Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

focuszing723

Stevo_666 said:

Starmer is a suspect for being AI on that basis. Although combining leftie and intelligence makes me suspicious.

Outrageous!

pblakeney

kingstongraham said:

To be fair, AI just tells you what it thinks you want to hear, regardless of whether it is based on fact or not.

As exemplified by the Sunak model. 🤣

focuszing723

Intelligent matter in a million, billion years time? Earth at 4.5bn/Universe at 13.8 years of age, we know that is out there.

What state has it evolved to? Fascinating.

Annoyance, I haven't got a time machine.

orraloon

focuszing723 said:

Annoyance, I haven't got a time machine.

But the Muskrat has one. Don't you know? Thought you were a big fanboi.

Pross

Many of the nicknames for national sporting teams, especially some of the ‘feminised’ names for women’s teams. The Waltzing Matildas is probably the pick of the bunch.

Tashman

MrBeast being in my various newsfeeds. I had no idea of his existence until he fell out with people over a burger. Bizarre that it needs to be reported in UK news outlets.

surrey_commuter

Pross said:

Many of the nicknames for national sporting teams, especially some of the ‘feminised’ names for women’s teams. The Waltzing Matildas is probably the pick of the bunch.

I don't know why I know what the expression "waltzing matilda" means but it does my head in that they have chosen it. I of course appreciate they may have done it ironically.

briantrumpet

surrey_commuter said:

Pross said:

Many of the nicknames for national sporting teams, especially some of the ‘feminised’ names for women’s teams. The Waltzing Matildas is probably the pick of the bunch.

I don't know why I know what the expression "waltzing matilda" means but it does my head in that they have chosen it. I of course appreciate they may have done it ironically.

It annoys me that Waltzing Matilda is in 4/4, so definitely not a waltz.

TheBigBean

briantrumpet said:

surrey_commuter said:

Pross said:

Many of the nicknames for national sporting teams, especially some of the ‘feminised’ names for women’s teams. The Waltzing Matildas is probably the pick of the bunch.

I don't know why I know what the expression "waltzing matilda" means but it does my head in that they have chosen it. I of course appreciate they may have done it ironically.

It annoys me that Waltzing Matilda is in 4/4, so definitely not a waltz.

Waltz as in walk.

briantrumpet

TheBigBean said:

briantrumpet said:

surrey_commuter said:

Pross said:

Many of the nicknames for national sporting teams, especially some of the ‘feminised’ names for women’s teams. The Waltzing Matildas is probably the pick of the bunch.

I don't know why I know what the expression "waltzing matilda" means but it does my head in that they have chosen it. I of course appreciate they may have done it ironically.

It annoys me that Waltzing Matilda is in 4/4, so definitely not a waltz.

Waltz as in walk.

Well, that's annoying too, being silly metaphor, as you can't walk in 3/4, unless you're Jake The Peg.

TheBigBean

briantrumpet said:

TheBigBean said:

briantrumpet said:

surrey_commuter said:

Pross said:

Many of the nicknames for national sporting teams, especially some of the ‘feminised’ names for women’s teams. The Waltzing Matildas is probably the pick of the bunch.

I don't know why I know what the expression "waltzing matilda" means but it does my head in that they have chosen it. I of course appreciate they may have done it ironically.

It annoys me that Waltzing Matilda is in 4/4, so definitely not a waltz.

Waltz as in walk.

Well, that's annoying too, being silly metaphor, as you can't walk in 3/4, unless you're Jake The Peg.

Matilda isn't a person.

briantrumpet

TheBigBean said:

briantrumpet said:

TheBigBean said:

briantrumpet said:

surrey_commuter said:

Pross said:

Many of the nicknames for national sporting teams, especially some of the ‘feminised’ names for women’s teams. The Waltzing Matildas is probably the pick of the bunch.

I don't know why I know what the expression "waltzing matilda" means but it does my head in that they have chosen it. I of course appreciate they may have done it ironically.

It annoys me that Waltzing Matilda is in 4/4, so definitely not a waltz.

Waltz as in walk.

Well, that's annoying too, being silly metaphor, as you can't walk in 3/4, unless you're Jake The Peg.

Matilda isn't a person.

What's it doing walking then? Swag bags can't walk at all. This gets more annoying by the minute.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda

TheBigBean

The transitive verb definition of Waltz:

To lead or force to move in a self-assured or purposeful manner; march eg.

"waltzed them into the principal's office"

The object therefore doesn't need to be walking

But it's an idiom as you know and language is like that.

That doesn't mean you can't grumble about your musical numbers - they're all meaningless to me anyway. Perhaps, someone is walking with a stick - does that help?

First.Aspect

At least the Aussies haven't abbreviated either waltzing or matildas, and we don't have to hear about the waltzies or the matties, with an annoying upward inflection.

First.Aspect

Premier league clubs complaining that the Saudis are inflating transfer fees.

briantrumpet

TheBigBean said:

The transitive verb definition of Waltz:

To lead or force to move in a self-assured or purposeful manner; march eg.

"waltzed them into the principal's office"

The object therefore doesn't need to be walking

But it's an idiom as you know and language is like that.

That doesn't mean you can't grumble about your musical numbers - they're all meaningless to me anyway. Perhaps, someone is walking with a stick - does that help?

It's like physicists complaining about misuse of the word 'inertia', or psychiatrists about 'schizophrenic'.

Just not sure why the word 'waltz' happened to get metaphorised [sic], as it's one which is least suited to walking. Hey, 'march' would do... and 'Marching Matilda' would score on the alliteration front too.

rjsterry

briantrumpet said:

TheBigBean said:

The transitive verb definition of Waltz:

To lead or force to move in a self-assured or purposeful manner; march eg.

"waltzed them into the principal's office"

The object therefore doesn't need to be walking

But it's an idiom as you know and language is like that.

That doesn't mean you can't grumble about your musical numbers - they're all meaningless to me anyway. Perhaps, someone is walking with a stick - does that help?

It's like physicists complaining about misuse of the word 'inertia', or psychiatrists about 'schizophrenic'.

Just not sure why the word 'waltz' happened to get metaphorised [sic], as it's one which is least suited to walking. Hey, 'march' would do... and 'Marching Matilda' would score on the alliteration front too.

In a waltz one person is leading the other.

We (pom-pom)
Are (pom-pom)
Go-ing (pom)
This way (pom)

First.Aspect

briantrumpet said:

TheBigBean said:

The transitive verb definition of Waltz:

To lead or force to move in a self-assured or purposeful manner; march eg.

"waltzed them into the principal's office"

The object therefore doesn't need to be walking

But it's an idiom as you know and language is like that.

That doesn't mean you can't grumble about your musical numbers - they're all meaningless to me anyway. Perhaps, someone is walking with a stick - does that help?

It's like physicists complaining about misuse of the word 'inertia', or psychiatrists about 'schizophrenic'.

Just not sure why the word 'waltz' happened to get metaphorised [sic], as it's one which is least suited to walking. Hey, 'march' would do... and 'Marching Matilda' would score on the alliteration front too.

Am surprised we've not had any etymology yet Brian.

briantrumpet

First.Aspect said:

briantrumpet said:

TheBigBean said:

The transitive verb definition of Waltz:

To lead or force to move in a self-assured or purposeful manner; march eg.

"waltzed them into the principal's office"

The object therefore doesn't need to be walking

But it's an idiom as you know and language is like that.

That doesn't mean you can't grumble about your musical numbers - they're all meaningless to me anyway. Perhaps, someone is walking with a stick - does that help?

It's like physicists complaining about misuse of the word 'inertia', or psychiatrists about 'schizophrenic'.

Just not sure why the word 'waltz' happened to get metaphorised [sic], as it's one which is least suited to walking. Hey, 'march' would do... and 'Marching Matilda' would score on the alliteration front too.

Am surprised we've not had any etymology yet Brian.

I'm not really interested in insects.

TheBigBean

briantrumpet said:

TheBigBean said:

The transitive verb definition of Waltz:

To lead or force to move in a self-assured or purposeful manner; march eg.

"waltzed them into the principal's office"

The object therefore doesn't need to be walking

But it's an idiom as you know and language is like that.

That doesn't mean you can't grumble about your musical numbers - they're all meaningless to me anyway. Perhaps, someone is walking with a stick - does that help?

It's like physicists complaining about misuse of the word 'inertia', or psychiatrists about 'schizophrenic'.

Just not sure why the word 'waltz' happened to get metaphorised [sic], as it's one which is least suited to walking. Hey, 'march' would do... and 'Marching Matilda' would score on the alliteration front too.

You can be trivially annoyed by whatever you like, but a word meaning that has been around much longer than you feels like one you could let slide.

Personally, I prefer waltzing Matilda to the more modern equivalent which is travelling.

First.Aspect

Waltzing came from the German to revolve.

Was he lost? Would explain a lot.

First.Aspect

briantrumpet said:

First.Aspect said:

briantrumpet said:

TheBigBean said:

The transitive verb definition of Waltz:

To lead or force to move in a self-assured or purposeful manner; march eg.

"waltzed them into the principal's office"

The object therefore doesn't need to be walking

But it's an idiom as you know and language is like that.

That doesn't mean you can't grumble about your musical numbers - they're all meaningless to me anyway. Perhaps, someone is walking with a stick - does that help?

It's like physicists complaining about misuse of the word 'inertia', or psychiatrists about 'schizophrenic'.

Just not sure why the word 'waltz' happened to get metaphorised [sic], as it's one which is least suited to walking. Hey, 'march' would do... and 'Marching Matilda' would score on the alliteration front too.

Am surprised we've not had any etymology yet Brian.

I'm not really interested in insects.

Why are the two words so similar anyway?

First.Aspect

TheBigBean said:

briantrumpet said:

TheBigBean said:

The transitive verb definition of Waltz:

To lead or force to move in a self-assured or purposeful manner; march eg.

"waltzed them into the principal's office"

The object therefore doesn't need to be walking

But it's an idiom as you know and language is like that.

That doesn't mean you can't grumble about your musical numbers - they're all meaningless to me anyway. Perhaps, someone is walking with a stick - does that help?

It's like physicists complaining about misuse of the word 'inertia', or psychiatrists about 'schizophrenic'.

Just not sure why the word 'waltz' happened to get metaphorised [sic], as it's one which is least suited to walking. Hey, 'march' would do... and 'Marching Matilda' would score on the alliteration front too.

You can be trivially annoyed by whatever you like, but a word meaning that has been around much longer than you feels like one you could let slide.

Personally, I prefer waltzing Matilda to the more modern equivalent which is travelling.

Waltzing matilda isn't all that much older than Brian I don't think.

It is a boomer song.

pblakeney

Brian is older than I thought!

"The original lyrics were composed in 1895 by Australian poet Banjo Paterson, to a tune played by Christina Macpherson."

orraloon

I watched 'highlights' of 'the Matildas' winning a game. Fair bit of waltzing going on there. Def not full moneypansyball like wot blokes do for stupid amounts of money.

briantrumpet

TheBigBean said:

briantrumpet said:

TheBigBean said:

The transitive verb definition of Waltz:

To lead or force to move in a self-assured or purposeful manner; march eg.

"waltzed them into the principal's office"

The object therefore doesn't need to be walking

But it's an idiom as you know and language is like that.

That doesn't mean you can't grumble about your musical numbers - they're all meaningless to me anyway. Perhaps, someone is walking with a stick - does that help?

It's like physicists complaining about misuse of the word 'inertia', or psychiatrists about 'schizophrenic'.

Just not sure why the word 'waltz' happened to get metaphorised [sic], as it's one which is least suited to walking. Hey, 'march' would do... and 'Marching Matilda' would score on the alliteration front too.

You can be trivially annoyed by whatever you like, but a word meaning that has been around much longer than you feels like one you could let slide.

Personally, I prefer waltzing Matilda to the more modern equivalent which is travelling.

Oh, I'm quite happy to let it slide, along with all sorts of other language things that trivially annoy me. I do know it's trivial.

If it's any consolation, I can equally be on the 'FFS, give it up' team when someone bangs on about a pet peeve, especially one where the thing they complain about (e.g. the insistence on 'fewer' for countable things) isn't based on anything other than taste/prejudice.

TheBigBean

First.Aspect said:

TheBigBean said:

briantrumpet said:

TheBigBean said:

The transitive verb definition of Waltz:

To lead or force to move in a self-assured or purposeful manner; march eg.

"waltzed them into the principal's office"

The object therefore doesn't need to be walking

But it's an idiom as you know and language is like that.

That doesn't mean you can't grumble about your musical numbers - they're all meaningless to me anyway. Perhaps, someone is walking with a stick - does that help?

It's like physicists complaining about misuse of the word 'inertia', or psychiatrists about 'schizophrenic'.

Just not sure why the word 'waltz' happened to get metaphorised [sic], as it's one which is least suited to walking. Hey, 'march' would do... and 'Marching Matilda' would score on the alliteration front too.

You can be trivially annoyed by whatever you like, but a word meaning that has been around much longer than you feels like one you could let slide.

Personally, I prefer waltzing Matilda to the more modern equivalent which is travelling.

Waltzing matilda isn't all that much older than Brian I don't think.

It is a boomer song.

You're right. It was composed in 1895.

(No doubt the term had been around quite a bit before the song)

pinno

Can someone sum up the last 200 posts please?

pblakeney

pinno said:

Can someone sum up the last 200 posts please?

It's trivial.

Stevo_666

pinno said:

Can someone sum up the last 200 posts please?

CakeStopBollox.