Keener window-cleaner Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 5 hours ago, brommy said: I walked by Tommy Elphick along Trinity Road last season and I'd put him at around 6' to 6'1". The joke on VT came about because some saw his height as a restriction against playing CB and it then became a joke that some were claiming a six footer as a virtual dwarf. And also all the confusion with us trying to convert that into meters and centimeters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 1 minute ago, Keener window-cleaner said: And also all the confusion with us trying to convert that into meters and centimeters Come on, even my kids know what 6 foot is when used to describe height. It's two Elphicks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, brommy said: Come on, even my kids know what 6 foot is when used to describe height. It's two Elphicks. Two Elphicks is actually easier to grasp how tall that is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 16 minutes ago, Keener window-cleaner said: Two Elphicks is actually easier to grasp how tall that is! That makes me glad to be very comfortable in metric and imperial units. Probably a result of the timing of my education rather than my intellect, as I'm far from 'bilingual' in anything else and I think Nicolo will use English far more than imperial units. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) I can’t deny it… I’m massively excited about this guy and how good of a player he could be for us… the talent is there at the very least but… I think we have the right manager and environment for him to thrive in… Could he turn out to be the shock or surprise signing of the season perhaps? Depending on how well he does of course… He is really going to boost our attack I feel… especially once he is up and running… fit and firing, familiar with his teammates. settled into the team… Edited August 29, 2023 by Jas10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 16 hours ago, mjmooney said: Grammarphobia "The word’s origins are obscure, but Eric Partridge’s A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, edited by Paul Beale, suggests that “tw*t” may be related to “twachylle,” a word from the 1400s meaning a passage or lane. “Twachylle,” according to the OED, comes from an even older word for a fork in a road. Other sources suggest a link to the Old Norse word thveit, a forest clearing. " According to the Penguin book of historical slang, to twatch, is to mend a gap in a hedge: a labiaplasty, perhaps? Twachylle = twitchel, a passage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 I don't know which is more tiresome, the Elphick height gag or Digne's wages one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted August 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, lexicon said: I don't know which is more tiresome, the Elphick height gag or Digne's wages one. It's 50/50 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brommy Posted August 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, fightoffyour said: It's 50/50 50cm/£50m. 2 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Not this guy again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 6 hours ago, lexicon said: I don't know which is more tiresome, the Elphick height gag or Digne's wages one. I like the Elphick one to be fair. The Digne one is corny though I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted August 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2023 9 minutes ago, Keyblade said: I like the Elphick one to be fair. Should be a standard unit, like the Wales unit for describing areas affected by a disaster. The Elphick would be handy for all sorts of stuff, like at Alton Towers your kids should be 1 elphick high for the more extreme rides before they're allowed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Nice to see him settling in well and happy… got big hopes for this guy Unai will teach him well… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 5 hours ago, romavillan said: Should be a standard unit, like the Wales unit for describing areas affected by a disaster. The Elphick would be handy for all sorts of stuff, like at Alton Towers your kids should be 1 elphick high for the more extreme rides before they're allowed on. How many corgis in 1 Elphick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Unai will teach him well… Agreed. This is Emery teaching Nicolò how to wear shorts - 'Yours are too high'. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, brommy said: Agreed. This is Emery teaching Nicolò how to wear shorts - 'Yours are too high'. clearly not true. Emery's finger is pointing up, so he is clearly saying "your left one is lower than your right one, pull the left one up, then at least your shorts look like proper Y-Fronts". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Kiwivillan said: How many corgis in 1 Elphick? Surely it's Elphick's to Corgis? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 15 hours ago, lexicon said: I don't know which is more tiresome, the Elphick height gag or Digne's wages one. Does anyone know if we can still loan Januzaj????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 8 hours ago, Jas10 said: Not this guy again Why do seemingly adult humans debase themselves in such ways? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 26 minutes ago, Ponky said: Why do seemingly adult humans debase themselves in such ways? Fifteen minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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