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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,270
    rjsterry said:

    Jacob Rees Mogg is younger than Kylie Minogue.

    Kylie, nice person. Grease-Smug, tw@t. Therefore youngsters are tw@ts. Logik, innit.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,270
    That John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten is 66 today.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    Newly famous Aaron Bell MP won Only Connect.
  • monkimark
    monkimark Posts: 1,951
    He's one of the Epicureans! I've been rewatching those series after someone pointed out that they are all available on Youtube.
    According to Wikipedia, he had a bit of a quizzing career before becoming an MP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Bell_(politician)
  • thedirector135
    thedirector135 Posts: 142
    You can achieve an extra watt if you remove the sock from your cycling shorts
  • thedirector135
    thedirector135 Posts: 142
    Also,as a kid firing M&M's from a homemade slingshot from our balcony at cyclists as they passed our house was, in hindsight, not a wise thing to do.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,503
    @womack : Go somewhere else please.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,503
    @womack
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,503
    @womack
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,503
    ...
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,270
    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,731
    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

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  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.
    No it comes from the Celtic word t@sser.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,503
    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    What's the keyboard shortcut for 'þ'?

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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    Huh huh.. whang...giggles
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,731
    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    What's the keyboard shortcut for 'þ'?

    Alt + 0254
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,811
    edited February 2022
    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    What's the keyboard shortcut for 'þ'?

    Ðæt's enough of þæt.
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  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,731
    rjsterry said:

    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    What's the keyboard shortcut for 'þ'?

    Ðat's enough of þat.
    I þought you'd be along þoon.
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  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,731
    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    Huh huh.. whang...giggles

    The delight in 'rude' words is as old as language itself, I suspect.
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,811
    þæt wæs god cyning!

    Was Herr Wankel of rotary engine fame a case of nominative determinism?
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,811
    briantrumpet said:

    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    What's the keyboard shortcut for 'þ'?

    Alt + 0254
    On a phone just press and hold d for ð Ð, t for þ Þ.
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,389
    rjsterry said:

    þæt wæs god cyning!

    Was Herr Wankel of rotary engine fame a case of nominative determinism?

    That was something to do with the fuel light coming on just after the Baden Baden services I think.
    rjsterry said:

    briantrumpet said:

    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    What's the keyboard shortcut for 'þ'?

    Alt + 0254
    On a phone just press and hold d for ð Ð, t for þ Þ.
    You have your keyboard set to old Norse, you fool.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,867
    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    Huh huh.. whang...giggles

    The delight in 'rude' words is as old as language itself, I suspect.
    One of the most popular books in the school library was the dictionary of historical slang, because it had lots of rude words in it of course.
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  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,731
    First.Aspect said:

    rjsterry said:

    þæt wæs god cyning!

    Was Herr Wankel of rotary engine fame a case of nominative determinism?

    That was something to do with the fuel light coming on just after the Baden Baden services I think.
    rjsterry said:

    briantrumpet said:

    pinno said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    What's the keyboard shortcut for 'þ'?

    Alt + 0254
    On a phone just press and hold d for ð Ð, t for þ Þ.
    You have your keyboard set to old Norse, you fool.

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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,816
    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    Seems to have originated in Germany


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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,503
    veronese68 said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    briantrumpet said:

    First.Aspect said:

    orraloon said:

    That the German for wobbles is wankt, as in Spaffer wankt...

    Thank you Private Eye

    Brian will now tell us that w@nker derives from the Saxon word for w@nker.

    Of uncertain origin. First used in this sense in about 1900. Possibly related to 'thong' and 'whang', and to whence to beat with a strip of leather. From the Old English þwang

    Perhaps I shall use the term 'þwangker' for silly people from now on.

    Huh huh.. whang...giggles

    The delight in 'rude' words is as old as language itself, I suspect.
    One of the most popular books in the school library was the dictionary of historical slang, because it had lots of rude words in it of course.
    There was always Chaucer (now inexplicably banned by the PC brigade in a lot of schools).

    Now let me see...

    o p q r × È ÊË Ì Í Î Ï Ðª «  ³ ´ µ

    (That was random alt + numbers).
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,811
    You want to stop taking Mail headlines at face value. Chaucer isn't banned.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,503
    rjsterry said:

    You want to stop taking Mail headlines at face value. Chaucer isn't banned.

    https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/why-is-chaucer-disappearing-from-the-university-curriculum-leicester-essay-a-s-g-edwards/
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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    That this guy



    is Lord Kitchener.

    I had never put two and two together!
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