Time for some drivel.

Hi Aunty, I got what was supposed to be an American English dictionary thinking it may have some straight forward translations in it, plus the American spelling of words. It doesn't translate across though unfortunately so I still had to have Oreo explain what an American dumpling was as opposed to an English dumpling, quite different. Lamby said he checked all the online dictionaries though and each one gave the first meaning of drivel as drool, most odd. I just think all the dictionaries are wrong as drivel obviously just means drivel and not drool.

Can get rather confusing it seems. I don't ever hear anyone use the word drivel much to start with. U know us tennessee hillbillies have a language all our own, lol.

I like the Tennessee language, you are always coming out with the most strange sayings which rather tickle my fancy. You used a brilliant one earlier I'd never heard before when you said 'she worked like a Turk'. Now over here of course that would be a huge insult if used by a Greek but I'm not quite sure if you meant it as an insult or an endearment.

I hadn't thought of the close connection between drivel and burble really. Hang on a sec and I'll see what Websters American Dictionary has to say about burble. Not a thing, burble doesn't exist. It was quite close to bunny though and it did confirm you are a rabbit.

burble does exist. i write it sometimes. and i am not a rabbit.

Of course it exists rabbit, sorry bunny. It's just not in the American dictionary so maybe it doesn't exist over the pond. There's no point now trying to pretend you aren't a rabbit you know. Or were you planning to change into an octopus.

There is a real one that tried to come up the apartment stairs to join her one day when she was smoking. It hangs out and eat scraps, mostly. Skunks eat various kinds of bugs, so I guess that is their purpose. I did not realize Europe has no skunks. Learn something new every day.

I've only ever heard of them as a North American thing but I didn't realise they actually came round people. Actually I think Laura Ingalls tried to make a pet of one.

Most excellently drivelly Gerty, remote control skunks, couldn't you have just got her a real one to play with? It would have been much cheaper on the batteries you know. I wonder why we don't have skunks in Europe. Do they serve any purpose at all apart from smelling bad? Do they eat rabbits I wonder?

I started to laugh when I saw your response. I naturally thought your greek had given you your favorite bag of coffee. Well at least he remembered to buy your coffee. Thank god for small mercies.

Hi ramesh, very good drivel there old chap. We don't do christmas over here which is so much more fun, no pointless exchanges of unwanted presents for the sake of it. My son got a few presents as children do. The Greek remembered to get me a new bag of coffee in without me saying a word, which was very thoughtful of him as he's given up drinking it. Hope you have a good sleep now.

You've just made me want a coffee Ramesh. I wasn't actually given a bag of coffee as a present, that sounds awful, but he remembered to buy it so it would be there for me when I am there.

Was about to put water on for some tea.

Dribble, drivelling, driveller blah blah Got any coffee on?

Well that's far too much to get through with a hangover Bounce. You can forget the minced beef and prepare you're spaghetti a different way, simply fresh garlic and shallot sauteed in Greek olive oil and poured onto your pasta, you don't to be looking at all that meat. So now you don't need to go to the supermarket. You have children who may find it good fun to clean up the mess. The hangover you are stuck with and that's your own fault. Try drinking plenty of water

You really need to watch the sugar intake of those young goats of yours you know. Did your hangover make you see little pink goats?

The hangover's a little bit better right now, as I was just sitting in the couch the whole morning. I think I've changed my mind about the spaghetti. I might just heat up some Christmas leftovers. The kids don't seem to mind, they're more interested about the desserts after the meals. More chocolates, more sugar rush, gee..

LOL ok

Hi scarlet, I've just had to delete my whole response to you as it's a discussion in it's own right so although you might not realise it the next one up is inspired by your response here. I'd better flip over and put it up, no time like the present. It could even have a bit of drool in it.

Hi jillhill, certainly lots of drivel going round, but how nice to be able to clear snow in the sunshine. The good thing about the holidays is not having to wake up early enough for the cold and dark mornings, without the alarm blasting out I can waken in sunshine. Cross country skiing you can keep, have you never broken one your extremeties indulging in that dangerous sport?

Wakkakka, driveler... nice word!

Spot on of course Zed, no one thinks of drivel as drool, it is most definitely rambling on aimlessly just like our friend Fajril was, an expert driveller there.

Hi rose, well I'm convinced these American dictionaries are wrong and the one and only meaning of the word drivel is the aimless rambling one and it has no relation at all to drool. I'm very fond of the word drivel, I use it a lot, and drooling should remain the preserve of men who eye up women they can't have and dribbling from the mouth.