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Fallout
29-05-12, 08:01 PM
Yes, a very unpleasantly titled thread. I was trying to eat my dinner while the mrs was watching embarrassing bodies. Man boobs and glued teeth didn't bother me too much, but puss filled warts on arses and varicose veins in an old woman's quim started to turn my stomach. I tried to enjoy my dinner, but when they got to a slide show of close up shots of runny bloody stools, I had to tell her to turn it over.

So we end up watching the news, where I am treated to mass graves of slaughter Syrians including the bodies of young children wrapped in rags, who were apparently bound, stabbed and shot. But that's fine! I can quite happily eat my southern fried chicken steak, chips and beans while looking at murdered people. No nausea at all.

So it looks like the media has successfully desensitized me to mass murder of children, but it hasn't equipped me with the tools to deal with a spotty bum and a bloody poo.

I find that really rather odd, and quite sad. This pursuit of information is destroying our compassion and our souls. I can't help thinking if there was no TV and no news, the mere story telling of a child's death would shock and stun us. Being bombarded with it every day has just made me, and many others, not really care.

We just can't be shocked anymore ... except by bloody poo.

DJ123
29-05-12, 08:05 PM
You're not using the internet for the right things then :lol: the internet is for watching taboo videos and videos of an odd nature ;)

Spank86
29-05-12, 08:05 PM
Things I dislike seeing in order best to worst

Dead children, poo, live children.

dizzyblonde
29-05-12, 08:13 PM
Fabulous!

Get fed up of watching the news, its depressing, and lets face it, is filled with non news to distract is from topics such as this. Stuff like this isn't always at the top of the list either sometimes, it was below 'the queens horses preparing for the Jubilee' either yesterday or this morning.....can't remember which, but it kinda made me think....oh so its not so important then!


What I dispair over whilst eating dinner, is how they time charity adverts of those in Africa starving....just to tug at the old heartstrings and put you off eating :(

tactcom7
29-05-12, 08:16 PM
fallout did you see the bit about faecal transplants? yeah basically someone elses crap gets whizzed up in a blender and mixed with a saline solution and then fed into a tube in your stomach. just gotta pray you dont burp!

DJ123
29-05-12, 08:16 PM
Fabulous!

What I dispair over whilst eating dinner, is how they time charity adverts of those in Africa starving....just to tug at the old heartstrings and put you off eating :(

For some reason about dinner time i notice there are more adverts for feminine products such as tampons, panty liners and constipation. Thankfully i've not been eating strawberries or chocolate at that moment in time

dizzyblonde
29-05-12, 08:27 PM
fallout did you see the bit about faecal transplants? yeah basically someone elses crap gets whizzed up in a blender and mixed with a saline solution and then fed into a tube in your stomach. just gotta pray you dont burp!


Euuuuggggghhhh!!!! :smt078

Thats just given a whole new meaning to 'botty burps'!!

Winder
29-05-12, 08:35 PM
It does get on my t1ts a bit when the headlines are all about Beckhams new haircut or that fat tramp from atomic kitten getting coked off her knockers. Then, in other news, soldier killed, pensioner beaten by kids, idiot gets 5 days in prison for killing someone because they can't drive.

Actually I'll not get started on how ridiculous the law is when it comes to people destroying people's lives by driving like a complete tool. Gets on my goat. (I don't have a goat)

Bibio
29-05-12, 08:39 PM
simple solution.. don't watch the news or stupid programs about peoples problems.

live life in ignorant bliss just like me :-)

The Idle Biker
29-05-12, 08:40 PM
I can't comment on the desensitizing of emotions and the human tragedy that unfolds before us every night and day on the news media after you mentioned an old womans quim.

Old womans quim, Old womans quim, Old womans quim, Old womans quim, Old womans quim, Old womans quim.

Post of the week award goes to Fallout and his Old womans quim.

:winner:

Winder
29-05-12, 08:41 PM
Euuuuggggghhhh!!!! :smt078

Thats just given a whole new meaning to 'botty burps'!!

There is a condition where the bowel can leak into the stomach, when this happens the casualty will start to wretch and throw up faeces.

dizzyblonde
29-05-12, 08:45 PM
There is a condition where the bowel can leak into the stomach, when this happens the casualty will start to wretch and throw up faeces.


FFS TMI :smt019.......Luckily I have just swallowed the last morsel of my Cornetto Enigma:rolleyes:

Bibio
29-05-12, 08:46 PM
FFS TMI :smt019.......Luckily I have just swallowed the last morsel of my Cornetto Enigma:rolleyes:

is that Greek for man juice :rolleyes:





















runs and hides.

Fallout
29-05-12, 08:47 PM
fallout did you see the bit about faecal transplants? yeah basically someone elses crap gets whizzed up in a blender and mixed with a saline solution and then fed into a tube in your stomach. just gotta pray you dont burp!

Yeah .... nice! Chicken washed down with a nice poo shake. And now the South Park episode on Viva is all about explosive diarrhea. Problem is, South Park animation is too crappy to desensitize me to televised poo.

Actually I'll not get started on how ridiculous the law is when it comes to people destroying people's lives by driving like a complete tool. Gets on my goat. (I don't have a goat)

Is that a hint? Do you want a goat for Christmas? A really protective goat that hunts down bad foreign drivers and bleats at them?

The Idle Biker
29-05-12, 08:47 PM
There is a condition where the bowel can leak into the stomach, when this happens the casualty will start to wretch and throw up faeces.

and talk sh1te?

Richie
29-05-12, 08:48 PM
xAJGM8c6Wg4

Bibio
29-05-12, 08:48 PM
and talk sh1te?

:winner:

dizzyblonde
29-05-12, 08:51 PM
is that Greek for man juice :rolleyes:





















runs and hides.


Nope, I distinctly remember Cornetto being Italian....theres no Italians here ;)

χυμό άνθρωπος !

Winder
29-05-12, 08:51 PM
and talk sh1te?

If that's the case 90% of the org have suffered with this horrible illness. Bless us all.........I mean bless them all.

Spank86
29-05-12, 08:57 PM
and talk sh1te?

Faecal vomiting they call it.

Mrs DJ Fridge
29-05-12, 09:34 PM
Quite amazing the power of words, just reading this thread is making me feel vomitous, I need a vodka to make the thought of vomit (of any sort) go away.

SoulKiss
29-05-12, 09:48 PM
xAJGM8c6Wg4

Rutger Hauer actually wrote that himself.

I used to have an MP3 of him saying it that a mates brother got him to do when he met him at something.

SamKassner
29-05-12, 09:58 PM
That is a shocking outlook - I've never thought of it like that but yes, the media has completely desensitized us to the value of human life. No wonder the murder rates across first world countries is rising steadily. We see them on the news daily.

metalmonkey
30-05-12, 10:09 PM
That is a shocking outlook - I've never thought of it like that but yes, the media has completely desensitized us to the value of human life. No wonder the murder rates across first world countries is rising steadily. We see them on the news daily.

What you actually see on TV is very carefully controlled, the follow of information is controlled as to what you see. Look up " D Notice" if you haven't heard of them before.

I don't think tv gives a real idea of whats going on, look at twitter feeds, internet videos if you actually want to know what is going unreported.

Littlepeahead
31-05-12, 07:30 AM
It was with a complete lack of surprise I awoke to hear the parents of the 6 kids killed in the fire had been charged with murder. He was criticised a few years ago in the press for demanding a bigger council house. Did they think if they pretended they were being bullied by neighbours and their house got superficially damaged by fire they'd get re-homed somewhere bigger. Shame they didn't take into account that little kids die quick from smoke inhalation without needing much in the way of flames.

tactcom7
31-05-12, 07:32 AM
LPH i think you're being too kind assuming they didnt mean to kill them. afterall how could you not even save one of them? sounds fishy to me but im sure the trutb will out.

Littlepeahead
31-05-12, 08:15 AM
The only good news to come from that story was that they donated the organs of the 13 year old. Somewhere another child, perhaps several, have been given another chance. Unlike the poor little kids who died in that house.

Fallout
31-05-12, 10:39 AM
I'm with tactcom7. Perhaps I'm extremely cynical (again, desensitized by the news to assume everyone is utter scum), but my first thoughts were that they murdered them, and indeed, they've been charged with murder, so the police obviously don't think it's a rehousing scam gone wrong. If they did, they'd be charged for manslaughter, I'm sure.

My first though track was, they were sick of their lives stuffed into a tiny house full of kids. The news reported the bloke often slept outside in a tent to get away from it all. I just assume, being an utter piece of human filth, he decided his need for freedom was worth more than the life of his kids, and burnt the house down. It's hard for us to imagine someone caring that little for their kids, but you hear about infanticide quite often.

SoulKiss
31-05-12, 10:43 AM
LPH i think you're being too kind assuming they didnt mean to kill them. afterall how could you not even save one of them? sounds fishy to me but im sure the trutb will out.

If this was a scam then less kids = less benfits, so there is no profit in the kids dying.

tactcom7
31-05-12, 11:03 AM
If this was a scam then less kids = less benfits, so there is no profit in the kids dying.

who mentioned a scam or them wanting more money? not me. pehaps they just wanted out with the added bonus of the support and grief of the nation. who knows. perhaps we never will

Spank86
31-05-12, 11:40 AM
Perhaps they were simply think the house would SEEM bigger if there were less people in it.

Owenski
31-05-12, 01:11 PM
If this was a scam then less kids = less benfits, so there is no profit in the kids dying.
You're missing the obvious Dave you don't need benefits when you're in prison you get everything provided anyway. :smt069

who mentioned a scam or them wanting more money? not me. pehaps they just wanted out with the added bonus of the support and grief of the nation. who knows. perhaps we never will

I'd wager he had no intention of getting away with it, dude lived in a tent Prison is a step up, kill all 6 and you've got no risk of been let out. Solution to all his problems.

+1 fallout, we're a species of sick gits able to commit disgusting acts and remain completely disconnected from the severity of it all. I really hate humans sometimes, saying that I find watching nature shows disturbing, I'm always wanting the pray to get away as opposed to get mauled.

tactcom7
31-05-12, 01:24 PM
true but then why the fake 'appeal for info' speech they both did? unless that was so we'd hate them even more!

Anyone remember tracey andrews?(no relation) stabbed her partner to death and blamed it on a road rage driver...

Fallout
31-05-12, 01:56 PM
+1 fallout, we're a species of sick gits able to commit disgusting acts and remain completely disconnected from the severity of it all. I really hate humans sometimes, saying that I find watching nature shows disturbing, I'm always wanting the pray to get away as opposed to get mauled.

I think we're on the same wavelength chap. I find most people think we're all inherently 'good' and sometimes the deprived commit evil acts. I disagree. I think we're all inherently selfish and it's the fortunate and smart who put themselves in a place where they can be 'good'. He shagged and cheated his way into a prison of a life and the only way out was an ultimate act of selfishness: their lives in exchange for his quality of life.

I could post another mega rant on my thoughts on good and evil and there being no truly selfless act, but I have just opened a pack of hob nobs and there are crumbs to lick off the desk.

Owenski
31-05-12, 02:14 PM
true but then why the fake 'appeal for info' speech they both did? unless that was so we'd hate them even more!

Anyone remember tracey andrews?(no relation) stabbed her partner to death and blamed it on a road rage driver...

I don't think they'd have ever gone "yes guv it was me, i dun it" but I just dont think getting caught was ever seen as a bad option. If they got away with it and loads of money too then great, if not they went to prison. In thier stupid sad little lives thats a win win.

Littlepeahead
31-05-12, 02:19 PM
It's not unusual for the police to put the parents up in front of the cameras to see how they react, body language, etc. Same with a murdered person's partner. The police kept saying how he valiantly tried to save his children, maybe they were waiting for someone to quietly call them and say, actually, he wasn't, he was too busy putting the petrol cannister back in the caravan outside.

tactcom7
31-05-12, 02:19 PM
aye possibly, but for me personally, i'd rather be dead than be serving life in prison.

didnt think of that LPH, so they'd try and spot the crocodile tears?

Spank86
31-05-12, 02:20 PM
We're good because most of us believe that it's in our own self interest wether consciously or unconsciously. We dislike the alternative because it involves making good friends with Dave from cell 14 in the shower.

Some people on the other hand are either to stupid to think that far through or naive enough to think not getting caught is an option.

Littlepeahead
31-05-12, 02:31 PM
Yep, after chatting to a mate in the police he told me they will have experts in with the journos and then also review the video footage.

There was a lot of criticism and suspicion around Madeleine McGanns parents as people thought they weren't upset enough as they weren't sobbing and wailing in front of the cameras.

Whereas these two put on a performance that made Gwynneth Paltrow accepting an Oscar look quite unemotional.

Owenski
31-05-12, 02:33 PM
I find most people think we're all inherently 'good' and sometimes the deprived commit evil acts. I disagree. I think we're all inherently selfish and it's the fortunate and smart who put themselves in a place where they can be 'good'.


Perfect!
I consider myself a reasonable decent person, I call people back if they leave money in the cash machine. I have extra patience with the elderly, I will always give up a seat for a pregnant woman or elderly person. (not that i use public transport very often).
But those are all choices and it speaks volumes for the human perception that on those occasions think to give myself a pat on the back... but wait isnt that a bit backward?
Surely those are the occasions which I should have no 2nd thoughts.Technically I shouldnt expect any praise because I am a human and we are all perfect beautiful things and as such it would be expected that I do those acts as a default.
Only we're not perfect beautiful things! we're ********s who would screw anyone over in order to benefit ourselves, we're a spiteful selfish disgusting species.
At least the animal kingdom fight for pride and power, we fight for greed and wealth. The animal kingdom wont hurt or harm another species if it is not for food or in self defence, we cause pain to others on a daily basis with no remorse... And thats why man as a species sucks wallaby dingdong.

SoulKiss
31-05-12, 02:54 PM
At least the animal kingdom fight for pride and power, we fight for greed and wealth. The animal kingdom wont hurt or harm another species if it is not for food or in self defence, we cause pain to others on a daily basis with no remorse... And thats why man as a species sucks wallaby dingdong.

We ARE animals.

We are part of that same kingdom.

We just have the reasoning and temporal perception to work out that doing something nice now may have a greater benefit later than what is gained by not doing it.

In some cases, where religion is concerned, the assurance is that this benefit is guaranteed, as long as we do enough of it to enter into the "afterlife".

We have put systems in place, religion, karma etc to encourage us to play nice, but if you look at all the people who we aspire to be - Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Allan Sugar, the Dragons from dragons Den, ie, rich, influential people, none of them got there without putting themself and their ambitions before being nice, I will put money on it that every one of them has at least one person that has a true story of how they were clambered over.

We are scum, some of us just don't like it enough that we pretend that we are better than that, which will make us happier, but never "successful" in the ways we as a race, currently measure success.

Mark_h
31-05-12, 02:56 PM
Yes, a very unpleasantly titled thread. I was trying to eat my dinner while the mrs was watching embarrassing bodies. Man boobs and glued teeth didn't bother me too much, but puss filled warts on arses and varicose veins in an old woman's quim started to turn my stomach. I tried to enjoy my dinner, but when they got to a slide show of close up shots of runny bloody stools, I had to tell her to turn it over.

So we end up watching the news, where I am treated to mass graves of slaughter Syrians including the bodies of young children wrapped in rags, who were apparently bound, stabbed and shot. But that's fine! I can quite happily eat my southern fried chicken steak, chips and beans while looking at murdered people. No nausea at all.

So it looks like the media has successfully desensitized me to mass murder of children, but it hasn't equipped me with the tools to deal with a spotty bum and a bloody poo.

I find that really rather odd, and quite sad. This pursuit of information is destroying our compassion and our souls. I can't help thinking if there was no TV and no news, the mere story telling of a child's death would shock and stun us. Being bombarded with it every day has just made me, and many others, not really care.

We just can't be shocked anymore ... except by bloody poo.

May I recommend not eating in front of the TV? While the weather is fine, have your butler make up a table on the croquet lawn or perhaps use the less formal of the dining rooms. Not only do you not have to watch puss filled warts but you'll find your food tastes better and you may even have a nice conversation with Mrs.Fallout!

Owenski
31-05-12, 02:59 PM
In some cases, where religion is concerned, the assurance is that this benefit is guaranteed, as long as we do enough of it to enter into the "afterlife".

Good point, add "fecking stupid" to the list of why I hate the human race. ;)

Fallout
31-05-12, 03:35 PM
At least the animal kingdom fight for pride and power, we fight for greed and wealth. The animal kingdom wont hurt or harm another species if it is not for food or in self defence, we cause pain to others on a daily basis with no remorse... And thats why man as a species sucks wallaby dingdong.

Ahh, but there are exceptions and always in the more intelligent species. Have you ever seen that documentary about killer whales torturing seals? This killer whale just kept throwing a seal about in the air with it's tail, apparently for fun. It did it for about half an hour, then in a strange twist it let it go. Normally they're on the menu.

I even saw a doc where people studying dolphins worked out that certain females are stolen from other prides (or whatever the dolphin word is) and kept as prostitutes to be raped at will. HOW WEIRD IS THAT?

There's a direct relationship between intelligence and cruelty. As an animals desires grow more complex than food and shagging, the things we'll do to satisfy them seem to be equally complex. For example, in order to satisfy my desire to humilate myself and destroy other peoples' happiness, I will wear a clown suit and burst in on random weddings. If dolphins had access to Just For Fun, they would do the same thing.

May I recommend not eating in front of the TV? While the weather is fine, have your butler make up a table on the croquet lawn or perhaps use the less formal of the dining rooms. Not only do you not have to watch puss filled warts but you'll find your food tastes better and you may even have a nice conversation with Mrs.Fallout!

Yes Dad.

Owenski
31-05-12, 03:41 PM
A dolphin would never get its flippers in those clown shoes.
Loving the idea that dolphins have concubines, that just takes depravity to another level... which is still a level above your clown suit thing.

SoulKiss
31-05-12, 03:41 PM
stolen from other prides (or whatever the dolphin word is)

the word you are looking for is Pod, not Pride (thats lions)

And no, I didn't have to Google that (although I would recommend Google, it is full of thing that you dont know)

Owenski
31-05-12, 03:46 PM
+1 after we surpassed food and shagging we should have had the intelligence to think "well this is pants, lets go back to food and shagging" ta-da world peace.

OMG! I've just solved world peace, kill all the smart people. muahahaha Owenski Hitler pleased to meet you.

SoulKiss
31-05-12, 03:56 PM
+1 after we surpassed food and shagging we should have had the intelligence to think "well this is pants, lets go back to food and shagging" ta-da world peace.

OMG! I've just solved world peace, kill all the smart people. muahahaha Owenski Hitler pleased to meet you.

You don't need to kill all the smart people.

Smart People either have no Children, or have one or two due to raising a family within their means.

Dumb people breed for cash to improve their means to live off of the state.

This means that, given a few generations, all the Smart Genes will have gone the way of the Dodo, to be replaces by Dumb, but Cunning Genetic Specimens.

These are rhe one that will focus (already being mostly focused) on sex and food.

So go shave off that dodgy mo, get a haircut and stop watching re-subtitled Downfall Youtube clips.

Fallout
31-05-12, 04:11 PM
@SoulKiss

The maths does worry me. The number of idiots is growing faster than the number of smarties. Mind you, for every king and his family, there are 10 cooks, 10 maids, 3 wet nurses, a royal **** wiper. So as long as smarties are proportionally less than idiots, everything should be covered.

Btw, thanks for Googling for me. It was reverse psychology and I manipulated you, like the horrible human I am. Honest. ;)

SoulKiss
31-05-12, 04:16 PM
@SoulKiss

The maths does worry me. The number of idiots is growing faster than the number of smarties. Mind you, for every king and his family, there are 10 cooks, 10 maids, 3 wet nurses, a royal **** wiper. So as long as smarties are proportionally less than idiots, everything should be covered.

Btw, thanks for Googling for me. It was reverse psychology and I manipulated you, like the horrible human I am. Honest. ;)

But I didn't Google - I know my Collective Nouns, like, for example, a Murder of Ravens.

I only mentioned Google so that you might be prompted to not look like a numpty next time you post, I find it better to do some research when I don't know something than say "I know I am wrong, but hey, like whateva".

I obviously overestimated your ability to pick up on my subtle prompt.

So, how many kids do YOU have. :p

Hehe

(Owensky, thats likely to be the last of the day so you can stop Cyber-Stalking me and go back to "reading" "those" sites again)

dizzyblonde
31-05-12, 04:47 PM
I couldn't actually give a **** who did it tbh.

Theres much worse going on in the world.

Yeah, kids got killed, its not nice at all. Whoever did it will be found out. Hell of a lot more kids that get killed in the world and they don't have someone to bring their demise to justice. This story just makes this country look like its full of zombie minghead dossers....well actually that bit really is true, and half of them don't belong here either. Its at the top of the list of news, with much more interesting, or important topics being conveniently removed or pushed down the list.
Just because its a Jeremy Kyle special makes the media think we all want to know about it!

well I don't!

#and relax, slight rant over#

Fallout
31-05-12, 05:01 PM
But I didn't Google - I know my Collective Nouns, like, for example, a Murder of Ravens.

I only mentioned Google so that you might be prompted to not look like a numpty next time you post, I find it better to do some research when I don't know something than say "I know I am wrong, but hey, like whateva".

I obviously overestimated your ability to pick up on my subtle prompt.

So, how many kids do YOU have. :p

Hehe

You don't actually want me to go to Google though. If I did, you'd have one less numpty to mock! :p

Besides, it's obviously a pod of dolphins now I think about it, because a dolpin's favourite food is peas. :thumleft:

Spank86
31-05-12, 05:23 PM
Speaking of lions, if a male lion takes over a pride it kills all the cubs of a different father if they aren't related, and if a female horse is pregnant she'll mate with all the stallions in the herd so they don't know who the father is and kill the foals.

The animal kingdom is savage and cruel, don't let anyone tell you otherwise, there are hundreds of examples of animals killing for fun or for reasons other than immediate danger or food.

tactcom7
31-05-12, 07:10 PM
i was told that if there is a large fire and the police/fire brigade suspect arson, they will often film the crowd to see if someone is ************, if so that is usually the culprit!

true story bro.


********** = jacking off

Mrs DJ Fridge
31-05-12, 08:43 PM
Speaking of lions, if a male lion takes over a pride it kills all the cubs of a different father if they aren't related, and if a female horse is pregnant she'll mate with all the stallions in the herd so they don't know who the father is and kill the foals.

The animal kingdom is savage and cruel, don't let anyone tell you otherwise, there are hundreds of examples of animals killing for fun or for reasons other than immediate danger or food.

And human children with different fathers don't get treated differently when a new male takes up with the mother?

Spank86
31-05-12, 08:46 PM
Depends on the father but I don't recall many instances of mass murder, it tends to put the mother off.

Besides which, my argument wasn't that were better than animals, it was that were not worse in our actions (although we may be worse from the point of view that we continue to do it even though we know it's bad)

Owenski
01-06-12, 08:53 AM
But I didn't Google - I know my Collective Nouns, like, for example, a Murder of Ravens.



oh Daveeeeeeeee?
muahahaa Im about to even the score to 2-2.

Its an unkindness of ravens, and a murder of Crows. BOOM! 2 a piece.

SoulKiss
01-06-12, 09:59 AM
oh Daveeeeeeeee?
muahahaa Im about to even the score to 2-2.

Its an unkindness of ravens, and a murder of Crows. BOOM! 2 a piece.

I like this game :)

I guess its also 1:1 (or 1:0) to Fallout :p

Owenski
01-06-12, 10:25 AM
Its a great game because its also educational.
I've taken the liberty to add it into my Sig' (now that I am no longer losing).

Fallout
01-06-12, 12:51 PM
A mong of imbeciles? A dribble of halfwits? A mob of plebs? A hospital of cretins? A circus of fools? An aviary of birdbrains? A helmet of numskulls? I bet you two didn't know those plurals, did ye?

SoulKiss
01-06-12, 01:02 PM
I bet you two didn't know those plurals, did ye?

Collective nouns dear boy, not plurals...

Owenski
01-06-12, 01:02 PM
A convincing NO from me!

Fallout
01-06-12, 01:13 PM
I will confess, I was never that great at English. Perhaps I am a bit of a numpty. I only seemed to excel in Brain Surgery and Rocket Science.

Owenski
01-06-12, 01:29 PM
Don't beat yourself up about it, you cant help been southern.

Spank86
01-06-12, 01:34 PM
I never understood the whole rocket science line, it's not like its difficult... If in doubt add more thrust!

Owenski
01-06-12, 01:40 PM
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/12/18/28574960-3fb7-467f-b576-ace7d2bea2c8.jpg

Spank86
01-06-12, 01:46 PM
50/50.

Mark_h
01-06-12, 01:58 PM
50/50.

While being pedantic I think it's 50:50 (half and half) and not 50/50 (which is 1)

Is it time for an apostrophe debate or isn't it?

Owenski
01-06-12, 02:00 PM
I'll be honest I just wanted to opportunity to use that pic.

Fallout
01-06-12, 02:08 PM
Ad is notorious for thinking he can do anything that really trained uber intelligent people can do. I will recount tales of building 24 foot wingspan remote control planes, helicopters out of lawnmower engines (apparently the only difficult thing here is how to sculpt the propeller) and even zeppelins (which of course is easy, apart from getting the hyrdogen).

Suffice to say, none of these easy ideas ever even made it onto the drawing board. They will always remain simple ideas in a simpler man's brain.

widepants
01-06-12, 02:12 PM
I will confess, I was never that great at English. Perhaps I am a bit of a numpty. I only seemed to excel in Brian Surgery and Rocket Science.
http://www.hecklerspray.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/brian6-bb8-a.jpgwhy did I think of this numpty when I read the above

Spank86
01-06-12, 03:36 PM
While being pedantic I think it's 50:50 (half and half) and not 50/50 (which is 1)

Touché.

Although I wasn't intending to use mathematical notation merely separate the two like you might if you wanted to say "Anyone for golf/cricket?"


Is it time for an apostrophe debate or isn't it?
I'd prefer one on the use of the Oxford comma.

dizzyblonde
01-06-12, 03:38 PM
Holy derail.....


Reeder would be so proud! :)

Spank86
01-06-12, 03:38 PM
Suffice to say, none of these easy ideas ever even made it onto the drawing board. They will always remain simple ideas in a simpler man's brain.

The reason being that theres always a sticking point (mostly my lack of mechanical skills) not any inherent unfeasability of the ideas.

Mark_h
01-06-12, 03:43 PM
Holy derail.....


Reeder would be so proud! :)

I could ask for a valid sentence with 5 and's in a row then we can debate all sorts of commas but perhaps that's a derail too far (if there is such a thing)

Spank86
01-06-12, 03:48 PM
Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo?

Mark_h
01-06-12, 03:50 PM
It involves a pub and a signwriter if it helps. Amazingly it could include a buffalo in some cases

Owenski
01-06-12, 03:56 PM
While having a sign printed for the "fox and hound" pub I requested the sign writer place a bigger gap between each word so increasing the spacing between fox and and, and and and hound.

How'd ya like them apples!
QI : gets the real credit if I do recall

Mark_h
01-06-12, 04:01 PM
While having a sign printed for the "fox and hound" pub I requested the sign writer place a bigger gap between each word so increasing the spacing between fox and and, and and and hound.

How'd ya like them apples!
QI : gets the real credit if I do recall

Nah. Knew this one when Steven Fry was still Hugh Laurie's play thing.

Apples?

Lozzo
01-06-12, 08:32 PM
It does get on my t1ts a bit when the headlines are all about Beckhams new haircut or that fat tramp from atomic kitten getting coked off her knockers. Then, in other news, soldier killed, pensioner beaten by kids, idiot gets 5 days in prison for killing someone because they can't drive.

Actually I'll not get started on how ridiculous the law is when it comes to people destroying people's lives by driving like a complete tool. Gets on my goat. (I don't have a goat)

Buy a goat, then all your problems will disappear

Mrs DJ Fridge
01-06-12, 09:38 PM
Buy a goat, then all your problems will disappear

Is that because the goat will eat them?

DJFridge
01-06-12, 09:54 PM
A mong of imbeciles? A dribble of halfwits? A mob of plebs? A hospital of cretins? A circus of fools? An aviary of birdbrains? A helmet of numskulls? I bet you two didn't know those plurals, did ye?

No, no, no, no!! The generic collective noun for all of the above is a herd. The collective noun for anything you are unsure of is herd. A herd of wildebeast (obvious), a herd of chickens (less so), a herd of hurdlers (did you see what I did there?), indeed a herd of collective nouns.

Herd is the best collective noun in existence. It's usage can even be extended to cover other things. Herds of cheese, for example, or herds of power.

So remember, if you don't know, don't guess - use herd.

Mrs DJ Fridge
01-06-12, 09:57 PM
I heard you were onto something.

Spank86
02-06-12, 06:54 AM
I heard a herd of hurdling hirds.

Fallout
02-06-12, 04:37 PM
My **** heards really bad from todays ride.

Hang on. I'm not sure I get it.

DJFridge
02-06-12, 09:24 PM
My **** heards really bad from todays ride.

Hang on. I'm not sure I get it.

You've nearly got it. Your **** really hurts because you rode herds of miles!

Fallout
03-06-12, 08:35 AM
Thanks fellow blue curvy brother! :D (In no other forum could I say that without making us sound like very cold transsexuals).

Spank86
03-06-12, 09:22 AM
If we're honest you can't in this one... But that could be just because I know you.