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Post by ChrisB on Jul 8, 2015 6:14:25 GMT
Who decided that, from now on, all foodsuffs must have pulled pork in them/on them?
Also, what possible purpose can a pulled pork sausage perform?
(a little light alliteration is good for you on a Wednesday morning)
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Post by MartinT on Jul 12, 2015 7:42:06 GMT
When did "to burgle" become "to burglarise"?
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Post by dvh on Jul 12, 2015 8:27:41 GMT
When did "to burgle" become "to burglarise"? 1871, according to the OED citation: 'The Yankeeisms donated, collided, and burglarized, have been badly used up by an English magazine-writer.' |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 12, 2015 8:33:09 GMT
I knew it was a Yankeeism, just didn't know it went that far back.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 9:18:01 GMT
Here's another Yankee invention - Listerine. Originally licensed for use as a surgical antiseptic, and in concentrated form as a floor cleaner and as cure for gonorrhea, it was after more than 20 years that it was marketed as a mouthwash. To ensure success in this market in the 1920's, Listerine coined the term "halitosis" to get Joe public to buy the stuff as a cure for this fictitious oral medical condition. It was coined from a combination of latin and greek - halitus, to breathe + greek noun suffix osis. They also marketed it as a deodorant and as a cure for dandruff!
Which brings me neatly to the late great Fred Wedlock, and the Handier Household Help
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 13, 2015 17:58:20 GMT
Well, I never knew that!
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 14, 2015 6:08:25 GMT
Mike the Headless Chicken!
Incredible!
Just Google it!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2015 17:59:44 GMT
Ugh. Only in America.
But reminds me of Jake Thackray, Bantam Cock
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Post by steveeb on Jul 17, 2015 8:43:16 GMT
Is there a word to describe that intake of breath through pursed lips and gritted teeth that tradesmen make when asked "How much, then?"
Usually accompanied by a furrowed brow and used to indicate the unusual difficulty of the task in question, prior to the justification as to why this apparently simple operation commands a figure eight times the value of that calculated by conventional mathematics.
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Post by Chris on Jul 19, 2015 8:54:59 GMT
How can I get into space mining
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 14:48:41 GMT
What is the point of Occupational Health? - certainly I have found them to be about as much use as a chocolate tea pot!
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 23, 2015 22:10:06 GMT
I keep hearing about the 'globalised world' that we are now living in.
I keep wondering what the world was before it was global.
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Post by Chris on Jul 29, 2015 21:29:17 GMT
Wonder where I can get a permit to hunt American dentists?... He he can have his bow I will stick to my fists. Won't bother me a jot.  |
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Post by MartinT on Aug 1, 2015 8:10:21 GMT
What did we used to do in our youth before dyslexia, access arrangements, child psychologists and anorexia?
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Post by Slinger on Aug 6, 2015 16:46:39 GMT
Do not judge me until you know me, Do not underestimate me until you have challenged me, and do not talk about me until you have talked to me.
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Post by MartinT on Aug 6, 2015 17:30:33 GMT
Do not judge me until you know me, Do not underestimate me until you have challenged me, and do not talk about me until you have talked to me. Wise words indeed. |
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Post by ChrisB on Aug 25, 2015 5:34:39 GMT
Hedgehogs: Selfish bastards - why can't they just share the hedge?
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Post by Chris on Aug 25, 2015 7:21:33 GMT
Cylinder type lawn mowers are shite.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 11:31:40 GMT
What really bugs me is we were looking for some sliding built in wardrobes for our pad a bit back most the places wanted to come measure up & quote us! Jesus do they think we are useless?
No i don't want you in our house giving us a load of sales crap i just want these wardrobes this size how much?
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Post by ChrisB on Sept 25, 2015 21:46:21 GMT
This is serious.
Read it and try to remember it when you need it most.
It may save your life.
I think it probably saved mine to day. At the very least, it prevented me from being dumped into a harbour in a chute of water.
I had to cross several streams of pretty serious flood water today and I remembered this from somewhere:
Always face upstream because the force of the water locks your knees. If you turn around, it will buckle your legs and bring you down. When you get to that point, it's hard to get back up again against the force of the water, especially if you are fully clothed.
Let's just say that I have had an interesting 24 hours today!
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