Misfits, Dad's Army Types et al...

Misfits, Dad's Army Types et al...

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Digga

40,207 posts

282 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Don1 said:
This does remind me of this joke:
rofl

helix402

7,832 posts

181 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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The high vis on the parcel shelf or wrapped on the passenger seat is a whole discussion in its own right. Also why do Highways Agency Discovery drivers always drive wearing the high vis winter coat? Is the heating broken?

SebastienClement

1,950 posts

139 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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There's one of the absolute aholes in Chesham who barges round the town in his very walt-spec defender. Nevermind 'helping' with incidents he nearly took the front of my car off the yesterday because he doesn't seem to understand the highway code.

Absolute cocknuggeting fkwhit idiot straggly bearded tramp man.

Willy Nilly

12,511 posts

166 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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helix402 said:
The high vis on the parcel shelf or wrapped on the passenger seat is a whole discussion in its own right. Also why do Highways Agency Discovery drivers always drive wearing the high vis winter coat? Is the heating broken?
You have answered your own question here

BossHogg

5,973 posts

177 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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helix402 said:
The high vis on the parcel shelf or wrapped on the passenger seat is a whole discussion in its own right. Also why do Highways Agency Discovery drivers always drive wearing the high vis winter coat? Is the heating broken?
All our jackets are hi-vis, we have a lightweight mesh bomber jacket, a gortex bomber jacket and a goretex storm coat, I only wear the storm coat if I'm out of the car in heavy rain for extended times. Oh, and we drive shoguns as well as BMW X5s in the near future, we will be called police walts then! biggrin

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

252 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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BossHogg said:
helix402 said:
The high vis on the parcel shelf or wrapped on the passenger seat is a whole discussion in its own right. Also why do Highways Agency Discovery drivers always drive wearing the high vis winter coat? Is the heating broken?
All our jackets are hi-vis, we have a lightweight mesh bomber jacket, a gortex bomber jacket and a goretex storm coat, I only wear the storm coat if I'm out of the car in heavy rain for extended times. Oh, and we drive shoguns as well as BMW X5s in the near future, we will be called police walts then! biggrin
Let's get it right. You mean the LMBJ, the GBJ, and the GSC. We haven't got time to mess about with entire words when a TLA is both to-the-point (TTP) AND exclusive.


48k

12,982 posts

147 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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wolfracesonic said:
^ Sounds like cracking idea for a series but as with such shows on Discovery, who would sponsor it?
Optrex

BossHogg

5,973 posts

177 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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SpeckledJim said:
Let's get it right. You mean the LMBJ, the GBJ, and the GSC. We haven't got time to mess about with entire words when a TLA is both to-the-point (TTP) AND exclusive.
So I can start talking about BDV, RTC, OOF, SAG, ERT, ETM, RRB, MRT etc? biggrin

llewop

3,585 posts

210 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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SpeckledJim said:
Let's get it right. You mean the LMBJ, the GBJ, and the GSC. We haven't got time to mess about with entire words when a TLA is both to-the-point (TTP) AND exclusive.
rolleyes if we're going to get it right: you've got a FLA there with your TLAs!

..#pedantrymatters getmecoat


wink

BossHogg

5,973 posts

177 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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Yeah, you tell him! At least all my TLAs were TLAs! tongue out

BossHogg

5,973 posts

177 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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LMBJ could be shortened to LBJ. wink

wolfracesonic

6,941 posts

126 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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What about LGBT? Surely Walting should be inclusive?

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

252 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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llewop said:
SpeckledJim said:
Let's get it right. You mean the LMBJ, the GBJ, and the GSC. We haven't got time to mess about with entire words when a TLA is both to-the-point (TTP) AND exclusive.
rolleyes if we're going to get it right: you've got a FLA there with your TLAs!

..#pedantrymatters getmecoat


wink
HBMO petard.

BossHogg

5,973 posts

177 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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wolfracesonic said:
What about LGBT? Surely Walting should be inclusive?
Whatever FYB! biggrin

kowalski655

14,599 posts

142 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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But its now SO inclusive that the TLA is actually something like LGBTQQIAIAAAAH (Lesbian,Gay, Bisexual,Trans,Intersex,Androgyn,Identifies as an Apache Attack Helicopter)

Im sure I have missed some there

moleamol

15,887 posts

262 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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BossHogg said:
moleamol said:
Have you? wink
Yep, there would have been thousands up and down the country getting binned after we replaced them with new ones. wink
Oh. wink

Some Gump

12,671 posts

185 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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BossHogg said:
All our jackets are hi-vis, biggrin
At work, yes. Your hi-viz wedding jacket was just too much though.

BossHogg

5,973 posts

177 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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It wasn't a wedding jacket, more of a straitjacket! frown

DanielSan

18,748 posts

166 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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SpeckledJim said:
llewop said:
SpeckledJim said:
Let's get it right. You mean the LMBJ, the GBJ, and the GSC. We haven't got time to mess about with entire words when a TLA is both to-the-point (TTP) AND exclusive.
rolleyes if we're going to get it right: you've got a FLA there with your TLAs!

..#pedantrymatters getmecoat


wink
HBMO petard.
VBRJ?

cootuk

918 posts

122 months

Friday 3rd March 2017
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Does this count?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/02/worzel-...

"A "Worzel Gummidge" laird sent his tenants letters warning he was a retired secret agent trained to kill in an apparent bid to force them off his land, a court heard.
Niall Campbell, who owns Rowallan Castle and the estate near Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, is said to have sent an anonymous message which said: “1972 – Recruited MI5 field officer. 1975 – Saudi, Lebanon, Yemen. 1992 – honoured, list non-disclosed.”
The letter, partially typed and handwritten, said Mr Campbell liked to appear “Worzel Gummidge- like” but was “ruthless and licensed to carry side arms,” the court heard..."