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[nez]

I can't compete. In fact I mustn't. Mrs Nez tells me I shout at the telly.

[reohn2]

I can't compete. In fact I mustn't. Mrs Nez tells me I shout at the telly.

Ah! the word 'telly' Hmmm...........

[old_windbag]

At one point on television the overused word was "awesome". Thats reduced a bit to be replaced by "amazing".

No matter what it is or how piddling an event....... "it's amazing".

Also the continual use of "OMG", "oh my god".... and the corrupted version by the non religious PC yoof of "oh my gosh", these can all be appended by "it's amazing" to increase my anger. Not forgetting the obligatory flapping of hands in front of eyes to fan away the tears when these individuals become "really emotional".

[661-Pete]

Ah! the word 'telly' Hmmm...........

Wasn't he that bald guy who played a copper on the ......er...... telly?

[Tangled Metal]

Grow up it's only words. Sorry you are well and truly grown up. I mean get a life. OMG! You do go on a bit. It's language innnit, it moves on and evolves. I bet when your youth was within your capacity to remember you'll recognize words that your generation took on board. Cool, way out man and dude are a few old chestnuts that probably wound your parents up. Bet a few wrote to the Times to complain about it too.

And here is the important bit, you don't have to use the new phrases. You can even choose to ignore them or not read them. Besides you probably will outlive a few of the most annoying ones, well i hope you will.

BTW I'm under 50 and find a lot of these phrases and use of inappropriate words annoying too. So glad you said over 50 BTW. It puts me in a younger category, most arguments about the annoyance of modern youth culture uses 40 as the division. Makes me feel that I'm still hanging on to the last vestiges of my youth. Not really! I'm a grey haired man in his 40s.

[ChrisOntLancs]

i've been ending my sentences with it. "so....." so.... it's clear you haven't thought about what words you want to use have you chris?

i think the most humane way to deal with this is an on the spot 50s movie glove-slap for every offence. that's how we sorted the upward inflection, and i've certainly never looked back.

[Tangled Metal]

The Clash image being used Chris. Classic image from the cover of London Burning.

PS I've succeeded in getting my kid into the clash from a very early age. Always good to see a pre-schooler walking along singing a clash song. Worn out two CDs already! I've stopped short of letting him hear certain tracks though. Death and Glory springs to mind with its lyrics relating to nuns!

[profpointy]

"So, the spear-Danes in days gone by. And the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness"


Who'd start a story like that, eh?

[reohn2]

{FFE - family-friendly edit }! Grow up it's only words. Sorry you are well and truly grown up. I mean get a life. OMG! You do go on a bit. It's language innnit, it moves on and evolves. I bet when your youth was within your capacity to remember you'll recognize words that your generation took on board. Cool, way out man and dude are a few old chestnuts that probably wound your parents up. Bet a few wrote to the Times to complain about it too.

And here is the important bit, you don't have to use the new phrases. You can even choose to ignore them or not read them. Besides you probably will outlive a few of the most annoying ones, well i hope you will.

BTW I'm under 50 and find a lot of these phrases and use of inappropriate words annoying too. So glad you said over 50 BTW. It puts me in a younger category, most arguments about the annoyance of modern youth culture uses 40 as the division. Makes me feel that I'm still hanging on to the last vestiges of my youth. Not really! I'm a grey haired man in his 40s.

You CANNOT BE SERIOUS!

[reohn2]

Ah! the word 'telly' Hmmm...........

Wasn't he that bald guy who played a copper on the ......er...... telly?

Who loves ya' baby

[nez]

"So, the spear-Danes in days gone by. And the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness"


Who'd start a story like that, eh?

of arms and the man I sing.

prepositions and conjunctions do float about a bit and accidence will 'appen (boom boom)!

[ChrisOntLancs]

OT soz, might want to skim.

The Clash image being used Chris. Classic image from the cover of London Burning.

PS I've succeeded in getting my kid into the clash from a very early age. Always good to see a pre-schooler walking along singing a clash song. Worn out two CDs already! I've stopped short of letting him hear certain tracks though. Death and Glory springs to mind with its lyrics relating to nuns!

hah every so often i go through a phase of 'clash uber ales', then it's a couple of weeks of DK, then i can go back to my other records

i had parents like you. i used to love complete control because of the shouting over the outro "ANAGANAMANA GAH HEY ABA GAH GANAMANAMANAAA". parents could do a lot worse than introducing their small children to punk. great outlet, and they'll grow up with taste. perfect no?

[Mike Sales]

"So, the spear-Danes in days gone by. And the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness"


Who'd start a story like that, eh?

This is plainly a translation. I doubt the original began with 'so'.

[profpointy]

"So, the spear-Danes in days gone by. And the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness"


Who'd start a story like that, eh?

This is plainly a translation. I doubt the original began with 'so'.

what does a translator who's won a nobel prize for literature know about language ?

[reohn2]

.......i had parents like you. i used to love complete control because of the shouting over the outro "ANAGANAMANA GAH HEY ABA GAH GANAMANAMANAAA". parents could do a lot worse than introducing their small children to punk. great outlet, and they'll grow up with taste. perfect no?

So landlord, I'll have a pint of wot^^^ 'ee's 'ad