GordonD Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 1 hour ago, TheScarf said: People from Ross Shire always say they're going 'up to Inverness' despite the fact that it's south of them. It does my dick in. Bear in mind that the four-and-twenty virgins came down from Inverness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 From where I live I could quite accurately say I was going up to visit my grandfather (Lochee to Balgay Cemetery) despite it being in a southerly direction... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Apparently not; see 'welldel's post. Speaking of which, can you be partially pedantic?Quick question thread for this pish! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 On 15/05/2019 at 09:17, Dons_1988 said: It's 'health month' at my work and they've just covered the office in reminders not to drink too much alcohol in a week. What about the other 3 weeks? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Just to throw a spanner in the works, the Earth is rotating at a great speed. Up is what you are after a night on the ching, down is what you are, the day after. Don’t get me started on hookers cos it’s all up & down with them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 The fact that my Canadian wife asked me what orange men were last night and I was able to answer her annoyed me. Realising I have a working knowledge of Irish history and politics solely because I follow Scottish football really gets my nerves! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, Torpar said: The fact that my Canadian wife asked me what orange men were last night and I was able to answer her annoyed me. Realising I have a working knowledge of Irish history and politics solely because I follow Scottish football really gets my nerves! Thankfully your French wife, Brazilian wife and Japanese wife are not so annoying. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 The fact that my Canadian wife asked me what orange men were last night and I was able to answer her annoyed me. Realising I have a working knowledge of Irish history and politics solely because I follow Scottish football really gets my nerves! When I gave up on Kickback and moved to P&B I soon realised I’d need to at least read a history of Ireland if I was going to stay here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Thankfully your French wife, Brazilian wife and Japanese wife are not so annoying. Japanese maybe, but have you ever met French or Latino women?? 2 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: When I gave up on Kickback and moved to P&B I soon realised I’d need to at least read a history of Ireland if I was going to stay here. I'd think Kickback was the prefect place to learn about UK/Irish history, or do they just hate Neil Lennon because of the way he played the game? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Just now, Torpar said: Japanese maybe, but have you ever met French or Latino women?? Only the ones you’re married to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 27 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Only the ones you’re married to. Rumbled 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 One or more of the customers in the Hole I' the Wa' Inn smell like they sleep with livestock. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Granny Danger said: Thankfully your French wife, Brazilian wife and Japanese wife are not so annoying. But the French one serves a shite breakfast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) Quite a few arseholes in Jodhpurs and riding boots in the outskirts of Dumfries tonight. Edited May 17, 2019 by Zen Archer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Wing Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 I haven't (yet) been able to find a definitive explanation but apparently in the early railway timetables "Up" trains travelled towards London, while "Down" trains travelled away. The majority of rail lines radiated from the capital so you had to know which line to be on. This is still the case today. Edit- no idea how it quoted 3 times! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 16 hours ago, Shotgun said: I haven't (yet) been able to find a definitive explanation but apparently in the early railway timetables "Up" trains travelled towards London, while "Down" trains travelled away. The majority of rail lines radiated from the capital so you had to know which line to be on. Today, I also learned that grammatically, you're supposed to say "up to" whenever referring to a town more populous than your own. Never heard that one before. What about trains that run accross the country? Were there none in those days? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmeister Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 What about trains that run accross the country? Were there none in those days?If travelling by train from Edinburgh you go through to Glasgow and vice versa. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Scottish fucking weather. Decent all week, with a couple of cracking days and yet miserable on Saturday. F*ck right off! Roll on retirement so I can move to a country where the sun shines. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 What is 'miserable' about a wee bit of rain?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 He can't wait to retire to a country "where the sun shines". A sentence previous this very country was decent all week with a few cracking days. I'm not sure moving abroad helps you decide the weather on set days tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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