Cleaning softener dispenser

[toggleswitch]

English spoken, American understood

Quote: ...wouldn't I promise to 'knock you up'?"

Veg, considering the plumbing involved in that scenario that configuration/ hook-up may not work as planned.

behave! (like I should talk.. HA!)

LOL ROFL Should we explain that "Americanism" to our international friends or let them just suffer from morning-sickness? LOL

-Steve

 

[MrX]

Wouldn't suggest doing that in Ireland either

Mmmm don't go around knocking people up in Ireland either unless you plan on paying child support!

Slang here can be quite radically different to the UK at times... and it does cause a bit of confusion. I think there's an odd bit Irish-English (hiberno-English) in some of the Northeastern US dialect / accents.

I noticed some very familiar phrases in New England like "are you all set?"

and "yous" (or in certain parts of the west "ye" is still used!!)

There are a few uniquely Irish phrases too applicable to the kitchen:

US/UK "Cupboard" : IRL "Press"

The closet that contains the hotwater heater is refered to as "the hot press"

So, if you are in Ireland do not squish things through a steam press if someone suggests that you put it in the hot press!!

Also the world "loaf" is never used in reference to bread.

A sliced loaf is a Sliced Pan.
And that's even printed on the packaging and marked up in the supermarkets..

 

[frigilux]

My Dad was English and he used the term 'trolley' for a grocery cart. And what we would call a semi (truck), he called an 'articulated lorry'. When he wanted me out of the way, or wanted me out of the room, he'd say "On your bike, son!" Possibly the funniest one, though, was when he'd say "I'll knock you up"----which meant "I'll stop by your house".

My mother was from Italy, so growing up with two different accents in the household was pretty interesting. My Mom's accent was very heavy, and when she'd say something to my friends, they would immediately look over to me for translation.

 

[gansky1]

FS dispenser cleaning

Unless it's a very new Kenmore (or WP) washer, stop by a local appliance shop that sells used machines, they should have several lying around. I never clean them on machines I sell anymore, I just toss them out and grab a clean one that I've found. Since you cannot disassemble them as Glenn said, they are nearly impossible to get completely clean without boiling them or pouring boiling water through them several times.

 

[petek]

My dads favorite saying directed at me..
"If ye dinna shut yer gob I'm gonna give ye a good hiding"

 

[tolivac]

Odd things in the dishwasher

When I worked in the commercial radio stations-one friend who worked at his station used the dishwasher in the station to clean patchbays and transmitter power tubes to be sent out in the dishwasher.Washed the dust,crud out of the patchbays and the dead bugs from the tube radiators.
In the studio business-Recording and broadcast-"Perambulator" meant a type of rolling microphone stand.You could roll it to the performers or area needded and also position the mic with the levers on the unit.-In that case -"gunning the mic" meant swinging it into position very fast.Sometimes you would hear a "woosh" sound if the pot was open.-you closed it while gunning the mic."pot" is the potieneometer on the audio console.

 

[kenmore1978]

US/UK

Although I knew what a "cupboard" was, I learned that things like dishes and glasses and non refrigerated food were in the "cabinet" or if one lived in a larger house, the food might be kept in the "pantry".

"A sliced loaf is a Sliced Pan"

Funny, since the Spanish word for bread is "pan" (pronounced "pawn")

 

[toggleswitch]

Bread

French is not far off where bread => "Pain" to wit "Au Bon Pain" => The Place of Good Bread, per their website

 

[toggleswitch]

ICK!

Ok Tolivac.

Maybe the other things I listed were not so "ICK" to other people, but this, I think gets an "ICK" esp. if the DW is then used for food.

LOL. but I'm sure it does just fine.

Flashback=> Lage corpoerate office in a mahnattan sky-scraper. Cell-phone co. when cell-phones were new. Last ones out were the attorneys. They chose to start the dishwashers (3 in total). We had to show them that liquid hand-washing soap was a no-no. Flooded over and made a suds-pie many a time. LOL

Book-smart yes.
Life smart-- apparenmtly not. LOL