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Ground swallow me now

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Rose789 · 09/12/2019 20:04

It’s my birthday so went to pil for presents and cake before going out for tea.
Mil made like a fruit flan thing with cream which was lovely.
Went to the meal and the waiter who was all of 17 came over and asked if anyone wanted dessert. Fil said he was too full and my 5 year old angelic little girl turned to the waiter and said my grandads had lots of flange! Cue red faces and nervous titters.
Looking most concerned that the waiter didn’t understand she looked him dead in the eye and said grandads had a lot of creamy flange today and he’s too full but I’ll have icecream please.
Shockingly enough the poor boy did not return and sent another waiter over for the rest of the meal.
Dh left an ridiculously large tip and I’m tempted to get a hip flask next time I take her anywhere!!!

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Daisydoola · 09/12/2019 20:06

I've never heard flange being anything? I wouldn't have even noticed it. I bet no one did.

ItsChristmaaaaaaaaas · 09/12/2019 20:08

Isn’t it a thing welded to the engines of a plane like a little fin?

corlan · 09/12/2019 20:09

Have the schools broken up already?

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Rose789 · 09/12/2019 20:09

It might be a northern word? Round her flange is a word for vagina and the poor waiter and every one else certainly picked up on what she said.
We clearly need to annunciate more clearly that we were having flan and not cake

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TFSRM · 09/12/2019 20:11

Grow up. She's a child. She mispronouced something. I hope you haven't made her feel embarrassed and uncomfortable when she did something entirely innocent.

YesItsMeIDontCare · 09/12/2019 20:12

I thought a flange was a group of gorillas.

Pinkywoo · 09/12/2019 20:16

Well I found it funny OP, reminds me of my friends little boy loudly telling their dog to "shit" every time they were waiting to cross the road!

Wavingwhiledrowning · 09/12/2019 20:20

Ha! This is lovely. I'm not sure why you've had a few odd responses.
If my 5 year old commented on DFILs flange consumption I'd die! (the thought is too awful to contemplate!!). This sort of stuff is why children are amazing.
DH is from 'the north' and I'm from super rural Shropshire. Together our accents and turns of phrase have made an interesting mix for the DCs. Sadly they can't say 'couldn't'. They can only say cunt.

jomaIone · 09/12/2019 21:10

I think rather than being so embarrassed, the normal response would have been 'hahahahaha omg she means FLAN!'

doublecheeseburgermediumfries · 09/12/2019 21:15

😂😂😂😂😂 sorry but I love it. That's kids for you! She didn't do it on purpose. Something you can tease her with when she's older!!

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