A septic poll
Nov 11th 2006, 10:06 am
#16
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by gardnma
Vic, I am 39. If I'm a boy then you must be............ 
Nov 11th 2006, 10:06 am
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
Wha? the thread is the poll mate. It is simple really. Just let me know if you have experienced this with your partner. This isn't your US driving theory test - answer a) b) c) or all of the above lol.
Nov 11th 2006, 10:08 am
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by britvic
Your one of my funny Boys on here, I ain't saying anymore
I'm just going to call you Mum from now on.
Nov 11th 2006, 10:22 am
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Re: A septic poll
As a Yank who has spent a fair bit of time abroad, including the UK, Ireland, NZ and Australia, I have tell you that I have never been called a "septic" or "seppo" (Aussie variant), or at least not to my face, but that I would probably come to blows with somebody who did, except perhaps if it was clearly intended to be humorous.
Rhyming slang or not, this particular term is still ultimately an insult. The rhyming aspect, I'm sure, may have been intended in part to be clever, but it is also passive-aggressive and a bit cowardly (they don't have the balls to tell the Yank in a forthright manner that he will understand that they think that he is full of shit). I wouldn't mind it if it was meant in good fun, but in most contexts, it's a pretty obvious slur, and no friend of mine abroad has ever used it.
Rhyming slang or not, this particular term is still ultimately an insult. The rhyming aspect, I'm sure, may have been intended in part to be clever, but it is also passive-aggressive and a bit cowardly (they don't have the balls to tell the Yank in a forthright manner that he will understand that they think that he is full of shit). I wouldn't mind it if it was meant in good fun, but in most contexts, it's a pretty obvious slur, and no friend of mine abroad has ever used it.
Nov 11th 2006, 10:33 am
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by gardnma
Well, in 3 days we will be celebrating 14 years of wedded carnage (or is that cabbage?). Yes, wedded cabbage.
Anyway, a sex ban? Whats that? It all goes away after kids you know.
Do you know what hallway sex is?
Its when you've been married a while and you pass in the hallway and each says "Fu(k you".........
BTW, a great quote: "Its better to have loved and lost than spent your life wanking" Not sure who said that.
Anyway, a sex ban? Whats that? It all goes away after kids you know.
Do you know what hallway sex is?
Its when you've been married a while and you pass in the hallway and each says "Fu(k you".........
BTW, a great quote: "Its better to have loved and lost than spent your life wanking" Not sure who said that.
Is it possible to get an annulment in the state of Michigan based on information received from a website? My wife is actually crying with laughter. Sex is back on!!! Cheers
Nov 11th 2006, 10:37 am
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by RoadWarriorFromLP
As a Yank who has spent a fair bit of time abroad, including the UK, Ireland, NZ and Australia, I have tell you that I have never been called a "septic" or "seppo" (Aussie variant), or at least not to my face, but that I would probably come to blows with somebody who did, except perhaps if it was clearly intended to be humorous.
Rhyming slang or not, this particular term is still ultimately an insult. The rhyming aspect, I'm sure, may have been intended in part to be clever, but it is also passive-aggressive and a bit cowardly (they don't have the balls to tell the Yank in a forthright manner that he will understand that they think that he is full of shit). I wouldn't mind it if it was meant in good fun, but in most contexts, it's a pretty obvious slur, and no friend of mine abroad has ever used it.
Rhyming slang or not, this particular term is still ultimately an insult. The rhyming aspect, I'm sure, may have been intended in part to be clever, but it is also passive-aggressive and a bit cowardly (they don't have the balls to tell the Yank in a forthright manner that he will understand that they think that he is full of shit). I wouldn't mind it if it was meant in good fun, but in most contexts, it's a pretty obvious slur, and no friend of mine abroad has ever used it.
Nov 11th 2006, 10:41 am
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
I agree. If enough people agree perhaps we could change it on BE? Democracy and all that. ?
Nov 11th 2006, 10:50 am
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
Is it possible to get an annulment in the state of Michigan based on information received from a website? My wife is actually crying with laughter. Sex is back on!!! Cheers
Nov 11th 2006, 11:48 am
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
Gosh, I am a busy posting bee today aint I. Guess I just wanna be loved ha ha.
Anyway, was just wondering if any body's septic spouses find the rhyming slang 'septic tank' insulting? My wife is irked by it and I can see her point, especially when remembering that they don't have our sense of humour. She wonders why it cant be fish tank, or Sherman tank, or Barclay's bank (though we all know that means something different to us ha ha).
She isn't all hetup about it but does point out that a septic tank implies something that is chock full of sh*t.
Just wondered if any of the other Sherman tanks had mentioned this to their spouses over dinner or during a Barclay's? Though why you would want to discuss it over dinner I will never know
Anyway, was just wondering if any body's septic spouses find the rhyming slang 'septic tank' insulting? My wife is irked by it and I can see her point, especially when remembering that they don't have our sense of humour. She wonders why it cant be fish tank, or Sherman tank, or Barclay's bank (though we all know that means something different to us ha ha).
She isn't all hetup about it but does point out that a septic tank implies something that is chock full of sh*t.
Just wondered if any of the other Sherman tanks had mentioned this to their spouses over dinner or during a Barclay's? Though why you would want to discuss it over dinner I will never know
You really are a silly sod aren't you....where's the sodding poll?
Nov 11th 2006, 12:01 pm
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
You really are a silly sod aren't you....where's the sodding poll?
Its a debate on the use of the term "septic"
Nov 11th 2006, 12:17 pm
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by RoadWarriorFromLP
As a Yank who has spent a fair bit of time abroad, including the UK, Ireland, NZ and Australia, I have tell you that I have never been called a "septic" or "seppo" (Aussie variant), or at least not to my face, but that I would probably come to blows with somebody who did, except perhaps if it was clearly intended to be humorous.
Rhyming slang or not, this particular term is still ultimately an insult. The rhyming aspect, I'm sure, may have been intended in part to be clever, but it is also passive-aggressive and a bit cowardly (they don't have the balls to tell the Yank in a forthright manner that he will understand that they think that he is full of shit). I wouldn't mind it if it was meant in good fun, but in most contexts, it's a pretty obvious slur, and no friend of mine abroad has ever used it.
Rhyming slang or not, this particular term is still ultimately an insult. The rhyming aspect, I'm sure, may have been intended in part to be clever, but it is also passive-aggressive and a bit cowardly (they don't have the balls to tell the Yank in a forthright manner that he will understand that they think that he is full of shit). I wouldn't mind it if it was meant in good fun, but in most contexts, it's a pretty obvious slur, and no friend of mine abroad has ever used it.
Nov 12th 2006, 12:10 am
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
I agree. If enough people agree perhaps we could change it on BE? Democracy and all that. My wife used to post on a site (when we lived in the UK) called UK-Yankee, like BE only the other way around, and they would never even say Limey, which isn't really very insulting. Perhaps a re-think?
Nov 12th 2006, 1:00 am
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Re: A septic poll
I've been called a Limey, a Pom, a Teabag (which is bizarrely an American invention), a Redcoat..........
all is fair and love and war.......
all is fair and love and war.......
Nov 12th 2006, 2:17 am
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Re: A septic poll
I have no problem with septic if you'll are OK with limey. LOL
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Nov 12th 2006, 3:02 am
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Re: A septic poll
Originally Posted by Thydney
And people say septics don't have a sense of humour
I'm going to experiment a bit -- next time that I'm in a pub in the UK, I'll be sure to tell the barman that he is a "vat of shit" as I'm ordering a pint. (Of course, I'll have a big dumb grin on my face as I'm doing it, because it's so obviously funny.) Any bets on what he'll be doing with my drink?
