Boghead ranter Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 hours ago, scottsdad said: The football commentator on BBC Scotland never says "nil". If the score was 1-0 he would describe it as "one nothing". 1-scud. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 One - Zip 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Andy Roxburgh used to say zero instead of nil. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 One of the gulls nesting on our roof has dropped a huge - HUGE - piece of fruitcake on the lower roof outside the kitchen window (just next to the servant's quarters, etc). Apparently it was so unpleasant that none of the local birds are willing to clear up the mess, so I'm going to have to clamber out there and tidy up at some point. It was amusing to see them yelling at me through the skylight when ensconced upon the throne, but I'm seriously considering adapting their rental agreement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, throbber said: Whilst we are on the subject of americanisms I have heard Scottish people use the word “period” in the American way of late. What’s that all about? Someone's pregnant? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 40 minutes ago, throbber said: Whilst we are on the subject of americanisms I have heard Scottish people use the word “period” in the American way of late. What’s that all about? It's the youngsters and their constant exposure to Americanisms on the web. I worked with a boy who referenced his "mom" a few times and also called them "diapers" instead of nappies. Lovely fella, but that was awful stuff. See also "hey", "dude" and "I know, right?". Absolute murder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 hours ago, velo army said: It's the youngsters and their constant exposure to Americanisms on the web. I worked with a boy who referenced his "mom" a few times and also called them "diapers" instead of nappies. Lovely fella, but that was awful stuff. See also "hey", "dude" and "I know, right?". Absolute murder. The young ranters refer to 'the yard'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 The P&B servers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Empty It said: The P&B servers. What happened to St Mirren? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 19 minutes ago, Empty It said: The P&B servers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: What happened to St Mirren? They won, beating FC Embarrassing Franchise in the League Cup But the Ghost in the Machine (Jim McLean) decided the win wasn't good enough and kept the servers in after the match 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 16 hours ago, throbber said: I suppose youngsters in the U.K. were exposed to americanisms 20+ years ago with such easy access to American tv programmes. It’s still bloody murder to hear. It’s YouTube. A few years back I heard the bairn calling a handle a lever (pronounced levver). Asked where she heard that it was from that obnoxious Stampy Cat c**t on YouTube. He’s not even American but pronounces everything in Americanese because he’s a fucking c**t presumably. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Not so long ago it was Australianisms thanks to Neighbours and Home & Away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 I'm late to the toilet chat but if you've never experienced having a shite in Japan, I'd urge you to book a trip today. A heated seat. Music to disguise any embarrassing noises. Warm water fired at your hoop that you can change the pressure of. If you are a lady the same experience for your front. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Re: the toilets playing music. If the Japanese are that bothered about other people hearing their skitters hit the pan, why wouldn't they just have piped music playing throughout the whole bathroom, rather than each individual lavvy playing its own tune and conflicting with each other? Also, the clips of Japanese toilets always show them playing J-Pop, which doesn't strike me as terribly effective at covering up the sound of explosive farts. Why not pipe in these lads? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 On 19/07/2022 at 13:29, HK Hibee said: vent diagram Getting mathematics wrong is a PTTGOMN. I was in an absolute meltdown yesterday, listening to those two on Radio Scotland needing numbers explained to them. If Jane Lewis replaced every “eh” with a second of thinking she might be able to work out that 10 is greater than 9. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 18 hours ago, Boghead ranter said: The young ranters refer to 'the yard'. One of the local dog walkers’ kids do that. Drives him daft. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParsJake Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, BFTD said: Re: the toilets playing music. If the Japanese are that bothered about other people hearing their skitters hit the pan, why wouldn't they just have piped music playing throughout the whole bathroom, rather than each individual lavvy playing its own tune and conflicting with each other? Also, the clips of Japanese toilets always show them playing J-Pop, which doesn't strike me as terribly effective at covering up the sound of explosive farts. Why not pipe in these lads? Ideal toilet music below... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Days Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Pedantic staff preventing you accessing the booze lanes in Tesco and Asda in Falkirk prior to 10am. You are not buying the alcohol until you reach the checkout so why do they prevent you from putting it in your trolley/basket prior to that time? Staff quote it is against the Licensing Act but I don't know. In Lidl and Aldi you can walk past the booze without any issue. Anyone know if this is against the Act? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, ParsJake said: Ideal toilet music below... That is tremendous! The high-pitched squeaker that comes in about halfway through just puts the cherry on top. Grindcore truly is a universal language. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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