http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tims/archive/2005/06/02/424536.aspx"Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar" "I'm trying to teach grandmother to suck eggs, I know" And then there's polystyrene, stationery cupboard, pushchair, fire brigade and many more... I'm learning what it's like to be an alien in a foreignen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tims/archive/2005/06/02/424536.aspx#424792Fri, 03 Jun 2005 15:13:42 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:424792denny:-) <br> <br>poor kid, some party time!<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=424792" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tims/archive/2005/06/02/424536.aspx#424759Fri, 03 Jun 2005 13:26:30 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:424759Will SullivanAs an American, I can verify that the first line will get you strange looks. The second line would be recognized by anybody between the ages 25-35 without much problem (search for &quot;Happy Happy Joy Joy&quot; and you'll find out why). And 'toilet' is a perfectly acceptable term for the crapper.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=424759" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tims/archive/2005/06/02/424536.aspx#424603Fri, 03 Jun 2005 02:54:38 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:424603Troy PhillipsAs an Australian I would have used all the UK terms/phrases except for your first line - thankfully Google came to the rescue (<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.briggs13.fsnet.co.uk/book/t.htm">http://www.briggs13.fsnet.co.uk/book/t.htm</a>)!<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=424603" width="1" height="1">