bickster Posted September 6, 2011 Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2011 I do have a similar thing with the Iron I have a woman at home what is this "Iron" of which ye speak She can't as it happens, Doctors orders, for the rest of her life. Still think its a con but there you go I f**king hate ironing too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 6, 2011 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2011 Oh, the irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalmleyVilla Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Why I always double check the doors are locked. Kinda OCDish. On the same note, i do this with locking my car. Regularly i will lock it, walk 15 seconds down the road, think "shit...have i locked my car?", walk back to the car, unlock then lock the car again! Even when I remember that I have locked the doors (car doors or house doors) I have to go back and check. Very odd. There have been times when I've been in bed and my thought process has been along the lines of "Did I lock the back door?...Yes, I definitely remember doing that.....BOLLOCKS!" and I have to go check, even though I know I've locked it. Thank God for that. I thought it was just me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 7, 2011 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2011 On the same note, i do this with locking my car. Regularly i will lock it, walk 15 seconds down the road, think "shit...have i locked my car?", walk back to the car, unlock then lock the car again! my brother will walk around and check all 4 doors even as he walks away from his car ..me i click the button with my car key in my pocket as I'm walking away , you can hear it beep when it's locked so if I hear a beep it's good enough for me.You misunderstand. I have this car locking thing, too - and it's not about hearing the beep; it's about actually registering that you heard the beep. This time. That you're not just imagining you heard the beep because you heard it yesterday, and a million times before. Same with locking the doors and windows - one of the things my wife and I cannot agree on. She leaves them open (or "on the latch") by default, I leave them locked by default. This annoys her when she has to nip out to the bin, say. My argument is all about instilling habit - if we lock up every time, it is much less likely that we will forget to lock up when we really need to (i.e. when leaving the house empty). She says she always remembers, but does she hell. I know I've come home from work more than once and found doors (sometimes back AND front) on the latch, and the house deserted. The risk of opportunist burglary is probably still low, but it's there - and the risk of losing my stuff due to a desire for "convenience" pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 7, 2011 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2011 If you see someone described in print as being "Nigerian", how do you know whether they are from Niger or Nigeria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I always thought people from Niger were referred to as Nigeriens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 7, 2011 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2011 I always thought people from Niger were referred to as Nigeriens That'll be it, then. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 easy to distinguish between in print , probably not so easy in spoken word though ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Well Nigeria is pronounced "Nigh-djeer-reea" whereas Niger is pronounced "Nee-djair" is it not? Would it be pronounced the same spoken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Niger are a decent team to play with on FIFA World Cup 2010. Moussa Maazou is a 1 star genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Does New South Wales bear any resemblance to Old South Wales, or was Captain Cook just having a lend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 This should answer your question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Why Asian girls always look like they're about to burst into tears when you see them in porno's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Well Nigeria is pronounced "Nigh-djeer-reea" whereas Niger is pronounced "Nee-djair" is it not? Would it be pronounced the same spoken? When did people start pronouncing Niger a Ni-zhair as a matter of interest? I'm sure it was always just Nigh-jer when I was growing up, as in a shortened form of Nigeria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Why Asian girls always look like they're about to burst into tears when you see them in porno's? If you knew 47 Asian men were about to commit Bukkake on your face wouldn't you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Why Asian girls always look like they're about to burst into tears when you see them in porno's? If you knew 47 Asian men were about to commit Bukkake on your face wouldn't you Either that or they are generally worried about being torn asunder by the 15" weapon thats about to skewer them......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 22, 2011 Author VT Supporter Share Posted October 22, 2011 Why is Rupert a brown bear on the covers of the annuals, but a white (presumably polar) bear in the stories inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 it's political correctness gone mad I tells ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatAboutTheFinish Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Why is Rupert a brown bear on the covers of the annuals, but a white (presumably polar) bear in the stories inside? I used to love Rupert when I was kid and collected the annuals. In 1973 they printed a white faced Rupert on the cover, legend has it a brown faced version also exists that is extremely collectable! VT'ers check your old books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 If we ever get hoverboard technology, wouldn't crowd surfing at rock concerts just be awesome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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