mjmooney Posted August 27, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, BOF said: Great success. They expected 500,000 people to turn up. Protestors hoped to get that down to about 250,000. In the end 130,000 turned up We're getting there I saw one report that said: "The route was lined with crowds up to one deep in places". 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 27, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 27, 2018 8 minutes ago, mjmooney said: I saw one report that said: "The route was lined with crowds up to one deep in places". And because of the potential for traffic carnage due to most of the surrounding and approaching roads being closed, everyone else steered well clear of the city centre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 12 minutes ago, BOF said: Great success. They expected 500,000 people to turn up. Protestors hoped to get that down to about 250,000. In the end 130,000 turned up We're getting there I bet the kid's were running like away like rats with the pied piper when they saw the Pope Mobile and the "Rome"crew come around the corner, this kept the numbers down as they ran into the sea screaming. Reminds me of the child catcher scene in Chitty Chitty bang bang but less believable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I had to pick something up in Sports Direct earlier, Jesus Christ what a cesspit of misery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: I had to pick something up in Sports Direct earlier, Jesus Christ what a cesspit of misery. Welcome to Great Britain in 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 27, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 27, 2018 For the full effect, you need to eat at McDonalds or KFC afterwards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 27, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 27, 2018 36 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: I had to pick something up in Sports Direct earlier, Jesus Christ what a cesspit of misery. you know nothing about cesspits of human misery until you've visited the Bootle New Strand Shopping Centre 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtaylor200 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Like I was in London for a long week end with Mrs T, everywhere I went I could hear Americans saying LIKE Wow, its a tower like, with like a river and another bridge like over the water, I mean its great like like like like like like like F ing Like did my head in like 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 32 minutes ago, Robtaylor200 said: Like I was in London for a long week end with Mrs T, everywhere I went I could hear Americans saying LIKE Wow, its a tower like, with like a river and another bridge like over the water, I mean its great like like like like like like like F ing Like did my head in like That's been mentioned in this thread before and it's a habit I've picked up a little. That and saying "Can I get.." when ordering food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 28, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28, 2018 52 minutes ago, Robtaylor200 said: Like I was in London for a long week end with Mrs T, everywhere I went I could hear Americans saying LIKE No, they were like "like". Nobody 'says' anything, they are always 'like' it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 28, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 28, 2018 53 minutes ago, Robtaylor200 said: Like I was in London for a long week end with Mrs T, everywhere I went I could hear Americans saying LIKE Wow, its a tower like, with like a river and another bridge like over the water, I mean its great like like like like like like like F ing Like did my head in like Don't come to Liverpool, your head will implode... like 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 28, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) I’ve said it before, but the common use of the word “random” bugs me. If my mate asked me what I was doing at the weekend and I answered with, say, fishing (when I’ve never gone fishing before), his reply of “huh, that’s random” would annoy me. It just sounds incorrect to me, “huh that’s unexpected” or similar sound better. Although I imagine that there are some instances when it sounds wrong to my ear, but it’s technically correct. To my mind, my decision of going fishing would have been “random” if I had randomly selected it from a list of other activities. Edit - also “some random person”, when they mean a “stranger”. Edited August 28, 2018 by Shropshire Lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 28, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28, 2018 19 minutes ago, Shropshire Lad said: I’ve said it before, but the common use of the word “random” bugs me. If my mate asked me what I was doing at the weekend and I answered with, say, fishing (when I’ve never gone fishing before), his reply of “huh, that’s random” would annoy me. It just sounds incorrect to me, “huh that’s unexpected” or similar sound better. Although I imagine that there are some instances when it sounds wrong to my ear, but it’s technically correct. To my mind, my decision of going fishing would have been “random” if I had randomly selected it from a list of other activities. Edit - also “some random person”, when they mean a “stranger”. Worse. I keep hearing "some random". Not even "person". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 28, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28, 2018 Just now, mjmooney said: Worse. I keep hearing "some random". Not even "person". Yes! Very annoying. It’s also used to describe something that they found weird “that was so random”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 28, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28, 2018 23 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Worse. I keep hearing "some random". Not even "person". I use that all the time. I think it's pretty common these days. A "random" is someone you don't know. So yeah, basically the same as "stranger" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtaylor200 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 telling myself off lately I keep saying "Not half" sounds like Smashy and Nicey I must stop doing it and realise as soon as I have said it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 28, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I use that all the time. I think it's pretty common these days. A "random" is someone you don't know. So yeah, basically the same as "stranger" We can never marry. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Saying "To be honest/truthful/fair" is one I'm guilty of.....why would I be any other way ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 hour ago, mottaloo said: Saying "To be honest/truthful/fair" is one I'm guilty of.....why would I be any other way ?! "To be perfectly honest..." is usually the preface to completely laying into someone or something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 'Exponentially'. Surely the second-most abused word in the language, after 'literally'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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