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Re: Randomness
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:08 pm
by Sundayjumper
Re: Randomness
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:15 pm
by Jobbo
They do a 27 seater too - that looks even funnier because the rear overhang appears to be the same as the big one, it's just a shorter wheelbase:
Re: Randomness
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:47 pm
by Matty
If you get a few fab blokes to sit at the back will it do wheelies from the lights?
Re: Randomness
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:02 pm
by Swervin_Mervin
Mito Man wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:50 am
I think if someone who is non local imposes a title for that group then it is deemed automatically offensive. See Eskimo and in more recent times the re-naming of mountains.
This also brings up something quite interesting in our language in which we rename locations to presumably be able to pronounce them.
Should we call country and city names in their local dialect? Eg should Switzerland be Suisse and Geneva pronounced Ji-nev.
It’s like the whole Kiev to Kyiv thing.
Spain is a bit weird where the locals automatically change your name to the Spanish version
Anyway that’s enough shit can opening for a Tuesday morning.
It's not just us that does that - it's fairly widespread. Angleterre, Pays de Galles and so on, and that's just in French.
As for the whole hottentot thing. Hmm, trouble is where do you stop? Do the French have to start putting advisories on any film where the British are referred to as Rosboeufs? Do we have to stop referring to Germans as Krauts?
Re: Randomness
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:12 pm
by DeskJockey
If the original use of the term is intended to offend or belittle, then yes, it should be stopped.
Don't rewrite history by removing it, but I see no harm in calling it out.
Re: Randomness
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:58 pm
by dinny_g
Re: Randomness
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:57 pm
by nuttinnew
So long Leap Day '24.
Re: Randomness
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:45 am
by jamcg
Crosskart always looks batshit crazy
Re: Randomness
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:16 pm
by mik
Ehrmahgherd! Ah mean whaaar, dehn’t ehrrl buddy dhoo ehrt?
Re: Randomness
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:08 pm
by Swervin_Mervin
What the...
Re: Randomness
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:30 pm
by NGRhodes
Re: Randomness
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:35 pm
by Mito Man
I've always thought that bin lorries and sweepers could have a strong magnetic strip mounted across them. They go everywhere every week so you'd have the roads cleared of all ferrous material. Then again it's of minimal benefit for the council and the government will lose out on millions in VAT over a year.
Re: Randomness
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:00 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: Randomness
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:12 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: Randomness
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:44 pm
by dinny_g
That’s brilliant
Re: Randomness
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:09 pm
by jamcg
I love peet’s account, his whole family has dwarfism- except him
his mother has just had a decent stint in hospital
He does take the piss out of his family a lot
Re: Randomness
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:50 pm
by Mito Man
he’s tall but ginger instead.
Re: Randomness
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:25 pm
by Simon
That's fookin' hilarious. Love the Star Wars bit.
Re: Randomness
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:12 am
by Jimmy Choo
Re: Randomness
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:59 am
by nuttinnew
