

1 hour ago, Daveywavey70 said:

Does anybody know if a Cravate is a suitable substitute for a neck tie on formal nights? Apologies to any coolers not in the know.

 

What did I say,  Davey??!!    Stop it.   And the answer is no, and just to be annoying, it is spelt cravat.

 

Lola

[Host Jazzbeau]

1 hour ago, lincslady said:

And the answer is no, and just to be annoying, it is spelt cravat.

And to be even more annoying, in the US it is spelled cravat.  

Spelt is a type of wheat:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelt  😉

[lincslady]

Jazzbeau  -  I just  looked it up, as I felt a fool, but either is correct, my version more used in the UK  than the USA..  I admit when I reread it I doubted myself, it does look odd.  And the only prize I got at school was for spelling!  Agreed that spelt is also a type of wheat.

 

Lola

 

 

[Host Jazzbeau]

Lola I didn't mean to imply that you were wrong – I assumed it was another of our 'shared language' differences!

[drron29]

43 minutes ago, lincslady said:

Jazzbeau  -  I just  looked it up, as I felt a fool, but either is correct, my version more used in the UK  than the USA..  I admit when I reread it I doubted myself, it does look odd.  And the only prize I got at school was for spelling!  Agreed that spelt is also a type of wheat.

 

Lola

 

 

Don't worry Lola those Americans can't even say aluminium properly.

And the way they say Brisbane is the bane of my life.

[lincslady]

Jazzbeau    I suppose I am a bit touchy as spelling  is the only thing apart from speaking reasonable  French that I am good at.  Neither all that  useful in the real world.

 

Lola

[mysty]

Greetings Coolers!

 

Today's funny.....

 

 

Have a great safe fun day all!

[Emtbsam]

10 hours ago, Daveywavey70 said:

Does anybody know if a Cravate is a suitable substitute for a neck tie on formal nights? Apologies to any coolers not in the know.

My SO used to wear one from time to time on informal nights but goes the traditional route on formal nights.  

[spinnaker2]

12 hours ago, Daveywavey70 said:

Does anybody know if a Cravate is a suitable substitute for a neck tie on formal nights? Apologies to any coolers not in the know.

All i can say is foolard.  Or is it foulard…

 

 

Edited July 18, 2023 by spinnaker2

[spinnaker2]

O the metonymy.

[lincslady]

My education is improving all the time on here - I thought foulard was just a silky fabric; now I know it can mean the scarf or tie made from the fabric.  I will be ready for my final exams soon.

[Emtbsams]

59 minutes ago, spinnaker2 said:

O the metonymy.

Had to look that one up!

[Mr Luxury]

34 minutes ago, lincslady said:

My education is improving all the time on here - I thought foulard was just a silky fabric; now I know it can mean the scarf or tie made from the fabric.  I will be ready for my final exams soon.

And a cruise. 

When is your next trip?

[zqtchas]

1 hour ago, lincslady said:

My education is improving all the time on here - I thought foulard was just a silky fabric; now I know it can mean the scarf or tie made from the fabric.  I will be ready for my final exams soon.

 

[gnome12]

3 hours ago, Emtbsams said:

Had to look that one up!

Me too. I thought I had a pretty good vocabulary, but that stumped me. 

[Lirio]

13 hours ago, drron29 said:

Don't worry Lola those Americans can't even say aluminium properly.

And the way they say Brisbane is the bane of my life.

Thanks God you can only see my typing mistakes, not my speaking. Cooler is also education: I learned a new word....cravat......

[Emtbsams]

2 hours ago, Lirio said:

Thanks God you can only see my typing mistakes, not my speaking. Cooler is also education: I learned a new word....cravat......

Uma gravata - sounds a bit the same.

[drron29]

 

 

[mysty]

20 minutes ago, drron29 said:

 

 

 

Not where I thought Picard was going with this! 🤣