What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Pillock]

Granada TV sued Ford in 1973 to stop them calling the Granada, the Granada.

They said it would cause confusion as their company vehicles had "Granada" on the side.

 

Judge said that was bollocks and who on earth would he confused by that?

[wuvvum]

  On 30/12/2017 at 16:52, Tamworthbay said:

Shoot dead man? Was he dead already?

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Nope, just f’ing useless BBC journalists who have no idea how to use English, did make me chuckle at first though.

They've corrected it now.

[Tamworthbay]

  On 31/12/2017 at 01:08, wuvvum said:

They've corrected it now.

Just looked and it’s still saying they have ‘shoot dead man’ so to speak.

[Cavcraft]

  On 30/12/2017 at 22:22, DeeJay said:

That should be in the grumpy thread.

 

1,000,000% agreed. Getting a knighthood for being in the world's dreariest, most over rated band EVER is a joke.

[fordperv]

  On 30/12/2017 at 23:04, robinmasters said:

Amazon Alexa. I don't care if the FBI are listening. It's like having a butler, who has heard of Linkin Park.

I did say a few "key words" when at mrs fps parents by the alexa to see if the street filled with armed responce and seat come smashing through the window, but nothing happened, either he is on the watch list or no one has to worry about wearing their tin foil hats

[DodgeRover]

More likely he is just now more closely monitored by ad targeting for terrorist orientated materials

[beko1987]

  On 31/12/2017 at 10:09, fordperv said:

I did say a few "key words" when at mrs fps parents by the alexa to see if the street filled with armed responce and seat come smashing through the window, but nothing happened, either he is on the watch list or no one has to worry about wearing their tin foil hats

I WANT HALF A CURLY WuRLEY AND A PACKET OF LOVE HEARTS AND THAT'S MY FINAL OFFER!

[tooSavvy]

  On 29/12/2017 at 17:07, Hooli said:

Not going back to work till next year...

.... mebbies

 

 

TS

[Guest Hooli]

  On 31/12/2017 at 10:09, fordperv said:

I did say a few "key words" when at mrs fps parents by the alexa to see if the street filled with armed responce and seat come smashing through the window, but nothing happened, either he is on the watch list or no one has to worry about wearing their tin foil hats

 

I believe those things are full of 'easter eggs', try asking it to open the pod bay doors next time.

[Guest Hooli]

I woke up early this morning & it was lashing down with rain so I went back to sleep. Just woke up again to clear blue skies, why doesn't that work every day?

[tooSavvy]

  On 31/12/2017 at 10:09, Cavcraft said:

1,000,000% agreed. Getting a knighthood for being in the world's dreariest, most over rated band EVER is a joke.

Ahh Haa...

 

Am I right in thinking that, some time ago, a thread 'flamer' broke out twixt pro - con Beatles supporters ??

 

TS

[eddyramrod]

  On 31/12/2017 at 10:09, Cavcraft said:

1,000,000% agreed. Getting a knighthood for being in the world's dreariest, most over rated band EVER is a joke.

I didn't know he'd ever been a member of U2, Coldplay, Keane, Elbow....................................

[andy18s]

  On 31/12/2017 at 10:49, Hooli said:

I woke up early this morning & it was lashing down with rain so I went back to sleep. Just woke up again to clear blue skies, why doesn't that work every day?

Are you sure it was This morning?

[MikeR]

https://news.sky.com/story/rolling-wreck-battered-car-with-no-windows-plates-or-mirrors-pulled-over-by-police-11189607

 

I bet the parking knock and bangs are not a worry !

[Guest Hooli]

  On 31/12/2017 at 11:30, andy18s said:

Are you sure it was This morning?

 

Well it's still 2017 right?

[wuvvum]

  On 31/12/2017 at 09:09, Tamworthbay said:

Just looked and it’s still saying they have ‘shoot dead man’ so to speak.

[Guest Hooli]

Should be shooted him dead?

[Tamworthbay]

  On 31/12/2017 at 12:27, wuvvum said:

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Nope -different page, original is still there as well-

Just click the original link.......

[Pillock]

I read that right.

"Shooting dead". It's like the next level of shooting.

 

"Police shoot man"

"Police shoot dead man"

 

Doesn't flag up as a mistake to me. It also reads OK as "Police shoot man dead" but if you were being pedantic couldn't you say there's no such thing as a "man dead" to shoot at? It's all about the inflection and how you read it, one of the many problems of written communication.

[Tamworthbay]

You don’t shoot a dead man, you shoot a man dead, in English at least. Well unless the yank police just shot some random dead guy, that’s probably happened on more than one occasion......

[Bucketeer]

I'm currently in that there London for NYE. In a Wetherspoons near the hotel and the girlfriend finds a directory of all their pubs. She suggested we try to visit as many in London as we can before midnight/oblivion. She's a keeper.

 

[Cavcraft]

  On 31/12/2017 at 14:39, Bucketeer said:

I'm currently in that there London for NYE. In a Wetherspoons near the hotel and the girlfriend finds a directory of all their pubs. She suggested we try to visit as many in London as we can before midnight/oblivion. She's a keeper.

 

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Absolute winner, get her wed pronto!

[Pillock]

  On 31/12/2017 at 13:08, Tamworthbay said:

You don’t shoot a dead man, you shoot a man dead, in English at least. Well unless the yank police just shot some random dead guy, that’s probably happened on more than one occasion......

But you can shoot dead, a man.

Like I said, it's all about the inflection and timing.

[Tamworthbay]

  On 31/12/2017 at 16:07, Pillock said:

But you can shoot dead, a man.

Like I said, it's all about the inflection and timing.

but there is no comma in the title not inflection, gramma. And without getting into an English lesson, my old English teacher would have kicked my arse repeatedly for structuring something like your example and then jumped on my head for good measure (it was rough school). You would think that some twat paid to write for a living would understand that but it was the BBC I suppose.

 

Anyway, it was wasn’t a grammar police first post, it was just taking the piss out of the BBC for the title suggesting the cops had shot a dead man.

[beko1987]

Eva wants to stay up until bastard midnight to watch the fireworks. Amys going out, I probably won't last until midnight. Is it bad of me to plan to change the clock to 11.55 at about 8pm, put last year's fireworks on the telly, hooray new year etc and she be in bed by half 8?

 

Part of me thinks it's a cunning plan, half of me thinks it's mean, plus keeping her up till midnight might get me a lie in tomorrow...

[seth]

Rather pleasing to end 2017 with a car that actually looks like a, er, car.

 

 

[CreepingJesus]

Stephen King delighted with the GT6 he got for Xmas...

 

 

 

...it's not haunted, nor is it autonomous.

[Louise2cv]

  On 31/12/2017 at 17:09, beko1987 said:

plus keeping her up till midnight might get me a lie in tomorrow...

Lolololol.

 

Lol.

 

This. Never. Works.

 

You will be knackered and she'll be up as normal.

[MarvinsMom]

the central heating which for the last fortnight has steadfastly refused to work,

 

came on this morning without any issue when kerry turned it on...... (she has apparently been fiddling with the wall thermostat?)

 

so, hot water and a warm house.

 

PRICELESS!

 

and anyone who says how good the "good old days" were before central heating,

 

is talking SHIT!!

[beko1987]

  On 31/12/2017 at 19:20, Louise2cv said:

Lolololol.

 

Lol.

 

This. Never. Works.

 

You will be knackered and she'll be up as normal.

Fireworks are done, she thinks it's half 12 and off to bed soon, I need to change the clock back before I glance up later and shit myself...