Alfred, an ancient Saxon king of Wessex supposedly burnt the cakes he was supposed to be watching cook in the fireplace of a peasant's hovel he was hiding in from invading Danes, however he later defeated the Danes and was thereafter called Alfred the Great but that could have been Alfred the Grate.

A sentence such as yours, rates a like. (If I could "like" it twice, I would.)

Wow Cindy, your reply has made me see stars.

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc but is also a term meaning money in colloquial English as in the saying "where there's muck there's brass".

Brats is a nickname for a German sausage called bratwurst.

Also how we refer to some of the kids with their parents in the supermarket ;).

 

A dragon is a fabulous beast.

If a dragon was edible, I wonder how it would taste. Eww...

Dragons are edible but the taste is so horrible it would bring tears to your eyes.

I suppose food outlets supplying dragon meat have to cater for unusual tastes.

I'll have to try the dragon meat later, much later. :eek::D

Those who have a taste for the stuff, say if you let the dragon meat hang a while before preparation, then it is a real treat.

That's just great if you have a taste for dragon meat.

Personally I don't like it but I won't argue for or against its merits.

Not expressing an opinion for or against may be construed as being vague.

The vagus nerve is one of twelve cranial nerves.

With ready prepared meals it is all too easy to include too much sugar in your diet.

They say the grass is always greener on the other side.

I saw no shooting stars last night. (This thread has been a little quiet - just trying to resurrect it).

It's nice to get a kick start.

Hey Cindy, that's smart!

I got no marks for the last reply

I wish I was a word shark, then I would give you A++ marks.

I'm so pleased you didn't think it was trash.

Nah, you could never crash and burn, Kick. :D

If I did it might cause me a few aches and pains so I'll be careful.