Five things I should be able to do...

OK - I knew that, that you were gonna come up with slang for a sexual act or summat...

@ Katrina, yes, he does seem quite nice

Abominable snowman:

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Topsy you are clearly under the impression that my mind resides in the gutter.

p.s. Does however remind me of a "snow plough"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snow+plow

wonder where I got that impression from, then

something i no loner have to worry about...my car has run-flat tyres.

oh dear, I thought I remembered this from the old viz profanisaurus...

"tromboning verb. A thoroughly impractical sex act in which the woman (or gay man) rims a man's brass eye whilst simultaneously reaching round the front to give it some elbow on his horn, the action being akin to playing a trombone. Also known as a George Jism. "

Mine too!! I've changed so many flat tires in my day, I could, seriously, do it with my eyes closed.

Reifen=Tires
Felgen=Wheels

Usually you need both to drive comfortably

German can be so precise... So can the Germans, eh Frank?

"Well I don't know how many girls you've dated, man
But you ain't lived til you've had your tires rotated
By a red headed woman"

And thats all you need to know about tire rotations, at least if the Boss is to be believed.

OK, so in my lingo, wheels = rims + tyres though at a push you can call a rim a wheel too. You can drive on just a wheel (well 2 or more) as that includes the tyre You cant drive on a rim though, unless you get a blowout and your tyre comes off

Whats a rim in German then?

Oh.. and things I should be able to do...

1. My times tables
2. Look at needles going into skin and deal with them going into mine
3. Go to the dentist
4. Not be a fussy eater
5. Remember.. umm.. err... things

correct Tom.

@Frank. If you want to be REALLY German about it you should change your list to this:

Komplettrad = Wheel
Felge = Rim
Reifen = Tyre

back on topic:

1) spell (in English)
2) write a sentence in German without making at least one mistake
3) pay my bills on time (and not after the third reminder and threats of court action)
4) eat healthily (i know HOW to, i just can't)
5) Sing (being Welsh, i should be able to but i sound worse than a bagpipe)

1. speak the umlaut proper
2. write gramatically correct german
3. bake bread
4. make a real meal- pot roast, potatoes, veggies ect.
5. make a cup of coffee (I don't drink it, and its embarassing at the office, when I cannot work the coffee machine!)

1. Drive in the city
2. Juggle
3. Get organized - I thought that just came with being Grown Up, but I'm still waiting.
4. Talk to strangers on the phone
5. Stop procrastinating

Was just thinking on this wheel vs tire (tyre) thing -
When I would change "one" on my car (well when I had a car ) I would say "change a tire" meaning the 'rubber part' and the rim

However, when I would change "one" on an airplane (yes, that's right - I am a girl and I can fix planes ) I would say "change a wheel"

Weird really when I think about it - dont know why, but yes, I use both. But I would NEVER say change a wheel for a car or change a tire for a plane.

1. Learn German (or any language for that matter)
2. Lose weight
3. Find the right guy
4. Spell (without Word that is)
5. Stick to my Gluten Free diet

I bet this question is similar to the "knock knock joke". No Idea how it works m8!

I wish I knew what you just said... Mine was a rhetorical question

1) Swim
2) Play the piano(really it was on my agenda)
3) Say I saw Bowie live in concert
4) Smoke a cigarette (never could really)
5) Act proper

Perdido- you cannot swim? didn't you grow up on the ocean? Maybe the Canadians can teach you!

touch my elbows behind my back

dance
sing
cook more than three or four different meals
learn to take better care of my skin
not go into catatonia when people talk about football

Amen, Yeti.

1. Have the self control to go to bed at a decent hour.
2. Get my ass to the gym. I am paying for it anyway.
3. Don't envy what I don't have.
4. Learn the difference between the World Cup and the World Bowl and the Super Cup and all that shit and why the hell everyone needs to get excited about the next game when they aren't even playing in it.
5. Call my mom more.

What about 'Rad'? Isn't that a name for 'wheel'?

I'd go with all those too, except 4.. I learned to fix a puncture on my bike when I was 6 , but I'd be happy if Icould even swim a little

Forget point 3, that's not something you shloud be able to do, that's juat plain impossible, no-one can condone you for not being able to do that.

I should learn to keep my mouth shut sometimes, and I should learn to understand american English

West Coast Bitches!! = The west is the best
*Disclaimer- Irish Lassie this was not directed at you seriuosly*
Whatup? = Hello how are you
Que Pasa? = another form of Hello how are you? ( more spanglish mostly spoken by west coast chicanos )
F*ck that = no I am not
Smackhead = Heroin junkie
Joneson = craving
Dont go Geroge W on me = Speak where no one can understand you.

Well those are a few west coast american translations for ya, later (have a good day)

Use my 5 senses properly, think and make a meaningful post on TT!

1) Medical terminology
2) Not confuse "c" and "d" when typing
3) Not confuse "b" and "d" when writing
4) Play Schafkopfen (Bavarian card game)
5) Play the guitar

Two out of five are incurable, but the others ...

you forgot "janky". As in "that's janky!" when something is really ghetto.

Pinch together and twist. That's what works for me. Bra-straps, nipples, etc.

Those things are weasely little things. They got hooks and just when you think you've got the hang of it, the elastic part throws you for a loop.

Wtf is a smack-head, or a joneson for that matter. I swear some brits make up "american" words. Either that or the west coast is retarded. No one says any of that.

MatchNL! Back from the video dancefloor!

I think the spelling could be a problem in the case of 'joneson'...shouldn't it be jonesin' as in I'm jonesin' for some french fries. or a big fat juicy steak. or whatever non-german food you are craving at the moment.

Smackhead - I've heard it but do people actually talk like this? I must be getting old.

You are not getting old more like heroin(along with meth) is still a major problem in Seattle and Portland( both cities which are havens for homeless youth on the west coast). As for Joneson or Jonesin depends where you are at. Remember ebonics never places an emphasis on spelling.

1. Sew buttons and darn clothing
2. Touch my toes
3. Cook
4. Be on time
5. Know when to go home.

Amen. When you find out how PM so I can know also.

1. Do one of those cool whistles using my fingers.
2. Tie a knot in a cherry stem with my tongue
3. Sew
4. Cook so that it not only tastes good but also looks halfway appetizing.
5. ski

Footsteps on the dance floor,
remind me baby of soup!

No. Wait...