Graeme Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Gracii Guns said: If I wasn't a mod, I'd ask to have my screen name changed to Cactii instantly. Since you are a mod, just do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 3 hours ago, Graeme said: Since you are a mod, just do it. Nah, I like to privately joke with my ego that I'm more well known than Tracii Guns. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 On 03/11/2016 at 0:38 AM, Graeme said: No you can't, you fuckin' English cunt! Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: Fixed Should have used 'Sassanach'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: Should have used 'Sassanach'. I was gonna but I couldn't spell it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 3 hours ago, Len Cnut said: I was gonna but I couldn't spell it It's actually "Sasannach" from "Sasann", meaning England. It literally means "English person" and should therefore not be pejorative in the slightest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 4 minutes ago, Graeme said: It's actually "Sasannach" from "Sasann", meaning England. It literally means "English person" and should therefore not be pejorative in the slightest... Oh so its not an insult in and of itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 5 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: Oh so its not an insult in and of itself? Nah, it's literally the word for people who come from England, same as "Scottish (or Scots); French; Indian; Mexican etc." are not insults in English... I guess cultural context probably makes it seem like more of an insult than it actually is. It's not deliberately intended to rankle, like "Sweaty Sock" or deliberately misusing a word which is actually supposed to only apply to food and drink (and sellotape) to describe people like "Scotch". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 14 minutes ago, Graeme said: Nah, it's literally the word for people who come from England, same as "Scottish (or Scots); French; Indian; Mexican etc." are not insults in English... I guess cultural context probably makes it seem like more of an insult than it actually is. It's not deliberately intended to rankle, like "Sweaty Sock" or deliberately misusing a word which is actually supposed to only apply to food and drink (and sellotape) to describe people like "Scotch". I thought Scotch was a proper way of saying Scotish, whoops, I shall desist in future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunko12345 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 41 minutes ago, Graeme said: It's actually "Sasannach" from "Sasann", meaning England. It literally means "English person" and should therefore not be pejorative in the slightest... Except it's usually sandwiched between "Fucking" and "Cunt ya...you'll never take our freedom!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 3 hours ago, Graeme said: Nah, it's literally the word for people who come from England, same as "Scottish (or Scots); French; Indian; Mexican etc." are not insults in English... I guess cultural context probably makes it seem like more of an insult than it actually is. It's not deliberately intended to rankle, like "Sweaty Sock" or deliberately misusing a word which is actually supposed to only apply to food and drink (and sellotape) to describe people like "Scotch". I thought it was Scots-Gaelic for 'Saxon'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyTron Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 4 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: I thought it was Scots-Gaelic for 'Saxon'? That's almost certainly the etymological origin, but for centuries it's applied to all of England. From the biggest Gaelic dictionary on the web: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Graeme said: That's almost certainly the etymological origin, but for centuries it's applied to all of England. From the biggest Gaelic dictionary on the web: Then for centuries you have had it completely incorrect as 'England/English' derives from The 'Angles', not The Saxons; these are two distinct Germanic tribes who settled in different eras of Britannia, Besides, it could equally apply to a people of Northern Germany, of modern day 'Saxony' nonetheless. How would a Gaelic speaker describe a Saxon of present day Germany? It could only be with the word 'Sasannach' of course. At the very least, utilise the term the English use when referring to that era and formative England/Englishman ('Anglo-Saxon') and proceed thus: ''Gaelic-Scots word for Angles - Sasannach.'' When Sasannach is applied to the present day English, it is inaccurate as it is so derived from a specific historic national grouping and era. It is the equivalent of calling a Mexican person an 'Aztec' (or perhaps a better and more pertinent analogy would be, describing a Spaniard as a Moor?)! Edited November 6, 2016 by DieselDaisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Me and my mate Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 On 11/2/2016 at 2:23 PM, Gracii Guns said: @action Jumper with cacti on: 9/10 (I have a similar shirt), Freddie doll : 8/10 However Freddie being overwhelmed by the Marshall amp is how I suspect Spinal Tap intended to look with the Stone Henge concept. 10/10. hahahaha classic scene from a classic movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 On 11/5/2016 at 8:36 AM, Len Cnut said: I thought Scotch was a proper way of saying Scotish, whoops, I shall desist in future. i thought Scotch was a gross alcohol which when i was a kid i assumed tasted like butterscotch! i have always used the term Scottish as the proper term for people from Scotland idk why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 On 11/2/2016 at 3:30 PM, spunko12345 said: What do you think of the Proclaimers? great. now i have 500 miles in my head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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