Turk Thrust

9 minutes ago, Boycie said:

Even with the new points system?

Think he needs 15 points according to a set of rules. He doesn’t meet that, but happy to be proved wrong

Why are posters still talking about buying him when, as has been said several times in here, that he doesn’t meet the eligibility requirements 

More grammatical errors. This time it’s “there, their and they’re “. 

their, means belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.(I don’t like their strip)

there, means in, at or to that place or position (let’s go over there) though it can also mean to focus attention  (there, I told you we’d win) or to comfort (there there, never mind)

they’re, means they are (they’re rubbish)

its simple. I can’t understand why people get them confused ?

and don’t get me started on those posters who don’t know the difference between lose and loose, or of and have (should of etc) Grrr ? 

If you want a poo say aye

That’s 12 ayes

if you don’t, say no

2 no’s

the ayes have it. Motion passed. 

If you can’t spell Apocalypse it’s not the end of the world

16 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said:

So what's your choice, either Rooney, Terry or Fat Sam?

 

Grrrr!

The incorrect use of “either”.  Such as “either “a”, “b” or “c”.  No. Either is like “both”. It can refer to only two options. Either “a” or “b” 

Licence. So often spelt wrongly.   It’s very simple. The noun is “a licence”.  The verb is “to license”. (Unless you’re American when it is “license” for both)

similarly it’s “a practice” for a noun and “to practise” for a verb (again, unless you’re American when it’s “practice ” for both, rather confusingly as it’s different from their rule for “license”. 

2 hours ago, sage said:

Yes everyone has an opinion. Always a good idea to have some evidence to back it up though.

Not at all. The dictionary definition of opinion is  “a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.”  Many opinions stem from what a person feels about an issue. 

5 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Did nowt tonight, was obvs over-awed by His Chrissyness.

Just can’t bring myself to call him Chrissy. It’s a girl’s name. There’s only one Chrissy and that’s the Pretenders Chrissy Hinds ?

People who use “disinterested” when they mean “uninterested”. The two do not mean the same thing.
Disinterested means impartial or unbiased. 
But to confuse matters thanks to the vagaries of the English language the noun of “Disinterested” is “disinterestedness” while the noun of “uninterested” is “disinterest”. 
 

phew, need to lie down now for a bit

Just now, TigerTedd said:

1 minute ago, TigerTedd said:

A goal made in Derby. 

Another one half made in Derby. Martin assist 2-0 

What do you call an alligator wearing a vest?      An investigator.......

Just for information, I work occasionally in Nigeria (not this year obviously) and have come to realise that all the Nigerians I know are football mad. They know so much about English football, and all leagues as well. They particularly follow teams with players of Nigerian descent and the Rams are now firmly in their sights. They are following the Academy players Shonibare, Ebosele and Aghatise. And now we’ve got Ibe we are a favourite team (though not yet up there with Chelsea and Arsenal which are the two main teams followed there)
 

Hopefully I will go to Abuja next year and I’ll take some scarves and shirts with me. 

1 hour ago, CornwallRam said:

Maybe we're signing Gareth Bail

Would be a good pun if you’d spelt it “bale”

41 minutes ago, Remy the hare said:

Interesting fact Darmstadt is twined town with Chesterfield 

It’s twined? Sounds ropey to me

57 minutes ago, ram1964 said:

But we did spend big bucks in Raveneli,

I could never have faith in a player whose name in Italian means radishes

2 hours ago, FindernRam said:

So...So is the new Umm!

A professor of something useless was on telly; gave it a fancy name but apparently it serves two purposes:

1 Signals we are about to speak

2 Gives us time to formulate our words

No I just think people hear it said and it catches on subconsciously. It’s not used as means of making time to think what to say because there’s no gap between “so” and the statement. You hear it a lot in interviews on tv and radio. It’s a fairly recent phenomenon. Last 5 years?

and interestingly your first line re “umm”. Apparently older people like me tend to say “er” and younger people tend to say “um”. 
Always found language and the changes in meanings and pronunciation fascinating

Anybody who’s first name means “general “ or “commander” has got to be good. On that basis sign him

I’ve mentioned it before but it really annoys me when people say that fairly recent thing of saying “so” in response to a question. What brought it to mind was a contestant on The Chase. When asked what he did for a living he said  “ So, I’m a history student”. And what are your hobbies? “So, I like football and hang gliding”. And if you won the money what would you do with it? “So, I’d go round the world”.       Grrrrrrrr

I like quizzes and always watch The Chase but Bradley Walsh has an annoying set of phrases. I now knock back a shot of sambuca every time he says “all day long”,  a shot of Vodka when he says “you’re better than that” and two shots of tequila when contestants say “as I’ll ever be” in response to the question “are you ready.”    Needless to say I rarely make it to the end of the programme. 

People who say and write “of” instead of “have”. Such as “would of” and “should of” etc. Quite a few posters on here do. 

I will be eating a tin of Ghanaian food called "Nkulenu's Cow Meat with Shitto"  Hmm. Well I'll think about it

19 hours ago, Coconut said:

Possible a case of there being such a lack of choice that you subconsciously convince yourself that you're drinking something good.

Perhaps it's brewed slightly differently for export, or worse, contract brewed by some terrible UK brewery and dressed up as the authentic product? I can't see evidence of that online though.

Or it could just be poo? It is brewed by Heineken after all.

Personally I don't touch anything by 'Martons' tbh. Marstons haven't existed since about 1998 after a hostile takeover by Wolverhampton & Dudley who've slowly, slowly reduced the quality of every beer they brew (along with those from smaller breweries they've bought out along the way such as Wychwood, Ringwood and many more). Their beers are soon to be brewed by Carlsberg so may even take a further downturn in quality.

Think you're overthinking it. More likely to be the same as a holiday romance.   It feels different when you're back home. Oddly enough Nigerian beers all have sorghum added which supposedly alters the taste but I've never noticed. 

And not really worried about who owns Marston's - I think the Old Empire IPA at 5.7 is great!

14 hours ago, reverendo de duivel said:

I always though Guinness was the big selling drink in Nigeria?

Lager beers are the really big sellers. In Ghana for instance there are Club, Gulder and Star. Nigeria has loads of breweries. Guinness Foreign Extra is a big seller in all the old colonial countries around the world sometimes brewed under licence or as in Ghana brewed by Guinness Ghana. It's 7.5% (except in Malaysia where it's 8%) but very expensive. Lovely drink with none of the bitterness of the stout. Available in UK as well.