Discreet Hooker wrote:Brandon , Tyler , Roach and Jayden and other numbskull names .
( A teacher friend told me that the naughtiest children were always the ones with such names .)
Aye. It's pretty hard not to make assumptions about a kid's parents/upbringing when they're called Tyler. Has there ever been a Tyler is existence that wasn't trouble?
Equally a feel sorry for any girl who gets named Chardonnay or somesuch nonsense. They've had their entire life determined for them through no fault of their own.
There should be a book that lists popular perceptions of names and parents should be required to sign a disclaimer that commits them to the administrative costs of the deed poll which can be submitted at any time after their child first attends primary school.
This book should include a chapter that lists, by surname, first names that parents are prohibited by law from giving to their child. In my time in the Army I have met three Richard Heads and a Christopher Unthank. A good friend dated a girl called Tamara Knight. It would have taken a complete shyte (Or one of us - is that the same thing?) to saddle the poor bastards with such idiotic names.
Discreet Hooker wrote:Brandon , Tyler , Roach and Jayden and other numbskull names .
( A teacher friend told me that the naughtiest children were always the ones with such names .)
Aye. It's pretty hard not to make assumptions about a kid's parents/upbringing when they're called Tyler. Has there ever been a Tyler is existence that wasn't trouble?
Equally a feel sorry for any girl who gets named Chardonnay or somesuch nonsense. They've had their entire life determined for them through no fault of their own.
There should be a book that lists popular perceptions of names and parents should be required to sign a disclaimer that commits them to the administrative costs of the deed poll which can be submitted at any time after their child first attends primary school.
This book should include a chapter that lists, by surname, first names that parents are prohibited by law from giving to their child. In my time in the Army I have met three Richard Heads and a Christopher Unthank. A good friend dated a girl called Tamara Knight. It would have taken a complete shyte (Or one of us - is that the same thing?) to saddle the poor bastards with such idiotic names.
"Dated"? Really old bean?
You'll be telling me you've been "burglarized" next.
bruce wrote:Flavourful or flavorful. I may have mentioned this before, but it starting to creep into the British vernacular from shit American cooking shows. Grips my tits.
Edit: Aaarggh it's even on my predictive text.
That's a good one. I live and work in 'Murrica and I make a conscious effort, every day of my life to spell the u in every appropriate context....clour flavour everything.
I am fighting for you Bruce. For you.
Oh, but you're happy to drop the odd, superfluous 'o'!!!
Aggressiveness? Is this not just aggression?
Signage? They're just fucking signs.
Yardage? Unless you're in the process of being keel-hauled or you're measuring the efficiency of fuel burning its just fucking yards. That wanker Iaiuaiayon Evans is the worst on the planet for this shyte - "Oh, So-and-fecking-So made excellent yardage." Not unless you're measuring how many yards you got out of him per litre of fucking cherryade you put in!
Bastard Americans!
That aggressiveness one is bang on. There may even be a version of that on the first page of this thread. I'm sure there's a word for that totally unnecessary elongation of words that Americans love so much.
That's a good one. I live and work in 'Murrica and I make a conscious effort, every day of my life to spell the u in every appropriate context....clour flavour everything.
I am fighting for you Bruce. For you.
Oh, but you're happy to drop the odd, superfluous 'o'!!!
Aggressiveness? Is this not just aggression?
Signage? They're just fucking signs.
Yardage? Unless you're in the process of being keel-hauled or you're measuring the efficiency of fuel burning its just fucking yards. That wanker Iaiuaiayon Evans is the worst on the planet for this shyte - "Oh, So-and-fecking-So made excellent yardage." Not unless you're measuring how many yards you got out of him per litre of fucking cherryade you put in!
Bastard Americans!
That aggressiveness one is bang on. There may even be a version of that on the first page of this thread. I'm sure there's a word for that totally unnecessary elongation of words that Americans love so much.
morepork wrote:For how long? Would you describe the process as being rogered, buggered, or corn-holed? Could anyone watch?
See, ye have been living and working among the Yanks for too long. While buggered and rogered are good, traditional words for a bad and far from traditional practice (Unless you're public school educated or living with your sister on the Isle of Man), this side of the Atlantic we have no comprehension of what being corn-holed is.
Over here corn is either the base ingredient of the last box in a Kellogg's variety pack or something your gran gets on her toes.
I getting really fucking tired of wading through gluten free tasteless bricks in order to get to an actual loaf of bread too. Fuck you artisan bakers. Bring back people that know what they doing. And some engineers and skilled professionals while we're at it. And I'm not talking about vintage bike restoration either you total wankers.
Hard to find a decent sourdough anymore.
It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
rowan wrote:White American and British celebrities' sob stories appearing on my Facebook wall. My heart bleeds . . .
Why so racist?
It's you who is being racist by deliberately ignoring the socio-economic factors involved here. Oh, but you're American, a citizen of the most racist, mass-murdering nation on the planet. You wouldn't understand.
If they're good enough to play at World Cups, why not in between?
rowan wrote:People who think they're being clever when they're just being juvenile. It's a surprisingly common misconception people have about themselves, particularly young men.
I did say particularly young men - not exclusively. Coco certainly fits the bill.
If they're good enough to play at World Cups, why not in between?
rowan wrote:White American and British celebrities' sob stories appearing on my Facebook wall. My heart bleeds . . .
Why so racist?
It's you who is being racist by deliberately ignoring the socio-economic factors involved here. Oh, but you're American, a citizen of the most racist, mass-murdering nation on the planet. You wouldn't understand.
What?? You specifically called out white celebrities...exclusively... so Im not sure I am understanding what socio-economic factors you are speaking of. Do explain.
It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
rowan wrote:People who think they're being clever when they're just being juvenile. It's a surprisingly common misconception people have about themselves, particularly young men.
I did say particularly young men - not exclusively. Coco certainly fits the bill.
Haha... This is rich. Surprisingly... You arent awsre that you suffer from this "misconception".
It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
Firsty, if you had a brain, you would understand that one cannot be racist against their own race. That's why African-Americans can call themselves the N word and we can't use it (in reference to them), for example. That's common sense that a five-year-old understands. I happen to be white. & my comment clearly alluded to the fact that white celebrities are generally from the more privileged areas of society, and became celebrities precisely because of that factor, despite whatever fiction the ubiquitious propaganda industry may wish to spin about their amazing talent and fortitude. & if they are from America or Britain, they are therefore from nations which are currently wreaking havoc on impoverished peoples in many parts of the world - and it is in those places that you will find the true heroes of our times. So parading these white American and British celebrities' sob stories in front of our eyes is replete with irony - and therefore irksome to me personally. The comment I made was certainly not offensive in any way, and if you had so much as a modicum of moral perspective, this wouldn't need explaining.
If they're good enough to play at World Cups, why not in between?
rowan wrote:Firsty, if you had a brain, you would understand that one cannot be racist against their own race. That's why African-Americans can call themselves the N word and we can't use it (in reference to them), for example. That's common sense that a five-year-old understands. I happen to be white. & my comment clearly alluded to the fact that white celebrities are generally from the more privileged areas of society, and became celebrities precisely because of that factor, despite whatever fiction the ubiquitious propaganda industry may wish to spin about their amazing talent and fortitude. & if they are from America or Britain, they are therefore from nations which are currently wreaking havoc on impoverished peoples in many parts of the world - and it is in those places that you will find the true heroes of our times. So parading these white American and British celebrities' sob stories in front of our eyes is replete with irony - and therefore irksome to me personally. The comment I made was certainly not offensive in any way, and if you had so much as a modicum of moral perspective, this wouldn't need explaining.
*facepalm*
It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
Wowwan. You aren't half as clever as you think you are. IN fact, you may be on the spectrum. Look at the title of this thread. Look in the mirror. Laugh.
Discreet Hooker wrote:Mums talking on phones when taking out lil' ones to school/nursery/shopping or in fact anywhere .
Nothing is that important mum . . .
Not just mums either. I spent five years in Spain and if I'd had a peseta for every time I saw a rich-looking daddy out with his kids, at the beach or restaurant of whatever, doing nothing but speaking on the phone while they hung around looking bored, I'd have been a millionaire (in pre-euro Spanish currency anyway)! I don't think all these guys were Spanish, btw. I think many of them actually looked northern European. But it just seemed to be the culture there. Not such a factor in Turkey, however.
If they're good enough to play at World Cups, why not in between?
