Today, I discovered that the word 'randy' means 'horny' in England. I'm going to England next semester to study abroad. My name is Randy. FML
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JBrownie123 24
We aren't retarded. We use the word horny a lot more. Randy is a dying word over here.
Andr913 13
When I was in England, the name Lou seemed to be very popular. It has a little tinkle to it.
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Zomg_Okay 27
You called?
settopbox 2
Tell people your name is Andi, as in short for Andrea, if you think it will be a problem. It'll porbably be more of a problem if your working in an office full of idiots in the South of England.
HumanWiki 8
Randy here as well. Austin Powers era was irritating.
1happymummy 14
Trust me, no one will ever make a joke about it. Its not a commonly used word over here
rattusrattus 19
I will have to stifle my giggles. Sorry, Desperate-For-A-Good-Rogering. [/badperson]
Chazyj 4
Lol winning
perdix 31
Maybe you ought to go by your middle name, Fanny.
rattusrattus 19
Ah yes. American backsides + Britain = hilarity.
Arch27 27
Is the last name "Wanker" ?
Joshawott 21
At least your name isn't Fanny (for the yanks here - in England, the fanny is a different part of a woman's anatomy covered by panties). Just introduce yourself with "Hi I'm Randy - and it's also my name too."
chocomilkshake 5
I've always been confused by that, wasn't Fanny originally a legitimate name? Or I guess it changed into that meaning over time...maybe thats what happened with 'Dick' then. wonder how that happens.
TheAntidote 5
Well, since you're a girl you could just call yourself Mandy while you're there.
RedPillSucks 33
With her luck, that probably means "fisting" in the town she'll be living.
perdix 31
With your luck, you'll probably meet the perfect man for you, but his last name will be Oldgoat. Just a little worse than Peter File.
Muslimgal92 0
Haha 51's comment made me laugh