The British two fingers is rather like giving the finger.Originally Posted by pattyt
I think it comes from medieval times when archers would be captured, they'd have their two fingers cut off so they could no longer pull back on the bowstring.
So if you show your two fingers, it's like saying, "Ha! Still got my two fingers!"
Of course this could all be a load of rubbish I heard somewhere, but I think it's true.
Its an old English way of the finger, from when the English fought the french and used bow and arrows and would put those two fingers up when the french shot off their fingers.
/\ thats what.
I think he actually says "nicked", not "nipped". Nicked is British (and Aussie) slang for caught, or in some cases stolen
^ Yeah, that would make sense. I couldn't quite make the word out, so I just guessed at the time.
Can anyone provide some more details to the "cocks drive ..." thing? I'd like to put that in as well. I think first cocks bought Porsches, then BMWs, now Audis.
EDIT: got the MiTo covered!
But I found another one in the news bit of 12x06. Jeremy has lost his voice and sprays it with something they call "synthetic celliver" or similar. I have no clue how that's spelled and didn't find anything on the net. Anyone?
EDIT: whoa, totally missed the 2nd page!!!
So I thought, but I watched it several times, and I think I'm safe to say he doesn't say "straight". Maybe he just swallowed parts of the word, I don't know. I left that bit out anyway. Thanks for the help mate!
I would say it was "synthetic saliva" or "spit," that's when Richard says "how do you know it's synthetic and not just some bloke [laughs]..."
Put that in, thanks!
Found another one in 12x06. In the russian car challenge at 27:12, James says something like: "If your name begins with 'r' and ends with 'thascargal', you might like to claim that we're wrong to blame communism for all these truly terrible cars."
What's that name thing?
I believe he says Arthur Scargill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Scargill.
That's it, perfect!
So I got Mr. Scargill and the "cock" in the database. I'll also cover the Archer's fingers.
But I also found another one. Still in 12x05, the russian cars. At 29:26, Jeremy says something about the Morris Marina.
"The unpleasant log layed by British Leyland after communism crapped like an itchy red blanket over the shop floor.
(...)
They had the affrontary, the bare-faced cheek to call this a "Super.".
What's that all about?
"The piece of shit was designed and built by British Leyland during the 70's, when it couldn't make any decent cars and it's extreme leftist workers were 'striking for their rights' more than they were 'bolting cars together'."
(...)
There was a Morris Marina trim that was named "Super".
As in "you're nicked sunshine!" Police to Criminal and "Some sod nicked me motor!" you to your mate down the pub on a Sunday lunch time.
Motor, (pronounced motah) in this context means car.
The archers story is that the French did indeed cut off the two fingers of the Archer who used them to draw the bow strings and were waved at the French to let them know what was in store for them in a pitched battle i.e. Fail. They won the 100 years war because the French avoided pitched battles and each and every town had to have a garrison hence man power shortage.
/EDIT Let me rephrase - that the above is the story I heard.
Okay, I was imprecise.
With "laying a log", I suppose Jeremy means defecating? And I don't get the connection between that "log" and the "itchy red blanket".
As for the "Super", what do the terms "affrontary" and "bare-faced cheek" mean?
Yes, "laying a log" is defecating. The log is the Morris Marina, and the "itchy red blanket" was a reference to irritation from wool blankets and red being a color that commonly symbolizes Communism.Okay, I was imprecise.
With "laying a log", I suppose Jeremy means defecating? And I don't get the connection between that "log" and the "itchy red blanket".
As for the "Super", what do the terms "affrontary" and "bare-faced cheek" mean?
"Bare-faced cheek" is making reference to mooning, and "effrontery" is just a universal English word (i.e. not a British phrase) that means "shameless or impudent boldness".
Now, I don't mean to be rude and piss on what is otherwise a really good idea... but the vast majority of these can be found with a two minute Google/Urban Dictionary/Wikipedia search. I don't really see a point in defining the symbolism of "communism creeping over the floor like an itchy red blanket" in what's supposed to be a catalog of "British jokes that you might not get", because that's not a British joke. If this loses it's focus and just turns into a "jokes you might not get in general" thread, you'll end up basically creating a "Top Gear for Blondes" wiki... and that's boring.
Might as well write what's quid (slang for GB Pound), for the daftest of us TG viewers.
Also, referring to the status of cars, there's 'nick', 'MOT', 'SitRep' and so on.
Other suggestions:
- Cow GTi, as the Audi TT
- Minicab
- AirCon
And a quote you forgot - "I have not had my teeth done!"
Originally Posted by WillDAQ 
11x01 - during the race between the Ferrari, Lambo, Audi R8, Merc, and Aston, at one point (about 4:20 seconds into the start of the episode), Jeremy says "I've got an Audi R8 right up my ____"
I can't decipher what he's saying. It sounds like anything from "trumpet" to "trump pit" to me.
Does anyone know what he's saying, and what it means?
It is trumpet. It probably means very very close to. I haven't found it anywhere as an official reference, but i guess it sounds right
"Trumpet" being your anus, specifically referencing flatulence; as in "right up my ass", which is another way of saying "very, very close".
trumpet is like another word for 'arse'.
'...right up my trumpet' - very close behind me.
Let me put it like this: I take myself as a yardstick. Everything I don't get goes in there. Now whether you define it as a dictionary for the average non-native English speaker or "Top Gear for Blondes" is your business. I however believe that all of these things belong in there. If future shows that there's too much irrelevant stuff, I can still throw it away. For now, I'll collect everything we have.Now, I don't mean to be rude and piss on what is otherwise a really good idea... but the vast majority of these can be found with a two minute Google/Urban Dictionary/Wikipedia search. I don't really see a point in defining the symbolism of "communism creeping over the floor like an itchy red blanket" in what's supposed to be a catalog of "British jokes that you might not get", because that's not a British joke. If this loses it's focus and just turns into a "jokes you might not get in general" thread, you'll end up basically creating a "Top Gear for Blondes" wiki... and that's boring.
Also, these things might sound very trivial to you, but I for example have a hard time finding a reference to moonshining when I feed google with "bare-faced cheek". It's obvious when you know it, but hard to figure out when you don't. Therefore, I find such things important to explain.
Coming back to the task at hand, I must confess I still don't get that blanket thing. I just don't see the connection between all the things. I get what he's trying to say since you explained it, but I don't see how these words go together.
Without coming all over Stephen Fry (oo-er, missus), the meaning of the V's is correct, but the archers thing is an urban myth. A nice urban myth, but a myth all the same.
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