Terms or phrases that make your skin crawl
Discussion
It's electricity.'Shabby chic'
In the context of any old bit of crap furniture some bored housewife has slapped some Farrow and Ball or Annie Sloan paint on and is trying to off load it on Gumtree. Very prevalent in Bristol, for example gumtree bristol.
In the context of any old bit of crap furniture some bored housewife has slapped some Farrow and Ball or Annie Sloan paint on and is trying to off load it on Gumtree. Very prevalent in Bristol, for example gumtree bristol.
k off!mybrainhurts said:
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Any business with that in its name, I will not patronise.
I was expressing the same sentiment in a pub conversation with a pal of mine during the World Cup. Any business with that in its name, I will not patronise.
How we laughed when he flipped open his wallet to give me his new '........ Solutions' business card!
mybrainhurts said:
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Any business with that in its name, I will not patronise.
How about 'Strategic Team Group Limited' for a company name.Any business with that in its name, I will not patronise.
I laugh to myself every time I see one of their vans.
I can't be bothered to check what they do as a business, I just know I'd never go anywhere near them based upon the name alone.
Not sure if these are in the list yet, as I think they might be peculiar to Australia, but when its gets a bit chilly, y'know, below 20C, people start to 'rug up' and when they're thinking of spending a shedload of cash on skiing, then they'll be off 'to the snow'.
Not sure why these have come around, we don't say we're off 'to the sand' or off 'to the surf' when we go to the beach. And neither do we 'rug off' when it gets warmer. Suffuce to say both phrases get on my threepennies.
Not sure why these have come around, we don't say we're off 'to the sand' or off 'to the surf' when we go to the beach. And neither do we 'rug off' when it gets warmer. Suffuce to say both phrases get on my threepennies.
blindswelledrat said:
silverfoxcc said:
I personally think.....
Personally i think.....
Why not I THINK?
Unfair, I think.Personally i think.....
Why not I THINK?
I use that in circumstances where I am differentiating between fact and opinion when disagreeing. eg:
"I think that is wrong, the capital of Nigeria is actually Abuja"
"Personally, I think that you are wrong about thinking Liverpool is a nice place to go"
When you're going out for a drink 
or it's your birthday and somebody you know that isn't joining you says .....
"Have a beer on me."
What exactly is the point of saying that!?????????
Thanks very much for your offer .....
..... But on previous occasions when I've tried explaining to bartenders that somebody who's not with me has made the offer to pay for some strange reason it's never worked - and I always end up paying from my own pocket!! 
or it's your birthday and somebody you know that isn't joining you says ....."Have a beer on me."
What exactly is the point of saying that!?????????
Thanks very much for your offer .....
..... But on previous occasions when I've tried explaining to bartenders that somebody who's not with me has made the offer to pay for some strange reason it's never worked - and I always end up paying from my own pocket!! WhyAyeMan said:
My girlfriend calls pyjamas "jim-jams" and refers to her dad as "popsy".
I can feel my bladder frothing over every time she says those things.
Adults who call their parents 'mummy and daddy'. You're an adult FFS!! It makes me think the person (usually female) doing this is a born with a silver spoon in their mouth wrapped up in cotton wool type. My lad is 3 and he calls me dad. I can feel my bladder frothing over every time she says those things.
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