Fitha_whiskey Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 hour ago, DieselDaisy said: I love it how you see Yanks start to use terms like 'wanker' on the net. History comes full circle. Yeah, I've started to use "can't be fuckin arsed" on a regular basis in conversation thanks to you tea sipping bastards on here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) Cannot beat Denis, Edited February 9, 2017 by DieselDaisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyTron Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 @DieselDaisy Antimacassar not optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 8 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: I love it how you see Yanks start to use terms like 'wanker' on the net. History comes full circle. we have been using wanker for a while now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: I love it how you see Yanks start to use terms like 'wanker' on the net. History comes full circle. Wanker don't show up earlier cuz it's not really an old English term as such, it's very much a 20th Century thing. Or turn of that century. What I find funny is that you can hear wanker on daytime TV in America...but then words like hell or damn are a problem. I guess that's a religious thing innit, cursing in the religious sense. I suppose when you just pick a word up it doesn't have the baggage it does in its nation of origin. If someone calls someone a wanker here on daytime TV it'll make the papers the next morning. David Haye called Tony Bellew a bellend on Sky Sports the other week, that was funny, the reporter was like...edging him out of the frame Edited February 10, 2017 by Len Cnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 10 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: Cannot beat Denis, Prevent excessive oiliness? Yeah, course it does! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Rose Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Len Cnut said: Wanker don't show up earlier cuz it's not really an old English term as such, it's very much a 20th Century thing. Or turn of that century. What I find funny is that you can hear wanker on daytime TV in America...but then words like hell or damn are a problem. I guess that's a religious thing innit, cursing in the religious sense. I suppose when you just pick a word up it doesn't have the baggage it does in its nation of origin. If someone calls someone a wanker here on daytime TV it'll make the papers the next morning. David Haye called Tony Bellew a bellend on Sky Sports the other week, that was funny, the reporter was like...edging him out of the frame So is wanker considered a swear word there? And what's a bellend? Never heard of that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Whiskey Rose said: So is wanker considered a swear word there? And what's a bellend? Never heard of that one. Wanker is indeed a swear word, you wont hear it on telly until late at night. Its not even a matter of it being considered a certain way, it just is a swear word. Bellend is a more sort of...20th Century schoolboy one which means dick. With the wanker thing i think America etc just heard it and presumed it was a silly little insult to denote idiot without much closer a look. Edited February 10, 2017 by Len Cnut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 20 minutes ago, Whiskey Rose said: So is wanker considered a swear word there? And what's a bellend? Never heard of that one. I was going to say ''over to Len'' as he is an expert on these things. It is rather ironic seeing Americans say these words as we went through a whole period during the '80s and '90s when (modern) Americanisms like ''suck'' became rife, but now with the onset of the internet the Britons are chucking their lingo into the mix. Australianisms used to appear also during that period as a consequence of Neighbours and Home and Away. Am I the only one who remembers a time when Australians used to use the word ''spunky'' to denote someone ''hot'' (as Axlsfavourite would say): ''he is a real spunky guy''. That never quite caught on in Britain (for obvious reasons). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: I was going to say ''over to Len'' as he is an expert on these things. It is rather ironic seeing Americans say these words as we went through a whole period during the '80s and '90s when (modern) Americanisms like ''suck'' became rife, but now with the onset of the internet the Britons are chucking their lingo into the mix. Australianisms used to appear also during that period as a consequence of Neighbours and Home and Away. Am I the only one who remembers a time when Australians used to use the word ''spunky'' to denote someone ''hot'' (as Axlsfavourite would say): ''he is a real spunky guy''. That never quite caught on in Britain (for obvious reasons). It don't fuckin' sound right coming from us Actually i think we're more overly bothered about this shit that other nations, no one wants to 'look a cunt' around here. I do have a problem with these becoming this homogenised one size fits all American version of the English language, i must say. You hear it in lots of ways, certain phrases that just don't belong in an English accent, like for instances 'it's all good', you hear that a lot these days. And 'feelin' it' to denote liking or approving of something, I'm feelin' that, I ain't feelin' that etc etc. I heard it on Eastenders the other day, it's like you're meant to be the fuckin' East End, this ain't a Jay Z album. And it's a fuckin' middle aged woman saying it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 The American penchant for ''meh'' rather annoys me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Thats in frequent use over here too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Rose Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I'm feeling a little left out, I don't think we Canadians have contributed any phrases to the mainstream!..we just appropriate others' I guess I do know that "spunky" as hot never caught on here either.. that one just sounds..wrong. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitha_whiskey Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 7 minutes ago, Whiskey Rose said: I'm feeling a little left out, I don't think we Canadians have contributed any phrases to the mainstream!..we just appropriate others' I guess I do know that "spunky" as hot never caught on here either.. that one just sounds..wrong. lol. Well you gave America "hosers", which led to "hosed", which is pretty much every day slang. I went to college in northern NY near the border. I still remember the first time I heard a Canadian TA call the z axis the "zed" axis. Used to love crossing the border to Quebec- drinking age 18! And French speaking strippers! And strong as hell Molson! Good times, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 12 minutes ago, Whiskey Rose said: I'm feeling a little left out, I don't think we Canadians have contributed any phrases to the mainstream!..we just appropriate others' I guess I do know that "spunky" as hot never caught on here either.. that one just sounds..wrong. lol. To illustrate the offensive nature of the term wanker, its pretty much fighting words, if you call someone a wanker in an argument theres a good chance fists might fly. Literally speaking it means one who masturbates but its also the same as calling someone a pussy or a dickhead or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitha_whiskey Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 8 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: To illustrate the offensive nature of the term wanker, its pretty much fighting words, if you call someone a wanker in an argument theres a good chance fists might fly. Literally speaking it means one who masturbates but its also the same as calling someone a pussy or a dickhead or something. Wow. I can see that leading to big problems for an uninformed American who has had a few too many in a London pub or something, and decides to do a little friendly ball busting, and breaks out the English word he learned on the internet! I don't think we have one particular fightin word in America. We use em all in good fun. For us, it's more about the volume level they're spoken at I'd say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Rose Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Fitha_whiskey said: Well you gave America "hosers", which led to "hosed", which is pretty much every day slang. I went to college in northern NY near the border. I still remember the first time I heard a Canadian TA call the z axis the "zed" axis. Used to love crossing the border to Quebec- drinking age 18! And French speaking strippers! And strong as hell Molson! Good times, eh? You are so right, we obviously Rock! And has "eh" caught on anywhere else? Just wondering..cause we do actually use it alot. 13 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: To illustrate the offensive nature of the term wanker, its pretty much fighting words, if you call someone a wanker in an argument theres a good chance fists might fly. Literally speaking it means one who masturbates but its also the same as calling someone a pussy or a dickhead or something. Yikes, I had no idea. Oopsies, I called Pappytron a wanker a little while ago. Sorry Pappy! Edited February 10, 2017 by Whiskey Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 22 hours ago, Johnny Drama said: You gotta understand your English, though. Being the Anglophile I am, I've always been au fait with the lingo thrown about by you cunts but Dies takes the top prize for introducing me to "Pramface". What a word pram as in baby carriage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 28 minutes ago, Fitha_whiskey said: Wow. I can see that leading to big problems for an uninformed American who has had a few too many in a London pub or something, and decides to do a little friendly ball busting, and breaks out the English word he learned on the internet! I don't think we have one particular fightin word in America. We use em all in good fun. For us, it's more about the volume level they're spoken at I'd say... Oh definitely, context has a bearing but like...it's not a nice word, you wouldn't call it to someone who could kick your head in cuz they might. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 31 minutes ago, Whiskey Rose said: You are so right, we obviously Rock! And has "eh" caught on anywhere else? Just wondering..cause we do actually use it alot. Yikes, I had no idea. Oopsies, I called Pappytron a wanker a little while ago. Sorry Pappy! Pappys an intelligent educated man, it won't bother him on a forum like that, I come from a bit more of an ignorant perspective I guess 13 minutes ago, AxlsFavoriteRose said: pram as in baby carriage? Even I never heard of that, whats a fuckin' pramface? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 5 hours ago, Len Cnut said: Prevent excessive oiliness? Yeah, course it does! if that prevents excess oiliness i do not want to see what product causes it! oh hair tip from me...when i was six i poured like a whole bottle of baby oil in my hair. my mom had cats don't do this 3 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: Pappys an intelligent educated man, it won't bother him on a forum like that, I come from a bit more of an ignorant perspective I guess Even I never heard of that, whats a fuckin' pramface? baby carriage face?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 1 minute ago, AxlsFavoriteRose said: if that prevents excess oiliness i do not want to see what product causes it! oh hair tip from me...when i was six i poured like a whole bottle of baby oil in my hair. my mom had cats don't do this In my younger days i used to use this shit called Dax wax, it comes in a red tin, to get my hair all spikey and Sid Vicious-esque. It came up a lot more urgent than Sids and FUCK MEEEE was that shit hard to get out of your hair afterwards, that shit was like fuckin' cement. And being someone who had a tendency to sign off drunk as fuck at 2am without washing it out I'd wake up with all the shit all over my face and pillow, it was horrible. It's really hard to give you a comparison, the shit was really like cement, it was so cementey it was hard to even get out of the tin, i used to jus rub it onto the tips of my fingers and use them to spike up my hair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 well i like the Sid Vicious-y part! was that like the only stuff you could use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, AxlsFavoriteRose said: well i like the Sid Vicious-y part! was that like the only stuff you could use I actually heard of it from my friend who went to prison and apparently this stuff was like the only kind of hair thing you could get there. The blue tin...i used the red one cuz it was stronger. I just googled it and came up with a thousand articles about it promoting hair loss and being considered like, bottom of the barrel bullshit that is very very bad for your hair. Apparently I missed that meeting, whoops Well I ain't bald yet so thats a good sign I suppose. It's made out of beeswax apparently? Sid used to use vaseline and talcum powder. He even tried, oddly, sticking his head in an oven Don't ask me! Edited February 10, 2017 by Len Cnut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 8 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: I actually heard of it from my friend who went to prison and apparently this stuff was like the only kind of hair thing you could get there. The blue tin...i used the red one cuz it was stronger. I just googled it and came up with a thousand articles about it promoting hair loss and being considered like, bottom of the barrel bullshit that is very very bad for your hair. Apparently I missed that meeting, whoops Well I ain't bald yet so thats a good sign I suppose. It's made out of beeswax apparently? Sid used to use vaseline and talcum powder. He even tried, oddly, sticking his head in an oven Don't ask me! for hair care or to pull a Sylvia Plath?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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