Comments on: The sow, the 20s, and the sausage-making machine. http://saltwatersteve.com/travel/2007/03/19/the-sow-the-20s-and-the-sausage-making-machine/ the worldwide wanderings of Meghan and Steve Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:57:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: mom http://saltwatersteve.com/travel/2007/03/19/the-sow-the-20s-and-the-sausage-making-machine/#comment-65 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:16:54 +0000 http://saltwatersteve.com/travel/2007/03/19/the-sow-the-20s-and-the-sausage-making-machine/#comment-65 Hi y'all! Neenan....I'm sure you remember Jacques asking me if I were going to eat the "trottoir" of my pizza at a restaurant in Trouville, in Normandy. Apparently, the crust all around the edge of the pizza is considered the "sidewalk"....ha ha. And of course, that evolved into a group of expressions using "trottoir"....as in "faire le trottoir".....(doing the sidewalk, literally, where we would say "street walker".) And I can't remember who came up with the "cross-eyed" expression....un oeil dit merde à l'autre"....one eye says "shit" to the other! Was that something you picked up? It still cracks me up, but how true! I may think of others, but you really have a good start on an interesting collection....aren't languages fascinating!? Love, Mom (to be) Hi y’all!
Neenan….I’m sure you remember Jacques asking me if I were going to eat the “trottoir” of my pizza at a restaurant in Trouville, in Normandy. Apparently, the crust all around the edge of the pizza is considered the “sidewalk”….ha ha. And of course, that evolved into a group of expressions using “trottoir”….as in “faire le trottoir”…..(doing the sidewalk, literally, where we would say “street walker”.)
And I can’t remember who came up with the “cross-eyed” expression….un oeil dit merde à l’autre”….one eye says “shit” to the other! Was that something you picked up? It still cracks me up, but how true!
I may think of others, but you really have a good start on an interesting collection….aren’t languages fascinating!?
Love, Mom (to be)

]]> by: Chris Snyder http://saltwatersteve.com/travel/2007/03/19/the-sow-the-20s-and-the-sausage-making-machine/#comment-64 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:26:33 +0000 http://saltwatersteve.com/travel/2007/03/19/the-sow-the-20s-and-the-sausage-making-machine/#comment-64 try this website... idiomsite.com It has idioms from all English-speaking countries in alphabetical order. the one that comes to mind after the description of the rain? The shit hit the fan..... Our "lock, stock and barrell" is similar to the sow,20's, etc. Or "the whole 9 yards", etc. I enjoy the postings! Hasta Luego! Chris Snyder try this website…
idiomsite.com
It has idioms from all English-speaking countries in alphabetical order.
the one that comes to mind after the description of the rain?
The shit hit the fan…..
Our “lock, stock and barrell” is similar to the sow,20’s, etc.
Or “the whole 9 yards”, etc.
I enjoy the postings!
Hasta Luego!
Chris Snyder

]]> by: saltwatersteve http://saltwatersteve.com/travel/2007/03/19/the-sow-the-20s-and-the-sausage-making-machine/#comment-63 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:55:46 +0000 http://saltwatersteve.com/travel/2007/03/19/the-sow-the-20s-and-the-sausage-making-machine/#comment-63 No we don't say "pissing down" unless we are talking about men relieving their bladders from a second story porch (or similar). We have crafted a verb for this (to porch). Thanks for reminding me. No we don’t say “pissing down” unless we are talking about men relieving their bladders from a second story porch (or similar). We have crafted a verb for this (to porch). Thanks for reminding me.

]]> by: Naomi http://saltwatersteve.com/travel/2007/03/19/the-sow-the-20s-and-the-sausage-making-machine/#comment-62 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:57:48 +0000 http://saltwatersteve.com/travel/2007/03/19/the-sow-the-20s-and-the-sausage-making-machine/#comment-62 Have a spanish friend here who says the most common mistake for spaniards living in the UK, is to say they're constipated instead of congested. Was crying laughing the first time I heard that one. Can't think of any raining or everything sayings except the more literal "it's pissing down". Do you not use that for heavy rain?? Loving the blogs and all the food and dance posts make me very jealous!! Hope all continues very well!! Big hug N.xxx. Have a spanish friend here who says the most common mistake for spaniards living in the UK, is to say they’re constipated instead of congested. Was crying laughing the first time I heard that one.

Can’t think of any raining or everything sayings except the more literal “it’s pissing down”. Do you not use that for heavy rain??

Loving the blogs and all the food and dance posts make me very jealous!!

Hope all continues very well!!

Big hug
N.xxx.

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