mjmooney Posted April 26, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2022 Turns out covid-19 is very, very boring. Better than getting pre-vaccination Delta, I'm sure, but definitely boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Johnny Depp. Olympic level boring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 25, 2022 The conversation in the baby eating thread regarding quotation marks has made me realise that I’ve been doing the American English way of single quotation marks within double quotation marks. Example - He said “My favourite film is probably ‘Casablanca’, but ‘Alien’ is in the running too”. That’s apparently the American way round. Not sure if I can revert to the UK version of doing it. Also, when typing out a quote, I’m never sure if I should put the full stop at the end of the quote. It looks funny if it’s at the end of the sentence I’m typing. “…but ‘Alien’ is in the running too.”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: The conversation in the baby eating thread regarding quotation marks has made me realise that I’ve been doing the American English way of single quotation marks within double quotation marks. Example - He said “My favourite film is probably ‘Casablanca’, but ‘Alien’ is in the running too”. That’s apparently the American way round. Not sure if I can revert to the UK version of doing it. Also, when typing out a quote, I’m never sure if I should put the full stop at the end of the quote. It looks funny if it’s at the end of the sentence I’m typing. “…but ‘Alien’ is in the running too.”. I use the American system, too. It reduces ambiguity between quotation marks and apostrophes. I said: "Villa's goal difference is better than Southampton's". looks better to me than I said: 'Villa's goal difference is better than Southampton's'. Edited May 25, 2022 by mjmooney 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 27, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 27, 2022 Had stain removal on my teeth done today. Generally I’ve never found the dentist a problem, not had any difficulties. Today though, I could see why people hate it. At times the scraping (or whatever they do) was really unpleasant, very sensitive particularly on my lower teeth. And yeah, they properly fish hooked me to do the back teeth. Still, glad I had it done. The rinsing bit at the end was comparatively enjoyable. Teeth feel a lot cleaner/smoother. I also had my ears syringed last month. That was also, at times, unpleasant. But again, worth doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 27/05/2022 at 20:10, Mark Albrighton said: Had stain removal on my teeth done today. Generally I’ve never found the dentist a problem, not had any difficulties. Today though, I could see why people hate it. At times the scraping (or whatever they do) was really unpleasant, very sensitive particularly on my lower teeth. And yeah, they properly fish hooked me to do the back teeth. Still, glad I had it done. The rinsing bit at the end was comparatively enjoyable. Teeth feel a lot cleaner/smoother. I also had my ears syringed last month. That was also, at times, unpleasant. But again, worth doing. Colonic irrigation up next? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2022 25 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: Colonic irrigation up next? If I’m serious about collecting the match ball this year, I suppose I should consider it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2022 So Johnny Depp won then. Yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted June 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2022 3 hours ago, sidcow said: So one word removed beat another word removed because they were slightly less of a word removed. And despite there being an impending climate disaster, a land war in Europe and school kids getting murdered by AR-15's, people around the world lapped this shit up as if it was the most important thing in their lives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) On 25/05/2022 at 03:31, Mark Albrighton said: Example - He said “My favourite film is probably ‘Casablanca’, but ‘Alien’ is in the running too”. Funny, I was taught some fifty years ago to use the double quotes when quoting speech. Admittedly this was in Bordesley Green. Mrs fruitvilla also was taught to use double quotes ... and she went to a poshish school in London. Just some goodish news ... the neighbours put in a retaining wall. It looks like we have barn swallows nesting in a gap between the blocks. Have not had barn swallows nesting on our property since 87. Edited June 2, 2022 by fruitvilla 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted June 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2022 11 hours ago, sidcow said: So Johnny Depp won then. Yawn. He moves through to the final to play the winner of Vardy vs Rooney. 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 20, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 20, 2022 Flat shoelaces are better than round shoelaces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted June 20, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 20, 2022 For a brief year or two around the age of 12, there was a trend to tuck shoelaces into the shoe. More often than not, the shoe laces not being tied in a knot/bow, just the two lace ends tucked under the tongue. I’m not sure how widespread that trend was, or if it ever made a return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted June 21, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2022 The things that piss you off thread has pleasingly reached page number 4321. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 21 hours ago, mjmooney said: Flat shoelaces are better than round shoelaces. I didn't realise I had an opinion on this until I read your post and realised that I just cannot agree. Round shoelaces are simple, beautiful, no hassle. Flat shoelaces offer a potentially better experience for tying, and I suspect may be more reliable at staying tied, however they come with the extra need to fuss with keeping them in the proper orientation so that you don't have a twisted and very displeasing mess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 21, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2022 Round shoelaces come undone far easier than flat shoelaces 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 21, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2022 21 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: For a brief year or two around the age of 12, there was a trend to tuck shoelaces into the shoe. More often than not, the shoe laces not being tied in a knot/bow, just the two lace ends tucked under the tongue. I’m not sure how widespread that trend was, or if it ever made a return. I do this with all my trainers. Sometimes I tie them and tuck them under the tongue. But assuming they’re tight enough anyway I just tuck the laces in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Round shoelaces come undone far easier than flat shoelaces It's the price I'll pay to look cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted June 21, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I do this with all my trainers. Sometimes I tie them and tuck them under the tongue. But assuming they’re tight enough anyway I just tuck the laces in Is it for aesthetic reasons? I vaguely remember having the sense that having laces done up and on show was somehow uncool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 21, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: Is it for aesthetic reasons? I vaguely remember having the sense that having laces done up and on show was somehow uncool. yeah basically 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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