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I want to add, Rhonda, that that's an excellent picture, with fire, marshmallow, trees and tent it's iconic of the camping experience. -Robyn 23:42, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Marshmallows certainly toasted a lot in the UK, so no worries with the translation there... but... what's a Winnebago? :-s -- Benjw 04:53, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
- Heh, on the off chance you're not kidding, it's a like a vacation home that you drive, with a kitchen and a shower and beds and closets. A recreational vehicle. It wouldn't fit on English roads. People rent them for holidays, or retire and buy them and drive all over North America. Winnebago is a brand name, but it stands in for all of them. -Robyn 05:04, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
- AKA: RV or Recreational Vehicle for the larger ones which can get as big as a tour bus but without the extra driver training those require, or Campervan for the smaller ones. I actually haven't heard Winnebago used as a generic term very often. -- Rhonda 05:18, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks. I wasn't kidding, but I thought it might be a brand name used generically. I guess we call them simply campervans or motorhomes here, depending on the size. And I'm sure it wouldn't fit on some of the dinky fen roads we have around here, but "English roads" in general is a bit cheeky -- the M25 motorway is seven lanes in each direction around Heathrow Airport... :-) -- Benjw 05:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
- English roads that go somewhere you'd want to camp. I'm thinking the ones with the stone walls and the sheep. -Robyn 05:36, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
- The pretty ones. Well, last time I camped (September) it was in the New Forest, so no walls and not many sheep, but plenty of ponies. We also had so much rain and wind overnight that it came right through the tent and soaked everything, including us in our sleeping bags. I'm giving camping a wide berth this year. -- Benjw 05:40, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
- English roads that go somewhere you'd want to camp. I'm thinking the ones with the stone walls and the sheep. -Robyn 05:36, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks. I wasn't kidding, but I thought it might be a brand name used generically. I guess we call them simply campervans or motorhomes here, depending on the size. And I'm sure it wouldn't fit on some of the dinky fen roads we have around here, but "English roads" in general is a bit cheeky -- the M25 motorway is seven lanes in each direction around Heathrow Airport... :-) -- Benjw 05:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
People do toast them in Germany, the confection is called Mäusespeck (mice bacon) here. Even without a campfire!
- "the confection is called Mäusespeck (mice bacon) here": why? -- Benjw 16:26, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
