sidcow Posted October 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 31, 2020 5 hours ago, PussEKatt said: Its obvious that she likes to take but is too mean to give. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Fireworks. Sounds like the Middle east. Hope the **** all blow their own hands off. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, rjw63 said: Fireworks. Sounds like the Middle east. Hope the **** all blow their own hands off. One of the greatest mysteries of "weird shit that's popular" for me. "I just really like the big bang and flashing lights in the sky". Incidentally, there have been silent ones on the market for years, but people need a big bang so they know when to "ooooh". **** cretins. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted October 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 31, 2020 4 hours ago, mjmooney said: No, I think it's a young persons thing. I first encountered it 30+ years ago from people in their 40's and 50's at the time. I had just moved back to Kansas City and had oddly never heard it when I was growing up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 31, 2020 46 minutes ago, il_serpente said: I first encountered it 30+ years ago from people in their 40's and 50's at the time. I had just moved back to Kansas City and had oddly never heard it when I was growing up there. I was going to suggest it was an American thing, but wasn't sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 31, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 31, 2020 I'm not even sure if Johnson said it today (because I didn't watch him) but this "Following THE Science" phrase It's following Science, why the f*** is The chucked in? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, bickster said: I'm not even sure if Johnson said it today (because I didn't watch him) but this "Following THE Science" phrase It's following Science, why the f*** is The chucked in? I wonder if it comes from that shampoo advert? "Here comes the science..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 31, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 31, 2020 You lost me at this point... 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: shampoo and following it up with this word was never going to aid my understanding 2 minutes ago, mjmooney said: advert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, bickster said: You lost me at this point... and following it up with this word was never going to aid my understanding "Here comes the science" became a fairly widely used catchphrase for a while. Although seeing this again, it was actually "Here comes the science bit". Edited October 31, 2020 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 31, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 31, 2020 @mjmooneybut she says "here somes the science bit".... world of difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 hour ago, bickster said: @mjmooneybut she says "here somes the science bit".... world of difference Yeah, you're right. But after that ad (which was on ALL the time), I heard a lot of people consciously or unconsciously referencing it, saying "here comes the science..." in various contexts. I doubt if it was that, though. People just use "the science (of)..." when referring to specific phenomena (see below). I think "follow the science" is just shorthand for "the science of pandemic management", as opposed to the whole field of science. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted October 31, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 31, 2020 I suppose “You do the math(s)” has been a phrase for a while. But with “follow the science”, the “the” makes it sound more imposing and impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Mark Albrighton said: I suppose “You do the math(s)” has been a phrase for a while. But with “follow the science”, the “the” makes it sound more imposing and impressive. Watching the Indian Premier League cricket on Sky recently I've noticed a lot of the adverts are for coding lessons for kids. There is one where an English lady says 'do the math' which I kind of disapprove of but at the same time I'm glad to even see adverts for coding aimed at kids, clearly aimed towards families from Indian backgrounds. It makes a nice change from Just Eat or Go Compare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 'math' and 'do the math' can **** off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 1, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 1, 2020 6 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: It makes a nice change from Just Eat or Go Compare. Yes “Just Eat”, for reasons I find hard to articulate, the slogan/name has always irritated me a tiny bit more than it should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 6 hours ago, AVFC_Hitz said: 'math' and 'do the math' can **** off. There are nations, backward nations, who call Lego, Legos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted November 1, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 1, 2020 People who say, or write ‘the’ HMRC, it is the revenue and customs if you want to use ‘the’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 7 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: Watching the Indian Premier League cricket on Sky recently I've noticed a lot of the adverts are for coding lessons for kids. There is one where an English lady says 'do the math' which I kind of disapprove of but at the same time I'm glad to even see adverts for coding aimed at kids, clearly aimed towards families from Indian backgrounds. It makes a nice change from Just Eat or Go Compare. Yep, very interesting. In my (somewhat limited) experience of working with Indians this is quite typical. I worked with a Sikh at my last Local Authority - his biggest problem was that he was an ardent Wolves supporter ! We once talked about the somewhat tricky topic of why there weren't more Asians playing football. His opinion was, sod all to do with racism, but Indian families wanted their children to go into the "professions - Doctors, Dentists etc, not football. An excellent ethic in my opinion. , 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 56 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: People who say, or write ‘the’ HMRC, it is the revenue and customs if you want to use ‘the’ Woah there. Its a department. Like the DWP, the department for health and social care. Referring to a department, “the” works. Peter, 50 years old, former employee of the HMRC. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 1, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Seat68 said: There are nations, backward nations, who call Lego, Legos. There are also backward nations that call plural Euros just “Euro”, really pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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