Gone Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Ball retrieval team and person of the match are my new personal favourites. It’s good to see our language evolving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 3 hours ago, TexasRam said: Ball retrieval team and person of the match are my new personal favourites. It’s good to see our language evolving Ball retrieval team sounds like the cleanup crew from a castration. Steve How Hard? and Alph 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Animal is a Ram said: Ball retrieval team sounds like the cleanup crew from a castration. Presumably if you don’t do that job properly you end up with the sack. Frogram, Animal is a Ram, Steve How Hard? and 2 others 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 15 hours ago, TexasRam said: It’s good to see our language evolving Is that why I barely understand a word my wife says anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 2 hours ago, FindernRam said: Is that why I barely understand a word my wife says anymore! Have the words I, want, a, and divorce really changed that much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkleyram Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 2 hours ago, FindernRam said: Is that why I barely understand a word my wife says anymore! Underneath your words I had an advert - FATJOE Outsourced SEO, with a picture of a dog wearing antlers being given a red rose by a pretty, young lady. They're also shaking paws. The words underneath that say: Deliver better SEO with Done - for - you Links and Content Services. Apart from being offended by all the gratuitous and incorrect use of mid-sentence capital letters I'm also baffled. I understand what every single individual word means (except not a clue what SEO stands for) but what on God's green earth are they trying to sell me? The advert so irritates me that I will not on principle press the Open button Miggins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 1 hour ago, ilkleyram said: The advert so irritates me that I will not on principle press the Open button I never click on ad links just in case! Personalised ones are even worse. Search for something (probably buy it) and for weeks its flooding my computer and my phone with the darn things. ilkleyram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 On 05/09/2022 at 14:34, ketteringram said: I'll try to find out, but I'd be amazed if anyone's ever referred to a Batswoman as a Batsman! Correct - why would they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 23 hours ago, Anon said: You misspelled "woke rhetoric". What do you mean by "woke" - I get the rhetoric bit, even though I think it's clear it's far from that but if it fits your agenda so be it. Anyway, your definition of "woke" in what was written? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean (hick) Saunders Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 On 03/09/2022 at 11:33, angieram said: Well, I think people who criticise other people's fashion choices are judgemental and snobbish and that annoys me! ? Surely the point of the thread is to call out behaviours that are unacceptable to the majority. Is your example one of those? I don’t think that’s the point, it’s more personal (the thread). The poster pointing things out that annoy the poster. In some cases every one else may think “That’s a bit strange.. your weirdo” but that is not the point. Tamworthram and Miggins 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Flashers. No not that kind. The kind who flash you in and out of junctions going completely against the highway code and causing more hold ups than if they had just proceded per the regular flow of traffic. I take great delight in ignoring them and watching their faces scrunch up in anger as they eventually get the message. Mick Brolly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkleyram Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, JoetheRam said: Flashers. No not that kind. The kind who flash you in and out of junctions going completely against the highway code and causing more hold ups than if they had just proceded per the regular flow of traffic. I take great delight in ignoring them and watching their faces scrunch up in anger as they eventually get the message. Or alternatively, polite fellow motorists who understand that sometimes it is very hard to exit or enter junctions onto/from busy main roads and who therefore signal that they are offering help, and a degree of protection, from other motorists too impatient to allow others to enter the highway. It may be against the HC to 'flash' your lights to others in a positive manner but, equally, if you don't do that other drivers are often uncertain if you are offering a gap or not. Try not signalling when cars are filtering ahead of you into a single lane for example and watch how the uncertainty leads to hesitation and therefore danger. I would agree that grinding to a sudden, unexpected halt in a flow of traffic to let someone out can be dangerous but shouldn't we all be helping each other out? Using a quick, positive headlight flash to signal intention/permission is no bad thing. Bob The Badger, GboroRam, ketteringram and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 I'll take flashers over drivers who don't use their indicators, which appears to cover at least 50% of road users these days. Half the remaining half use them incorrectly. I know nothing and Alph 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 21 minutes ago, Crewton said: I'll take flashers over drivers who don't use their indicators, which appears to cover at least 50% of road users these days. Half the remaining half use them incorrectly. BMWs and taxis don't have them Steve How Hard? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 hour ago, ilkleyram said: Or alternatively, polite fellow motorists who understand that sometimes it is very hard to exit or enter junctions onto/from busy main roads and who therefore signal that they are offering help, and a degree of protection, from other motorists too impatient to allow others to enter the highway. It may be against the HC to 'flash' your lights to others in a positive manner but, equally, if you don't do that other drivers are often uncertain if you are offering a gap or not. Try not signalling when cars are filtering ahead of you into a single lane for example and watch how the uncertainty leads to hesitation and therefore danger. I would agree that grinding to a sudden, unexpected halt in a flow of traffic to let someone out can be dangerous but shouldn't we all be helping each other out? Using a quick, positive headlight flash to signal intention/permission is no bad thing. Would you do it on your driving test? No. Not sure why people feel the need to "help" other drivers out of junctions - we're capable of getting out of junctions by making our own decision on when there is a suitable gap. It's people thinking they know better than the rules of the road. Rather than random signals that mean different things to different people at different times, maybe we could help each other out by following the rules that we were supposed to learn. Plus it's an absolute classic crash for cash technique. May Contain Nuts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 20 hours ago, AndyinLiverpool said: BMWs and taxis don't have them Taxis do have them, but they only work via the hazzard light switch, so you have no idea if they are turning left, right or simply stopping in the middle of the road. AndyinLiverpool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 06/09/2022 at 14:57, BaaLocks said: What do you mean by "woke" - I get the rhetoric bit, even though I think it's clear it's far from that but if it fits your agenda so be it. Anyway, your definition of "woke" in what was written? As far as I'm aware, "woke" was originally used positively by the intersectional crowd. It was then co-opted by people who made fun of their views. The definition I'd go with at the moment is a very broad pool of extreme progressive ideas/talking points. It doesn't apply to various parts of your post, but I used it deliberately because it amused me considering how negatively you view the word and those who use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Anon said: As far as I'm aware, "woke" was originally used positively by the intersectional crowd. It was then co-opted by people who made fun of their views. The definition I'd go with at the moment is a very broad pool of extreme progressive ideas/talking points. It doesn't apply to various parts of your post, but I used it deliberately because it amused me considering how negatively you view the word and those who use it. OK, thx for taking the time. Appreciate the explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 My latest pet hate are the solicitors and legal firms that will charge you an arm an a leg (c£400) to do your lasting powers of attorney for you. It’s a bit of a balls ache and there are plenty of pages to complete but it’s something most people can do themselves online using the governments online forms and guidance notes. I’ve done them for me, my wife, my father in law and mother in law. My wife’s auntie and uncle decided to go through a solicitor and not only did it cost them an arm and a leg, it’s taken far longer and the solicitors didn’t quite get it right in terms of who can witness the various signatures. I’ve available for hire if anyone needs any help ? Boycie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 29 minutes ago, Tamworthram said: My latest pet hate are the solicitors and legal firms that will charge you an arm an a leg (c£400) to do your lasting powers of attorney for you. It’s a bit of a balls ache and there are plenty of pages to complete but it’s something most people can do themselves online using the governments online forms and guidance notes. I’ve done them for me, my wife, my father in law and mother in law. My wife’s auntie and uncle decided to go through a solicitor and not only did it cost them an arm and a leg, it’s taken far longer and the solicitors didn’t quite get it right in terms of who can witness the various signatures. I’ve available for hire if anyone needs any help ? Seeing as you’ve made a typo, no thanks. ? Boycie and Tamworthram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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