For all of our new American bretheren

johnnydawg68 · July 17, 2014

As one of, but certainly not the most senior American on GOT, it might be helpful for you to know about certain threads that will help you bed in. GOT has a glorious past, and many of it's most colorful members have burned brightly and then faded like dying stars in the sky.

First, we speak a different language here. It's part English, part Scouse, and part made up GOT language.

Read this thoroughly: http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/t...-colourful-words-appendix-2010-version.29081/

For you MLS fans: http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/mls-thread.26580/

Also, the thread that eased me into GOT life. I was a bit nervous at first to start posting, so I went straight for the music thread and go to know people in there: http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/t...rently-listening-to.105/page-996#post-2855113

ijjysmith · July 17, 2014

Thanks mate.

RaleighBlue · July 17, 2014

An addendum:

Avoid this thread at all costs. Don't be tempted to go in there. At least not until you've been burned so many times that nothing hurts anymore:
http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/the-everton-board-thread-2014-15.67767/

Pat's Van · July 17, 2014

gee thanks buddy

remind to buy you a corn dog and a bottle of suds sometime

y'all come back now

yeehaw

mezzrow · July 17, 2014

RaleighBlue said:
An addendum:

Avoid this thread at all costs. Don't be tempted to go in there. At least not until you've been burned so many times that nothing hurts anymore:
http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/the-everton-board-thread-2014-15.67767/

SerenityNigh · July 17, 2014

Pin this, right @Mods?

johnnydawg68 · July 17, 2014

Oh and the Brits LOVE it when you call it "soccer" and correct them on how to pronounce Aluminium.

johnnydawg68 · July 17, 2014

SerenityNigh said:
Pin this, right @Mods?

Damn straight, I'm performing a public service here!

mezzrow · July 17, 2014

johnnydawg68 said:
Oh and the Brits LOVE it when you call it "soccer" and correct them on how to pronounce Aluminium.

They also appreciate our advise to avoid a diet that consists of pasties, pasties, and...

pasties.

They're not the spangly things on women's breasts that your grandpa watched Little Egypt twirl around in East St. Louis during the war, BTW.

Google "welsh empanada" and see what you get. Still trying to figure out what a Zimmer frame is, dang it.

Bungle · July 17, 2014

Also Americans, it is essential that at some point you debate the gun laws in your country with us, we can then put you straight as to how you should be doing it.

Right @TX Bill?. *high five*

mezzrow · July 17, 2014

Bungle said:
Also Americans, it is essential that at some point you debate the gun laws in your country with us, we can then put you straight as to how you should be doing it.

Right @TX Bill?. *high five*

rascal · July 17, 2014

We also appreciate if if you have pineapple on your pizza

evertoniandy · July 17, 2014

rascal said:
We also appreciate if if you have pineapple on your pizza

Mods?

ste d' indica · July 17, 2014

johnnydawg68 said:
First, we speak a different language here. It's part English, part Scouse, and part made up GOT language.

Actually mate, pretty much 100% of the posts in here are delivered in Bolix.

Note: Bolix is an ancient Celtic based dialect used mainly now in the north west of England to convey knowledge and wisdom, often with impressive volume, the level of Bolix spoken tends to increase with libations offered to the olde blue gods of 1985.