My husband just asked me what I was doing.
I replied "Looking for dingbats"
He burst into laughter and then I realised what I had said.
(Now just to check that I haven't lost the chuckle in translation over here a dingbat is a fool, a joker, a bit of an idiot - that kind of thing!)
Raewyn
A chuckle
Re: A chuckle
A dingbat would be the same here in the US 
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Re: A chuckle
Ah good lol
You never know if some words like that mean one thing in one country and something different in another.
You never know if some words like that mean one thing in one country and something different in another.
Re: A chuckle
Ye like tell a Brit you married a Randy giggle
raewyn64 wrote:Ah good lol
You never know if some words like that mean one thing in one country and something different in another.
Beanie ~~Been There Done That~~
Re: A chuckle
Very funny! Thanks for the giggle! 
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Re: A chuckle
I keep saying similar things and getting odd looks.