tonyh29 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 25 minutes ago, JMilnereatsnails said: The outpouring of grief that has come with David Bowie's demise amongst some ex-friends of mine (I say ex, as I sincerely wish to never see or hear of them again). This couple, apparently spent the whole day crying in one another's arms with Bowie's entire back catalogue on repeat and suggesting that "it's like losing a member of the family". How is it like a family member died? Did you know him? It's not like you'll never hear his music again, is it? And Bowie still exists today in exactly the same way as he did to you on Sunday, I. E. a source of entertainment to fill your boring mundane existence. They are also considering changing their 9 month old daughter's middle name to Bowie. Please just f*** off now you morons. I liked some of his music , disliked the rest of it .... never met him , didn't know him .. it's sad he's dead in so much as it's sad whenever anyone dies .... but if they play Under bloody Pressure one more time on the radio I'm going to go postal on a radio station near me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) People picking holes in a reasonably well executed joke. To the point that a throwaway comment here at work has resulted in 4 grown male adults sutting stropping. FML. Edited January 12, 2016 by Seat68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) 37 minutes ago, BOF said: As Irish people we're on dangerous ground here. I work with a(n un)healthy amount of English people and I've had the humourous conversations where they critique our idioms and conclude that we're all off our rocker too. Case in point - "For the day that's in it ...". In what? What is the day inside exactly? Etc etc. Another one that I dislike, although it's not used all that much "Would that it were". WTAF. As for your example. If I was to re-write it in a manner that explained it better, I might say "Reality comes in to stark focus when ..." We can be excused of bastardising the language occasionally, we Irish, but only because of our own language having been denied to us, and our consequent adaptation of Irish into English, while retaining some of the syntax and expressions from Irish. This version is Hiberno-English and is our own pidgin or creole, and also our excuse for when we talk funny. 'For the day that's in it', is some creation from 'Don lá atá inniú ann'. The Engish don't have such a defence for when their use of the language goes full retard, other than to say 'it's my language, I'll do whatever I like with it', which I suppose is fair enough. 'Would that it were' I think is the subjunctive. I'm not sure what literal sense the subjunctive makes, but it's just a bit of construction of the language, like 'er' verbs in French. Why don't the pronouns just indicate the person of the verb, why do we have to learn the endings as well? etc... Edited January 12, 2016 by YLN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Jesus Christ, no one cares stop pissing me off with things that shouldn't, you ass hat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 25 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: Jesus Christ, no one cares stop pissing me off with things that shouldn't, you ass hat. You're an ass hat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 reported for being an ass hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 1 minute ago, lapal_fan said: reported for being an ass hat. You call me an ass hat. I call you an ass hat. You report me and call me an ass hat again. I guess we know who the real ass hat is then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Just now, YLN said: You call me an ass hat. I call you an ass hat. You report me and call me an ass hat again. I guess we know who the real ass hat is then. Double reported for double the ass hat-ness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 12, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 12, 2016 What's ... umm, what's an ass hat ? S'just I do get a cold bum this time of year and it sounds like something I might be interested in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 1 minute ago, BOF said: What's ... umm, what's an ass hat ? Why don't you look in the mirror Ass hat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 12, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 12, 2016 1 minute ago, YLN said: Why don't you look in the mirror Ass hat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted January 12, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2016 51 minutes ago, Seat68 said: People picking holes in a reasonably well executed joke. To the point that a throwaway comment here at work has resulted in 4 grown male adults sutting stropping. FML. Can you share the joke and subsequent throwaway comment please? However, if it's just a colleague calling another colleague an "ass hat" please don't bother. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 12, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 12, 2016 Botty gloves going on about ass hats all the bum shoeing time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 It isn't gout I have in my foot, it is tendonitis, and it bloody hurts! Been prescribed 8x co-codamol per day ad plenty of rest. Going stir crazy at home now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 4 hours ago, limpid said: If they are ex-friends, how do you know what they did? Webcam ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 5 hours ago, BOF said: Another one that I dislike, although it's not used all that much "Would that it were". Have you been watching reruns of Call my Bluff? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 5 hours ago, YLN said: 'Would that it were' I think is the subjunctive. I'm not sure what literal sense the subjunctive makes, but it's just a bit of construction of the language, like 'er' verbs in French. It's about things not being the case (i.e. being imagined or wished), e.g. If I were you; If Villa were better at football; Would that it were (i.e. if only things were different). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Work night out tonight. First Villa league game I've not watched all season. Ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 You start accepting Villa being relegated, then they win a bloody game fairly convincingly against a good palace team, an you start to think positive again, although in reality, the win is probably to little to late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 The Young Turks. You click on a random video with an interesting title and you find these utter, **** morons, just **** off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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