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Post by zou on Oct 11, 2024 14:02:50 GMT
"supercalifragalisticexpialidocious (my spelling attempt - can't be bothered to look it up). " I prefer the alternative spelling Superphallicflagellisticsexyandprecocious! After the currently expiring Cally Thistle thoroughly stuffed Celtic early this century the Sun (I think) came up with the headline:
Supercallygoalsfantasticcelticareatrocious
Fairly sure it was SuperCaleyGoesBallistic |
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Post by willien on Oct 11, 2024 14:30:08 GMT
After the currently expiring Cally Thistle thoroughly stuffed Celtic early this century the Sun (I think) came up with the headline:
Supercallygoalsfantasticcelticareatrocious
Fairly sure it was SuperCaleyGoesBallistic Edit tried to post from phone first time hence no text. Anyway, you could well be right I do not read the Sun and neither does the friend who told me about it so I got it at least third hand. It still pissed off the celtic supporting work colleague I told it to.  |
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Post by andy on Oct 11, 2024 14:41:02 GMT
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Post by spinno on Oct 11, 2024 15:10:11 GMT
Supermarket
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Post by willien on Oct 11, 2024 15:17:23 GMT
Work of the Devil!
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Post by gezza on Oct 11, 2024 17:10:16 GMT
I said things which are commonly accepted. England lose 2-1 |
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Post by Chester PB on Oct 11, 2024 17:51:55 GMT
What are some things which are commonly accepted but are just plain wrong? For example, the "red red robin" is not. It doesn't have any red, it's orange. That kind of thing. How the colour appears will vary with the colour temperature of the light. For example, at noon on a bright cloudless blue sky, the orange/red would not look the same as when lit by the warmer colour balance early in the morning. I don't think that songs featuring a 'red, red robin' would work as well with an 'orange, orange robin'. Re. 'commonly accepted but are just plain wrong': try and explain this to a Donald Trump supporter. |
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Post by andytake2 on Oct 12, 2024 7:47:57 GMT
What are some things which are commonly accepted but are just plain wrong? For example, the "red red robin" is not. It doesn't have any red, it's orange. That kind of thing. The colour orange is named after the fruit which did not arrive in the UK till a long time after the expression "robin red breast" was in common use red being the nearest named colour of the times to the colour of the robin's breast.
Anyone interested in the etymology of words should check out "RobWords and "Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris" on youtube. Both quite entertaining and informative. |
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Post by peterob on Oct 12, 2024 8:16:10 GMT
The colour orange is named after the fruit which did not arrive in the UK till a long time after the expression "robin red breast" was in common use red being the nearest named colour of the times to the colour of the robin's breast.
Anyone interested in the etymology of words should check out "RobWords and "Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris" on youtube. Both quite entertaining and informative. On the misuse of words. Having had the latest Covid jab yesterday (and the Flu one last week), I am struggling to remember just when NHS political correctness dictated that health professionals were required to warn "you'll feel a little scratch", because it doesn't feel like a scratch at all. |
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Post by MJB on Oct 12, 2024 8:20:24 GMT
Anyone interested in the etymology of words should check out "RobWords and "Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris" on youtube. Both quite entertaining and informative. On the misuse of words. Having had the latest Covid jab yesterday (and the Flu one last week), I am struggling to remember just when NHS political correctness dictated that health professionals were required to warn "you'll feel a little scratch", because it doesn't feel like a scratch at all. I've taken our practice nurse to task on this on several occasions. She always says "sharp scratch" as she's about to insert an hypodermic needle. |
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Post by MJB on Oct 12, 2024 8:24:14 GMT
One that really annoys me is people who refer to high sugar foods as ""diabetes on a plate". For such a common ailment the lack of knowledge amongst the general public is shocking.
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Post by spinno on Oct 12, 2024 9:04:26 GMT
One that really annoys me is people who refer to high sugar foods as ""diabetes on a plate". For such a common ailment the lack of knowledge amongst the general public is shocking. Then there's "heart attack on a plate" |
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