Chester40 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Strange phrases that only exist in football commentaries. A newly signed player sat in the stand will always be 'On watching brief'. A player who has a good game will be 'Mentioned in dispatches'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 17 minutes ago, Chester40 said: Strange phrases that only exist in football commentaries. A newly signed player sat in the stand will always be 'On watching brief'. A player who has a good game will be 'Mentioned in dispatches'. Every time a keeper makes a one handed save the commentator saying "strong hands there". What did you expect? That is was just going to get blown off? Chester40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 1 minute ago, BaaLocks said: Every time a keeper makes a one handed save the commentator saying "strong hands there". What did you expect? That is was just going to get blown off? Midfielders will 'Turn on a sixpence' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Footballers who have a medical procedure go under the knife. ? Chester40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketteringram Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Chester40 said: Strange phrases that only exist in football commentaries. A newly signed player sat in the stand will always be 'On watching brief'. A player who has a good game will be 'Mentioned in dispatches'. The scoreboard AWAY to our left. Chester40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Chester40 said: Strange phrases that only exist in football commentaries. A newly signed player sat in the stand will always be 'On watching brief'. A player who has a good game will be 'Mentioned in dispatches'. There’s literally a whole Twitter account and Athletic podcast dedicated to this and it’s great. Chester40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 The use of the word "quality" in football commentaries. Watching a game the other night it seemed like every few seconds. The other one is "outstanding". Any time a cross goes somewhere near the box it's outstanding, or a routine tackle is made, the same. Carragher, Higginbotham and the NI guy seem particularly bad. But they all do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Elon Musk annoys me by not firing himself into the sun. ucks sake man, just leave the the earth and don't come back. Bamford. Mostyn6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Journalists who can't do a report on Derby without having to refer to the fact that Jags and Davies have a combined age of 75. It's up there with Wayne Rooney's / Frank Lampard's DCFC in terms of lazy journalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 (edited) Councils that don't collect bins. Edited August 24, 2021 by JoetheRam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, JoetheRam said: Councils that don't collect bins. Lack of space...stamps are much better. i-Ram, Ghost of Clough, Hathersage Ram and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 (edited) People who leave the bathroom light on and the door closed when they're done, creating uncertainty when it comes to you needing to enter the bathroom yourself as to whether there's someone in there or not. Also people who forget to lock the door when they're in the bathroom. Leading to.... - Calling out, knocking on the door to check the occupancy status - waste of breath, shouldn't be necessary - Trying the handle, finding it locked and having to apologise to the occupant for attempting to barge in on them taking a dump. Embarrassing - Trying the handle and opening the door to the sight of someone sat on the pooper. Mortifying. Edited August 24, 2021 by Coconut's Beard Bob The Badger, Rich84 and Miggins 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggins Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 On 10/08/2021 at 13:14, FindernRam said: When did cookery become Domestic Science, then Home Economics? And then Food Technology? Grrr!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggins Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) On 24/08/2021 at 14:22, Coconut's Beard said: People who leave the bathroom light on and the door closed when they're done, creating uncertainty when it comes to you needing to enter the bathroom yourself as to whether there's someone in there or not. Also people who forget to lock the door when they're in the bathroom. Leading to.... - Calling out, knocking on the door to check the occupancy status - waste of breath, shouldn't be necessary - Trying the handle, finding it locked and having to apologise to the occupant for attempting to barge in on them taking a dump. Embarrassing - Trying the handle and opening the door to the sight of someone sat on the pooper. Mortifying. At my Grandfather's house the privvy was at the bottom of the garden. To avoid a wasted journey he would stand in the doorway of the kitchen and holler, "Is there anybody on?". There was no flush mechanism on the toilet so you had to take a bucket of water with you. There was a little picture of a ruin on the back of the bowl with the words 'The Parthenon' inscribed underneath. Edited August 25, 2021 by Miggins May Contain Nuts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 49 minutes ago, Miggins said: At my Grandfather's house the privvy was at the bottom of the garden. To avoid a wasted journey he would stand in the doorway of the kitchen and holler, "Is there anybody on?". There was no flush mechanism on the toilet so you had to take a bucket of water with you. There was a little picture of a ruin on the back of the bowl with the words 'The Parthenon' inscribed underneath. With my prostate I'd probably die of hyperthermia before I got through one winter if that's all I had. Well 'ard that generation. Miggins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Ram Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 People who complain on trip advisor etc even when they have been given everything possible to resolve their issues at the point of the problem. Why do that? Mistakes happen, if every effort has been made to compensate and apologise why isn’t that enough? They still have to have that last underhand spiteful dig. John Doe, sheeponacid, Rich84 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 The local drug dealer is pissing me off. It's like he's never seen an episode of The Wire or Breaking Bad! Started turning up on our street around two months ago, always around the same time of day. Parks up, then his clients pull up nearby, walk to his car, jump in the passenger seat, then exit 10 seconds later, with goods in hand. Sometimes 3 or 4 waiting car loads at a time. To be honest, I don't have a problem with how he chooses to earn a living, so much as to how flagrant he goes about it. It's not a bad spot to do such deals, being a quiet residential area with access to two arterial roads either end of the estate, it's the sheer brainlessness of using the same location time after time that's pissing me off. It's like he wants to be caught, this Monday I bumped into him at the local Tesco express, It must have been bring your kid to work day, as he had a very small child with him. On the one hand, I want to go out when he's outside and smash his car to bits and dare him to call the cops, on the other hand I'm not keen on having my car or house firebombed! Any advice, people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Ram Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 7 hours ago, Rev said: The local drug dealer is pissing me off. It's like he's never seen an episode of The Wire or Breaking Bad! Started turning up on our street around two months ago, always around the same time of day. Parks up, then his clients pull up nearby, walk to his car, jump in the passenger seat, then exit 10 seconds later, with goods in hand. Sometimes 3 or 4 waiting car loads at a time. To be honest, I don't have a problem with how he chooses to earn a living, so much as to how flagrant he goes about it. It's not a bad spot to do such deals, being a quiet residential area with access to two arterial roads either end of the estate, it's the sheer brainlessness of using the same location time after time that's pissing me off. It's like he wants to be caught, this Monday I bumped into him at the local Tesco express, It must have been bring your kid to work day, as he had a very small child with him. On the one hand, I want to go out when he's outside and smash his car to bits and dare him to call the cops, on the other hand I'm not keen on having my car or house firebombed! Any advice, people? Crimestoppers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 On 24/08/2021 at 09:04, JoetheRam said: Councils that don't collect bins. Also councils that do collect bins but whose collectors decide to scatter rubbish and the bins across your property. Totally unnecessary. I know it’s not a great job but please don’t take that out on us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) On 15/08/2021 at 16:16, BaaLocks said: Every time a keeper makes a one handed save the commentator saying "strong hands there". What did you expect? That is was just going to get blown off? I certainly would expect that at a football match, especially live on the TV ? Edited August 26, 2021 by TexasRam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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