Author Topic: The Grumble Thread - No energy for a full on rant. (Read 1627369 times)

jsabine · « **Reply #7000 on:** 27 October, 2015, 12:57:14 pm »

If I'm searching for a meaning-free euphemism, I tend to ask for 'the facilities.'

(Fits with servizio/servizi, I suppose.)

T42 · « **Reply #7001 on:** 27 October, 2015, 01:18:37 pm »

Where's the kludgie? usually works quite well.

Moving idiom between languages can be perilous. Germans say so & so is on the toilet as opposed to in. In triggers guffaw.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #7002 on:** 27 October, 2015, 01:23:19 pm »

I've seen "comfort station" used by Stephen King, who ought to know better.

ETA: "kludgie" only works if you are Peter Capaldi.

hellymedic · « **Reply #7003 on:** 27 October, 2015, 01:25:08 pm »

Quote from: jsabine on 27 October, 2015, 12:57:14 pm

If I'm searching for a meaning-free euphemism, I tend to ask for 'the facilities.'

(Fits with servizio/servizi, I suppose.)

Fits also with Hebrew 'sherutim' = services.

I have asked for facilities in the UK, usually when it's ''disabled facilities'.
Otherwise it's loos, Ladies or toilets.

My Yankee cousin (m) was freaked out by being advised to ask for the 'Gents'...

jsabine · « **Reply #7004 on:** 27 October, 2015, 01:35:07 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 27 October, 2015, 01:25:08 pm

My Yankee cousin (m) was freaked out by being advised to ask for the 'Gents'...

Much¹ fun can be had when, on a trip to Scotland with one's colonial cousins, the opportunity arises to advise them that because gents in Scotland often wear kilts, the polarity of the symbols is reversed.

1: OK, for limited values of 'much.' And 'fun.'

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #7005 on:** 27 October, 2015, 01:46:27 pm »

The other languages I know well enough, Swedish and Hungarian, use 'WC' for 'toilet'. I'm OK with that one.

T42 · « **Reply #7006 on:** 27 October, 2015, 02:07:47 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 27 October, 2015, 01:23:19 pm

I've seen "comfort station" used by Stephen King, who ought to know better.

ETA: "kludgie" only works if you are Peter Capaldi.

Or Scots, laddie, or Scots. Works in Norn Iron too.

mcshroom · « **Reply #7007 on:** 27 October, 2015, 07:14:27 pm »

Double grumble.

First, can bits of my cycling kit please stop breaking? Latest to go is my Pocket Rocket Pump where the piston's leaking. Not what I wanted to discover when I was about to set of home from work and my rear tyre was flat.

Also. 'Trick or Treat'ers. It's only Tuesday! Halloween isn't until Saturday. Go away and don't be surprised I have no sweets on offer!

hellymedic · « **Reply #7008 on:** 27 October, 2015, 07:56:46 pm »

I have 'rescued' a pump in similar conditions by spitting on the piston...

T42 · « **Reply #7009 on:** 28 October, 2015, 08:14:51 am »

Grumble verging on rant:

Found a pair of neoprene overshoes at half price in a French site's clearance sale. Whoopee, into basket, click "Checkout", enter email addr.

Site says "you haven't used your password since March. We've sent you an email so that you can enter a new one." So I do.

Back into checkout, basket is empty. Some bastard whipped the last pair while I was faffing about.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #7010 on:** 28 October, 2015, 12:52:34 pm »

Quote from: mcshroom on 27 October, 2015, 07:14:27 pm

Also. 'Trick or Treat'ers. It's only Tuesday! Halloween isn't until Saturday. Go away and don't be surprised I have no sweets on offer!

(Note to self: resuscitate that notice reading "Trick or Treaters will be chased up a tree which will then be set on fire" for the window of the Grand Portico)

Zipperhead · « **Reply #7011 on:** 28 October, 2015, 02:44:01 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 28 October, 2015, 12:52:34 pm

Quote from: mcshroom on 27 October, 2015, 07:14:27 pm
Also. 'Trick or Treat'ers. It's only Tuesday! Halloween isn't until Saturday. Go away and don't be surprised I have no sweets on offer!

(Note to self: resuscitate that notice reading "Trick or Treaters will be chased up a tree which will then be set on fire" for the window of the Grand Portico)

Pumpkins, pumpkins and thermite

Ruthie · « **Reply #7012 on:** 28 October, 2015, 04:22:03 pm »

Picked up a new 2016 pocket diary when I was in town.

When I got in, the postman had been, and my 2016 RCN pocket diary had been delivered.

That's £2.99 I'll not see again.

Fortunately the postie delivered a beautiful get well card from that mcshroom as well. I may have cried a little bit.

lou boutin · « **Reply #7013 on:** 28 October, 2015, 04:37:09 pm »

Diaries make good Christmas pressies - useful things to add to a secret santa etc! So may be it could be repurposed?

Ruthie · « **Reply #7014 on:** 28 October, 2015, 05:23:42 pm »

Quote from: lou boutin on 28 October, 2015, 04:37:09 pm

Diaries make good Christmas pressies - useful things to add to a secret santa etc! So may be it could be repurposed?

What a good idea!

barakta · « **Reply #7015 on:** 28 October, 2015, 05:27:45 pm »

Or you can leave them out in a work staff space "help yourself" as someone might want one and not have one already.

T42 · « **Reply #7016 on:** 29 October, 2015, 08:20:05 am »

The Inlaw Paw's address got onto some charity-mail-shot company's list, so just now he's being bombarded with packs of Christmas cards, diaries, pens etc, mostly already personalized. And one pestilential low-cost-giveaway bunch sent us a pretty ballpoint & diary as a free sample, and now we receive phone-calls from an 0800 number two or three times a day. It rings until you pick up then hangs up. I don't know how they expect to do business that way.

barakta · « **Reply #7017 on:** 29 October, 2015, 06:18:24 pm »

I got sent a load of charity Xmas cards from the charity my dad bought my last Xmas card from. I'm not impressed as it appears he's given them my data without asking me. I know he likes collecting spam as a hobby (yes really) but that's not my hobby and it's not OK.

Need to email them and ask them to remove my data nicely and not feel guilty for not wanting to buy overly religious xmas card crap!

Canardly · « **Reply #7018 on:** 29 October, 2015, 06:54:33 pm »

Oh don't feel bad about it, most of 'em are as hard as nails.

TPMB12 · « **Reply #7019 on:** 29 October, 2015, 08:41:59 pm »

Took bin out this morning in.half light down a shared passage. On the way back to my house I slipped a bit on my heel. Thought it was mud but turned round to see my slipped heel footprint in a big pile of dog poo. One dog poo'd there about a year or two ago and ever since then all manner of local dogs think it's there toilet. Same spot all the time.

People have started to put up signs telling dog owners to scoop their dog's poop all around. There was a real.campaign.going on complete with council notices copied then laminated and stuck to gates, walls and trees. Still a free hardcore dog owners let their dogs run free to do their business then call them back after a few.minutes. Kind of a lazy dog owner's approach.

Sorry if this was.a rant not a grumble. Still first time it's happened to me but justice because I've been laughing at my partner who's stood in the brown stuff quite a few times over the last year or so.

T42 · « **Reply #7020 on:** 03 November, 2015, 09:40:34 am »

Well, don't put bleach down on the spot, it encourages them. And good luck digging it out of your ~~soul~~ sole.

andrewc · « **Reply #7021 on:** 03 November, 2015, 03:21:33 pm »

My new blue suede shoes (actually chukkas) squeak when I walk:-(

It's my socks on the leather insole. Doesn't happen with the other 2 pairs from this manufacturer.

Talcum powder or something else ?

Kim · « **Reply #7022 on:** 03 November, 2015, 03:29:02 pm »

Downmat! They're made of Downmat!

Guy · « **Reply #7023 on:** 03 November, 2015, 04:00:09 pm »

Quote from: andrewc on 03 November, 2015, 03:21:33 pm

My new blue suede shoes (actually chukkas) squeak when I walk:-(

It's my socks on the leather insole. Doesn't happen with the other 2 pairs from this manufacturer.

Talcum powder or something else ?

Pay for them.

You've reminded me of something my Dad told me when I was little: "New shoes always squeak until they're paid for"

I believed him at the time.

T42 · « **Reply #7024 on:** 03 November, 2015, 04:04:03 pm »

My saddle squeaks.