<p>^ Deffo more interesting than mine. If you don’t mind me asking what are the reasons being your rather globetrotting background?</p>
<p>^ My dad’s job, mostly. Singapore was a very interesting experience. I think I gained a lot of my perceptions and views on society in general from the time I spent living there. National Geographic described it as a “socially engineered” country (did anyone else read the article on Singapore a while back?), which is pretty interesting when you consider the goals that its engineers/leaders (Lee Kuan Yew & family) originally had in mind, and how they all played out. </p>
<p>How did you end up in England? :)</p>
<p>^ My dad was born in England (then went to college in the US) when he and my mom got divorced he moved back to England.</p>
<p>^ Still, I’m willing to bet that you’ve got more international experience than plenty of Americans… is it true that Sarah Palin did not have a passport prior to the 2008 election?! :P</p>
<p>^ Yes I do have a lot of international experience and a load of frequent flier miles to prove it! Best part though is that I picked up bits of the accent and a ton of “British-isms” so to speak.</p>
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<p>Ah, yes. I recall reading through your thread on British slang. That was highly entertaining. :D</p>
<p>^ British slang and the fact that I probably use the words “bit”, “quite” and “indeed” far more often in my posts than those who have lived in America for their entire lives.</p>
<p>^ Lol, I just returned to that thread… Singapore used to be a British colony, so some of my elementary school teachers (especially the older ones) definitely used those words. “Twat” was pretty common, and I remember reading a book that described one of its characters as a “boffin”. (Was it Enid Blyton? I read so many of her books as a kid…)</p>
<p>^ Boffin means nerd but in a far more endearing way than “nerd.” Chuffed is my favourite “British-ism” it means “to be pleased with oneself.”</p>
<p>^ Haha “chuffed”… it has a nice ring to it. I should seriously start using that IRL! Just randomly go, “I’m chuffed; I (insert noteworthy accomplishment here)!” :D</p>
<p>^ Indeed, in fact I listed it as my favourite word in my Princeton supplement! (it asks for your favourite word, I have absolutely no idea why).</p>
<p>^ Ooh, interesting. I had no idea the Princeton supplement had a question like that… well, now I have a list of possible answers ;)</p>
<p>^ It asks for your favourite book, recording, word, memento and film as well as your “source of inspiration”. At least it did so this year, I do not know how much if at all the supplements change from year to year.</p>
<p>^ Well, thanks for the info. I have a feeling next year’s supplement will be at least somewhat similar… </p>
<p>But getting back to the original topic (random thoughts) – here’s another lateral thinking puzzle like the one I posted as my FB status last night: </p>
<p>How is it possible for a baby to fall out of a twenty-story building and not be seriously injured?</p>
<p>Either the baby fell from the bottom floor or the building is metaphorical (i.e. story referring to bedtime story)</p>
<p>^ The first answer is right 
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<p>You’re pretty good at these. :)</p>
<p>I have one for you (which you probably already know)</p>
<p>How goes a man marry twenty women in his village and not be a polygamist?</p>
<p>^ Actually, I don’t know that one D:</p>
<p>Hmmm… does he just divorce one after the other? I’m thinking that the “in his village” part is significant but I can’t figure out how…</p>
<p>Or does “marry” mean he “marries” the women… hey! Is he a priest/clergyman of some sort? :D</p>
<p>^^ Hmm I’m going to take a jab at that one.</p>
<p>Perhaps he “marries” other people, not himself, to those women? Not sure what you call them though…</p>
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<p>I use those words quite a bit too.</p>
<p>OH NOES END OF SPRING BREAK — CLASS IN 30 MINUTES</p>