Daft/pointless things people say
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"what doesn't kill you makes you stronger".......said no stroke victim/polio sufferer ever.
"you have to fight fire with fire".......and how long were you actually in the fire brigade before they sacked you.
"he's has a meteoric rise".......they tend to fall in my experience.
"god works in mysterious ways".....I like to give credit for everything good that happens to god so now something crap has happened, I need to find a way of getting him off the hook.
"you have to fight fire with fire".......and how long were you actually in the fire brigade before they sacked you.
"he's has a meteoric rise".......they tend to fall in my experience.
"god works in mysterious ways".....I like to give credit for everything good that happens to god so now something crap has happened, I need to find a way of getting him off the hook.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
"what doesn't kill you makes you stronger".......said no stroke victim/polio sufferer ever.
"you have to fight fire with fire".......and how long were you actually in the fire brigade before they sacked you.
"he's has a meteoric rise".......they tend to fall in my experience.
"god works in mysterious ways".....I like to give credit for everything good that happens to god so now something crap has happened, I need to find a way of getting him off the hook.
"It went down like a lead balloon".... should mean it went down well, since a heavy metallic balloon would drop readily. Kind of the opposite of the meteoric rise one"you have to fight fire with fire".......and how long were you actually in the fire brigade before they sacked you.
"he's has a meteoric rise".......they tend to fall in my experience.
"god works in mysterious ways".....I like to give credit for everything good that happens to god so now something crap has happened, I need to find a way of getting him off the hook.
boyse7en said:
"It went down like a lead balloon".... should mean it went down well, since a heavy metallic balloon would drop readily. Kind of the opposite of the meteoric rise one
No, not really. Balloons are meant to go up, but a balloon made of lead, would not do so. Except in that episode of Mythbusters where they made a huge balloon from very thin pieces of lead and got it to inflate just enough to rise. Shakermaker said:
boyse7en said:
"It went down like a lead balloon".... should mean it went down well, since a heavy metallic balloon would drop readily. Kind of the opposite of the meteoric rise one
No, not really. Balloons are meant to go up, but a balloon made of lead, would not do so. Except in that episode of Mythbusters where they made a huge balloon from very thin pieces of lead and got it to inflate just enough to rise. Unexpected Item In Bagging Area said:
When I was a kid, on really cold days when I asked my mum whether it might snow, she'd inform me that it was too cold to snow. I really don't think that's likely to be the case in suburban England
In NW England that can often be the case. The prevailing milder moist winds are South-Westerlies. When you get a bitterly cold Easterly from Scandinavia it drops its moisture while trying to cross the Pennines and is much drier when it gets to the other side.TwigtheWonderkid said:
"what doesn't kill you makes you stronger".......said no stroke victim/polio sufferer ever.
True, but others do say it. I used to say it when recklessly ordering a round of unnecessary shorts after several pints! I survived a heart attack on 31st March. Prior to it my diet was s
t, I was drinking too much booze and was a bit overweight. I'd unwittingly gone from reasonably active to couch potato after becoming a Dad 2yrs ago. I've since gone on a healthy diet, knocked back on the booze massively and have lost over a stone. I'm feeling better than I have in years and am starting a 6wk Cardiac Rehab course in a few weeks, after which I fully intend to get back to a more active lifestyle in the long-term. I want to be around to see our son grow up.
So, whilst it's often said with little thought, I'm gonna let this one go, personally!
Greetings. Greetings never fail to irritate
"Alright?"
"Will be at [insert time shift finishes]"
This conversation grates on so many levels. Firstly because it happens so damned often. Secondly because the progenitor doesn't actually give a fk whether the respondent is alright or not, it's the thinnest veneer of politeness possible. Thirdly because the respondent is clearly going to achieve some magical transformation at the appointed time; why will you suddenly be alright then when you're clearly one chromosome shy of being a fking jellyfish now?
"Alright?"
"Will be at [insert time shift finishes]"
This conversation grates on so many levels. Firstly because it happens so damned often. Secondly because the progenitor doesn't actually give a f
k whether the respondent is alright or not, it's the thinnest veneer of politeness possible. Thirdly because the respondent is clearly going to achieve some magical transformation at the appointed time; why will you suddenly be alright then when you're clearly one chromosome shy of being a fking jellyfish now?Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff