Fine Idiot Drivers

[661-Pete]

Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretti nasti.

But they don't call it møøse in Sweden. It's älgkött - often served up in restaurants there. We didn't try it...

[thirdcrank]

... The Spanish for 'billy goat' is cabrón. Anyone with a smattering of Spanish will certainly know that the word has another meaning. You could risk yelling it out at any Spanish motorist who close-passes you. But be circumspect - or else the next pass he makes will be a lot closer than close!

My Spanish is about as good as Manuel in Fawlty Towers, although I do know - or believe -that a question begins with an inverted question mark: ¿Que?

With a bit of googling I found this, which I presume is a wind up, in an attempt to spoil some holidays on the Costas.

It is a term of respect in Spanish, much like Sir in English. For example, you might say, “Nice to meet you , Cabron.” or “Cabron, please take my order.” When you travel to Spanish speaking countries, your old world courtesy, displayed by the use of this word, will get you much attention. You can certainly expect reciprocity.

https://www.quora.com/What-does-Cabrón- ... -in-Mexico

Plenty of other explanations in there which I won't quote, which make it clear it's a term of abuse.

PS. They do say a nod's as good as a wink but I can't get a three billy goats gruff of any sort to download

[661-Pete]

You know, I've been thinking a bit about this thread's title. Then it dawned on me:

"So somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.' So that was nice."

Explains a lot.

[hemo]

Nice to see good humour when things start to get silly , though not as silly as the OP's initial post.

[pete75]

There's lots of words to describe idiot drivers but fine isn't one of them.....

[Cyril Haearn]

Criminal
Terrorist
Moton
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[661-Pete]

I should perhaps add a 'not-so-silly' rider to all this.

I did, as I said, 'report' the petition for being misleading. To do that I had to sign up to change.org. Now I've got an E-mail urging me to 'sign' that same petition . Rest assured I shall not comply...

[thirdcrank]

I should perhaps add a 'not-so-silly' rider to all this. ...

Dangerous territory describing any rider as silly.

[Vorpal]

Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretti nasti.

But they don't call it møøse in Sweden. It's älgkött - often served up in restaurants there. We didn't try it...

älgkött is the word for the meat.

The animal is älg

[pete75]

Criminal
Terrorist
Moton
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There are lots of words to describe descriptions of idiot driver. Over and reaction are two of them.

[Cyril Haearn]

I should perhaps add a 'not-so-silly' rider to all this.

I did, as I said, 'report' the petition for being misleading. To do that I had to sign up to change.org. Now I've got an E-mail urging me to 'sign' that same petition . Rest assured I shall not comply...

Can one vote AGAINST a petition, or is '+1' the only option?