English to English translation needed...

[logamus]

yep, it was a fantastic game.

[cphilip]

Might have been if we coulda hung onto the dang ball. Not too much consistency from our recievers or QB so far this year. Kept our Defense on the field too much because of it. Was mighty hot out there too for that kinda thing. Not certain whats the problem with this Offense.

[logamus]

for an aggie, it was indeed a fantastic game.

[cphilip]

Yea your guys played pretty decent. Especialy in the second half. I was not too impressed with either of them in the first halfs I can tell ya that. But congrats to you for putting it together and realy coming on good in the second. Looked like they were clicking on all cylinders by then.

[logamus]

i take full credit for the ags. hehe

[cphilip]

Good then take credit for "You taw" as well.....

[swanster]

[cphilip]

...cheap as chips at a tenner means ???? I don't have a clue what he is saying and I am english :rofl:

I was so afraid this was gonna be the case... Perhaps its a localism or something? Regional sort of Slang... let me see if I can go back and find his exactl location.

[swanster]

probably london innit man :rofl:

[cphilip]

It says he is from

"west mids
United Kingdom/Birmingham"


And here is the link to the auction where he uses the phrase...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

[cphilip]

... ok.... I got a thought....

Perhaps the bidding started at 10 pounds?

Maybe he was saying its "Cheap as Chips (if bought) at a tenner"(ie bought at the opening bid price of a "tenner" which changed before I saw it).

Eh? Possible?

[Eatem Alive]

i think you nailed it there...that sounds right.

[cphilip]

sheesh.... that was a good puzzle. Must be it started at a Tenner then and so lost its meaning after the bidding went beyond that.

Dogs balls and rot and all that jolly good stuff.

[Jeffy-CanCon]

... ok.... I got a thought....

Perhaps the bidding started at 10 pounds?

Maybe he was saying its "Cheap as Chips (if bought) at a tenner"(ie bought at the opening bid price of a "tenner" which changed before I saw it).

Eh? Possible?

Isn't that basically what I said in my first post?

[cphilip]

...But it's not quite "cheap as fries at ten dollars", meaning as cheap as $10 french fries. The item being sold at $10 is as "cheap as chips", relative to it's own value. Chips being cheap and plentiful, of course.

Close yea. But not realy explained well I suppose. rather confusing your statement. Never assumed it was 10 pounds at start is the problem. Ten dollars is not the same thing and even so its the "at tenner" thing we are forced now to assume was his reference. But yea you were close.