Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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Standardise components on multiple bikes.First.Aspect said:
And quicker. When I had only one bike, doing stuff yourself is the best way to stay riding.pblakeney said:
A lack of service sent me down the road of buying tools and watching Youtube.MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:
A large number of indie's have closed down near to me over the last 5 years. It has been a long and painful process working out which of those remaining are worth using.
Much cheaper and a reliable service every time. 😉
You can swap components and only need one set of tools.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
It's why I'm tied to 11sp and shimano to be honest. Having a mix of disc and rim brakes is a PITA.pblakeney said:
Standardise components on multiple bikes.First.Aspect said:
And quicker. When I had only one bike, doing stuff yourself is the best way to stay riding.pblakeney said:
A lack of service sent me down the road of buying tools and watching Youtube.MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:
A large number of indie's have closed down near to me over the last 5 years. It has been a long and painful process working out which of those remaining are worth using.
Much cheaper and a reliable service every time. 😉
You can swap components and only need one set of tools.
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rjsterry said:
Was reading the other day that English is relatively unusual in having a single word for 'Why' rather than a compound of 'What for'.briantrumpet said:pblakeney said:The use of words like "witchu", "meetchu" etc.
It's "with you" and "meet you".
It's a plausible theory that Latin verb conjugations (e.g. amo, amas, amat etc.) started out as two separate words, but because of human's verbal laziness the stem (am-) and the conjugating bit at the end fused together in writing after they'd fused in speech. So even posh Romans were up to it.
Mind you, not even posh Latin survived, and vulgar Latin usurped that 'model language'. People, eh?
I wonder why.0 -
I see that its etymology really does go back into the mists of time... no evidence of furrin derivation. And it was also one where [sic] the H used to come before the W and would have been pronounced as an audible aspirate, as in 'hwat' ('what') or 'hwær' ('where').Old English hwí , hwý instrumental case of hwæt what pron., adv., int., adj.1, conj., and n., governed by to or for (see forwhy adv. and conj.) or used simply as adverb, corresponding to Old Saxon hwî used with prepositions (bi hwî , te hwî ) and simply = why, wherefore, Old Norse hví used as dative of hvat , and as adverb = why (Middle Swedish, Danish hvi ) < Old Germanic *χwī < Indo-European *qwei , locative < *qwo- who pron. and n.; compare Greek (Doric) πεῖ where.0
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Just to be clear, are you annoyed, or not?briantrumpet said:I see that its etymology really does go back into the mists of time... no evidence of furrin derivation. And it was also one where [sic] the H used to come before the W and would have been pronounced as an audible aspirate, as in 'hwat' ('what') or 'hwær' ('where').
Old English hwí , hwý instrumental case of hwæt what pron., adv., int., adj.1, conj., and n., governed by to or for (see forwhy adv. and conj.) or used simply as adverb, corresponding to Old Saxon hwî used with prepositions (bi hwî , te hwî ) and simply = why, wherefore, Old Norse hví used as dative of hvat , and as adverb = why (Middle Swedish, Danish hvi ) < Old Germanic *χwī < Indo-European *qwei , locative < *qwo- who pron. and n.; compare Greek (Doric) πεῖ where.0 -
First.Aspect said:
Just to be clear, are you annoyed, or not?briantrumpet said:I see that its etymology really does go back into the mists of time... no evidence of furrin derivation. And it was also one where [sic] the H used to come before the W and would have been pronounced as an audible aspirate, as in 'hwat' ('what') or 'hwær' ('where').
Old English hwí , hwý instrumental case of hwæt what pron., adv., int., adj.1, conj., and n., governed by to or for (see forwhy adv. and conj.) or used simply as adverb, corresponding to Old Saxon hwî used with prepositions (bi hwî , te hwî ) and simply = why, wherefore, Old Norse hví used as dative of hvat , and as adverb = why (Middle Swedish, Danish hvi ) < Old Germanic *χwī < Indo-European *qwei , locative < *qwo- who pron. and n.; compare Greek (Doric) πεῖ where.
Sorry. @pinno will be on to me, telling me that as I'm not annoyed at all, this should be in the language thread. Sorry if I've annoyed anyone.0 -
We are where we are.masjer said:`Lessons will be learned`. Using this phrase after every major balls up.
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"Implicitly believed"kingstongraham said:
We are where we are.masjer said:`Lessons will be learned`. Using this phrase after every major balls up.
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In Scotland this has morphed to "doing the best we could."kingstongraham said:
We are where we are.masjer said:`Lessons will be learned`. Using this phrase after every major balls up.
Meaning if you act in good faith, hide your mistakes for as long as you can and then say it was hard and we areabitshit, that's fine.
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A lack of service sent me down the road of buying tools and watching Youtube.
Much cheaper and a reliable service every time. 😉
That's the route I went down. Also, if I mess it up I only need to have a go at myself!0 -
Advertisers using `up to`. "Up to 90% effective", so between 0-90% then.0
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Quite the contrary.briantrumpet said:First.Aspect said:
Just to be clear, are you annoyed, or not?briantrumpet said:I see that its etymology really does go back into the mists of time... no evidence of furrin derivation. And it was also one where [sic] the H used to come before the W and would have been pronounced as an audible aspirate, as in 'hwat' ('what') or 'hwær' ('where').
Old English hwí , hwý instrumental case of hwæt what pron., adv., int., adj.1, conj., and n., governed by to or for (see forwhy adv. and conj.) or used simply as adverb, corresponding to Old Saxon hwî used with prepositions (bi hwî , te hwî ) and simply = why, wherefore, Old Norse hví used as dative of hvat , and as adverb = why (Middle Swedish, Danish hvi ) < Old Germanic *χwī < Indo-European *qwei , locative < *qwo- who pron. and n.; compare Greek (Doric) πεῖ where.
Sorry. @pinno will be on to me, telling me that as I'm not annoyed at all, this should be in the language thread. Sorry if I've annoyed anyone.
[Sorry if this is a bit rough] hypocrisis est naturalis afflictio hominibus.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
'Misspoke' as a euphemism for:
Lied (and hoped I get away with it).
Didn't have a clue what I was talking about. (© Nadine Dorries)
Tried floating a crazy idea but the blowback makes me realise I won't get away with it.0 -
Tourism, tourists and being a tourist. Add overpopulation, and you’ve got the perfect recipe to ruin anywhere worth visiting.
Package holidays. Please help me rep, I’ve left all my brains at home and need your constant assistance. Now tell me where the nearest English pub is, selling English food with footie on Sky.
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"12pm"
No, m = meridian = noon, so by definition it's neither am nor pm.
12 noon, 12.00 noon, 12h00, midday, or noon will do. But not "12pm".0 -
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rick_chasey said:
24hr clock is your friend
Pah, we voted to be rid of such logicalities, along with counting in decimal.0 -
It amuses me when people have arguments over whether noon is 12pm or 12am.briantrumpet said:"12pm"
No, m = meridian = noon, so by definition it's neither am nor pm.
12 noon, 12.00 noon, 12h00, midday, or noon will do. But not "12pm".1 -
Comments such as "7 am in the morning" are also annoying.0
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Americans referring to VAT as 'VAT tax'."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Drive into mc Donald’s drive through for a milkshake - no milkshake available - no escape.
Annoyed at schoolboy error pop into service station with a Greggs. Get a pasty. Not paying £1.80 for a coke so go to the attached Spar whilst carrying pasty and get rinsed £2.40 for the coke instead.
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Going away this weekend and the wife suggests taking my bike to ride different routes. I think the bike was in the car before the sentence was finished.
Getting ready to go out this morning, no shorts. Doh!The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
pblakeney said:
Getting ready to go out this morning, no shorts. Doh!
Going for the all-over tan.1 -
What could possibly go wrong? 🤣briantrumpet said:The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
pblakeney said:
What could possibly go wrong? 🤣briantrumpet said:
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Natural doping? Hmmmmmm....The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
No wonder those bulls can be aggressive.
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