Help or guidance for my faux pas.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 3:00 pm

When all else fails I use one of the chinese names everybody answers to. Hey you or hoi you

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 3:00 pm

SnoozeAgain;1430423 wrote: Better yet, take Oscar with you so she can deck her. I'll give her a Glasgow Kiss

Urban Dictionary: Glasgow kiss

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 3:15 pm

oscar;1430426 wrote: I'll give her a Glasgow Kiss

Urban Dictionary: Glasgow kiss

That'd be much nicer than one of your normal ones

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:24 am

Snowfire;1430428 wrote: That'd be much nicer than one of your normal ones

Now, Snowfire, how ever do you know what Oscar's normal kiss is like?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 5:37 am

G#Gill;1430438 wrote: Now, Snowfire, how ever do you know what Oscar's normal kiss is like?

In his dreams :yh_rotfl

Post by **jones jones** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:53 am

Considering where the earthling in questions is employed, calling her "girl" was probably one of the most flattering names she's been called in some time.

Perhaps she would have preferred you to have used the Andy Cappesque title "missus."

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 9:27 am

I hope you're not suggesting that folk from oup North are nasty, common working class people with germs?

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:49 am

G#Gill;1430438 wrote: Now, Snowfire, how ever do you know what Oscar's normal kiss is like?

The visions of which keep me awake at night. I can only imagine it would be like being cornered in some zombie apocalypse

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:53 am

jones jones;1430454 wrote: Considering where the earthling in questions is employed, calling her "girl" was probably one of the most flattering names she's been called in some time.

Perhaps she would have preferred you to have used the Andy Cappesque title "missus."

Just asking.............what are you doing in my thread ?

I thought we had a truce, by which we both steered clear of each other?

I don't mind you contributing to my thread to be honest........if you just keep a reign on your linguistic eccentricities, such as "Earthling"

Where she is employed has nothing to do with anything as far as I am concerned, why should it ? She is at least young enough to be my daughter, hence 'girl'.

Post by **jones jones** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:47 am

Bruv;1430466 wrote: Just asking.............what are you doing in my thread ?

I thought we had a truce, by which we both steered clear of each other?

I don't mind you contributing to my thread to be honest........if you just keep a reign on your linguistic eccentricities, such as "Earthling"

Where she is employed has nothing to do with anything as far as I am concerned, why should it ? She is at least young enough to be my daughter, hence 'girl'.

Citizen Bruv;

Just asking ...................Was it necessary to be so rude? Or have you decided to go this route so as to engage with me and thereby encourage me to continue to reply your thread?

The last time I looked there was no restriction upon who may and may not reply to threads posted on FG.

And for God's sake man, if you have to sink to the level of being facetious in order to get my attention by complaining about my "linguistic eccentricities", then please use a spell check.

I'm the Chosen one not a King so there is no need to speak of "reign." The correct terminology would have been "rein."

As for this meaningless jargon ... "Where she is employed has nothing to do with anything as far as I am concerned, why should it ? She is at least young enough to be my daughter, hence 'girl'.[/QUOTE]"

Tsk ... Tsk ...

Týr · Post by **Týr** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:53 am

jones jones;1430524 wrote: please use a spell check.
I took "reign" to be a deliberate well-chosen slur. I'm interested to hear how a spell-check would have weeded it out, though.

Post by **jones jones** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:56 am

Týr;1430526 wrote: I took "reign" to be a deliberate well-chosen slur. I'm interested to hear how a spell-check would have weeded it out, though.

Yeah you would have wouldn't you?

Keep on being interested.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:56 am

jones jones;1430524 wrote: Citizen Bruv;

Just asking ...................Was it necessary to be so rude? Or have you decided to go this route so as to engage with me and thereby encourage me to continue to reply your thread?

The last time I looked there was no restriction upon who may and may not reply to threads posted on FG.

And for God's sake man, if you have to sink to the level of being facetious in order to get my attention by complaining about my "linguistic eccentricities", then please use a spell check.

I'm the Chosen one not a King so there is no need to speak of "reign." The correct terminology would have been "rein."

As for this meaningless jargon ... "Where she is employed has nothing to do with anything as far as I am concerned, why should it ? She is at least young enough to be my daughter, hence 'girl'.

Tsk ... Tsk ...

Thanks for the lesson.

I remember why we were not talking now, you take umbrage at each and every or indeed any presumed slight, especially from your own peculiarly self aggrandising position, which even after all this time still makes me squirm.

Please keep contributing to any thread you feel the need in your own pretentious way, I shall be endeavouring to avoid any further encounters, trust I am strong enough.

I shall be wiping my feet as I leave.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:58 am

Týr;1430526 wrote: I took "reign" to be a deliberate well-chosen slur. I'm interested to hear how a spell-check would have weeded it out, though.

I cannot lie, it was yet another faux pas, I am only human, more human than many......................I am glad to admit.

Post by **jones jones** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:11 pm

Bruv;1430530 wrote: Thanks for the lesson.

I remember why we were not talking now, you take umbrage at each and every or indeed any presumed slight, especially from your own peculiarly self aggrandising position, which even after all this time still makes me squirm.

Please keep contributing to any thread you feel the need in your own pretentious way, I shall be endeavouring to avoid any further encounters, trust I am strong enough.

I shall be wiping my feet as I leave.

You have been well tutored Salacious B. Crumb. So well that you now even sound like your mentor Jabba the Hutt.

I too remember why we were not talking now ...

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:21 pm

What a great thread. Humor,irony,pretension,insults, apologies,advice etc.etc.

Bruv, I think it's nice that you feel the need to apologize for your faux pas (I left out foreign language) but I would be surprised if any young, old or middle aged female doctor would take offense here in the states. I do understand across the pond that these things sometimes tend to be more of a stumbling stone than here. If it were me I would just come out and tell here that no offense was intended and be done with it.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:58 pm

Bruv;1430530 wrote: Thanks for the lesson.

I remember why we were not talking now, you take umbrage at each and every or indeed any presumed slight, especially from your own peculiarly self aggrandising position, which even after all this time still makes me squirm.

Please keep contributing to any thread you feel the need in your own pretentious way, I shall be endeavouring to avoid any further encounters, trust I am strong enough.

I shall be wiping my feet as I leave. Deck him Bruv

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:51 pm

YZGI;1430533 wrote: What a great thread. Humor,irony,pretension,insults, apologies,advice etc.etc.

Bruv, I think it's nice that you feel the need to apologize for your faux pas (I left out foreign language) but I would be surprised if any young, old or middle aged female doctor would take offense here in the states. I do understand across the pond that these things sometimes tend to be more of a stumbling stone than here. If it were me I would just come out and tell here that no offense was intended and be done with it.

Pretentious ? Moi ?

I shall be needing an apology, tout suite.

The chances are I might never see the *cough* Lady again.

I met her for the first time on my third visit, I am due in that hospital department this coming Friday.

I hope I see her so I can mollify my conscience.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:54 pm

Bruv;1430536 wrote: Pretentious ? Moi ?

I shall be needing an apology, tout suite.

The chances are I might never see the *cough* Lady again.

I met her for the first time on my third visit, I am due in that hospital department this coming Friday.

I hope I see her so I can mollify my conscience.

I don't know what tout suite means but it may not have been you mon ami.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:54 pm

oscar;1430534 wrote: Deck him Bruv

Lump him ?........he's not worth it.

And he might enjoy it.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:00 pm

YZGI;1430537 wrote: I don't know what tout suite means but it may not have been you mon ami.

I was being ironic........I think........I hope.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:02 pm

Bruv;1430538 wrote: Lump him ?........he's not worth it.

And he might enjoy it. I'll hold yer coat

AnneBoleyn · Post by **AnneBoleyn** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:34 pm

Well Bruv, I think it is very sweet, toot or not, that you care so much whether or not you offended a fellow human. Caring is sexy, your wife is a lucky lady. Being such a gentleman as you are, I'll bet you call yourself the lucky one.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:42 pm

AnneBoleyn;1430546 wrote: I'll bet you call yourself the lucky one.

I wouldn't be so pretentious.

AnneBoleyn · Post by **AnneBoleyn** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:43 pm

Bruv;1430550 wrote: I wouldn't be so pretentious.

Modest too! It's getting hot in here! :-4

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:44 pm

oh get a room you two.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:44 pm

AnneBoleyn;1430551 wrote: Modest too!

I have a lot to be modest about

Lady J · Post by **Lady J** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 10:40 pm

jones jones;1430454 wrote: Considering where the earthling in questions is employed, calling her "girl" was probably one of the most flattering names she's been called in some time.

Perhaps she would have preferred you to have used the Andy Cappesque title "missus."

I don't see anything wrong in JJ response that justify some of the responses he received following his reply. Perhaps it is just the British sense of humor that I am still trying to grasp. Or perhaps some of you just like to pick apart those who are different then you. Being called an earthling is nothing to vent over....after all you do live on the planet known as the earth don't you?

Týr · Post by **Týr** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:19 am

Lady J;1430569 wrote: Being called an earthling is nothing to vent over....after all you do live on the planet known as the earth don't you?
We have in England a cultural background you might easily be unfamiliar with which is dominated by the Mighty Tharg. All this JJ grexnix pseudo-extraterrestrial squalking seems to parody what, in this country, is taken by most of the thinking population as holy writ. Hence the arched backs and lack of amusement.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:48 am

Lady J;1430569 wrote: I don't see anything wrong in JJ response that justify some of the responses he received following his reply. Perhaps it is just the British sense of humor that I am still trying to grasp. Or perhaps some of you just like to pick apart those who are different then you. Being called an earthling is nothing to vent over....after all you do live on the planet known as the earth don't you?

Well I never expected Lady J to turn up out of the blue and to happen across this thread in order to defend JJ's reputation as a totally misunderstood nice guy.

(And that's British humour Lady J)

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:16 am

YZGI;1430537 wrote: I don't know what tout suite means but it may not have been you mon ami.

I think it's a special group of rooms where people go to fart.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:06 am

Bruv;1430574 wrote: Well I never expected Lady J to turn up out of the blue and to happen across this thread in order to defend JJ's reputation as a totally misunderstood nice guy.

(And that's British humour Lady J)

Deck her Bruv

(And that's British humour Lady J)

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:38 am

SnoozeAgain;1430575 wrote: I think it's a special group of rooms where people go to fart.

Oh I get it. A British Inn with a farting room. Classy people them Brits.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:58 am

YZGI;1430579 wrote: Oh I get it. A British Inn with a farting room. Classy people them Brits. As opposed to the classy Americans who Invented Spitoons ?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:16 am

oscar;1430580 wrote: As opposed to the classy Americans who Invented Spitoons ?

Hey, we were new at inventing. Ya gotta start somewhere.:sneaky:

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:25 am

YZGI;1430582 wrote: Hey, we were new at inventing. Ya gotta start somewhere.:sneaky: By 1891 you'd managed to Invent the fork.... who knows what's next ?

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:26 am

Better than spitting on the floor, you savage.

Týr · Post by **Týr** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:34 am

oscar;1430580 wrote: As opposed to the classy Americans who Invented Spitoons ?

Oh I say - written references date back at least to the 1680s, there were no Americans back then. There were British Colonists and I expect they took their spittoons across the Atlantic along with their vile intransigent fundamentalist dissenting modes of worship.

Týr · Post by **Týr** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:37 am

oscar;1430583 wrote: By 1891 you'd managed to Invent the fork.... who knows what's next ?

Allow me to invoke Mr Bennett.

"Table forks were not generally used in England until 15c. The word is first attested in this sense in English in a will of 1463" - internet search, my OED being in a different city just now.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:37 am

Týr;1430587 wrote: Oh I say - written references date back at least to the 1680s, there were no Americans back then. There were British Colonists and I expect they took their spittoons across the Atlantic along with their vile intransigent fundamentalist dissenting modes of worship.

I knew we wouldn't get credit.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:51 am

Týr;1430587 wrote: Oh I say - written references date back at least to the 1680s, there were no Americans back then. There were British Colonists and I expect they took their spittoons across the Atlantic along with their vile intransigent fundamentalist dissenting modes of worship. Begging your pardon then.

The Americans Invented the Pastry Fork not the fork In the 1890's. I just knew they had something to do with forks.

Pastry fork - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Týr · Post by **Týr** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:08 am

oscar;1430590 wrote: Begging your pardon then.

Nor did she deign to touch her food with her fingers, but would command her eunuchs to cut it up into small pieces, which she would impale on a certain golden instrument with two prongs and thus carry to her mouth. . . . this woman’s vanity was hateful to Almighty God; and so, unmistakably, did He take his revenge. For He raised over her the sword of His divine justice, so that her whole body did putrefy and all her limbs began to wither.

The Uncommon Origins of the Common Fork

1004, Venice, linked to by your cited page. Admittedly it's not a pastry fork but I was struck by this wholesome notion of Saint Peter Damian. We need more like him.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:18 am

YZGI;1430589 wrote: I knew we wouldn't get credit.

I thought the Americans brought down the whole financial system with their excessive Credit

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:19 am

Bruv;1430598 wrote: I thought the Americans brought down the whole financial system with their excessive Credit

:yh_rotfl By golly you may be right..

Post by **jones jones** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:40 am

Citizen Bruv;

I was going to post another reply to your thread but changed my mind because I did not want to continue taking it off topic. However after reading what you and other members were posting, I changed my mind. Then I changed it again.

So instead I have now decided to post my reply in one of my journals. Why you may ask? No, its certainly NOT because nobody else can post a reply there ... anyone can simply reply on your thread or on a thread of their own.

Well its firstly because you were very nasty about me having the audacity to post a reply on your thread. And secondly because I do not want to be responsible for your thread getting a gazillion more views than it deserves.

Of course not everyone will admit that they read my journal but they will and the FG guests will have something interesting to read.

You take care now and have an awesome evening.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:05 am

Neat trick to get members to read your journal, :wah:

Deck him Bruv

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:49 am

Let me know if he writes something interesting so I can unignore him.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:09 am

Sometimes I feel that I should apologize to someone, regardless of whether the target agrees or not, regardless that lots of people are more rude than I, ... regardless.

I've found that if I approach the matter in any conventional way ("I want to apologize", "I think I might have offended you", etc) I invariably get shut down pretty automatically, as is expected today. "Oh, there's no need" or some such.

There is one technique I've found that has works consistently for me. I approach the person, look them square in the eye, and with as much sincerity as I can convey, say, "May I apologize to you?"

My guess is that such an approach communicates that it is important to me that I set things right, rather than I am doing this because it is expected. Hope that helps.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:11 am

SnoozeAgain;1430606 wrote: Let me know if he writes something interesting so I can unignore him. Apparently he's written a journal that we must all read to find out what he thinks of Bruv and the comments In this thread.

Not quite sure how, when and why but Bruv's thread Is now about the Chosen One's journal.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:13 am

Accountable;1430609 wrote:

There is one technique I've found that has works consistently for me. I approach the person, look them square in the eye, and with as much sincerity as I can convey, say, "May I apologize to you?"

That's where my dialogue would end with :

no, feck off