Re: The YouTube thread [2]

by bungobaggins Wed Jul 29, 2015 6:07 pm

Me too.

by azriel Wed Jul 29, 2015 6:09 pm

You guys are gonna look so funny standing in a service station checking yer 'pumps' Laughing

by azriel Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:03 pm

by azriel Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:08 pm

This, to me, is just fantastic ! look at the speed those guys can go !!!

by bungobaggins Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:00 pm

Amazing creatures, definitely not to be taken lightly. These aren't dolphins they're dealing with.

by Pettytyrant101 Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:22 pm

That vid on the English language the history's complete bunk- no one did away with the Celts or you wouldn't have Scots, Irish and Welsh, Scotland was never part of the Daneland which was in Northeast England- just lots thats wrong, most of it in fact! Evil or Very Mad

by halfwise Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:56 pm

Have any gaelic words made it into english? It not, why not?

by Pettytyrant101 Thu Jul 30, 2015 12:05 am

Oh yeah quite a lot- most you just wouldn't think of- one of the most obvious being whisky is from the gaelic - uisge-beatha- to - whiskybae- to - Whisky- it literally translates as "water of life" Nod

A 'smidgen' meaning a very small thing is gaelic .

'Smashing' is another one (weird one for me as it makes me think of those quintessentially English children's books the Famous Five) it comes from the gaelic- 'S math sin, meaning 'that is good'

by bungobaggins Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:35 am

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Oh yeah quite a lot- most you just wouldn't think of- one of the most obvious being whisky is from the gaelic - uisge-beatha- to - whiskybae- to - Whisky- it literally translates as "water of life"

Funny that the last time I had some it made me feel like I was dying. Suspect

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:08 pm

The mistake you've made there Bungo is not having enough Nod

(or you were drinking some pretender like Johnny Walker Evil or Very Mad

)

by bungobaggins Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:36 pm

It was very cheap whisky, that much I remember.

{{{Although, I wouldn't consider passing out on the bathroom floor not having enough. Evil or Very Mad

}}}

by halfwise Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:49 pm

Not sure what Cleo-fucking-patra had to do with whiskey, but a worthwhile watch anyway.

by David H Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:58 am

bungobaggins wrote:It was very cheap whisky, that much I remember.

{{{Although, I wouldn't consider passing out on the bathroom floor not having enough. }}}

Petty's point, I think, was that if you felt like you were going to die then you were still feeling something, which by Scotshobbit standards is just warming up drunken

by Forest Shepherd Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:04 am

bungobaggins wrote:

"C.E."

I don't usually like TED related things as those involved are usually awfully pretentious and the whole idea is sort of a club of cool things for the intellectually snobbish. That and technology things related to computing and data handling are represented as the best thing since sliced bread.
But anyway, it was a fun video! Thanks for sharing.

by Pettytyrant101 Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:53 pm

was that if you felt like you were going to die then you were still feeling something, which by Scotshobbit standards is just warming up - Dave

Very true- that tingling sensation you mistook for death is the doors of emotional numbness opening up and waiting to embrace you. But do be careful, it can be easy at this point to accidental fall through the doors of unreasonable violence or belligerent incontinence Mad