calgal08
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Jun 27, 2014 15:43:46 GMT
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Post by calgal08 on Jul 27, 2014 14:25:04 GMT
I always remember when I moved to the US and friend (male) told me his wallet was in his fanny pack, I was like huh In England, a fanny pack is not something you would wear in public for all to see - and a guy definitely couldn't wear one
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Post by Jockscrap on Jul 27, 2014 22:25:15 GMT
All the Irn Bru ads are funny and worth checking out on YouTube. I've never heard of the BeeGees song
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jul 27, 2014 22:33:46 GMT
The Irn Bru ad is hysterical!!
I remember when my aunt referred to her fanny pack the look of horror on my ex's face, we were in Ireland and the waiter at the restaurant couldn't stop snickering.
I had to whisper what it meant my aunt Howled with laughter!
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Post by phoenixcov on Jul 28, 2014 0:13:26 GMT
My friend was dancing with a US soldier when she suddenly slapped his face hard and shouted, "how the f*** would you know?" He had told her she had a lovely fanny. Her friends were nearly on the floor laughing and he had a red hand mark on his face for the rest of the evening.
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Post by spitfiregirl on Jul 28, 2014 0:21:41 GMT
I never heard it referred to as that. Just your backside. "Sit on your fanny". And as a name for a girl. We wouldn't say that in the UK Fanny means buttocks ! If I didn't behave when I was a kid, I'd get smacked on the fanny!
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Jili
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Jun 26, 2014 1:26:48 GMT
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Post by Jili on Jul 28, 2014 0:25:46 GMT
To me, a fanny is a rear end.
I've heard the BeeGees song and it is actually one of my favorites of theirs.
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Post by gar on Jul 28, 2014 7:20:27 GMT
We wouldn't say that in the UK Fanny means buttocks ! To you guys maybe - not to Brits it doesn't!!
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eastcoastpea
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Jun 27, 2014 13:05:28 GMT
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 28, 2014 14:45:07 GMT
I never heard the song and I always liked their music. I would have just assumed that Fanny was a name. Around here a fanny is a rear end.
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Post by Kelpea on Jul 28, 2014 14:48:35 GMT
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 30, 2014 4:12:43 GMT
Yeah - you can imagine the infantile joy I got out of hearing the phrase 'fanny pack' for the first time! Probably the same as the infantile joy my aunty and I got when our Canadian ski instructor commented about us falling on our fannies!!!
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