Irritations - dump here thread

[AUSSIE]

Whinge (whinges, whingeing or whinging, whinged)[no object]

• complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way:stop whingeing and get on with it! (as adjective whingeing) a whingeing killjoy

Hey ,
You still wake up in the morning,don't you?
Go and do some woodwork.and let the world go by.

[jimbur]

Laughing out loud here Aussie (daren't use the acronym)
Cheers,
Jim

[rsser]

GOMs rule!

(esp when the false teeth go missing).

Another gripe:

'Ahlympics' rather than Olympics

[Manuka Jock]

'Tor' ( as in the Welsh for mountain etc )

rather than 'Tour' for a journey

[Woodwould]

Another gripe:

'Ahlympics' rather than Olympics

Thanks for the reminder – Olympics (and the Commonwealth Games and any other athletic or ball sports that dominate the media and the majority of conversation).

[Manuka Jock]

People who refer to saw stools ( the ones with the flat top ' T ' to lay timber on ) as saw horses ( the ones with the saddle ' X ' to place logs in )

[AUSSIE]

People who refer to saw stools ( the ones with the flat top ' T ' to lay timber on ) as saw horses ( the ones with the saddle ' X ' to place logs in )

Here & Here & Here
NZ'erI have heard of a Tasmanian calling them saw stools also

[Manuka Jock]

Here & Here & Here
NZ'erI have heard of a Tasmanian calling them saw stools also

Yep, there must be some rather odd breeds of horses in some parts of the world.
Their saddles must be uncomfortable also .
I spose when they set out go tramping up Flat Top Mountain they get lost and end up on Saddle Hill

[RETIRED]

Sawhorse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[jimbur]

Sawhorse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Asking for trouble if you use that design

[Blue-deviled]

Also shown on the news last night was a banner in the crowd at the football yesterday that read: DIDAK YOUR MY HERO. Utter imbecile!

Your optimism is refreshing, sir!

[Blue-deviled]

Thanks for the reminder – Olympics (and the Commonwealth Games and any other athletic or ball sports that dominate the media and the majority of conversation).

Golfers being referred to as 'athletes'.

[Manuka Jock]

Sawhorse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Exactly . I'd hate to have to sit on one of wikipedia's spikey stools

[Woodwould]

Golfers being referred to as 'athletes'.

No, golf is a sedentary ball sport, once described by Mark Twain as "a good walk spoiled".

[Chief Tiff]

No, golf is a sedentary ball sport, once described by Mark Twain as "a good walk spoiled".

Similarly, lawn bowls. Often described as "old men's marbles."

(My apologies to any Obtuse Male Members of the Heiroglyphic Generation)