Author Topic: Super-Twat (Read 897034 times)

Efrogwr · « **Reply #1800 on:** 24 April, 2016, 09:12:22 am »

What is the state beyond super? Is it hyper or ultra? Whatever it is we need a higher level of twatishness for the recent crop of nominees.

Torslanda · « **Reply #1801 on:** 24 April, 2016, 09:44:18 am »

I'd say ultra followed by hyper...

hellymedic · « **Reply #1802 on:** 24 April, 2016, 12:56:55 pm »

Whilst I am no classical scholar, I believe 'ultra' and 'super' are Latin, whist 'hyper' is Greek.

Mixing languages might cause hypertension...

rogerzilla · « **Reply #1803 on:** 24 April, 2016, 03:20:32 pm »

I think Übertwat might be a good superlative.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1804 on:** 24 April, 2016, 04:39:13 pm »

Twatissimo? Il twatto di tutti twatti? Trump?

Steph · « **Reply #1805 on:** 24 April, 2016, 05:54:51 pm »

Top Trump?

Kim · « **Reply #1806 on:** 24 April, 2016, 08:30:05 pm »

'Mega', obviously. Where were you people in the 90s?

Tim Hall · « **Reply #1807 on:** 24 April, 2016, 08:35:50 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 24 April, 2016, 12:56:55 pm

Whilst I am no classical scholar, I believe 'ultra' and 'super' are Latin, whist 'hyper' is Greek.

Mixing languages might cause hypertension...

I think I saw a programme about that on the television.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1808 on:** 24 April, 2016, 09:25:28 pm »

If we stuck to SI units the whole issue would be a storm in a hogshead.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #1809 on:** 25 April, 2016, 02:24:59 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 24 April, 2016, 08:30:05 pm

'Mega', obviously. Where were you people in the 90s?

It sounds so old now, like Sega Megadrive and Megaupload. Tera is obviously a million times better but has unfortunate connotations. Still, you could say that IS are TeraTwats.

Kim · « **Reply #1810 on:** 25 April, 2016, 05:32:14 pm »

You forgot the ultimately twattish: Megarider.

mcshroom · « **Reply #1811 on:** 26 April, 2016, 11:36:34 pm »

Bernard Ingham, for this letter to the Hillsborough campaigners in 1996: -

and for refusing to change his stance after the 2012 verdict.

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Ingham was asked again about his comments in 2013. He told the Liverpool Echo he stood by his original remarks and also refused to apologise for saying Liverpool should "shut up" about Hillsborough.

http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/sir-bernard-ingham-the-disgraceful-letter-margaret-thatchers-press-secretary-sent-to-hillsborough-campaigners--WkFP4C0obb

hatler · « **Reply #1812 on:** 27 April, 2016, 08:29:28 am »

Perhaps someone might want to ask him what his view is now.

What a turd.

Guy · « **Reply #1813 on:** 27 April, 2016, 11:34:21 am »

Dunno about Super-Twat, Ingham is on the short-list for Cnut of the century

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I have no intention of apologising for my views which are sincerely held on the basis of what I heard first hand at Hillsborough.(from 1996 letter)

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sir-bernard-ingham-who-labelled-7837120

Asked whether he would apologise for comments labelling Liverpool fans "tanked up yobs", Sir Bernard told our reporter "I have nothing to say" before shutting the door.

Turd indeed

Redlight · « **Reply #1814 on:** 27 April, 2016, 12:22:32 pm »

Quote from: hatler on 27 April, 2016, 08:29:28 am

Perhaps someone might want to ask him what his view is now.

What a turd.

He's certainly an "interesting" character. I suspect that he may well no longer be as sharp as he was, if you get my drift. I actually had lunch with him (it's a long story!) about 18 years ago when he had retired from the civil service and was touting himself around as a PR guru. I don't think I've ever encountered someone so absolutely rigid in their thinking and incapable of considering any other viewpoint. As I recall, in his view the internet would never catch on (this was in 1997, remember), newspapers would never face any competition from it and, best of all, journalists would never accept being contacted by email.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #1815 on:** 27 April, 2016, 06:14:35 pm »

If the allegations are true, Shane Sutton.

clarion · « **Reply #1816 on:** 28 April, 2016, 03:50:52 pm »

Alongside Ingham, can we nominate David Duckenfield, Boris Johnson, and David Crompton?

clarion · « **Reply #1817 on:** 28 April, 2016, 03:56:03 pm »

And John Mann. For someone who you might think was well versed in the history of Zionism, he comes across as an ignorant (and abusive) jerk.

Redlight · « **Reply #1818 on:** 28 April, 2016, 08:13:45 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 28 April, 2016, 03:56:03 pm

And John Mann. For someone who you might think was well versed in the history of Zionism, he comes across as an ignorant (and abusive) jerk.

But, in his defence, he has always been an abusive jerk (watch his performances at the Treasury Committee) and he was talking to Ken Livingstone, who frequently deserves a mention in this thread

LEE · « **Reply #1819 on:** 02 May, 2016, 12:14:20 pm »

Bear Grylls

I don't see heroics I just see what the love-child of David Cameron and George Osbourne would look, and act, like.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #1820 on:** 02 May, 2016, 03:18:39 pm »

ICBA to count but I think Bear Grylls might be challenging Michael Gove for the most mentions so far in this thread.

MagnusOpus · « **Reply #1821 on:** 03 May, 2016, 02:41:04 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 02 May, 2016, 03:18:39 pm

ICBA to count but I think Bear Grylls might be challenging Michael Gove for the most mentions so far in this thread.

I've resisted this rant so far.....but Bear Grylls really winds me up......good mates with Blair, now it seems Obama is a buddy....but the thing that really, really gets me is his championing of Nicky Gumble and his Alpha cult.....As a spiritually inclined agnostic I have been through the Alpha course, and basically it appears to be a Christian version of Scientology....very much about peer pressure and brainwashing and with no room for anything but blind adherence to it's dubious tenets

rogerzilla · « **Reply #1822 on:** 03 May, 2016, 08:52:00 pm »

For me, it's his affected macho voice, his insufferable smugness, the fact that all his "extreme survival" programmes are filmed in the Milton Keynes snowdome or somewhere equally dangerous...no, it's none of those, it's just his stupid name.

Zipperhead · « **Reply #1823 on:** 04 May, 2016, 02:14:43 pm »

Well if anybody has a spare limpet mine, I could show you the boat where he lives.

No torpedoes though, there are other boats there.

LEE · « **Reply #1824 on:** 04 May, 2016, 03:01:06 pm »

Quote from: MagnusOpus on 03 May, 2016, 02:41:04 pm

........... the Alpha course, and basically it appears to be a Christian version of Scientology....very much about peer pressure and brainwashing and with no room for anything but blind adherence to it's dubious tenets

Crikey! That sounds like a most unusual branch of religion.

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