Tiny Little Things That Cause You Irrational Rage

[charliecharlie]

people who get all la di dah about the occasional error...http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/improvised-blog/snob.jpg

[HonaloochieB]

cate Wrote:

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> The use of to instead of too which Honaloochie did

> today.

I know, whatever the post, I was quoting.

I also know that I would rather eat my own head than confuse the two (to? too?).

A dickhead I may be, but that much of a dickhead? Not to likely.

Regards too you Cate.

[cate]

So that's your excuse Mr. Hoople. Just showing solidarity in a mocking manner......why not lead by example?

Using loose instead of lose. And advise instead of advice as mentioned above. I've never heard of &c. before. Who uses that?

[HonaloochieB]

cate Wrote:

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> So that's your excuse Mr. Hoople. Just showing

> solidarity in a mocking manner......why not lead

> by example?

>

> Using loose instead of lose. And advise instead

> of advice as mentioned above. I've never heard of

> &c. before. Who uses that?

No excuse at all, Cate, and liking the Mr Hoople sobriquet.

Cate you appear to be taking a scattergun approach.

Are you asking me if I have ever used the 'lose' 'loose', 'advise' 'advice', errors?

I will go on record as saying that I have not, in any wise been culpable of that sort of arsemouth.

There, you have it.

Oh, come on let's not get 2 hung up on all of this.

Kissyface? Seriously.

[cate]

Mr. Hoople,

The first paragraph was for you. The second one was just an additional observation to add to this thread.

Arsemouth? What does that mean?

edited due to spelling mistake of a new word

[HonaloochieB]

cate Wrote:

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> Mr. Hoople,

>

> The first paragraph was for you. The second one

> was just an additional observation to add to this

> thread.

>

> Aresemouth? What does that mean?

I was rather hoping you'd concentrate on the 'kissyface' part.

But the phrase 'arsemouth', which I coined this evening refers to poor use of language and bad spelling.

I reckon it'll catch on.

The 'kissyface' offer still applies, assuming we were having a fight. We were, weren't we?

[katie1997]

Sorry to interrupt, may I ask, dear HonaloochieB, if you are related to the person who started this very popular thread?

Thank you.

Edited to say, in your own time....finish your HobNobs. No rush. But I am wondering...

[cate]

I think arsebrain is better than arsemouth.

[HonaloochieB]

katie1997 Wrote:

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> Sorry to interrupt, may I ask, dear HonaloochieB,

> if you are related to the person who started this

> very popular thread?

>

> Thank you.

>

> Edited to say, in your own time....finish your

> HobNobs. No rush. But I am wondering...

Hello Katie97, No, sadly I'm not related to the good PinkyB who started this thread.

That should end here and then, shouldn't it?

But before I leave, perhaps a joke...perhaps I dignify it far too much.

A bar.

Satan walks in.

Satan - Pint of lager.

Barman - I can't serve you.

Satan - Why?

Barman - You caused perturbation with those cloven hooves the last time you came in. These old ladies all they want is a cloves cordial, a shallow relationship with each other, and a game of bingo.

You came in here, and start clattering about, with your hooves, and of course it's upsetting for them.

So, on your bike.

Satan - But, I don't have a bike.

Barman - You know what, if you're going to take the piss, you can go to hell.

Satan - Funny you should say that.

Katie97, you have to understand, this is quiet humour, when I realise what that means exactly, I'll be sure to let you know.

In the meantime just clench a fist and grimace like the rest of us.

[HonaloochieB]

cate Wrote:

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> I think arsebrain is better than arsemouth.

I reckon you're correct there Cate, I like the sound of that. A great deal.

I'll save arsemouth for use as a general expletive, it's too good to discard.

Still no response on the kissyface, though?

Come on, plant one just to the right of my nose and let's be chums.

Oh go on, you might.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Doesn't Jane Austen use '& co' quite often? I may be wrong - it's a vague memory.

[Huguenot]

If she did, she couldn't have meant et cetera. &c. would work through.

The ampersand is actually derived from running the letters 'et' together (meaning and). So in essence it's just as technically correct as running the letters 'ae' together, which most people wouldn't raise an eyebrow at.

It's still not a word though, it's an abbreviation. I'm not a fan of abbreviations in prose, as it makes my brain hiccup, and I lose a lot of the enjoyment from reading.

Probably not rage though.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

No wt u m'n.

[ruffers]

People saying Asterix when they mean asterisk.

[randombloke]

ruffers Wrote:

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> People saying Asterix when they mean asterisk.

I don't know how they have the Gaul...

[katie1997]

Those horrible hotel hairdryers attached to the wall that will only work if you keep pressing the button. Means it takes forever to dry your hair!

[daizie]

What hair are you talking about katie, aren't they a bit low for your head?

[katie1997]

:))

[tonyh]

The undisputed number one 'little thing' that drives me ape is the phrase 'stonewall penalty', as popularised on Match Of The Day by Gary Lineker and which is now everywhere. There's no such thing as a 'stonewall' penalty. Unless, I suppose, the penalty was committed as a futile gesture of support for Stonewall, the lesbian, gay and bisexual charity. What whoever first coined the phrase meant to say was, surely, 'stone cold penalty', as in 'that was absolutely a penalty'. So in american crime fiction you'll get a 'stone cold killer' or a femme fatale who's a 'stone cold fox'.

Other things:

People who park in the disabled spaces in supermarket car parks (unless they're disabled, obviously).

Any advert with 'Here Come The Girls' as the soundtrack.

Cashiers who put the notes in your hand first, with the change on top, forcing you to slide the change into your other hand.

The announcer on BBC 3 who says 'next on BBC 3 it's Family Guy but first here's a new episode of...'. Well it's not really 'next' then,, is it.

People who play music on their mobile on the bus, while sitting next to you,instead of using earphones and an iPod.Like decent people. Like me.

Any group of people that identify themselves as 'Team xxxxx'. There's an outfit that calls itself 'Team London Bridge', for example.

I'll stop now to wipe the flecks of righteous spittle from my laptop screen. And mother says it's time to take my medication anyway.

[Brendan]

IKEA

No wonder people in Croydon stab each other.

[katie1997]

Facebook status updates that make specific reference to someone thats not even on there as a "friend" .....why bother?

eg. "Love you mom, you're the best"

I hate that I do.

[woofmarkthedog]

katie1997 Wrote:

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> Facebook status updates that make specific

> reference to someone thats not even on there as a

> "friend" .....why bother?

>

> eg. "Love you mom, you're the best"

>

> I hate that I do.

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Me too...

..as my mum's a freakin' bitch anyway

God if she facedbooked me, holy moly

I'd reverse birth her...

* slathers on vaseline *

W**F

[katie1997]

Oh Woof...

Someone sent an extended version of this (about adding friends) to me on FB but I don't know how to transfer it to here.

So I found a shorter version

yeah, yeah I know its not about his mum, its actually his dad (and his grandma in the extended version) but you get the idea ..:)

[MrsMc]

Wet towels on the bed... incorrect use of your/you're... the phrase 'to be fair'...

[SimonM]

The Facebook thing is especially bad when Mom or Gramps or their dawg have passed away (or died)

And yes to the "Stonewall Penalty" thing too! But still on the subject of football I really hate the way the term "assist" - as a noun - is slowly creeping into journlists' and commentators' very limited vocabulary. There is no such thing in football! The Americans tried to introduce it on one of the occasions Greedy Grasping FIFA allowed the World Cup to be played there. Bollux to that !