How's your gearbox?

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Heard in Kildare

A jocular greeting in a thick Kildare accent that gently mocks the local 'racer boys' obsession with cars.

How's your gearbox? Are yiz headin out Friday night?

Posh English

How are you keeping, old boy? Are you gentlemen venturing out this Friday evening?

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