Brill!  >= Brilliant - another for the book!
I'll try and think of some Brit classics along these lines for the list

Clive

----- Original Message -----
From: <Richiesbad@aol.com>
To: <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 5:52 AM
Subject: Re: Caught offside!

>
> In a message dated 7/17/02 11:50:21 PM, clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM
> writes:
>
> << 'Offside' and 'nearside' are terms used by people who say what they
mean
> and
>
> continue to use original descriptions and language without finding the
need
>
> to keep dreaming up absurd words for commonplace objects and re-inventing
a
>
> perfectly satisfactory language and vocabulary i.e. the Brits! >>
>
> Clive,
>
> We Americans would never tolerate such language.  As you may know, here,
we
> park our cars in our driveways and drive them on our parkways.
>
> Richie
>