Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 4 hours ago, hk blues said: 'The pudding is in the Prof' surely? Is that the alternative to doing his marking for him? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 I don't have a chest of draws. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Rediculous! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Got followed right to my door today by the police when I was on my 50cc scooter. Got a lecture about how I needed to display L plates when riding, made my point that wasn't the case as I passed my driving test on May 2001 and had passed my CBT. I knew I was OK as I had read it on gov.uk but couldn't find the correct page on the website to prove this while he still claimed he was right. Walked in the house and immediately found the info I needed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 10 hours ago, BFTD said: The horror of discovering that language evolves by people mishearing words/phrases, never putting any thought into the meaning behind them, and other people changing their usage to follow because they never thought about the meaning either and are terrified that they might have been wrong all along We should all pick a phrase, misuse it as often as possible, and see if we can get it into the public lexicon. I'm going to go with "bite the skin of your teeth". Y'know, because sometimes you end up biting the skin of your teeth with nerves. I'm used to coming across as an idiot anyway, so a wee bit extra for science is no biggie. I could care less. Low and behold, they were caught flaunting the rules. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 33 minutes ago, thomas said: Got followed right to my door today by the police when I was on my 50cc scooter. Got a lecture about how I needed to display L plates when riding, made my point that wasn't the case as I passed my driving test on May 2001 and had passed my CBT. I knew I was OK as I had read it on gov.uk but couldn't find the correct page on the website to prove this while he still claimed he was right. Walked in the house and immediately found the info I needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Maybe a trifling example, but 'just desserts' is another one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 51 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: With my fat arse on a 50cc it wouldn't be as spectacular a crash as that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Champions League theme starts up Mrs Mullarkey “what national anthem is that?” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Champions League theme starts up Mrs Mullarkey “what national anthem is that?” Should have told her it was The Duchy of Grand Fenwick's One for Peter Sellers and Bernard Cribbins fans. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt Caley Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 On the topic of mispronunciation, a colleague of mine lives in England but her ex and the father of her child lives in Fife. Anyone know where “kur-cal-dee” is? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 47 minutes ago, Central Belt Caley said: On the topic of mispronunciation, a colleague of mine lives in England but her ex and the father of her child lives in Fife. Anyone know where “kur-cal-dee” is? It's pronounced "wee-team". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 45 minutes ago, Central Belt Caley said: On the topic of mispronunciation, a colleague of mine lives in England but her ex and the father of her child lives in Fife. Anyone know where “kur-cal-dee” is? I once heard an Englishman refer to "kinkar-deen" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, scottsdad said: I once heard an Englishman refer to "kinkar-deen" Was he shouting for the empty pint glasses to be removed from the golf club bar table? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 20 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: I don't have a chest of draws. Or a Standing Lamp or Nesta Tables. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 4 hours ago, Central Belt Caley said: On the topic of mispronunciation, a colleague of mine lives in England but her ex and the father of her child lives in Fife. Anyone know where “kur-cal-dee” is? It's pronounced 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Shatfishfonz? 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Mispronouncing towns is fine. Everyone's done it at some time; the locals get a laugh out of it, you get to do the "doh, I'm an idiot" thing, sometimes people will show an interest in where you're actually from, or tell you a bit about the place, and generally it's a good time if everyone has a sense of humour about it. Occasionally you find the odd arsehole who, despite actually living in an area for years, will insist on pronouncing names as they think it should be, as though the local thickos who live there have been getting it wrong the whole time. They can GTF. May they remain unaware of the piss content of their pints. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 45 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Shatfishfonz? Bless you 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys McCabe Hype Train Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 The new “yeaahhh brexit” blue passports are horrendous. Shit quality compared to the old red ones and now immediately make me stand out as the “look at me I’m from a country full of racists” character in the passport control queue. Suppose it’s a government ploy to make us too embarrassed to brandish our new blue travel documents at customs, as a way to cut down outward migration. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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