General Chit Chat

[thebish]

meanwhile - on facebook - people are actually praying for a dog, cruelly disfigured in a house fire!!



not everyone is taken in, though...



In a cruel twist of fate, I have also suffered severe burns this evening #PrayForMartyn

[Lost Leopard Spot]

^ Cruel bastards. I mean, I can see it's a piece of ham draped over the dog's head, but if you look closely you can see the owners have had the dog pierced and it's wearing a ring through it's lip!!!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Why is it that when speaking about the number of cows, aboard a ship for example, we say 'head of cattle'. 450 head of cattle were aboard, but I've no idea about their bodies or if a corresponding 1,800 leg of cattle made the journey!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

a bunch of white men with a guns is something to be calmly considered and debated... it seems... in America....

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... mmon-bundy

And on a similar dystopian note, there is a photograph in the Times on Monday, page 32, showing what can only be described as a black man whiting up. Performers celebrate the Cape Town Minstrels is the accompanying title to the picture. Reverse the colours and that appearing anywhere in Britain or America and AllHellWouldBeLetLoose.

[thebish]

a bunch of white men with a guns is something to be calmly considered and debated... it seems... in America....

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... mmon-bundy

And on a similar dystopian note, there is a photograph in the Times on Monday, page 32, showing what can only be described as a black man whiting up. Performers celebrate the Cape Town Minstrels is the accompanying title to the picture. Reverse the colours and that appearing anywhere in Britain or America and AllHellWouldBeLetLoose.

nahh - happens quite often here in devon...

you can even get the prime minister to happily pose with you..

[Lost Leopard Spot]

a bunch of white men with a guns is something to be calmly considered and debated... it seems... in America....

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... mmon-bundy

And on a similar dystopian note, there is a photograph in the Times on Monday, page 32, showing what can only be described as a black man whiting up. Performers celebrate the Cape Town Minstrels is the accompanying title to the picture. Reverse the colours and that appearing anywhere in Britain or America and AllHellWouldBeLetLoose.

nahh - happens quite often here in devon...

you can even get the prime minister to happily pose with you..

Cheezus, the PC monster isn't as universal as I thought it was.

[TANGODANCER]

Cheezus, the PC monster isn't as universal as I thought it was.

Give it time..

[Bruce Rioja]

a bunch of white men with a guns is something to be calmly considered and debated... it seems... in America....

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... mmon-bundy

And on a similar dystopian note, there is a photograph in the Times on Monday, page 32, showing what can only be described as a black man whiting up. Performers celebrate the Cape Town Minstrels is the accompanying title to the picture. Reverse the colours and that appearing anywhere in Britain or America and AllHellWouldBeLetLoose.

Happens every year in Bacup, Spotty.

[Bruce Rioja]

Why is it that when speaking about the number of cows, aboard a ship for example, we say 'head of cattle'. 450 head of cattle were aboard, but I've no idea about their bodies or if a corresponding 1,800 leg of cattle made the journey!

See, the same puzzles me when applied to humans but only ever in restaurant/catering situations. "And it only came to £25 a head". That'll be £25 each then, won't it?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Why is it that when speaking about the number of cows, aboard a ship for example, we say 'head of cattle'. 450 head of cattle were aboard, but I've no idea about their bodies or if a corresponding 1,800 leg of cattle made the journey!

See, the same puzzles me when applied to humans but only ever in restaurant/catering situations. "And it only came to £25 a head". That'll be £25 each then, won't it?

I'd not connected that one, but yeah...

[thebish]

similary - "100 rounds of ammunition" when you might think it easier to say "100 bullets"

[Lost Leopard Spot]

similary - "100 rounds of ammunition" when you might think it easier to say "100 bullets"

Yes. That one too.

[clapton is god]

Why is it that when speaking about the number of cows, aboard a ship for example, we say 'head of cattle'. 450 head of cattle were aboard, but I've no idea about their bodies or if a corresponding 1,800 leg of cattle made the journey!

See, the same puzzles me when applied to humans but only ever in restaurant/catering situations. "And it only came to £25 a head". That'll be £25 each then, won't it?

And from the restaurant side of the equation that 'head' is a 'cover'.

[clapton is god]

Bloody air raid siren just sounded in Stretford! Just a test I guess, but it shook me for a few seconds.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Bloody air raid siren just sounded in Stretford! Just a test I guess, but it shook me for a few seconds.

Actually it was me, but you had civilians all around you so I didn't release my hellfire missile.

[Beefheart]

Why is it that when speaking about the number of cows, aboard a ship for example, we say 'head of cattle'. 450 head of cattle were aboard, but I've no idea about their bodies or if a corresponding 1,800 leg of cattle made the journey!

See, the same puzzles me when applied to humans but only ever in restaurant/catering situations. "And it only came to £25 a head". That'll be £25 each then, won't it?

And from the restaurant side of the equation that 'head' is a 'cover'.

Examples of a 'synechdoche' where a part of something is used figuratively to represent the whole e.g. 'take her hand in marriage' when presumably you get the rest of the bride as well.

Aside: I wasn't aware of the word until I watched the film 'Synechdoche, New York. Written and directed by Charlie Kaufman and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman. It's a weird one, but worth a go if you're into that sort of thing.

[thebish]

they did their best!

[Worthy4England]

Had to think a moment - but

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Had to think a moment - but

I'm still thinking...

[thebish]

Had to think a moment - but

I'm still thinking...

keep it up, it's good for you!