Dablitzkrieg Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 2:32 PM, GunnerBill said: We discussed this in the SB the other day. In the UK he'd have been fired, instantly. It is pretty much second only to the n word in terms of offensive terms you can't use. I understand it doesn't have the same baggage in the US but honestly it made me very uncomfortable. I mentioned it in the GDT Expand That's the dumbest thing I've heard today 1 1 1 1
Clark Rotary Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 I have a neurological disease that literally begins with the word "Spastic" which gives me a pretty good ass-kicking on some days. That said... I dislike everything about Brady, and don't see that changing, but thought it was a pretty descriptive and sort of fun way to describe early Josh.
GunnerBill Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 10:27 PM, Royale with Cheese said: You guys call a vacation a holiday and petrol as gasā¦.wtf is wrong with you guys? Also, coupon is spelled with a c and not a q. Qouponā¦get outta here with that. Expand We don't spell coupon with a Q! 1
Simon Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 10:33 PM, GunnerBill said: We don't spell coupon with a Q! Expand Stop copying us! 1 2
WotAGuy Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 10:33 PM, GunnerBill said: We don't spell coupon with a Q! Expand How about Q-tips? Or are those called something like āear jimmiesā? EDIT: ācotton budsā š¤£
GunnerBill Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 10:38 PM, WotAGuy said: How about Q-tips? Or are those called something like āear jimmiesā? EDIT: ācotton budsā š¤£ Expand Yea I have no idea what Q-tips are. What a bizarre name.
Royale with Cheese Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 10:33 PM, GunnerBill said: We don't spell coupon with a Q! Expand You pronounce it with a q!
Meatloaf63 Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 10:17 PM, GunnerBill said: Millionth time. Meaning in British English. Expand Did you ever hear the saying Sticks and stones? Getting butt hurt over a word like that in this type of use again is truly exhausting to see these reactions. So much more to worry about š¤¦āāļø 1 1 1
GunnerBill Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 10:44 PM, Royale with Cheese said: You pronounce it with a q! Expand No we don't š
WotAGuy Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 10:43 PM, GunnerBill said: Yea I have no idea what Q-tips are. What a bizarre name. Expand From The Google: āAccording to the company, Q-tips is the name, because the "Q" stands for Quality. Q-tips started in the 1920's when the founder noticed his wife applying wads of cotton to toothpicks. The original name for the cotton stick was "Baby Gays," but switched to Q-tips in 1926.ā This thread is so educational š¤£š¤£ 1
gonzo1105 Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 (edited) Better change the British Cigarette name it offends me even though it has a different meaning in the UK to here. If I'm watching the BBC news and someone says it in a cigarette spot I wont sit here asking for BBC to be cancelled Edited October 30, 2024 by gonzo1105
Simon Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 10:50 PM, Meatloaf63 said: Getting butt hurt over a word like that in this type of use again is truly exhausting to see these reactions. Expand You poor thing, being exhausted by all those reactions in your imagination. Are you one of the people getting butthurt about this imaginary issue so that you have a reason to be butthurt too?
Governor Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 Youāre supposed to use Sped now, which is think is worse. Lol
Matt_In_NH Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 8:53 PM, folz said: I'm not trying to be insensitive, I have a cousin with Down's Syndrome, a cousin with Cerebral Palsy, a best friend with Epilepsy, and my sister runs a school for children with autism. I'm just pushing back a bit against the over-sensitivity and shaming that seems prevalent these days (though it has gotten better than it was a few years back). To the first bolded above: I don't think that is what Brady did. And to the second bolded statement, that is the issue that I am pointing out. Again, with the "R" word. It's original meaning is to slow down or impede. It was much later used in the medical profession. And then became used as a slur (based on the medical definition). The medical profession then stopped using the word because the slur had become so prevalent (and because it really wasn't a great definition to begin with because it was too ambiguous and not accurate). Now the original definition still stands and is not a slur, it is used in music and other areas, but here we are on the internet writing the "R" word because we don't want to offend, or the board's algorithm would delete it if we spelled it out. Expand I am ok with thatā¦.its not like you canāt say what you want to say with other words
Governor Posted October 30, 2024 Posted October 30, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 8:36 PM, 90sBills said: This is very interesting. It was very common here when I was growing up. No one thought twice about saying it to your friends or yourself sometimes. So was the term you guys use for cigarettes but I believe that term is now off limits. Expand I used to say it all the time describing myself. I would say āI must have spazzed out.ā 1
WotAGuy Posted October 31, 2024 Posted October 31, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 11:33 PM, Governor said: I used to say it all the time describing myself. I would say āI must have spazzed out.ā Expand I feel outraged by you and yet sorry for you at the same time. 2
ControllerOfPlanetX Posted October 31, 2024 Posted October 31, 2024 Iām confused, I thought he was referring to these which made no sense to me at the time..
PonyBoy Posted October 31, 2024 Posted October 31, 2024 Asking for a friend, what if I change my screen name to SPAZ? Mods, are you ok with that? Or is that a warning? Suspension? Termination? š Kidding of course!
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