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#16 (permalink) Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:19 am Men and perfumes

prezbucky wrote:

(Tommy Pullmyfinger, to Beavis & Butthead)

For those unfamiliar with American kid culture, it is common for one child to stick out his index finger and tell another, "Pull my finger." When the other child pulls his finger, the first child immediately passes gas, as if pulling the finger triggered it. On most kids, this trick works only once.

So "Tommy Pullmyfinger" is a reference to passing intestinal gas.

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#17 (permalink) Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:22 am Men and perfumes

prezbucky wrote:

A little bit of US culture here -- generally speaking:

- Men use cologne

- Women use perfume ("eau de parfum" or "eau de toilette" -- both are generally referred to as "perfume" here)

Years ago, some weaker perfumes in the US were still called "toilet water", but this is just too funny to children (especially because most toilet water is yellow), so it is now called "eau de toilette", mispronounced as [o də toaley].

Has anyone noticed a perfume advertisement appearing at the bottom of this page?

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#18 (permalink) Thu Mar 27, 2008 13:25 pm Men and perfumes

I don't see the advertisement. (that's AD-ver-tize-ment, Alan. hehe) _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee.

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