Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 2 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: And there's not mush room either. People who wanted their business to be easily searchable. I'm crtnly not a fan, but it makes sense. Nearly as bad as the plumbers etc in Yellow Pages (look it up, kids) who stick their adverts in as: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMageePlumbingLtd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 6 hours ago, The Moonster said: I'm sure this will have been mentioned in here before but I've just seen an advert for a barber shop called BRBR and it set a fire within me. Who started this braindead notion of removing vowels from a standard word for a "cool" business name? Not only do I hope these businesses fail but if there is anything I can do to accelerate that process I will now be actioning it. I believe this barber shop is in Inverclyde so I call on the P&B masses to bully them out of existence. one for auld cnts but I would have thought a shop called BRBR would sell antique phones. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 5 hours ago, scottsdad said: "By the laws of maths, half of people will pay more than the average." This statement is incorrect. Should it not be "laws of arithmetic"? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Bartender Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, The Skelpit Lug said: Should it not be "laws of arithmetic"? ...or "Laws of Statistics"? That's what the average pedant would opt for. (Or is that mean?) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Should it not be "laws of arithmetic"?Arithmetic is just a sub set of mathematics, no? So any laws of arithmetic are also laws of mathematics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 26 minutes ago, DiegoDiego said: 1 hour ago, The Skelpit Lug said: Should it not be "laws of arithmetic"? Arithmetic is just a sub set of mathematics, no? So any laws of arithmetic are also laws of mathematics. When I did my O Grades in 1971 there were separate Maths and Arithmetic qualifications. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 When I did my O Grades in 1971 there were separate Maths and Arithmetic qualifications. '71? Held back a few years were you? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 In an age where weans have their mobile devices always in hand it would be nice if my niece and nephew responded to the WhatsApp messages ive sent them saying I've put some money in their bank accounts, I know you've read the message, a simple thanks would suffice 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Granny Danger said: When I did my O Grades in 1971 there were separate Maths and Arithmetic qualifications. I smuggled in an abacus for Arithmetic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 12 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I smuggled in an abacus for Arithmetic. In those days of imperial measures based on the number 12 Orcadians had an advantage as they could count on their fingers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 11 hours ago, Granny Danger said: When I did my O Grades in 1971 there were separate Maths and Arithmetic qualifications. Same with me, albeit a but later. (Enough later to make History easier for you than it was for me mind you). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Bartender Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 16 hours ago, Granny Danger said: When I did my O Grades in 1971 there were separate Maths and Arithmetic qualifications. Being a bit more academic in those days (and about the same vintage) I added O Grade Statistics to those two. And well done Granny. It's always been a real PTTGOMN for me that people in this country used to refer to having O Levels. No they didn't - not unless they took English exams. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 12 hours ago, welshbairn said: I smuggled in an abacus for Arithmetic. Is this you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt Caley Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Neighbours that have assigned parking spaces/drives but park in the communal spaces so they don’t have to walk an extra 5 metres to their front door 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, Central Belt Caley said: Neighbours that have assigned parking spaces/drives but park in the communal spaces so they don’t have to walk an extra 5 metres to their front door I had something similar. I used to live in a new build that used to be garages next to some high rises. When the new houses were built they turned the garages into a communal car park for the new builds. The communal car park of course ended up being used an overflow for the high rises so you had arseholes who would ordinarily use the communal car park parking at 90 degrees behind you, a car width away from the back of my car so you had to do a 146 point turn to get out of your space. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 The coach outside my window has had the engine idling for over twenty minutes. I'd give him a piece of my mind but I've lost enough of it as it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Central Belt Caley said: Neighbours that have assigned parking spaces/drives but park in the communal spaces so they don’t have to walk an extra 5 metres to their front door As a subset of this, in my street we have 6 communal parking bays. We have a driveway so don't need them but my wife gets very riled by the fact that two caravans take up these spaces all year round. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Neighbours that have assigned parking spaces/drives but park in the communal spaces so they don’t have to walk an extra 5 metres to their front door When did you change your username Philpy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, scottsdad said: As a subset of this, in my street we have 6 communal parking bays. We have a driveway so don't need them but my wife gets very riled by the fact that two caravans take up these spaces all year round. I don't think that's allowed. Factor/council call maybe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, RH33 said: I don't think that's allowed. Factor/council call maybe. The wife said the same thing. Hinted that I should call the council. No thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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