Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)
Discussion
DoubleD said:
Yep, most people wouldn't say it very often, but the ones who do say it frequently know how to say it.
But hey, every days a school day.
I totally accept that DD, but I called one of my kids today, he did 6 years in the R.C.T., I said, “Did you say leftenant, or lootenant when you were in the army?”But hey, every days a school day.
He said, “Ruperts wanted to hear leftenant, so that’s what we used, but if we talked about one, it was lootenant, no one other than another Rupert, or non com said leftenant,”
I had to ask, “Rupert?”
“Officer”, he replied.
Frank7 said:
I totally accept that DD, but I called one of my kids today, he did 6 years in the R.C.T., I said, “Did you say leftenant, or lootenant when you were in the army?”
He said, “Ruperts wanted to hear leftenant, so that’s what we used, but if we talked about one, it was lootenant, no one other than another Rupert, or non com said leftenant,”
I had to ask, “Rupert?”
“Officer”, he replied.
Sounds about right!He said, “Ruperts wanted to hear leftenant, so that’s what we used, but if we talked about one, it was lootenant, no one other than another Rupert, or non com said leftenant,”
I had to ask, “Rupert?”
“Officer”, he replied.
Frank7 said:
DoubleD said:
Yep, most people wouldn't say it very often, but the ones who do say it frequently know how to say it.
But hey, every days a school day.
I totally accept that DD, but I called one of my kids today, he did 6 years in the R.C.T., I said, “Did you say leftenant, or lootenant when you were in the army?”But hey, every days a school day.
He said, “Ruperts wanted to hear leftenant, so that’s what we used, but if we talked about one, it was lootenant, no one other than another Rupert, or non com said leftenant,”
I had to ask, “Rupert?”
“Officer”, he replied.
Frank7 said:
DoubleD said:
Yep, most people wouldn't say it very often, but the ones who do say it frequently know how to say it.
But hey, every days a school day.
I totally accept that DD, but I called one of my kids today, he did 6 years in the R.C.T., I said, “Did you say leftenant, or lootenant when you were in the army?”But hey, every days a school day.
He said, “Ruperts wanted to hear leftenant, so that’s what we used, but if we talked about one, it was lootenant, no one other than another Rupert, or non com said leftenant,”
I had to ask, “Rupert?”
“Officer”, he replied.
I'm not a fan of food shopping to start with, terming it "imbecile dodging", but two complete tossers today while we were doing the MIL'S shopping, a couple who'd left their trolley in the middle of the aisle and were just wandering up and down throwing stuff in it, second was the speshul bloke who waddled (yes he was VERY large and definitely waddling) down to a self serve checkout, stood there gawking at it, then picked his bag full of shopping up and literally dumped it out on the conveyor!!!!!
DoubleD said:
Frank7 said:
DoubleD said:
Yep, most people wouldn't say it very often, but the ones who do say it frequently know how to say it.
But hey, every days a school day.
I totally accept that DD, but I called one of my kids today, he did 6 years in the R.C.T., I said, “Did you say leftenant, or lootenant when you were in the army?”But hey, every days a school day.
He said, “Ruperts wanted to hear leftenant, so that’s what we used, but if we talked about one, it was lootenant, no one other than another Rupert, or non com said leftenant,”
I had to ask, “Rupert?”
“Officer”, he replied.
The TV show "Abandoned Engineering"
The subject matter interests me, but the faux intrigue and padding really does annoy me beyond reason.
Especially when the payoff is superficial.
For example, Google for "Battleship Island" in Japan. Absolutely fascinating, and about 5% of it is mentioned in Abandoned Engineering once you get past the padding.
The subject matter interests me, but the faux intrigue and padding really does annoy me beyond reason.
Especially when the payoff is superficial.
For example, Google for "Battleship Island" in Japan. Absolutely fascinating, and about 5% of it is mentioned in Abandoned Engineering once you get past the padding.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
The TV show "Abandoned Engineering"
The subject matter interests me, but the faux intrigue and padding really does annoy me beyond reason.
Especially when the payoff is superficial.
For example, Google for "Battleship Island" in Japan. Absolutely fascinating, and about 5% of it is mentioned in Abandoned Engineering once you get past the padding.
"...but what was it, and why was it built here?"The subject matter interests me, but the faux intrigue and padding really does annoy me beyond reason.
Especially when the payoff is superficial.
For example, Google for "Battleship Island" in Japan. Absolutely fascinating, and about 5% of it is mentioned in Abandoned Engineering once you get past the padding.
Errrrm? It's a tunnel. With dimensions much like railway tunnels the world over. So I'm going to have a wild stab in the dark and say that it's a railway tunnel, and it was built because it's very hard to drive locomotives up hills, so they decided to go through the hill instead. Much like the last seven railway tunnels you've done a segment about...
I, too, love the show, and I fully agree that they could drop the padding and present a great deal more factual information about each abandoned project.
Frank7 said:
I totally accept that DD, but I called one of my kids today, he did 6 years in the R.C.T., I said, “Did you say leftenant, or lootenant when you were in the army?”
He said, “Ruperts wanted to hear leftenant, so that’s what we used, but if we talked about one, it was lootenant, no one other than another Rupert, or non com said leftenant,”
I had to ask, “Rupert?”
“Officer”, he replied.
That is completely different to my experience. He said, “Ruperts wanted to hear leftenant, so that’s what we used, but if we talked about one, it was lootenant, no one other than another Rupert, or non com said leftenant,”
I had to ask, “Rupert?”
“Officer”, he replied.
It all sounds very American.
If you are speaking then the spelling is neither here nor there, you just say it how you say it.
yellowjack said:
"...but what was it, and why was it built here?"
Errrrm? It's a tunnel. With dimensions much like railway tunnels the world over. So I'm going to have a wild stab in the dark and say that it's a railway tunnel, and it was built because it's very hard to drive locomotives up hills, so they decided to go through the hill instead. Much like the last seven railway tunnels you've done a segment about...
I, too, love the show, and I fully agree that they could drop the padding and present a great deal more factual information about each abandoned project.
LOL. Precisely. Errrrm? It's a tunnel. With dimensions much like railway tunnels the world over. So I'm going to have a wild stab in the dark and say that it's a railway tunnel, and it was built because it's very hard to drive locomotives up hills, so they decided to go through the hill instead. Much like the last seven railway tunnels you've done a segment about...
I, too, love the show, and I fully agree that they could drop the padding and present a great deal more factual information about each abandoned project.
Bobberoo99 said:
I'm not a fan of food shopping to start with, terming it "imbecile dodging", but two complete tossers today while we were doing the MIL'S shopping, a couple who'd left their trolley in the middle of the aisle and were just wandering up and down throwing stuff in it, second was the speshul bloke who waddled (yes he was VERY large and definitely waddling) down to a self serve checkout, stood there gawking at it, then picked his bag full of shopping up and literally dumped it out on the conveyor!!!!!
The gentleman with the rotund frame cannot really be blamed for this. The self-checkouts in Poundland are programmed to do Elvis Presley impressions. I would like to reprogram them with a £1 hammer which I have purchased from their DIY section.DoubleD said:
Frank7 said:
borcy said:
non com? It's something an american would use, never heard it used in the uk military.
Accepted, he probably said NCO, but non com came to mind, (mine), when I was typing.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff