|
|
Post by lazybones on Mar 8, 2022 15:41:33 GMT
I'm considering writing to Vladimir Putin with my Queensbury Rules of war idea. I won't couch it in boxing language. I'll use my threadbare knowledge of judo.
|
|
|
|
Post by MrTiddles on Mar 8, 2022 15:41:48 GMT
In other news I've been reading about high altitude nuclear explosions. If Vlad does 'go nuclear' hopefully he'll take aim at the local golf course, resulting in my swift and painless obliteration by instant vapourisation. I think high altitude's where it's at. I'm ok with it. An EMP shot across the bows. You get all the thrill of nuclear conflict but with none of the burning, and the screaming ... I mean I wouldn’t want any NATO country to do it, but if Vlad was going to … go nuclear, I’d rather it was that way. Is there an award for the most 'edits'? I hope so. I feel this moment should be documented for future bloggers.
Or aliens, I dunno.
|
|
|
|
Post by Ozymandias Kane on Mar 8, 2022 15:43:52 GMT
I've just been to a café, I had a toasted bacon and mushroom sandwich with brown sauce and black pepper and a cappuccino. 4*
I also sat outside, I probably have the 'vid now.
I have noticed an unusual coating of something on my shades..
|
|
|
|
Post by amipal on Mar 8, 2022 15:45:00 GMT
Did you know?
More people died in the fire-bombing of Tokyo than from the nuclear attack on Hiroshima.
|
|
|
|
Post by lazybones on Mar 8, 2022 15:46:28 GMT
I think high altitude's where it's at. I'm ok with it. An EMP shot across the bows. You get all the thrill of nuclear conflict but with none of the burning, and the screaming ... I mean I wouldn’t want any NATO country to do it, but if Vlad was going to … go nuclear, I’d rather it was that way. Is there an award for the most 'edits'? I hope so. I feel this moment should be documented for future bloggers. Or aliens, I dunno.
When nuclear war's the issue you have to choose your words carefully. |
|
|
|
Post by lazybones on Mar 8, 2022 15:52:26 GMT
MrTiddlesHow can you tell how many edits have been made? I thought it was a secret.
|
|
|
|
Post by gongfarmer on Mar 8, 2022 15:54:19 GMT
While we are on the subject of the mass destruction of our once proud nation, is anyone watching the cricket?
|
|
|
|
Post by lazybones on Mar 8, 2022 16:01:38 GMT
Did you know?More people died in the fire-bombing of Tokyo than from the nuclear attack on Hiroshima. I did know that. Maybe the Mexica / Aztecs had the right idea ... Everyone turns up in the same place at an agreed time. Then they just have it out. No civilians get killed. Some soldiers get dragged back and sacrificed. But, then war is a bloody business ... |
|
|
|
Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Mar 8, 2022 16:03:28 GMT
Hot dogs and crisps. Day 2 without booze. Are you aff it entirely or just not on school nights? Monday to Wednesday is the plan. No need to go crazy. |
|
|
|
Post by amipal on Mar 8, 2022 16:13:27 GMT
You know who never uses the edit button?
Putin.
|
|
|
|
Post by RollingEscargot on Mar 8, 2022 16:17:48 GMT
Did you know?More people died in the fire-bombing of Tokyo than from the nuclear attack on Hiroshima. I did know that. Maybe the Mexica / Aztecs had the right idea ... Everyone turns up in the same place at an agreed time. Then they just have it out. No civilians get killed. Some soldiers get dragged back and sacrificed. But, then war is a bloody business ... Is that why Cortez was able to destroy the Aztecs so quickly? They had all congregated outside the bus station ready for a square go? |
|
|
|
Post by RollingEscargot on Mar 8, 2022 16:18:34 GMT
You know who never uses the edit button? Amipal Hmmm. |
|
|
|
Post by tenthenemy on Mar 8, 2022 16:21:52 GMT
Wordle 262 4/6*
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Mkay.
Daily Quordle #43
7️⃣4️⃣
8️⃣5️⃣
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
There's no edit button for Quordle.
|
|
|
|
Post by lazybones on Mar 8, 2022 16:27:00 GMT
I did know that. Maybe the Mexica / Aztecs had the right idea ... Everyone turns up in the same place at an agreed time. Then they just have it out. No civilians get killed. Some soldiers get dragged back and sacrificed. But, then war is a bloody business ... Is that why Cortez was able to destroy the Aztecs so quickly? They had all congregated outside the bus station ready for a square go? It kind of was. They also had a 'war season', so weren't prepared when, outside of this, Cortes started carrying on with his tricks. |
|
|
|
Post by Chumbles on Mar 8, 2022 16:40:04 GMT
I wonder why "your" is so frequently being used by otherwise literate contributors to this forum instead of "you're". I believe it's because so many of the spellcheckers default to Anglish - my term for the American sub-dialect. Another manifestation of this, is the gradual disappearance of 'learnt'. Is this cultural imperialism? Grammarly's explanation is a splendid example of stereotyping. Brits drink tea, wear bowlers and have moustaches, whilst Yanks drink cawfee, wear baseball caps and are big buggers. I had thought that the verb "learn" was conjugated. e.g. I learnt, we learned... bear in mind that I was never taught anything more than the most basic grammar at Secondary Modern - it's fair to say that of the bottom class* a good 25% couldn't read at all and TBF no attempt was made to do so in the 60s. Basically that stream was a pen to keep the kids from the rough / criminal families off the streets until they could get a labouring job, become career criminals (often they would get moved on to Borstal for a flying start). * the symbol was F for them (the system was X, A, C, Y, F) = Xcellent, Average, Cunts, Y r u here, Fail). However, the general societal view of Secondary Modern kids was that we were there to learn technical skills and that, for most of us, meant we weren't capable of academic learning - that we had in one sense already failed. /edits: I'm chock full of pain and morphine. I'm merely making up the numbers |
|
|
|
Post by Chumbles on Mar 8, 2022 16:52:19 GMT
Oh, and still managed another NP2 victory - a double speed game - started Friday evening finished midday - a real blitzkrieg. I was accused of cheating by one player - Shenguin and sandybahookie will confirm that that isn't possible unless you stoop to multi-accounting. |
|
|
|
Post by RollingEscargot on Mar 8, 2022 16:55:28 GMT
ChumblesMy phone often autocorrects you're to your, and I can rarely be arsed to change it back. So I suspect that's one reason - not encroaching Americanisms but an epidemic of laziness. Your welcome.
|
|
|
|
Post by amipal on Mar 8, 2022 16:57:15 GMT
ChumblesSee also: “Spelled” - spelt “Daily-driver” - the car/computer/camera you own “Swap-out” - swap* “Switch-up” - change *my pet peeve is the superfluous use of “out”. Close-out, change-out etc.
|
|
|
|
Post by amipal on Mar 8, 2022 17:01:32 GMT
I believe that all electronic devices with a spell-check should be sold pre-set to British English. None of this simplified nonsense.
|
|
|
|
Post by sandybahookie on Mar 8, 2022 17:07:10 GMT
I wonder why "your" is so frequently being used by otherwise literate contributors to this forum instead of "you're". I believe it's because so many of the spellcheckers default to Anglish - my term for the American sub-dialect. Another manifestation of this, is the gradual disappearance of 'learnt'. Is this cultural imperialism? Grammarly's explanation is a splendid example of stereotyping. Brits drink tea, wear bowlers and have moustaches, whilst Yanks drink cawfee, wear baseball caps and are big buggers. I had thought that the verb "learn" was conjugated. e.g. I learnt, we learned... bear in mind that I was never taught anything more than the most basic grammar at Secondary Modern - it's fair to say that of the bottom class* a good 25% couldn't read at all and TBF no attempt was made to do so in the 60s. Basically that stream was a pen to keep the kids from the rough / criminal families off the streets until they could get a labouring job, become career criminals (often they would get moved on to Borstal for a flying start). * the symbol was F for them (the system was X, A, C, Y, F) = Xcellent, Average, Cunts, Y r u here, Fail). However, the general societal view of Secondary Modern kids was that we were there to learn technical skills and that, for most of us, meant we weren't capable of academic learning - that we had in one sense already failed. /edits: I'm chock full of pain and morphine. I'm merely making up the numbers I wonder why "your" is so frequently being used by otherwise literate contributors to this forum instead of "you're"
I use 'swype' to write on my phone and its just too much effort to drag my finger an extra 3mm to be offered a selection by the phone of which yours I want to use. Easier to use everyone elses brain cells to translate it themselves. Plus dragging 3mm might not sound like a big deal but doing a a hundred times over a year is like 30m of swyping, clever folks like me use that time on Wordle and stuff.
|
|
|
|
Post by RollingEscargot on Mar 8, 2022 17:07:41 GMT
Aren't some American spellings based on older dialects spoken by emigrant Brits in the olden days? It's all basically 17th century Plymouthian with a few extra bits.
|
|
|
|
Post by lazybones on Mar 8, 2022 17:12:20 GMT
I wonder why "your" is so frequently being used by otherwise literate contributors to this forum instead of "you're". I believe it's because so many of the spellcheckers default to Anglish - my term for the American sub-dialect. Another manifestation of this, is the gradual disappearance of 'learnt'. Is this cultural imperialism? Grammarly's explanation is a splendid example of stereotyping. Brits drink tea, wear bowlers and have moustaches, whilst Yanks drink cawfee, wear baseball caps and are big buggers. I had thought that the verb "learn" was conjugated. e.g. I learnt, we learned... bear in mind that I was never taught anything more than the most basic grammar at Secondary Modern - it's fair to say that of the bottom class* a good 25% couldn't read at all and TBF no attempt was made to do so in the 60s. Basically that stream was a pen to keep the kids from the rough / criminal families off the streets until they could get a labouring job, become career criminals (often they would get moved on to Borstal for a flying start). * the symbol was F for them (the system was X, A, C, Y, F) = Xcellent, Average, Cunts, Y r u here, Fail). However, the general societal view of Secondary Modern kids was that we were there to learn technical skills and that, for most of us, meant we weren't capable of academic learning - that we had in one sense already failed. /edits: I'm chock full of pain and morphine. I'm merely making up the numbers Sometimes 'your' is the right word. |
|
|
|
Post by Chumbles on Mar 8, 2022 17:44:13 GMT
This seems to be the consensus... |
|
|
|
Post by Chumbles on Mar 8, 2022 17:46:45 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by Chumbles on Mar 8, 2022 17:52:40 GMT
Even a pigeon has more rhythm than me... |
|
