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king kong

Oct 10th 2009 2:26 am

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Originally Posted by canadageoff (Post 8006132)

I always though it meant "going to the toilet":D

well then we would see a lot of wee ones then .

NotTooShabby

Oct 10th 2009 1:07 pm

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Earlier today, right out of nowhere, "paper doily" popped into my head.

Doily truly is a loathsome word and should be scrubbed from the English language with immediate effect.

Sally Redux

Oct 10th 2009 1:53 pm

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Originally Posted by NotTooShabby (Post 8006920)

Earlier today, right out of nowhere, "paper doily" popped into my head.

Doily truly is a loathsome word and should be scrubbed from the English language with immediate effect.

What about the D'Oyly Carte?

NotTooShabby

Oct 10th 2009 2:06 pm

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Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 8006961)

What about the D'Oyly Carte?

They should change the name to Coaster Carte and carry on the good work. :thumbsup:

jdr	Oct 10th 2009 5:46 pm

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Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 8006961)

What about the D'Oyly Carte?

What about D`Oyly handprints ?

brits1

Oct 10th 2009 6:19 pm

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Originally Posted by king kong (Post 8003027)

well after talking to a dear friend of mine today ,i was thinking about a specific word that really annoys the bejesus out of me and is used so often for everything that im going to end up in a lunatic asylum if i hear it anymore . The word is AWESOME , now im not against the word at all ,im against the context its used . its used in such cases as my ''burger is awesome '' ,it drives me mad .
Anyway has anyone else got one word or two or even ten , but that is top of my list .:)

Yep gets me "choppin on the bit"...but the word that really,really,really gets "my goat" is "Icon"...and even worse "Aussie Icon"...just how many Icon's can you have?!!!!!!...lol

king kong

Oct 10th 2009 6:26 pm

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Originally Posted by brits1 (Post 8007270)

Yep gets me "choppin on the bit"...but the word that really,really,really gets "my goat" is "Icon"...and even worse "Aussie Icon"...just how many Icon's can you have?!!!!!!...lol

or ''LEGEND '' more like ''LEG END '' . As in shane warne the living legend ,oh man im going to puke .For christs sake just because he can chuck a little red ball about hes worth millions , what about mum bustin a gut in IGA on sundays for 10 bucks an hour , now she is a legend .

brits1

Oct 10th 2009 8:52 pm

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Originally Posted by king kong (Post 8007279)

OR a Mum who at this very moment (well not at this very moment because I am on the computer...but being a woman I can do 2 things at once...lol) is trying to cook a Sunday Roast....help a son to study for exams....hang out the washing and thinking of when to fit the ironing in and walk the dog some time today...gotta go turnips to peel...Now thats a "legend"...lol.....

crystal23

Oct 10th 2009 9:01 pm

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Originally Posted by king kong (Post 8007279)

I heard Ben Cousins described as a legendary AFL Player the other day on the news. Legendary for the white stuff and more like KNOB End:lol:

brits1

Oct 10th 2009 9:30 pm

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Originally Posted by crystal23 (Post 8007493)

I heard Ben Cousins described as a legendary AFL Player the other day on the news. Legendary for the white stuff and more like KNOB End:lol:

You mentioned the "dirty" word.......AFL and my Sunday was going so well....lol....

cally49

Oct 11th 2009 2:21 pm

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Originally Posted by king kong (Post 8006120)

ive definetly heard ''wee'' in north england too .

Mr Kong i hate to break it to you but i also say wee lmao looks like our date is off then lmao xxxxx (i guess you could always cover my mouth with duct tape tho):thumbup:

canadageoff

Oct 12th 2009 2:31 am

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[QUOTE=king kong;8007279]or ''LEGEND '' more like ''LEG END '' . As in shane warne the living legend ,oh man im going to puke .For christs sake just because he can chuck a little red ball about hes worth millions , what about mum bustin a gut in IGA on sundays for 10 bucks an hour , now she is a legend .[/QU

Wow I am a Legend I work at the checkout for 9 bucks an hour and my LEG s hurt at the END of my shift so that makes me feel better.:thumbsup:

Griff

Oct 13th 2009 11:48 am

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I hate the word 'like' when it is just thrown into a sentence without need.
My kids interject their sentences with the word several times..adding to the length but not the detail of what they are saying. I actually asked them to try to stop saying it and they couldn't!!

manc1

Oct 13th 2009 2:14 pm

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Originally Posted by Heljinder (Post 8004018)

Starting a sentence with 'Look' or 'Ah look'. Heard that quite a lot in Aus. The Victoria Fire Chief seemed to start every sentence with it when he was being interviewed on the radio during the bush fires.

Yes, starting a sentence with look comes across as very aggressive.

Merseygirl

Oct 13th 2009 10:51 pm

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Originally Posted by manc1 (Post 8014482)

Yes, starting a sentence with look comes across as very aggressive.

I also think it sounds very patronising, like you are talking down to the person you are addressing.:thumbdown:

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