Sergeant Wilson Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I'm in a pub with three tv's all showing different horse racing programmes and not one person watching them, the only other thing in the pub remotely horsey is the glue holding the fucking furniture together.Try turning one over, then see what happens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 It's getting worse, the barman turned one of the tv's over to an American channel, we now have who sounds like Reverand Lovejoy commentating on a race. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 This is from a very good film - Ryan Bingham: [on getting through airport security] Never get behind people traveling with infants. I've never seen a stroller collapse in less than 20 minutes. Old people are worse. Their bodies are littered with hidden metal and they never seem to appreciate how little time they have left. Bingo, Asians. They pack light, travel efficiently, and they have a thing for slip on shoes. Gotta love 'em. Natalie Keener: That's racist. Ryan Bingham: I'm like my mother, I stereotype. It's faster. Complete shite. Modern strollers collapse in seconds.Am currently at the airport so all the above gripes are there to see. Carry on luggage the size of a small elephant, waiting until they reach the xray before getting their laptops etc out, queuing at the gate an hour before departure, others rushing to the gate when the flight is called... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Try turning one over, then see what happens. I watched with interest as the barkeep changed another one and f**k me he's only put cricket on, I'm out of here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I watched with interest as the barkeep changed another one and f**k me he's only put cricket on, I'm out of here.When I worked in a pub I used to turn it over from the racing just to watch the old guys go mental. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 When I worked in a pub I used to turn it over from the racing just to watch the old guys go mental. Someone must have done this before I came in as there were quite a few that looked like their meds had just kicked in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 News just in, I thought a telly had been turned over to Dr Who, turns out it's a guy with one of those throat Mic things, I want to hear him when he's had a few. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 It's a pity there's no Karaoke, he could have done 'The Air That I Breathe' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 News just in, I thought a telly had been turned over to Dr Who, turns out it's a guy with one of those throat Mic things, I want to hear him when he's had a few. Saw a guy once remove the mike and take a drag of a cigarette through the hole. I like to see some dedication in adversity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 It's a pity there's no Karaoke, he could have done 'The Air That I Breathe'Get him to do Walking in the air or The Snowman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoversMad Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 How when any post that says sent from automatically drops into lower case phone signature mode... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Just sounds to me like they're saying "vulva". Exactly. Why not Volvo? It's the Swedish equivalent of an Aberdonian trying to say Ford. Or pork. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Exactly. Why not Volvo? It's the Swedish equivalent of an Aberdonian trying to say Ford. Or pork. Seems a bit counterproductive - it's a brand that's already in the public consciousness, and after this amount of time it's not like we're going to switch en masse to saying it that way. On the bright side, anyone that does will just be outing themselves as a pretentious fanny. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrdavidson95 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Seems a bit counterproductive - it's a brand that's already in the public consciousness, and after this amount of time it's not like we're going to switch en masse to saying it that way. On the bright side, anyone that does will just be outing themselves as a pretentious fanny. Its the same as Lidl not being called Lidl, but in adverts its preached to us that its Leedle. I don't care incidently, I still call it Lidl. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Seems a bit counterproductive - it's a brand that's already in the public consciousness, and after this amount of time it's not like we're going to switch en masse to saying it that way. On the bright side, anyone that does will just be outing themselves as a pretentious fanny. There's definitely some brand realignment going on. We're mean to think a vulva/woolwa is some sort of prestige product and not think about some old beast in a dodgy hat driving a 343 hanging around primary schools. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Its the same as Lidl not being called Lidl, but in adverts its preached to us that its Leedle. I don't care incidently, I still call it Lidl. Exactly. Lidl, as in Eric Liddle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) I've not seen the ad, but it sounds like they're maybe going with the actual Swedish pronunciation, as a lot of their language sounds nothing like the way it's spelled - bit like English in that respect. You've got the likes of Goteborg for example pronounced more or less to rhyme with "kookaburra", and if one in a thousand foreigners managed to pronounce Vaxjo correctly first time, I'd be amazed. More like Yeutibeuryeh but I get your point. That's why the city encourages the use of "Gothenburg" internationally to protect foreigners sounding like village idiots. http://international.goteborg.se/ Edited July 16, 2015 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddly optomistic Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Missed national table tennis day. Gutted, going to have to wait til next year 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I bought a new home brew kit today (Mexican beer), but after doing some research it appears I'll not be able to keg brew it as, let's face it, beer served at 18c would taste shite. Means I'll need to buy a shit load of Grolsch in the coming weeks/months for the bottles to brew it in, and in the meantime go and buy an IPA to keg brew. Baws. Wilko for seal top Grolsch style bottles. I got twelve of them the other week 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoversMad Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Missed national table tennis day. Gutted, going to have to wait til next yearstick a reminder on your phone and next year it'll ping for you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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