UK Madness strikes again - Page 2

nikimcbee · 10-19-18, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob

I was taught that:-

'man(n)' means 'adult human'
wo-man is adult female (somtimes wif-man)
were-man is adult male: not often used, now seen mostly in were-wolf (man-wolf) and in Scots 'fir' or 'fier'* (and Gaidhlg fear / fir) and 'vir' in a number of languages. You can also have wæpenmann (weapon-man) meaning male (and an innuenedo on weapon)

And thus 'man-size' = 'adult-human-sized' and manhole, chairman and so on are perfectly descriptive and not in the least sexist.

However, I am old, and usage changes... I have a horse in this race, though, as due to my surname, I am in danger of becoming Mr Personperson.

* Burns', Auld Lang Syne, 'And there's a hand, my trusty fiere!'

I live too close to Portland(ia), Ore-gone. You may need to clarify this for the 45 different gender types they have here. Not sure how this all "trans"-lates to British PCness? Queen Victoria must be spinning in her grave? (not a sexual term)

East end boys, West end girls? What does that even mean? Is it like a transgeordie or a scousersexual? Christ, how do I even fit a Steed joke in here? ...then there's the convicts, from convict island? What sort of debauchery....nevermind.

ExFishermanBob · 10-20-18, 10:01 AM

Well... if they were listed by number, one could go for NN-man (e.g. 33-man)

...or maybe not!

em2nought · 10-20-18, 10:22 AM

Let them eat...

STEED · 10-20-18, 11:12 AM

King & Queen sized beds could be next, royalism?

ExFishermanBob · 10-21-18, 03:38 AM

Manwich. Deary me - is that a real product? (I'm loth to google for it).

Platapus · 10-21-18, 06:33 AM

it is and it is nasty. There is a real "chemical" taste to it. It's not that difficult to make "sloppy joes" as they are also called, from scratch.

vienna · 10-22-18, 02:43 PM

I remember Manwich from the cafeteria in one of the high schools I attended; back then, the days of the week often dictated the fare, such as "Taco Tuesday", "Fish Stick Fridays", etc. One of the schools had Manwich Sloppy Joes on the same day every week and you could see the very large, institutional pack cans of Manwich sauce if you looked back into the kitchen area...

...and, yes, Manwich is truly vile; but, then again, the usual high school fare was, in general, vile back then in the days before good nutrition...

<O>

ExFishermanBob · 10-23-18, 05:14 AM

It's funny - some processed cheap foods were actually nice: I remember the scrambled eggs we used to get, made from powdered eggs. Instead of actually being scrambled, it was a sheet of yellow. Bloody marvellous. Plus glow-in-the-dark school curry. It was quite a shock when I finally had a real 'curry' (Masala or whatever).

And fish-finger sandwiches... mmm. Nowadays I am medically obliged to eat the vegan ones, which are just as 'dirty' (you wouldn't know they weren't real ones... that probably tells you more about what goes into cheap fish-fingers than you would wish to know).

I've just remembered - we used to have a dinner lady with only 5 fingers across two hands: used to scare the hell out of us when she came around and told you to eat up your sausages.

And don't forget:

Aktungbby · 10-23-18, 09:42 AM

SO I CARRY HANDCUFFS FOR A LIVING; I SUPPOSE IF I SLIPPED THE BRACELETS ON A THREE HUNDRED POUND VICIOUS BLACK LADY WITH FOUR INCH ORANGE FINGER NAILS- NOT ON HER 'HAPPY PILLS' IN A SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE (I'VE DONE THAT...AFTER SHE LAID OPEN MY BLACK PARTNER'S CHEEK WITH A SWIPE OF HER PAW), I CAN'T SAY ....I USED 'MANACLES'

?

ExFishermanBob · 10-23-18, 01:32 PM

heh. Personacles. Do you work in Personhatton?

10-23-18, 01:58 PM

Well - after the "Brexit" there is nothing left.
We destroyed the British Empire.

So we Germans have won World War I.

Jimbuna · 10-23-18, 03:02 PM

vienna · 10-23-18, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

SO I CARRY HANDCUFFS FOR A LIVING; I SUPPOSE IF I SLIPPED THE BRACELETS ON A THREE HUNDRED POUND VICIOUS BLACK LADY WITH FOUR INCH ORANGE FINGER NAILS- NOT ON HER 'HAPPY PILLS' IN A SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE (I'VE DONE THAT...AFTER SHE LAID OPEN MY BLACK PARTNER'S CHEEK WITH A SWIPE OF HER PAW), I CAN'T SAY ....I USED 'MANACLES'

?

Wanna get into a bit of fight with your lady? Mention to her that the Spanish word for handcuffs, esposas, is the same word they use for wife...

<O>

10-20-18, 10:22 AM	#18
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,262 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Let them eat... __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

10-20-18, 11:12 AM	#19
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	King & Queen sized beds could be next, royalism? __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

10-21-18, 06:33 AM	#21
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,946 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	it is and it is nasty. There is a real "chemical" taste to it. It's not that difficult to make "sloppy joes" as they are also called, from scratch. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-22-18, 02:43 PM	#22
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,502 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I remember Manwich from the cafeteria in one of the high schools I attended; back then, the days of the week often dictated the fare, such as "Taco Tuesday", "Fish Stick Fridays", etc. One of the schools had Manwich Sloppy Joes on the same day every week and you could see the very large, institutional pack cans of Manwich sauce if you looked back into the kitchen area... ...and, yes, Manwich is truly vile; but, then again, the usual high school fare was, in general, vile back then in the days before good nutrition... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __ Last edited by vienna; 10-23-18 at 03:32 PM.

10-23-18, 09:42 AM	#24
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,848 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	SO I CARRY HANDCUFFS FOR A LIVING; I SUPPOSE IF I SLIPPED THE BRACELETS ON A THREE HUNDRED POUND VICIOUS BLACK LADY WITH FOUR INCH ORANGE FINGER NAILS- NOT ON HER 'HAPPY PILLS' IN A SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE (I'VE DONE THAT...AFTER SHE LAID OPEN MY BLACK PARTNER'S CHEEK WITH A SWIPE OF HER PAW), I CAN'T SAY ....I USED 'MANACLES'? __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

10-20-18, 10:01 AM	#17
ExFishermanBob Difficulties Numbing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: AN19 Posts: 470 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Well... if they were listed by number, one could go for NN-man (e.g. 33-man) ...or maybe not!

10-21-18, 03:38 AM	#20
ExFishermanBob Difficulties Numbing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: AN19 Posts: 470 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Manwich. Deary me - is that a real product? (I'm loth to google for it).

10-23-18, 05:14 AM	#23
ExFishermanBob Difficulties Numbing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: AN19 Posts: 470 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	It's funny - some processed cheap foods were actually nice: I remember the scrambled eggs we used to get, made from powdered eggs. Instead of actually being scrambled, it was a sheet of yellow. Bloody marvellous. Plus glow-in-the-dark school curry. It was quite a shock when I finally had a real 'curry' (Masala or whatever). And fish-finger sandwiches... mmm. Nowadays I am medically obliged to eat the vegan ones, which are just as 'dirty' (you wouldn't know they weren't real ones... that probably tells you more about what goes into cheap fish-fingers than you would wish to know). I've just remembered - we used to have a dinner lady with only 5 fingers across two hands: used to scare the hell out of us when she came around and told you to eat up your sausages. And don't forget:

10-23-18, 01:32 PM	#25
ExFishermanBob Difficulties Numbing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: AN19 Posts: 470 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	heh. Personacles. Do you work in Personhatton?

10-23-18, 01:58 PM	#26
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