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I love the little idiomatic differences between the Loyalists and us Rebels over here. My favorite was told by Kim, who with her husband Chris was touring the Isles with a group of fellow classic motorcycle enthusiasts (think a gang of old people terrorizing the villages on Vincent bikes). One evening, Chris and Kim went off to have dinner by themselves and then afterward rejoined the group in the local pub (is that redundant over there?).

One of their friends called out, “Kim, they serve good food here. Would you like something to eat?”

To which Kim replied, “Oh, no! Chris just took me up the road and really stuffed me!”

Hilarity, as they say, ensued.

“Him who smelt it Dealt it!” said I on many occasions where I have answered the the interrogatory “Who cut the Cheese? I smell Limburger!”
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Of course (almost typed “coarse”) the most direct route is “Who pooted?” Reserved for the more disgusting among us. Dogs love them the most and the best…. dunno why.

My personal favorite Britishism is something along the lines of:

My new neighbor is very pretty. I plan to knock her up soon.

As for the pot, my personal experience would draw me towards the idea that the thing was tossed to get the stink out of the house, cause if you don’t it’s gonna be a long week.

Have you heard the Worst Word In The World used in a casual manner yet?
No, not that Worst Word, the one that is spelled like “cant” except with a different vowel.
It’s an insult, but usually used at men instead of women.

In the 80s, I laughed hard when a guy asked my gay brother for a ‘fag’.
I knew what he wanted and gave him a Marlboro, my brother wasn’t sure if he was being insulted or hit-on.

Speaking of that, Veeshir, I’ve always wondered how the term for a bundle of sticks became a slur against gays.

Words…where’s the chain of custody, for them, when you need it?

Faggots and chips anybody?

Comment from feynmangroupie
Time: September 16, 2016, 5:05 am

Speaking of that, Veeshir, I’ve always wondered how the term for a bundle of sticks became a slur against gays.
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Dunno the answer, but I went to high school with a fellow whose last name was Fagot. I’m not sure if he pronounced it in the French manner, “fah-GO,” or in the usual style. This was in the days of Nixon, when “gay” hadn’t become a common word among high schoolers yet (at least not in my crowd); most people used “fruit” (see the original of The Producers) and “faggot.”

My classmate was on the football team, so nobody gave him a hard time about his name.

feynmangroupie
It’s not exactly definitive, but this–from Michael Quinion, who is reliably scholarly–might be of interest:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-fag1.htm

My classmate was on the football team, so nobody gave him a hard time about his name.

That seems like a common thing.

Not many people made fun of Rosy Grier.
Twice I mean.

How long will it be until Spotted Dick is off the menu?