My family and I did the cracker thing last christmas here -- I found a place here in Georgia that sells them. I think they're great and hope they take off over here in the states.
By the way, I recently saw "Bridget Jones Diary" and there is a scene where Bridget and her father are watching t.v. and wearing the paper crowns that come from a cracker. I'm sure most of the amerikuns who saw the movie had no clue.... Tim P. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Arnold - ASP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 4:56 AM Subject: RE: Only in Britain > > whilst quite amusing (whilst, Ben?) > > these are by no means uniquely British ! > > almost all of them apply here in the US > > I know, I know, but it's posted as I received it... > > > possible exceptions: > > > > "cracker pulling" - is that the party noisemaker where you > > pull a string forcefully to make it go off like a firecracker? > > Crackers seem to be a uniquely British thing > At Christmas we have Crackers on the table to pull after the meal, > they're little tubes with ties around them to hold the "gifts", sort of > shaped like this > > ---- ---------- ---- > \ / \ / > X X > / \ / \ > ---- ---------- ---- > > They "crack" when you pull them (one person on each end) and have > several things insdide; > A paper hat, a crap joke and a "prize" which is usually very cheap and > rubbish, such as a plastic ring, a small pack of cards, a "magic" trick, > etc. > > > our cars weigh thousands of pounds and are worth thousands of > > dollars :-) > > Hehehe - funny that, ours only weigh a few ounces... > > > most beer bottles have twist-off caps > > (although there may be some stupid enough to try to remove > > these with their teeth) > > Twist off tops are only used on certain makes over here, so some still > require a bottle-opener... Thus people breaking their teeth... > > > what's a Scalextric car ?? > > Think a toy race car set... Where the cars run in little slots... You > have a hand controller to control the speed - and that's it! > http://www.Scalextric.com > > Philip Arnold > Technical Director > Certified ColdFusion Developer > ASP Multimedia Limited > T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133 > F: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > An ISO9001 registered company. > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > ********************************************************************** > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
