Seasons

Shady, if you don't like it, you don't have to do it.

Spelling is everything. Where I live, this conversation would not be unreasonable:
"What did you do this weekend?"
"I worked on the ferry."

Silly question, continuing the metric discussion (from AI Engine).....

I never did find out, after the topic was raised in Nineteen Eighty-Four: Do countries that use the metric system have anything against beer in pints, or do they use a different unit now?

a half litre, though smaller, is sold as a pint.

Fruit'ing metric system! What a rip!

"The boys and I are popping over to the pub to pick up a couple of half-litres" just doesn't sound right. They really ought to reconsider.

half sack
two-four
we don't actually think in metric, we just buy and sell in it.

Actually, in Italy at least, you drink beer in pints at the pub. Also, bottles are about the same size as bottles here, it's just that they're labled 633cl or whatever it may be. ("Me an' me mates are popping of to get a couple o' 633 centies" doesn't sound that great either, of course.)

How about we just go out for a couple of beers?

I thought I got you all educate to drinking onlies Novarian Vodka!

Not without lots of beer to cushion the blow.

*quickly consults Novarian/English phrase book. Speaks*
What say we gots plenty beers and cushions and Finest Novarieschki Vodka and I cushions mighty head on Butterfly Dream bosom? Crown optional.