Crisps, Chips, and Christmas Crackers

Summary

The Book Lisp with Jon Ryan & Sarah Colonna Episode: Crisps, Chips, and Christmas Crackers
Release Date: August 4, 2025

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1. Introduction and Book Discussion

The episode opens with Jon Ryan and Sarah Colonna welcoming listeners to another lively installment of The Book Lisp. Sarah announces that the podcast is currently in a "Sarah month," featuring books from her psychological thriller collection. This month, Sarah has chosen "Sometimes I Lie" by Alice Feeney, a gripping novel that keeps listeners on the edge of their seats.

Notable Quote:

• Sarah Colonna [00:35]: "We're reading Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney and it's a wild ride."

Jon shares his thoughts on the book, mentioning a significant twist that left him momentarily stunned.

Notable Quote:

• Jon Ryan [02:01]: "Because everything I thought the whole book was completely flipped."

2. Personal Anecdotes: Jon's Root Canal

Jon transitions into a personal story about his recent dental ordeal. Despite having a root canal just an hour before recording, he bravely continues with the podcast. He describes the painful experience, including the unexpected difficulty in numbing his teeth properly.

Notable Quote:

• Jon Ryan [02:40]: "Tell me if this is not normal. I'll tell you the whole thing."

Sarah empathizes with Jon, highlighting his resilience in continuing to record while recovering from dental surgery.

Notable Quote:

• Sarah Colonna [04:38]: "You were a trooper for coming on here and still recording with me before you leave town."

3. Podcast Community and Platforms

The hosts emphasize the importance of their community, inviting listeners to join their Patreon for exclusive content. Sarah details the benefits, including bonus chapters, short stories, and behind-the-scenes videos. They also encourage listeners to engage with their active Facebook group and Goodreads page.

Notable Quote:

• Sarah Colonna [05:12]: "We have a Patreon. It's only $5 a month. ... We have other things like short stories and exclusive content."

4. Upcoming Events and Book Picks

Jon announces plans for picking a Christmas-themed book for November, aiming to kick off the holiday season early. Both hosts discuss their excitement for upcoming events, including Sarah's stand-up comedy shows and Jon's involvement with the Portland Pickles baseball team.

Notable Quote:

• Jon Ryan [10:11]: "I've been reading a few. I need to pick a really good one. Like a real cheesy Hallmarky, you know?"

5. Language Differences: UK vs US Terms

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to exploring the differences in British and American English. Jon highlights terms like "Boxing Day," "flat," "knickers," "jumper," and "petrol," explaining their meanings and origins.

Notable Quotes:

• Jon Ryan [16:08]: "Boxing Day. Originally, Boxing Day was a day to give..."
• Sarah Colonna [32:05]: "In Canada we say 'spoiled' and you say 'spoilt'."

6. Personal Stories and Dreams

The conversation shifts to personal anecdotes, including Jon's recurring dream about not finishing college and Sarah's frequent dreams about gum stuck in her mouth. Jon shares a heartfelt story about his grandmother (Nana), illustrating her spirited character and dedication to family.

Notable Quote:

• Jon Ryan [27:04]: "I actually didn't finish college. And they told me many times, we'll never put you in the University of Regina Sports hall of Fame until you get a degree."

7. Cultural Differences in Sports and Food Terminology

Jon and Sarah delve deeper into cultural nuances, discussing sports terminology like "field hockey" versus "ice hockey" and food terms such as "chips" vs. "fries" and "crisps" vs. "chips." They share humorous misunderstandings and the challenges of adapting to different linguistic environments.

Notable Quotes:

• Sarah Colonna [34:38]: "Do you guys remember culottes? They're like knee-length shorts..."
• Jon Ryan [37:54]: "I didn't. I remember that in this... I remember reading her call them."

8. Closing Remarks and Future Plans

In their closing segment, Jon and Sarah tease upcoming topics without revealing spoilers, ensuring new listeners won't have the book discussions spoiled. They reiterate their Patreon benefits and thank listeners for their support, ending on a playful note with the correct pronunciation of their podcast name.

Notable Quote:

• Sarah Colonna [51:55]: "The Book Lisp."
• Jon Ryan [52:20]: "The Book Lisp."

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Key Takeaways:

• Book Focus: Sarah's choice of "Sometimes I Lie" provides a thrilling psychological dive for listeners.
• Personal Resilience: Jon's ability to continue recording despite dental pain showcases dedication.
• Community Engagement: Emphasis on Patreon and social media platforms enhances listener involvement.
• Cultural Insights: Discussions on linguistic differences offer educational and entertaining content.
• Future Content: Teasers about upcoming episodes and themes keep the audience engaged and anticipating more.

This episode blends book discussions with personal stories and cultural insights, maintaining an engaging and relatable atmosphere for both long-time listeners and newcomers.

Transcript

[Sarah Colonna]

Hi, I'm Sarah Colonna.

[John Ryan]

And I'm John Ryan.

[Sarah Colonna]

And you're listening to the Book List. The Book List.

[John Ryan]

The Book Lisp.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, that's right. You're listening to the Book Lisp. Hello and welcome to the Book Lisp with John Ryan and Sarah Colonna. Hi, John.

[John Ryan]

Hello. How are you?

[Sarah Colonna]

I'm good. It's good to see you.

[John Ryan]

I was, I was just in the backyard blowing leaves and cleaning the pool. So. I'm sweating now.

[Sarah Colonna]

It's hot here. I know it.

[John Ryan]

Degrees.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah. I'm sweating just because I forgot to turn the AC on in my office before we started recording. So we're both a little coming in actually. Hot.

[John Ryan]

Coming in hot.

[Sarah Colonna]

This is, it's. I can't believe it's the first Monday of August already. I won't get into how I feel about that because it's crazy. I know. But we are now we, we are on a Sarah month and are we ever. We sure are. And we are reading Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney and it's a wild ride. I had already, I hadn't read it before so it's, I'm like half, I think I'm about half and half now with my picks. I'll have read them. I'll either one that I've already read and I love or one that I'm going in with blind, which is nerve wracking.

[John Ryan]

This one was. You're winning blind.

[Sarah Colonna]

I did, I did. And I was, I, I'm, I'm pleased with my pick. I think it's insane. I know that there's some darkness to it. I, I don't know. I, I. You just finished it, John. Just finished.

[John Ryan]

I, I, no, I didn't quite Finish out. I'm 80 some percent done. I'll finish it tonight. But I was on the treadmill this morning when the big twist comes. Maybe I mean to this, but there might be another big twist. I'm sure there is. But there was such a big twist that I had to put down the book for about five minutes to kind of figure out what was happening.

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay.

[John Ryan]

Because every, everything I thought the whole book, it was completely flipped.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah.

[John Ryan]

Without giving too much away, it flipped the. Sorry, I'm. I feel like there's Eric, I just had a root canal like an hour ago.

[Sarah Colonna]

I know guys, he's. John is. He's being a quite a champion and still recording right now. He's traveling this weekend and we didn't really have an opport. We're not going to be the weekend. Well, you Guys will send this on Monday. We're recording this on Thursday because he's leaving town tomorrow. He doesn't have an opportunity to. To record while we're tra. He's traveling, so he's recording through a root canal. I didn't even know people did that. I thought you had one, and then you were, like, down for a couple days.

[John Ryan]

Well, this was. I've had a couple before, but this one was an exceptional root canal. Okay, I need. There's got to be a. Listeners out there that are dentists or orthodontists or dental hygienists that can help me out on this is. Tell me if this is not normal. I'll tell you the whole thing. Friday, I. I was hanging out. You weren't here. I started drinking, like, a cold drink, and it, like, really hurt my molar on the top of my mouth. That was, like. It was, like, not normally sensitive to heat or cold. It was, like, really sensitive. Like, oh, that's weird. Then later on tonight, it started to hurt a little bit. Saturday, I went out to Anaheim, hung out with my cousins. We were drinking. So, you know, nothing really hurt. On Saturday and Sunday, I woke up, and it was kind of throbbing. And all day it was hurting, hurting, hurting, getting worse and worse and worse. And then all night I was sweating. All night my temperature was up. I felt awful. So woke up Monday morning, found an emergency dentist in the area. Luckily, it was right by El Mariachi, our favorite Mexican place.

[Sarah Colonna]

I want everyone to know I was out of town. And he didn't tell me any of this was going. Was in Denver. So I just don't want anyone to think I'm a terrible wife who had no idea that he was sweating and. And throbbing.

[John Ryan]

Yeah, no, you were. I don't want to tell you when you're out of town with your friends. So I just. On Monday morning, I said, I'm calling an emergency dentist. I have to get this looked at. So I went in, and they're like, come back in two hours. So I had two hours worth of margaritas at El Mariachi. Then I went back and they did the. They did what I thought was going to be the root canal needles. And first of all, they put in two needles, and they're like, okay, how does that feel? I'm like, I can feel everything. Like, really? I'm like, yeah, okay. So they put in two more. Like, wait for a few minutes. Like, what. What do you. I'm like, I can still feel everything. Like, are you sure? They ended up putting 15 needles over about 20 minutes. And it was still like, it lasted for about 15 minutes before they had to put in more. And he's like, are you taking some kind of medication that's blocked? I'm like, no, I'm a ginger. We just need a lot of medication.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, I. And I, I. He texted me, he said, I don't think they deal with a lot of gingers because I. They're not, they're not numbing my pain. Because you guys have a low tolerance, right? Or a hot pain medicine? Well, no, because you could still feel it. So.

[John Ryan]

Right. So that'd be a higher tolerance, right.

[Sarah Colonna]

Against pain medication, right? Yes, I'm pretty sure that's what I just want to say. John does not. He's a very. He's like, he'll won't. He won't even take an aspirin when he has a headache. I. Not very. You're not really a medication guy. So if you are like, I need it. That means you need it.

[John Ryan]

And so I thought, they're going to do the root canal. They thought they're going to root canal too. They had some problem. This is two hours of like drilling and whatever the guy said. I couldn't find one of the canals. Don't even know what that means. I didn't know they're actually canals down there. I just thought they are roots or something. They filled them up and you were done. So like, well, you have to come back in like August or September when the root canal specialist is here. I'm like, great. So I put like a cap on it. I. But the pain was gone. So I get home like, oh, actually the specialist coming in on Thursday, they'll just quickly. He'll finish it up. So today I go in. I thought it was going to be an hour, right? I'm sitting in this chair for three hours. Three hours drilling and all this crap. And then they have to like, kind of like laser the, the, the. The gums and like push them back to make the, the new tooth where it's going to go inside. Oh. And again, I'm like, he. He numbs me. I'm like, give me loss. He gave me a lot. I'm like, great. I'm numb. About two minutes in, he hit something up there and I almost jumped out of the chair. He's like, you. You're not good with the, the pain medication, right? I'm like, no. Like, I need lots. He's like, geez, you really do. So anyways, I finished it finally, but it Was. I'm asking, should it take five out everything? You get a little. It's sounding a little like kids, like making a fart sound every once in a while. I know, I know my speech already isn't great, obviously. That's why it's called the book list, but I can hear it.

[Sarah Colonna]

I don't hear anything I want to hear.

[John Ryan]

Should it take five hours to do a root canal?

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay, I know we've got to have some. Some dental listeners in here to tell us what if. If what he went through was correct. Oh, I know. When you told. He told last night. He was like, oh, by the way, I have to go get more. I'm like, what? I mean, I don't even think you're feeling better from the first one. So I. You're a trooper for, for coming on here and still recording with me before you leave town so that we could get this out on time. It's very important that our listeners get to hear us talk about. Now, if you're new here, we don't give spoilers until week four, so we have topics based off of the book that. That won't give anything away that we have fun with. And if you're new here, please go back and listen to other episodes and. And just enjoy. We're having a ton of fun doing this. We have a patreon. It's only $5 a month. We used to do video on Patreon. And if you're on there, we've already told you for now, we're not doing the video anymore of the actual episodes, but we are going to add other videos of us doing stuff. Like last month, I read him a bonus chapter that Carly Fortune read of Meet Me at the Lake. And it was really silly and we had fun. And we're going to do more things like that that we find if there's bonus chapters. Or maybe we'll do that with our. We have a short story every 15th of the month on Patreon, which this month is Ellen Hildebrand Natural Selection. Because this book is so dark, I gave John and Ellen Hildebrand for the short story. Those are the. On the 15th of every month on Patreon. And they're only like, they're usually 50 to 90 pages, something you can read in a day and, and keep up with us. And then on the 5th and the 25th, there's other. Just normal bonus content that's fun or just exclusive Patreon content. And then we were talking about adding, you know, other things that we just film ourselves that. Like we did with the chapter that I read. So there's going to be a lot on there that's worth your $5 a month. We promise. So join us there. And if you. And join the Book Listeners, our Facebook group. It's very active group. Lots of suggestions going on in there. I. I'm on Goodreads for the book list, so you can find it there. I don't know. I don't think it gives away what my next picks are going to be because they am. Because now I'm reading. I don't know what my deal is with.

[John Ryan]

Oh, I can see. You can see what other people are reading a book. Good reads. You.

[Sarah Colonna]

You can if you can. Like my Kindle's connected to it. So it'll just. When I start reading something, it just shows that I started reading it. So I just started reading Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera, which I had not read before. And I have no idea where it's gonna go. I don't know yet if it's gonna be a pick. I. I like that. It's. It's about a woman who doesn't know which. What happened with her and a friend, and her friend died and she doesn't know what happened. And then a podcaster starts covering it. So I thought it might be kind of a fun. But we'll see. I don't know. I haven't gotten. I'm not that far in.

[John Ryan]

Well, you'll get my September pick. Yes, September pick. Next week, right?

[Sarah Colonna]

No, you're just not announcing it yet because it's Thursday and you don't know it yet. But we're. You're going to have it by the first Monday of August. You sure are. It's your job.

[John Ryan]

Wow. And then. You know what? I'm thinking ahead. I've already been recruiting my book for November because it's going to be a Christmas book. Oh.

[Sarah Colonna]

It's almost not fair that you have December.

[John Ryan]

I know, but we're to kick off the season in November. It's really the start of Christmas for people like me. You know, once. Once Halloween's done, it's Christmas time, baby.

[Sarah Colonna]

That's true.

[John Ryan]

I've been. I've been reading a few. I need to pick a really good one. Like a real cheesy Hallmarky, you know?

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay.

[John Ryan]

I think I got. I got some prospects. We saw. We watched. You didn't watch it. You were reading last night. We were outside on the couch and I was watching Christmas in July on Hallmark.

[Sarah Colonna]

I know.

[John Ryan]

Chad Michael Murray becoming A real Hallmark icon, you know, instances One Tree Hill days.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, I saw that it was Christmas in July on. On the TV outside when I was out there.

[John Ryan]

That got me real. That got me real ramped up for Christmas yesterday. I started like, I started like, pump the breaks.

[Sarah Colonna]

It's cr. It's still summer.

[John Ryan]

Yeah, it's Christmas in July.

[Sarah Colonna]

I know. And I just wanted.

[John Ryan]

You pump the brakes. You have nothing to do with it, woman.

[Sarah Colonna]

Whoa.

[John Ryan]

Whoa.

[Sarah Colonna]

So, yeah, John will announce his October or September pick on. I'll put it on Instagram, on the book list. On the book list and on our Facebook group, the Book Listener, as we keep a featured tab running. If you go to the top of the page featured and then you scroll down, there's a list that once you expand it, it shows every book that we've read and are about to read. So all of that is on there for you. And hey, if you want to see me live, do Stand up comedy, come to the Woodlands in Texas at Do Si do the Big Barn, which is an amazing venue. August 14th. And then San Antonio the next night at Stable hall, another amazing venue. August 15th. And then a whole week in Vegas at a really awesome club in the mgm. Brad Garrett's comedy club. He's. It's such a fun club. It's so hot in Vegas in August. So come get nice and cool with me. August 18th, 18th through the 24th. I'm headlining one show a night there at 8pm every night. So.

[John Ryan]

And if you live in oregon.com starclowna.com if you live in Oregon and want to see the Portland Pickles, you have two weeks left before work done for nine months.

[Sarah Colonna]

That's right.

[John Ryan]

We got the first through the eighth. We got our last regular season games. And then what is it? The 9th and 10th, first round of playoffs, 12th, the second round of playoffs, and 14th, hopefully the championship game in Portland.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yes. And that was. They won their first championship last year, so. And that's.

[John Ryan]

We're having a better year this year. We're close to breaking the all time record for most wins in a season.

[Sarah Colonna]

So that's Portland Pickles baseball.com is that right?

[John Ryan]

Yeah. You know what the coach did? You know, I got railroaded by the coach. He texts me, he goes, I have something really important to talk to you about. An hour before a game, he goes, I'm in the dugout. I have something important to you talk about. Okay. I call him back. He's on speakerphone with the whole team. Two of the players get on. They say, John, we've already clinched first place. We're in the playoffs, but the league record is 42 wins, and we need six more wins in our last 10 games to break the record. So we want something to play for. So if we break the record, we take the team out for a steak dinner. What the hell am I supposed to say?

[Sarah Colonna]

You had to say yes.

[John Ryan]

There's no way. You can't. The whole team's on the phone an hour before the game.

[Sarah Colonna]

So when would that steak dinner be, and am I going to be around for it?

[John Ryan]

I don't know. I was like. I was trying to think, like, the cheapest steakhouse in town. I don't know if they have. If they have an Outback or.

[Sarah Colonna]

Stop it.

[John Ryan]

Or if you have those two. Two for 25 steak dinners at Applebee's.

[Sarah Colonna]

First of all, I love an Outback and an Applebee's, but I know you, and you're gonna take them to something cool.

[John Ryan]

There's a really cool steakhouse that I've never taken in Portland called Sailors. Like old school.

[Sarah Colonna]

But what is the steak dinner? If they do it well, well, it'll.

[John Ryan]

Be in the playoffs. We play on the 9th and 10th, 8th and 9th, and if we win that, we have the 9th or the 10th and 11th off. So if they. If they can win the first round of playoffs, we have a Sunday, Monday off, and I'll take the little turds for a freaking steak dinner.

[Sarah Colonna]

And I'm going to miss it because I'm coming home on that Sunday. We're going on Friday, August 8th, we're going to see Nine Inch Nails in Portland, and then I'm coming home, and then we're going to watch the game on Saturday and. Go ahead. We should get to the.

[John Ryan]

This. This. This is a big deal. Nine Inch Nails, we have people coming from. We. We got a suite. We got a box. We have people coming from Canada, Portland, Los Angeles, and Dallas.

[Sarah Colonna]

Right? That's crazy.

[John Ryan]

It's like, it. It's kind of the same friendship group that we've had for a while, but whenever we go anywhere, we kind of have to go all, like, from across.

[Sarah Colonna]

The country, I guess the same group that came to the Foo Fighters when we. We got a suite for that. Our friend got a suite for Nine Inch Nails and Invent invited us anyway. John. Yeah, this. Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney this month. This month's Current Read. You know, sometimes we do a little chatting up top guys, you. We have. You had some ideas for things that we should talk about today. To kick off the first week of the month.

[John Ryan]

Well, I'm always fascinated when we read books that are written from UK authors because they have. They use a lot of different terms than what Americans use, what people in the United States use. And a lot of the time they're similar terms to what we use in Canada. You know, because we're under the Commonwealth, we use a lot of. More like UK terms, a lot more British terms, a lot more British sayings than you might think. Even though we're right there on top of you.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, my God. Any chance John has to do his creepy male voice? He loves to do it.

[John Ryan]

As. As the book went by, I just kind of every time a word came up or a phrase came up as jot it down, I have like, I think 16 or 17 different words or terms that they use that we don't use in the U.S. do you want me to start?

[Sarah Colonna]

I do want each one. And then I'm going to have to. Am I going to have to Google any of them?

[John Ryan]

There's a couple you might have to Google. There's actually.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, I'm ready.

[John Ryan]

A couple. Okay. Boxing Day.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, no, I know about that because of you, but you can explain it.

[John Ryan]

Well. Okay. Originally, Boxing Day was a day to give. And so it's called Boxing Day because the day after Christmas, churches, charities, places like that would put a box on their front step and people were had more than the needy would come and drop off money in the box.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, I didn't know that it was.

[John Ryan]

Originally a day of giving. I think it's definitely gotten away from that now. But that's how it originally started and that's why it was called Boxing Day.

[Sarah Colonna]

Most holidays do tend to get away from what they start.

[John Ryan]

Yeah. Now. Now I know when I haven't lived in Canada for 20 years, other than when I played football there for half a year, a couple, you know, those three years. But when I still live there, I don't know if it's still the case. It is the biggest shopping day of the year.

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay.

[John Ryan]

Like in the U.S. black Friday is the biggest shopping day.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah. The day after Thanksgiving in.

[John Ryan]

In Canada, it was like everything was 50% off. So it was like the biggest. And it was like the last day of the entire year that I wanted to go shopping was the day after Christmas.

[Sarah Colonna]

Right.

[John Ryan]

Like, like people. It was same as Black Friday where people line up at like 3 and 3am they'd line up at midnight to get like the good deals.

[Sarah Colonna]

But at least on Black Friday, you're having an opportunity to get something to give people for Christmas.

[John Ryan]

Right, right.

[Sarah Colonna]

Because you're saying that the presents are. You've already given presents, so maybe I guess you're just getting yourself what you didn't get.

[John Ryan]

It was also a massive data return gift.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, right.

[John Ryan]

Like, there would be a lot of. A lot of gift returning on. On Boxing Day. And now, now that I'm a huge soccer fan in the UK and all over Europe, Boxing Day is a big soccer day.

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay.

[John Ryan]

Which would kind of be a fun tradition. You know, like the day after Christmas, your whole family goes to a soccer game. I think it'd be kind of cool.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah.

[John Ryan]

Especially in all these, like, smaller towns. So, yeah, that's Boxing Day.

[Sarah Colonna]

But in the book, she describes it as something else, doesn't she?

[John Ryan]

No, just the day after Christmas.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh. I thought she kind of made it seem like it was for people who didn't really want to celebrate Christmas as. As much.

[John Ryan]

Oh, really?

[Sarah Colonna]

I thought you said that in the book.

[John Ryan]

No, it wasn't like Canada. It was. It was a really good drinking day as you got older.

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay.

[John Ryan]

You know, it's kind of like, you know, like, by the end of, like, even, like the end of Thanksgiving, the end of Christmas, you're kind of like, I kind of want to go to a bar right now. You know, I have. I've had a little bit too much family.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[John Ryan]

That's a Boxing Day. Okay, here's another one. A term that they use in the uk we don't really use. It's flooded. It's kind of gotten to the US a little bit. But a flat.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, like an apartment.

[John Ryan]

Yes.

[Sarah Colonna]

They use it.

[John Ryan]

Or in New York, do they use that term? No, I think only assholes use it in the U.S. yeah.

[Sarah Colonna]

Or like, when people call it like a pied. A tear, and I'm like, all right.

[John Ryan]

Oh, God, a pia de there.

[Sarah Colonna]

Like. Well, you can't call it that when I know that you grew up in Arkansas. You can call it that when, you know you grew up wherever. Wherever that term came from.

[John Ryan]

What really rubs me the wrong way about this word is that in Canada, when I. But I don't know if it still is, but back in the 90s, early 2000s is very popular for kids to take a gap year or at least take the summer and travel.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yes.

[John Ryan]

And every one of those assholes would come back and start saying, flat. Come to my flat. I was like, motherfucker, you're born in Regina. Why are you saying flat with an accent? Right. There's a Bug on my screen, you know what I'm saying? I had a friend. I had a friend. It was a friend. It's actually a friend's cousin, but I went to school with her and she went to France for the summer. And then she comes back, she's like, doll, doll. And she gave me like three kisses, like, you know, back and forth, like, what the fuck is that? We don't. Oh, three kisses in France. Three kisses in France. I'm like, we're in. Regina, no kisses here, girl. You were in France for three weeks and I have to kiss everyone on the cheek three times. No, you don't.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, no, you have to. It's nice to. It's nice to respect other cultures and other places. When you go there and even try to speak the language, if you can a little bit, try to learn some before you go. But when you come bringing it back and try to act like you, we.

[John Ryan]

Come back, the language is asshole. And I know everyone's a little bit guilty of going to another country and kind of like almost trying to like adopt to their. I think it's subconscious. We almost like adapt to their accent.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, I do it all the time. And it's so.

[John Ryan]

Even when you're around, when you're around. When you're around someone from Australia or if you're around someone from England, you start to do it. Some people do. And man, do I want to slap those people.

[Sarah Colonna]

Well, you probably want to slap me sometimes. I've never heard speak to. I do. Sometimes it's not intentional, but sometimes when we're in Mexico or something, like, I can hear it. I can hear myself doing like a weird sort of accent, but speaking total English and just. And I'm just. And I just. I think, I feel. I just think.

[John Ryan]

I know, but.

[Sarah Colonna]

Stop it, Sarah, stop it. Don't do it. But I don't know how.

[John Ryan]

People that are like bilingual, they do it a lot in. I've noticed in the U.S. i did when I moved here, is. They'll be talking, be like, oh, yeah, let's have a Bolito. And we'll do whatever. It's like, what, what? Why do you have to. You have to roll your arms for that. You're. You're English. I know you know Spanish. You have to roll the R's.

[Sarah Colonna]

But yeah, it's not a flat here. It's just an apartment, I think.

[John Ryan]

Thank God. And here's one we've talked about before and it's funny. Mom. So in Canada we say mom and you say mom. Mom. Like you're too tired to say mom. Mom.

[Sarah Colonna]

Well, it's spelled M O M here, so that's mom, but then that's spelled mum there, so that's mum.

[John Ryan]

I would say 75, 80, maybe 90% of the time in Canada, it's spelled M O M, but we still pronounce it mum.

[Sarah Colonna]

Right? Here's what John. Let me. Let me tell you something about John. Whispers John's born in Canada. Okay. Born and raised, lived there until. What year did you. What? How old were you when you moved to the U.S. i was kind of.

[John Ryan]

Back and forth in 2004 and five, but then I moved here permanently in 2006.

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay.

[John Ryan]

So 20 years.

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay. Now, what happens with John is if something is irritating him about Canada, he lives in the United States and he talks about Canadians and blah, blah, blah, and he'll on that whatever's bothering him now, if something is bothering him in the United States, he's Canadian. He wants nothing to do with us. And it's, you know, we're a bunch of idiots. So it just really, it just whatever fits his narrative at the moment. And that's what that he gets to. That he gets to yell at us about. So right now, apparently he thinks we're dumb because we say not dumb, not dumb. I'm just kidding, but would you. He's like, oh, you guys are too lazy. So you say mom. So we say it.

[John Ryan]

Well, first of all, you are 100% correct.

[Sarah Colonna]

I know, I know. Well, you said it yourself. And it's just. I'm just joking.

[John Ryan]

When I first noticed, I did it really badly is when I was kind of living, like when I was playing in the CFL and I was coming back here. So I was back, I was going to say, for like five months a year. And then I was back here for like seven months a year for those three years. And the politics, because I hate talking politics, as we all probably do. So when I was in Canada, when they started talking politics, I can't even vote here. American, American, you know, I live in the US I can't, like, I can't. Let's not talk about it. It doesn't make a difference if you sway me one way or the other.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah.

[John Ryan]

Then the U.S. they're like, they start talking to you. But yeah, I'm Canadian. It does. I can't even vote here either. I'm a man.

[Sarah Colonna]

He's got a green card. A green card.

[John Ryan]

I got a green card.

[Sarah Colonna]

He doesn't have a US Citizenship, so he really can't Vote here. And I know I only brought it up because you are so aware of it, because it makes me laugh. Like I remember one day you're going off about something and you're like, isn't it great how this. I just like turn this to suit me. Whichever place pisses me off more is the one I'm mad at.

[John Ryan]

That's part of like, part of the reason I don't want to become an American citizen. I can just play the fence so well right now. It's so convenient for me. Okay.

[Sarah Colonna]

Really is. It's really entertaining here.

[John Ryan]

I don't, I actually don't know this one and I wanted to kind of guess what you thought it was. She talks about her, her form teacher. Oh, is that like a homeroom? It's like a homeroom teacher. Is it like almost like a form. Like someone like teaches you how to write properly?

[Sarah Colonna]

I'm looking it up. Form teacher. Form teacher. Also known as a form tutor or homeroom teacher. Yeah. It's responsible for overall well being. So. Yeah, that's because homeroom, that's what you started and end in, right?

[John Ryan]

Not at my school. Like we had a whole. We had a homeroom teacher and I can't remember, but it was literally once or twice a year we went there. I know some schools, you start there every morning. You do like the, the national anthem or whatever, but. Or whatever you do. But we went there like once or twice a year to kind of like get something sorted out. But that. That's it.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah. I'll be honest, I can't remember how it works. Yeah, I'm looking. It says a primary point of contact for a specific group of students. Students start often at the start and end. So maybe you start in homeroom and then you go to your different classes. I'll tell you what, anytime we start talking about school, it reminds me that I constantly have a dream that I didn't finish college and that I'm one credit short and I can't get to my class and that I, I know that teacher's like, you haven't been here except a couple times this whole semester. And I, and I, and I just. And I'm trying to cram it in. I don't know what that is. But listeners, if you are, if you have the same issue. That's my other. But that and the, the gum. I've talked about it before. I have gum stuck in my mouth and I'm pulling it out, it's stuck in my cheeks and on my tongue. I have that all the time. And then my other one is. And like, because you're just bringing this up. I know I just had it recently. It's like, I just dream that I didn't. I did finish college. I know that I did. And I have a diploma. Yeah, well, whatever. You played in the NFL. You, you, you had another goal. And by the way, college hasn't done shit for me so far in my business. No, I got great training, did a lot of plays, loved it. But I, I for sure finished. But for some reason there's always these dreams that I didn't. And then I'm sort of trying to. I, I have to go to, to the person that tells you how many credits you have. And I'm talking to her and I'm like, I'm not going to make it, am I? And she, she's like, you had too many absences in this one class. And I, it just, it's constant.

[John Ryan]

You want to know my living dream right now that it's constant? Is that similar to you that dream? I actually didn't finish college. And they told me many times, we'll never put you in the, in the University of Regina Sports hall of Fame until you get a degree. I was like, well, I'm never getting a degree. And then I got a call a couple months ago, said, you're going into the University of Regina Sports hall of Fame on October something. I was like, I think someone dropped the ball. Someone doesn't know I didn't graduate, so whatever. Well, I'm scared. I shouldn't have brought it up because I have like five weeks before. Right. August, 12 weeks before they do it. And now I feel if someone's gonna figure out. But they did give me an honorary doctorate degree.

[Sarah Colonna]

I think they just probably with that.

[John Ryan]

I'm a doctor, why would I go back to get a Bachelor of Arts? I'm a doctor.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, exactly. I think you and your mom. Right?

[John Ryan]

My mom. My mom.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah. You got one together, didn't you?

[John Ryan]

We were the first ever mother son combo to get a doctorate at my university at the same time. An honorary doctorate. Yeah. And then we gave the commencement speech together.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah. So listen, they're a big deal in Regina and thanks for saying that, but I feel like they probably figured out with all the success that you have had and that you were named a top 50 Seahawk of all time and that you're in the Saskatchewan Sports hall of Fame. They were probably said, guess we need to change this, our stance on this a little bit because absolutely believe belongs. He he did go to college here. Just because he didn't finish. He didn't finish because he went on to play professional football. And right at the time, that was your opportunity, so you took that. So I think it's cool. Unless they listen to this podcast and can we also.

[John Ryan]

I won't talk about that. My recurring dream right now, my. When I played football, my recurring dream was that I was always late for a game or late for practice, and no matter what I did, I couldn't get on the field.

[Sarah Colonna]

Right.

[John Ryan]

Like, I'd run in the field and I thought that was the field and that'd be like 10,000 steps on top of the stadium. Because I was always, like, always obsessed, like being early for everything. And I was. I was not late for a meeting in. I think I counted. It was like 10,000 consecutive times over 19 years.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, you were never late. You always the first guy on the field, too.

[John Ryan]

Yes. And then my new one. I've been told you what my new recurring dream is that one of the cats gets out.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, don't.

[John Ryan]

Like, I had one that the cats got out into our backyard, which was actually a barn. And I go out there and there's like 20 cats. So I grabbed Ralphie, Ruby, Cindy, I grab them and run inside and get all three of them inside. And then I look down and it's not Ruby sue, you know. And then last night I had one. Ralphie gets up, starts running down the street, and you know where I find him?

[Sarah Colonna]

Where? Tips up on top.

[John Ryan]

Up on. Up on top of the counter. Up on top of the counter. The pizza parlor.

[Sarah Colonna]

Well, that checks out. If there was a pizza parlor right by us. But honestly, if he got out, he would. They're not going to knock on all the wood. They are not. It's my. I have like a weird anxiety about it just sometimes when we're out of town or something. If someone's. I know that our cat sitters would never. They know better. But there's just. I'm like, what if someone, I don't know, tries to. I have so many fears about it, but.

[John Ryan]

Yeah.

[Sarah Colonna]

Anxiety about it. But Ralphie, if he did, the one thing he would do is just probably. He'd be super easy to catch.

[John Ryan]

Yeah. Yeah. He's so fat now, he just like it. Take two steps.

[Sarah Colonna]

But no, but he's also just not skittish or anything. So he would just walk up to you. I mean, that's how I found him was he walked up to me as a homeless cat in Arkansas and walked into My apartment was like, what's up? And I said, what's up? You got balls and fleas. We're going to take care of those things.

[John Ryan]

And acne.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah.

[John Ryan]

I think if the other two ever got. If the other two ever got out, chasing them would make it worse.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, I don't even want to put it out.

[John Ryan]

I want to say if we just left the door open, they'd come back in. But I also got a net. I also got a net like 101 Dalmatians. I got a net in case anything ever happens. It's hanging on the back of the door.

[Sarah Colonna]

He got a net during the fires because we were afraid that we wouldn't be able. That we would need to get out of the house and that we wouldn't be able to catch the cats. So John ordered a big net and we're just, and we're just like, that's how we're going to get him.

[John Ryan]

It's the only option. Okay, I want to ask a New York Times best selling author this.

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay.

[John Ryan]

Because I me, I haven't taken. I've taken no education in the US And I have not. I've done very little in the last 20 years.

[Sarah Colonna]

Now I'm scared. What if I don't know the answer?

[John Ryan]

Would you say someone spoiled or spoiled?

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, I saw that. And I built.

[John Ryan]

Why?

[Sarah Colonna]

Because I. It's spoiled.

[John Ryan]

In Canada we say spoiled.

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay, well in here we say spoiled. Spoiled.

[John Ryan]

What about spilt? I spilled a cup of water.

[Sarah Colonna]

I spilled S, P, I, L, L.

[John Ryan]

E. And we would say spilt.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah. I don't know.

[John Ryan]

You say slept.

[Sarah Colonna]

I do say slept. I didn't. You don't say sleeped.

[John Ryan]

Well, I just want to ask you those two words. We would definitely say spoiled and spilled in Canada.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, I. It's. So if you put it in to Google for spilt or spilled, they do say that. Us, it's actually both are acceptable. But spilled. Spi, Spi L, L E D is the most commonly used form. But in spoiled and spoilt. I don't think that spoiled is used in the U S in like US grammar at all. I think it's just spoiled. But so you would say. So you guys say spoilt and spilt.

[John Ryan]

Yeah.

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay.

[John Ryan]

I mean I would.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, yeah. No, that's the little. I mean even when you put it in, it's nobody. It's like, that's the thing. It's like nobody's wrong. It's saying spoiled in British English and that's probably what you guys learned, right?

[John Ryan]

Well, one time I. Yes. One time I had the, the Twitter spelling police come after me. Oh, you know. Oh, I'm a teacher. I thought you'd be smarter than this, John Ryan. Well, I thought you wouldn't be such a terrible.

[Sarah Colonna]

Poor children.

[John Ryan]

Look at it.

[Sarah Colonna]

Your face looks so sad when you said it. Well, what, what, what was it? What was the spelling for? What do you mean that they came after you for?

[John Ryan]

I, I used like the, the. I think I forget what the word was. You know, ELT or ilt. An ILT word. America.

[Sarah Colonna]

Canadian.

[John Ryan]

I did. I didn't call her a. Because I thought that'd be rude. I called her a cunt. I'm just kidding. I know you're just kidding.

[Sarah Colonna]

Don't worry, listeners, he doesn't drop that word.

[John Ryan]

No. Oh, God. She talks about going to gym class or. I forget what she called it, but she says, we're going to play hockey.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yes.

[John Ryan]

And it's just like it was just obvious that it was field hockey. Whereas I think definitely in Canada, if you're saying I'm going to play hockey, it's definitely ice hockey.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, right.

[John Ryan]

You definitely have to specify if it's going to be field hockey. And I think most places in the U.S. if you said you're going to go play hockey, you would assume they're playing ice hockey, wouldn't you?

[Sarah Colonna]

I would. And we didn't. We for sure didn't have that in gym class. Well, not in Arkansas. What? I have a question. What's field hockey?

[John Ryan]

So it's played with like a little stick that almost looks like a candy cane. You know, you kind of club a ball. It's kind of a net that's like a net that's kind of between the size of a hockey net and a soccer net. It's kind of like halfway in between that and it's kind of a goalie with like weird looking equipment on. I think it's pretty big in the uk. But here's, here's another thing. Why?

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, I'm looking at photos and now I know what it is.

[John Ryan]

Yeah.

[Sarah Colonna]

Okay. I felt I was panicking, that I. There was something I really didn't know. I mean, there's a lot of things I don't know, but I thought I knew.

[John Ryan]

Anyway, I was thinking of this today. Why? Like in, in certain places in Europe, like if you look at like, like Sweden or Finland, hockey, ice hockey is huge. Austria, Germany, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, all those places are huge into hockey. And then the, like Italy, London.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah.

[John Ryan]

Or England. Wales. They. They don't even play hockey in that region. I wonder what, like, what. What separates that. Like, I've never been to Europe, so I don't even know. But I wonder what separates that. Where it's like Germany and Austria love hockey. Ice hockey. And England just like. No, thanks. Scotland, no thanks.

[Sarah Colonna]

I don't know. It's kind of like football. American football isn't really big in certain city, in certain, you know, in other countries. And then, and then soccer is obviously huge in Europe and other countries and then not as huge here, but then it's growing. I don't. I mean, I don't really know where that separation comes in, John, but enough so much that I had to ask you what field hockey was just now in a panicked.

[John Ryan]

I mean, I know obviously Sweden and Finland are colder than. But I was wondering why there's like no hockey being played there. Anyways, here's two. Here's two great ones.

[Sarah Colonna]

Chips, all right. Instead of French fries. Yeah. They say chips.

[John Ryan]

But why. Why do we say French fries? Are the France. The French really big on the fries and we just adopted that and they don't even use it?

[Sarah Colonna]

No, I don't think it had anything to do. Where did the French fries. Where did French fries. Like, why do they call it that? I don't know. Oh, it's such a. While the name French fries suggests a French origin, it's believed American soldiers encountered them in French speaking Belgium and called them French due to the language. The Belgians, however, have a strong tradition of fried potatoes, particularly frites, which they claim is their own culinary invention. So I don't know. The answer is I don't know. But I know that in. I like that they call them. I know when they're say chips in the UK that they mean fries.

[John Ryan]

And we. But sometimes in the US we do too. In one instance, we always use the word chips. Yes.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah. Why is that? Because.

[John Ryan]

I don't know.

[Sarah Colonna]

That's more of a uk. Yeah. Meal. Right. That's so delicious.

[John Ryan]

Oh, yeah. Well, you know. And then, you know what they call chips? Crisps.

[Sarah Colonna]

Crisps. Right, right.

[John Ryan]

That also came up. Here's one for the name for panties or I think it's panties or underwear. Thong. Panties. Any sort of panties. Full, Full butt panties. Little. Little Tonga type panty action. T bar.

[Sarah Colonna]

T bar.

[John Ryan]

They call them. Nick. They call them knickers.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, knickers. Right. That's right, they do.

[John Ryan]

That's such like an unsexy word, your knicker. But then, you know, when they play Golf. They have those, those pants that are really short. They call those knickers too.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, well, we always called knickers. There was this phase. I don't remember. I don't know if anyone. They're kind of, I want to say culottes. Do you guys, do you guys remember culottes There. I'm trying to Google it right now. Culottes. They're, they're like knee length shorts for the most.

[John Ryan]

Okay. I don't think we call them that.

[Sarah Colonna]

But I, I, but I remember calling those like, those knickers. And they like kind of. Yeah. And they kind of tie. There was a phase we wore them. Right. And they go right below your knee and they kind of ride around cinched around the knee. I think we call those knickers.

[John Ryan]

Yeah, but no knickers.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, and also because when I, when they, I know that because I remember that in this. I remember reading her call them. Yeah, they're on any underwear. Knickers. And then I think, but in my mind they're like long, like knee long panties almost the right, like from, like.

[John Ryan]

The, from like the 1800s.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what I picture in my mind. But I know that that's obviously not what they were talking about in this book.

[John Ryan]

Okay, well, here's one that I don't know. I still don't know. So they're in, they're in Claire's kitchen and she talks about her larder. So I'm guessing some kind of pantry area. A pantry area where you put food. Larder.

[Sarah Colonna]

A room or large cupboard for storing food.

[John Ryan]

Man, I am nailing these.

[Sarah Colonna]

You really are. And I have not. I, I think when I saw that one I was just like, I don't know where she's at. And then I just let.

[John Ryan]

Move on. Here's one that I have a good memory of. Sports day they talk about at school. Sports day. It's like the parents race at sports day.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, what's that?

[John Ryan]

It's, I think it's definitely a UK thing, but they have like a parents day where they compete with each other as well as the kids compete because there's a very famous clip of Princess Di. Do you ever see this? Oh, and she was at. I don't know if it was William or Harry's or both of their, their, their parents sports day. And they, the whole thing is Princess Di breaks royal protocol and she hops over the fence and races. She's wearing a skirt. Look up this video somewhere.

[Sarah Colonna]

I am, I'm looking up.

[John Ryan]

She's wearing a skirt.

[Sarah Colonna]

You guys have to look it up.

[John Ryan]

Listeners racing the other mothers and they look like 100 meter dash type thing. And she fricking smokes them all.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh my gosh.

[John Ryan]

She wins by like 20 meters. Like she crushes everyone. And it's just like. It's like a really like iconic video of Princess Die.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, it's like it was Prince Harry's school sports day.

[John Ryan]

Prince Harry's sports day. Yeah.

[Sarah Colonna]

That's amazing. Yeah, the. I'm seeing stills from it right now because I don't want to play the video while we're recording, obviously, but I will. That's something fun for the listeners to look up if you don't remember it.

[John Ryan]

Princess dad is a badass. We had as kids, especially in hockey. I think hockey is a big thing is like at the end of the year you'd have like a wind up and you'd always have a kids versus dad's hockey game.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, that's cool.

[John Ryan]

Yeah, it was, it was a traditional thing. And then, and then when I was in high school, it was parent or teachers versus students hockey game every year.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh boy. I feel like that could. Somebody could be letting out some aggression during that. Yeah, I know that might be a little dangerous. And I'm talking about the. I'm talking about the teachers. They may be like, yeah, we didn't have anything like that.

[John Ryan]

Really.

[Sarah Colonna]

I don't teach your conferences or whatever. And then really mostly, yeah, mostly just our parents came to our game.

[John Ryan]

You out.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, hey. How dare.

[John Ryan]

Christmas crackers.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, I learned about those because of you.

[John Ryan]

Yes. When we moved here to this area 10 years ago, our neighbor was also from Canada and at Christmas she brought over Christmas crackers. They are not edible crackers. They're actually these. A little tube. They have a little. Almost like a little wire at each end. Not a wire, but a little flat ribbon. And you pull it apart, it makes a little crack sound. And then it has a crown in it. Like a little paper crown and a little toy. And it's a tradition after dinner, like I remember going to grandma's house for dinner, my nana's house. And everyone have like a cracker beside their place setting.

[Sarah Colonna]

See, at my nana's, at my grandma's. My grandma's is what we called her, but we. She had a cracker Jack prize drawer where they really liked Cracker Jacks. And you could open the drawer and you could pull out one of the little Cracker Jack prizes. So that's very different. But I just want to say that because of the Christmas cracker thing. Our old neighbor that was is Canadian, who we're still friends with. She's only a couple streets over. She's an amazing baker.

[John Ryan]

Oh, geez. She makes, like, incredible.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, for Christmas. Forget it. It's so exciting. You never know what she's going to bring. Easter, she makes these ridiculous chocolate eggs. They're like Halloween. All the things. She always makes something. So when she said she was not coming over with Christmas crackers, I was like, I don't know what kind of chocolate baked, you know, cracker situation she's bringing, but I was so excited. And when she handed us those little toys, I was like, what the is this?

[John Ryan]

I didn't. I remember. You were like, all excited. I was like, I don't think she knows what these are gonna be.

[Sarah Colonna]

No. I was like, what do I get through with a tiny crown and a sticker? Thanks, Lisa.

[John Ryan]

Can I tell the new story? I found out about my nana? Now that Nana just came up because I have so many great stories about my nana. I hang out with my cousins last weekend at a baseball game, and they said, they started telling me a story. Remember that story about Nana? I go, I've not heard this story. Like, what? So, yeah, so here's the story is my grandpa used to be like a semi professional pitcher. I mean, he died when he was, you know, in his early, early 30s, and he was 20, 31 years old. He got sick at 29. So in his 20s, he was like a semi professional pitcher. Like now they probably would call it like town ball, where you go around, you play towns, and you play tournaments every weekend. So he was a pitcher. So back in those days, they'd go. They'd play three games in one day. But it's not like it is today, where you have like 12 pitchers. He would just pitch all three games, right? So he pitches the first game, throws a. Throws a shutout. He was a really good pitcher. Throws a shutout in the first game, second game, throws a shutout. Third game, he's going to the ninth inning. He has a shutout going. Some guy comes up. Probably my nana would have called him a dink. Some dink comes up and hits a home run, and they're still up like 7:1 or something. They end up winning 7:1 or whatever it is. And this guy is just like celebrating, running around the bases. After he gets around the bases, he runs to the outfield behind the fence and gets the ball. Starts putting on, like, writing out, like, home run ball off Len Quest Blah, blah, blah. And my nana, the original. That's why I said she's the original wag. She's in the stands fuming. Absolutely fuming. The game's over. Everyone's probably drinking the dugout or whatever. What does my nana do? She goes and breaks into the truck and steals the baseball back. Goes up to her husband, Len. Len, here's your baseball back. And my uncle still has the ball.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, my God. Does he really?

[John Ryan]

He sent me a picture this weekend. He still has the ball. It's by his bedside. It's on his bedside table.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, my God. I beat your nana. Got to be just. First of all, I know her.

[John Ryan]

Yeah.

[Sarah Colonna]

And I can't even. I. But the fact that you just go break into a truck and be like, that's his ball, and give it to him. I would just love to have seen his face. I would have loved to see everyone's face. I would have loved to see the guy that. Whose truck she broke into the face. He's probably like, oh, well, I guess I'm just gonna get that fixed. I'm not messing with her.

[John Ryan]

Can you imagine? I mean, this had to have been, what, the late forties, early fifties, I would assume.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah.

[John Ryan]

Just absolutely brilliant.

[Sarah Colonna]

So good. I.

[John Ryan]

Sorry I had to tell that story. Okay. This is the one that I've never. We never use in Canada, for sure. And I can't believe you still use it. It sounds like a weird word. Headmistress.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, she was taken down to the head, Right? Yeah. Of a school or something.

[John Ryan]

It's like the principal.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah, I think so. And I think I want to say.

[John Ryan]

It sounds like calling someone a headmistress is like one of those people that. Like one of the. Like the leaders that work. One of those sex lounges or something.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yes, it sounds like what. I forget what you call. But at a. At a Bristol. A Bristol. A brothel.

[John Ryan]

Yeah.

[Sarah Colonna]

A headmistress, a female head teacher or principal of a school, typically a private school in some regions.

[John Ryan]

Then what would the man. What would the man be called? It was a man head. Mr. Head.

[Sarah Colonna]

Mr. Head. That sounds even worse. I don't know. I just. I'm. I was afraid, but I put in head mister, and I didn't. And nothing actually came up except for photos of, like, misters. Headmaster.

[John Ryan]

Headmaster.

[Sarah Colonna]

It would be headmaster.

[John Ryan]

But why could it be masterous?

[Sarah Colonna]

This is all a problem. I don't like it. We just. Just. Just call him the principal. But, yeah, headmistress has always sounded to me more like. Like a private school thing. But I Guess it's. It. I. They say it's getting less common.

[John Ryan]

If it, if it was a man, everyone would call him baiter. Every kid in the school calls them baiter.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, masturbator.

[John Ryan]

Head masturbator. Everyone called him vader, you know.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah.

[John Ryan]

And if those kids didn't. They're not fun.

[Sarah Colonna]

That's true.

[John Ryan]

They called it a lottery scratch card instead of a lottery. A scratcher or lottery ticket.

[Sarah Colonna]

Scratcher. Lottery ticket. Yeah. Lottery scratch card.

[John Ryan]

Here's one that didn't really know until I ordered one from the uk. A jumper.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, is that. It's like a, like overall sweater.

[John Ryan]

No, it's like a sweater.

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, really?

[John Ryan]

Yeah. Yeah. So when I, When I order my. My Swansea Christmas sweaters every year, they're called. They're called jumpers.

[Sarah Colonna]

Well, that's confusing.

[John Ryan]

Yeah. But. But then I started thinking about it today, and so is sweater.

[Sarah Colonna]

Why do you call this.

[John Ryan]

Are you sweating it?

[Sarah Colonna]

Kind of. I don't want anywhere it says, why don't you just call that a British. In English, and in British English, a jumper refers to a knitted or crocheted garment, typically with long sleeve worn on the upper body, which is a sweater. I really call it a sweater. I don't know, but I. I just know they probably think, why do we call it that too? And they're like, why wouldn't they call it a jumper? But in my mind, a jumper would be.

[John Ryan]

But also jumper makes sense. Jumper makes no sense either. Unless it makes it real happy. You jump in it.

[Sarah Colonna]

Yeah. So happy that when you put on your sweater, you jump.

[John Ryan]

Okay, here's my last one. Petrol.

[Sarah Colonna]

That's like gas, right?

[John Ryan]

Yeah, I think. Didn't they used to kind of use the word petrol in the US and Canada more? I think so, because we'd always call it gas. But petrol seems like an old Southern term to me.

[Sarah Colonna]

Like they'd use south petrol station.

[John Ryan]

You know, petrol. Plumo plum over there.

[Sarah Colonna]

I don't. I don't know petrol in English. I don't know if we. I don't remember. I don't think I've ever called it petrol. I feel like it's. One of my friends called it that. I'd be like, do you mean gas? And then I. And then they would say I was being an ass.

[John Ryan]

So what do they. What do they say? Like, oh, I've been eating beans all night. I'm a little petroly.

[Sarah Colonna]

Do you want a new rule where you end every podcast with a dad.

[John Ryan]

With a dad joke? Yeah, that was it. That Was it?

[Sarah Colonna]

Oh, well, this was fun because listen, my picks are a little dark and sometimes it can be a little trickier to find topics to, to jump off of. So. Jumper off of. So thank you, John, for thinking of these. I wanted, I think next week or at least one of the weeks we have two more before we do the whole review. And I think we want to talk a little bit about have you ever told a white lie or and getting in trouble in school like you said. So we have things that we are going to talk about that will not spoil the book for you. If you haven't finished it yet, don't worry. Oh, you can always listen all the way up until week four when we do the full, I mean you're going to listen to week four too, but that's when we do the full review. Nothing will be spoiled for you. If you're new here, please join us on Patreon. Help support the people that help make this happen. And it's only $5 a month. It's like I said, short story and then exclusive content. And then we're going to add some fun stuff to make up for not doing the video there anymore. But the, the, the chapter that I read to John last month was a video that we did oursel. It was super fun. And we are reading what did I say? It's an Ellen Hilderbrand book for the short story. And we do those on the 15th. And I'm pulling up the name of it. It is Natural Selection. And John will announce his September book. It will be on the book list banners Facebook group today. And I will also put it on the Instagram the book list today since we didn't announce it as we recorded a few days early. But he will have it by today when you are listening, right, John?

[John Ryan]

That is correct.

[Sarah Colonna]

Thank you guys so much. We appreciate you listening. Super fun. And if you are on Patreon and there's anything specific you would like us to dive into a little more over there, let us know. But we will always be doing our short stories and fun content and we're going to add a little bit of what we read at night before we go to bed. Some silly stuff. So thank you.

[John Ryan]

Thank you.

[Sarah Colonna]

The book list.

[John Ryan]

The book lisp.

[Sarah Colonna]

The book list.

[John Ryan]

The book lisp.

[Sarah Colonna]

The book lisp.