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dbd33 Mar 15th 2018 5:28 am

Re: New Terminology
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12463561)
I doubt it. You fly somewhere every couple of weeks don't you? :lol:

Only English speaking places, it's arguably all a bit pedestrian.

JamesM Mar 15th 2018 7:06 am

Re: New Terminology
 

Originally Posted by Pizzawheel (Post 12463484)
Exactly. As a Brit, lovey-dovey labels just don't do it for me. I'll leave those for the seppos (gee! that's an awesome toastrack)



Yes! Package Holidays would totally be a characteristic of a villager.

Pub convo on return to blighty (from africa, obvs):

Villager 1: "I went into B&Q the other day, going to wallpaper the front room"

PW: "I saw a lion the other day"

Villager 2: "Did you see anything you liked? I heard magnolia chrysanthemum patterns are in this year".

That's the problem with going to villages and small towns.

You need to stay inside the M25 or not cross the 401. 427 and Vic Park.

It's a small world.

JamesM Mar 15th 2018 7:08 am

Re: New Terminology
 

Originally Posted by Pizzawheel (Post 12463311)
I'll be forever grateful to BritExpats for introducing the term Cradle to me,

The term I believe came from Oink.

His meaning is yet to make it to the urban dictionary yet.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cradle

Oink Mar 15th 2018 8:23 am

Re: New Terminology
 

Originally Posted by Pizzawheel (Post 12463511)
It's about as perjorative as you can get for a canadian; it's a bit like kicking a kitten isn't it?

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I bet I could do better. ;)


Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 12463650)
The term I believe came from Oink.

His meaning is yet to make it to the urban dictionary yet.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cradle

Wasn't mine, its far too nice. Although the one that leaps to mind does start with the same letter. ;)

Pizzawheel Mar 16th 2018 1:48 am

Re: New Terminology
 

Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 12463649)
That's the problem with going to villages and small towns.

You need to stay inside the M25 or not cross the 401. 427 and Vic Park.

It's a small world.

My conversations with British villagers were always inside the M25...

And your racist comment about crossing Vic Park is yet more proof of why Scarberia Must Be Free!

Vote "Wheel, Vote Often!


Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 12463650)
The term I believe came from Oink.

His meaning is yet to make it to the urban dictionary yet.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cradle

What can we do to fix that?



Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12463688)
I bet I could do better. ;)

Wasn't mine, its far too nice. Although the one that leaps to mind does start with the same letter. ;)

I'm not sure I've ever met a cradle that's earned the shorter, stronger c-word.

Oink Mar 17th 2018 7:32 am

Re: New Terminology
 

Originally Posted by Pizzawheel (Post 12464107)
My conversations with British villagers were always inside the M25...

And your racist comment about crossing Vic Park is yet more proof of why Scarberia Must Be Free!

Vote "Wheel, Vote Often!


What can we do to fix that?




I'm not sure I've ever met a cradle that's earned the shorter, stronger c-word.

I'm not sure I've ever met one that's not earned the shorter, stronger c-word. One might soften it a bit by adding dull.

Pizzawheel Mar 20th 2018 3:29 am

Re: New Terminology
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12464852)
I'm not sure I've ever met one that's not earned the shorter, stronger c-word. One might soften it a bit by adding dull.

Well I think we need a campaign to get Cradle into the urban dictionary.

Villager will be a longer shot...


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