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xxdb Dec 31st 2014 7:21 am

Re: Scots give the UK a bad reputation again.
 

Originally Posted by bats (Post 11508739)
You said the same in post 8, though you chose to use a different set of offensive words.

Get over yourself, FLs weak jokes are far from being in the same category of offensiveness. There isn't even a rude word for Scots is there?

"Jock"?

Though it's hardly rude. Unless you take it that way.
Al Murray does it the best:


haggis88 Dec 31st 2014 7:35 am

Re: Scots give the UK a bad reputation again.
 
Why are you allowed to shorten "Scottish" to "Scots" but can't shorten "Pakistanis" to "Pakis"?

Oink Dec 31st 2014 7:48 am

Re: Scots give the UK a bad reputation again.
 

Originally Posted by haggis88 (Post 11518062)
Why are you allowed to shorten "Scottish" to "Scots" but can't shorten "Pakistanis" to "Pakis"?

Because if you do, you're a racist ****.

haggis88 Dec 31st 2014 7:59 am

Re: Scots give the UK a bad reputation again.
 
well **** with a ******* and **** in the **** ******, ****

magnumpi Dec 31st 2014 1:11 pm

Re: Scots give the UK a bad reputation again.
 

Originally Posted by haggis88 (Post 11518062)
Why are you allowed to shorten "Scottish" to "Scots" but can't shorten "Pakistanis" to "Pakis"?

Or British to Brit

Oh my the shame

caretaker Dec 31st 2014 1:17 pm

Re: Scots give the UK a bad reputation again.
 

Originally Posted by haggis88 (Post 11518062)
Why are you allowed to shorten "Scottish" to "Scots" but can't shorten "Pakistanis" to "Pakis"?

Because they know if you can't say Scots you might say Scotch.

Former Lancastrian Dec 31st 2014 8:20 pm

Re: Scots give the UK a bad reputation again.
 

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 11518270)
Because they know if you can't say Scots you might say Scotch.

Sort of like shortening Poland to Poles but Holland isn't Holes but Dutch :huh:


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