Those crazy French...

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I was looking for the correct spelling of patois (patwa)


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Probably.

What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison? You can't wash your hands in a buffalo.

Still, it's better than:

What's the difference between a weasel and a stoat? A weasel is weasily recognised, but a stoat's stoatally different.

I'll get my coat...
 
hunnymonster said:
Wouldn't they properly be called "elk" in Europe? (They certainly referred to them as "Älg" in Svenland when off shooting them)
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Yep, the correct British English trivial name for Alces alces is 'elk'. Eland in Dutch, Älg in Swedish, and something similar (I forget what exactly) in Norwegian. However, in the US, the trivial name 'elk' is given to another huge species of the deer family, the wapiti, or Cervus canadensis, now finally recognized as a true species rather than as a subspecies of the European red deer C. elaphus.

Since the name 'elk' was already taken when the American settlers encountered their first native Elk, they named it Moose.....
 
henkverhaar said:
hunnymonster said:
Wouldn't they properly be called "elk" in Europe? (They certainly referred to them as "Älg" in Svenland when off shooting them)
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Yep, the correct British English trivial name for Alces alces is 'elk'. Eland in Dutch, Älg in Swedish, and something similar (I forget what exactly) in Norwegian. However, in the US, the trivial name 'elk' is given to another huge species of the deer family, the wapiti, or Cervus canadensis, now finally recognized as a true species rather than as a subspecies of the European red deer C. elaphus.

Since the name 'elk' was already taken when the American settlers encountered their first native Elk, they named it Moose.....
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*bows* We're not worthy, we're not worthy! :D
 
I like venison but its a bit dear

IGMC

P.s. while eating venison at a Christmas works do (family business) my sister said "I often find venison too gamey, but this is just right. It must have been well hung." Many sniggers followed... :?
 
We were taken out for a meal by our hosts last year when i was on my middle eastern travels. i was really looking forward to a steak, but got the hump when it turned out to be camel ;)

Camel for the uninitiated tastes strong, dry and beefy and has (god knows why) a sort of greenish tinge to it.

As for camel milk, make sure it has been pasteurised first as it is virtually undigestable - even in a brew when 'fresh', unless you want to spend several days sat on the kharzi with a washing up bowl on your lap.

A mate of mine swears he still has a toilet seat 'ring' mark on his arse after a misjudged act of bravado last year after necking it neat :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
Cheese Dave, that's the one I was expecting. I foolishly googled "bison joke" in an attempt to find out just how old it is - no joy but I'm thinking music hall - and found this:
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How the original poster must have laughed.

On a related prehistoric matter:
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There used to be the skull of one of these in Leeds City Museum complete with antlers: very impressive indeed.
 
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