Dablitzkrieg Posted October 30 Posted October 30 7 hours ago, 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 That's the dumbest thing I've heard today 1 1 1 1
Clark Rotary Posted October 30 Posted October 30 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 Posted October 30 5 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: You guys call a vacation a holiday and petrol as gas….wtf is wrong with you guys? Also, coupon is spelled with a c and not a q. Qoupon…get outta here with that. We don't spell coupon with a Q! 1
Simon Posted October 30 Posted October 30 1 minute ago, GunnerBill said: We don't spell coupon with a Q! Stop copying us! 1 2
WotAGuy Posted October 30 Posted October 30 3 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: We don't spell coupon with a Q! How about Q-tips? Or are those called something like “ear jimmies”? EDIT: “cotton buds” 🤣
GunnerBill Posted October 30 Posted October 30 4 minutes ago, WotAGuy said: How about Q-tips? Or are those called something like “ear jimmies”? EDIT: “cotton buds” 🤣 Yea I have no idea what Q-tips are. What a bizarre name.
Royale with Cheese Posted October 30 Posted October 30 9 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: We don't spell coupon with a Q! You pronounce it with a q!
Meatloaf63 Posted October 30 Posted October 30 31 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Millionth time. Meaning in British English. 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 🤦♂️ 1 1 1
GunnerBill Posted October 30 Posted October 30 8 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: You pronounce it with a q! No we don't 😀
WotAGuy Posted October 30 Posted October 30 13 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Yea I have no idea what Q-tips are. What a bizarre name. From The Google: “According 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.” This thread is so educational 🤣🤣 1
gonzo1105 Posted October 30 Posted October 30 (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 by gonzo1105
Simon Posted October 30 Posted October 30 21 minutes ago, Meatloaf63 said: Getting butt hurt over a word like that in this type of use again is truly exhausting to see these reactions. 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 Posted October 30 You’re supposed to use Sped now, which is think is worse. Lol
Matt_In_NH Posted October 30 Posted October 30 2 hours ago, 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. I am ok with that….its not like you can’t say what you want to say with other words
Governor Posted October 30 Posted October 30 2 hours ago, 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. I used to say it all the time describing myself. I would say “I must have spazzed out.” 1
WotAGuy Posted October 31 Posted October 31 27 minutes ago, Governor said: I used to say it all the time describing myself. I would say “I must have spazzed out.” I feel outraged by you and yet sorry for you at the same time. 2
ControllerOfPlanetX Posted October 31 Posted October 31 I’m confused, I thought he was referring to these which made no sense to me at the time..
PonyBoy Posted October 31 Posted October 31 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? 😀 Kidding of course!
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