Phrases that annoy you the most

[anonymous-user]

Speed kills

[nonsequitur]

yonex said:

Speed kills

Well, it does if two cars collide head on at 70 mph. Or if you hit a pedestrian at 35 if the speed limit is 30. etc.....

My local Bill puts speed at the top of the serious five, followed by: Drink driving / Drug driving / Phone use (hand held or hands free), / Not wearing seat belts.

[Steamer]

yonex said:

Speed kills

and it is a bit more catchy than 'Your rate of deacceleration kills'

[thebraketester]

nonsequitur said:

yonex said:

Speed kills

Well, it does if two cars collide head on at 70 mph. Or if you hit a pedestrian at 35 if the speed limit is 30. etc.....

My local Bill puts speed at the top of the serious five, followed by: Drink driving / Drug driving / Phone use (hand held or hands free), / Not wearing seat belts.

So what happens if you hit a pedestrian at 35 when the speed limit is 40 ??

[nonsequitur]

thebraketester said:

nonsequitur said:

yonex said:

Speed kills

Well, it does if two cars collide head on at 70 mph. Or if you hit a pedestrian at 35 if the speed limit is 30. etc.....

My local Bill puts speed at the top of the serious five, followed by: Drink driving / Drug driving / Phone use (hand held or hands free), / Not wearing seat belts.

So what happens if you hit a pedestrian at 35 when the speed limit is 40 ??

Tests have shown that at 30 or below a pedestrian is likely to survive. But as in most statistics there will be exceptions.

Edited by nonsequitur on Tuesday 17th July 19:01

[nonsequitur]

jet_noise said:

Someone "reached out" to me today.

Were they the Four Tops?
No, a recruitment consultant.

Prefer 'It's the Same Old Song', But where would it fit in to this thread?

[Blown2CV]

Shakermaker said:

Blown2CV said:

Cloudy147 said:

Blown2CV said:

Sizzle is a new one on me. Can you define please?

The full phrase used was "Selling the Sizzle".

I'm told the full catchphrase is "sell the sizzle not the sausage". I've no fekkin idea what that even means. Personally, I want a sausage not a sizzle if I'm hungry. And if I'm not hungry I don't want anything sizzling in the kitchen as that could lead to fires.

Anyhow... our execs don't use the full phrase. They are just "selling the sizzle". A lot. Sigh...

i think i get it. If your company sells 'sizzle' and not 'sausage' (as it were) does that mean they are hoodwinking people?? Sounds like a metaphor for a scam to me.

Not quite a scam as such, more, you want your product sold because everyone has already heard about it, without ever seeing it. See Tesla Model 3, load of them are already sold based almost entirely on "sizzle" without anyone yet having had a "sausage"

ah right. So it's a stupid way of saying viral marketing without saying viral marketing.

[Einion Yrth]

nonsequitur said:

thebraketester said:

nonsequitur said:

yonex said:

Speed kills

<snip> if you hit a pedestrian at 35 if the speed limit is 30. etc.....

<snip>

So what happens if you hit a pedestrian at 35 when the speed limit is 40 ??

Tests have shown that at 30 or below a pedestrian is likely to survive. But as in most statistics there will be exceptions.

Edited by nonsequitur on Tuesday 17th July 19:01

Doesn't address the question.

[gothatway]

nonsequitur said:

My local Bill puts speed at the top of the serious five, followed by: Drink driving / Drug driving / Phone use (hand held or hands free), / Not wearing seat belts.

Your local Bill is stupid. Dangerous/reckless driving (regardless of speed) should be top. But they put speed at the top because the offence admits of no discretion and doesn't require them to come up with any burden of proof other than an automated report from a dumb camera.

[davhill]

Skyedriver said:

The majority is Godless or are Godless.
Discuss

Easy.. How many majorities are we considering? One, of course.

It's another minor irritation. For example, 'The government are going to do such and such'.

Is it? Oh good (or bah).

Now try saying, "Are it really?" How does that sound? The defence rests.

Equally, there are no degrees of uniqueness and don't get me started on 'iconic'.

[nonsequitur]

gothatway said:

nonsequitur said:

My local Bill puts speed at the top of the serious five, followed by: Drink driving / Drug driving / Phone use (hand held or hands free), / Not wearing seat belts.

Your local Bill is stupid. Dangerous/reckless driving (regardless of speed) should be top. But they put speed at the top because the offence admits of no discretion and doesn't require them to come up with any burden of proof other than an automated report from a dumb camera.

I'll pass that on next time I bump into the Bill.

[gothatway]

nonsequitur said:

I'll pass that on next time I bump into the Bill.

Please do, but be warned - they do think they're above criticism.

[PixelpeepS3]

when you drive, never drink.

[Steve_W]

PixelpeepS3 said:

when you drive, never drink.

Good point - you might spill it!

[Steve_W]

Shakermaker said:

Johnspex said:

101 pronounced one oh one.
It would appear to be some kind of low education level in the USA. However people in the UK use it as well as though it is an English term (English in the sense of language).
It's a bit like, gotten, can I get, rims, stock, street, and any number of other terms picked up from American tv shows. I'm sure if you gave the morons who use these terms a gun they'd hold it horizontally and call you Bro.
wkers.

101 in the USA is often the entry level class - Year 1, Lesson 01. And it would progress onwards, so you'd then do 102, 103 etc, and then start next year with 201, 202 etc. it was probably originally written as 1-01 or similar.

It's often used then to tell someone that they've made a mistake, in much the same way we in the UK might say "a 10 year old could do that!" they would say "that's (subject) 101!"

It is not, one hundred and one. Which is also many more syllables.

Interesting - but why "one oh one" - shouldn't it be "one zero one"?

[anonymous-user]

My faith in X is dwindling
X has restored my faith in humanity

fk off.

[cuprabob]

eezeh said:

My faith in X is dwindling
X has restored my faith in humanity

fk off.

Y?

[Shakermaker]

Steve_W said:

Interesting - but why "one oh one" - shouldn't it be "one zero one"?

Because saying one-oh-one rolls off the tongue quickly and easily, three syllables, nice and efficient, no fooling around

[DavieW]

"Give it up for...….."

[Frank7]

DavieW said:

"Give it up for...….."

And, “Make some noise for......