I've been working in the centre of my home town today and it is fucking abominable the sub-class that dominates the town centre.
I watched some arsehole with a staffy not on a lead, stop walking and shrieking into his mobile phone long enough to let the dog defecate right where I was working. Long story short I couldn't give a shit if I was in a uniform or that it was obvious who I worked for at that point I wasn't having a massive steaming dog turd laid and left next to my work site so I shouted at the dirty bastard to pick his dogs shit up. This led to an exchange where he said he wasn't going to. So I politely told him if he didn't I would rub his face in it. A very nice, yet weary, lady came out of the bakers nearby and gave him a paper bag to deal with this foul deposit which eventually he did. His closing comment to me was 'get yourself a proper job ya prick'
The irony of this wasn't lost on me and having recently watched a jimmy Carr show, told him pretty loudly that I didn't come into his place of work and knock the sailors cock's out of his mouth so could he please refrain from talking to me about my job. Saucy bastard!
I would love to claim that retort as my own but I'm not that creative
That was about 10am. Since then I've just witnessed a procession of the worst humanity has to offer. Chatham now has a massive immigrant population for whatever reason and whilst their scummier elements might feel at home I feel impossibly sorry for some poor family from the Czech Republic who have found themselves in Chatham or Gillingham thinking that the streets of the UK were paved with gold and opportunities. When in acual fact Chatham high street in particular is paved with dog shit and phlegm
Chatham really is awful, my parents moved to Medway when I started Uni, where they live js alright but I flatly refuse to go to the town centre and only venture as far as the station when I have to.
I work in Chatham and it has got worse over the last 3 years
The term drop as in "our new album drops tomorrow" or "the new Adidas collection drops on Friday"
Wank terminology Buckshee. It's everywhere. At the moment I get particularly wound up by going on LinkedIn and having to see all these companies refer to their places of work as 'campuses' - honestly fuck off
It never ceases to amaze me how vomit inducing we can go with this shit. It's gradually been seeping in over a number of years, coffee shops where you can't go in and ask for a white coffee, it's a flat white, adverts for kitchens where you get your own 'project manager', and now your place of work needs to be a campus where you collaborate and foster a culture of 'intrapreneurship'
Unfortunately for me, the world seems to be going one way, and I'm very firmly going the other, in that it all just seems to wind me up, and it's everywhere. You can't hide from it or take a breather
Sky sports now analyse player's instagram accounts to evaluate their chances of moving during the transfer window
The term drop as in "our new album drops tomorrow" or "the new Adidas collection drops on Friday"
Wank terminology Buckshee. It's everywhere. At the moment I get particularly wound up by going on LinkedIn and having to see all these companies refer to their places of work as 'campuses' - honestly fuck off
It never ceases to amaze me how vomit inducing we can go with this shit. It's gradually been seeping in over a number of years, coffee shops where you can't go in and ask for a white coffee, it's a flat white, adverts for kitchens where you get your own 'project manager', and now your place of work needs to be a campus where you collaborate and foster a culture of 'intrapreneurship'
Unfortunately for me, the world seems to be going one way, and I'm very firmly going the other, in that it all just seems to wind me up, and it's everywhere. You can't hide from it or take a breather
Sky sports now analyse player's instagram accounts to evaluate their chances of moving during the transfer window
Utter wank
So true. I was in a BP garage (note a BP garage in sussex not a coffee house in an exclusive part of Rome) and I said "A large white coffee please".
The look of utter shock and bemusement he gave me at this obviously alien, unintelligible request it was if I'd asked to bum him over the sweet shelves before burning his house down with his mum in it.
Probably sits on the well trodden path of 'Americanisms' on this thread.
Nope. It's normally coleslaw over here.
I don't care whether you call it slaw or coleslaw, it's f****g disgusting stuff.
I'm removing the flag here. I appreciate some of you may like coleslaw but I don't see why dave should be flagged over having a pop at it. It doesn't have any feelings and won't take offence
PS. I think coleslaw and slaw are two different things
Good shout on the erb thing
Coleslaw and slaw are one and the same in the states. Thankfully I've never heard someone refer to coleslaw as slaw over here.
People who send something like a 10meg email about something ambiguous amd just stick 'FYI' in the body. Dafuq am I meant to do with that? Does it apply to me or not? Do I NEED to read it or is it something I should file away I'm case someone ask's me a question about said ambiguous document?
PS. I think coleslaw and slaw are two different things
Erb is the correct way to say it. It comes from latin via french. It's only Victorian grammarians who were seeking ways to make themselves sound important that introduced the false 'h'. It should always be dropped.
The really annoying thing about aitch is the number of people who say 'haitch'. I work in HR and it's amazing how many people call it Haitch-Arr. Frankly none of them are employable.
The term drop as in "our new album drops tomorrow" or "the new Adidas collection drops on Friday"
Wank terminology Buckshee. It's everywhere. At the moment I get particularly wound up by going on LinkedIn and having to see all these companies refer to their places of work as 'campuses' - honestly fuck off
It never ceases to amaze me how vomit inducing we can go with this shit. It's gradually been seeping in over a number of years, coffee shops where you can't go in and ask for a white coffee, it's a flat white, adverts for kitchens where you get your own 'project manager', and now your place of work needs to be a campus where you collaborate and foster a culture of 'intrapreneurship'
Unfortunately for me, the world seems to be going one way, and I'm very firmly going the other, in that it all just seems to wind me up, and it's everywhere. You can't hide from it or take a breather
Sky sports now analyse player's instagram accounts to evaluate their chances of moving during the transfer window
Utter wank
I've worked in large corporations all my life so you get accustomed to "corporate wank", and some phrases become so normal that it takes your wife calling you a twat and laughing at you to realise that you have taken it home with you - however, even I draw the line somewhere. A good friend at a company that I used to work for was Global Capability Director (that, to me, is quite a normal title). The other week he sent me an email and he is now "Global Head of Faculty".
PS. I think coleslaw and slaw are two different things
Erb is the correct way to say it. It comes from latin via french. It's only Victorian grammarians who were seeking ways to make themselves sound important that introduced the false 'h'. It should always be dropped.
The really annoying thing about aitch is the number of people who say 'haitch'. I work in HR and it's amazing how many people call it Haitch-Arr. Frankly none of them are employable.
So basically no one in the U.K. has said Erb in about 4 lifetimes. If you say herb no one will notice but if you say erb people will either think you are American or something worse. Seriously though language evolves and my language is probably going off at a tangent to most
PS. I think coleslaw and slaw are two different things
Erb is the correct way to say it. It comes from latin via french. It's only Victorian grammarians who were seeking ways to make themselves sound important that introduced the false 'h'. It should always be dropped.
The really annoying thing about aitch is the number of people who say 'haitch'. I work in HR and it's amazing how many people call it Haitch-Arr. Frankly none of them are employable.
So basically no one in the U.K. has said Erb in about 4 lifetimes. If you say herb no one will notice but if you say erb people will either think you are American or something worse. Seriously though language evolves and my language is probably going off at a tangent to most
Let's be clear, it's herb, coleslaw, squirrel, mirror, basil and charl'un. Language doesn't evolve and is firmly rooted in mid 1970's sart London (innit).
PS. I think coleslaw and slaw are two different things
Erb is the correct way to say it. It comes from latin via french. It's only Victorian grammarians who were seeking ways to make themselves sound important that introduced the false 'h'. It should always be dropped.
The really annoying thing about aitch is the number of people who say 'haitch'. I work in HR and it's amazing how many people call it Haitch-Arr. Frankly none of them are employable.
So basically no one in the U.K. has said Erb in about 4 lifetimes. If you say herb no one will notice but if you say erb people will either think you are American or something worse. Seriously though language evolves and my language is probably going off at a tangent to most
Say it in a Jamaican accent and it means something completely different.
PS. I think coleslaw and slaw are two different things
Erb is the correct way to say it. It comes from latin via french. It's only Victorian grammarians who were seeking ways to make themselves sound important that introduced the false 'h'. It should always be dropped.
The really annoying thing about aitch is the number of people who say 'haitch'. I work in HR and it's amazing how many people call it Haitch-Arr. Frankly none of them are employable.
So you actually say 'erb then?
Absolutely agree on aitch and haitch though, annoying how acceptable it has become.
When your internet speed is so slow, you get a "This site can’t be reached" message come up while you are trying to test your internet speed on a special site
PS. I think coleslaw and slaw are two different things
Erb is the correct way to say it. It comes from latin via french. It's only Victorian grammarians who were seeking ways to make themselves sound important that introduced the false 'h'. It should always be dropped.
The really annoying thing about aitch is the number of people who say 'haitch'. I work in HR and it's amazing how many people call it Haitch-Arr. Frankly none of them are employable.
So you actually say 'erb then?
Absolutely agree on aitch and haitch though, annoying how acceptable it has become.
No, I say herb like I was taught at school. But I'm keen to defend those who say it properly.
The 'haitch' thing drives me nuts though. Especially that it goes unchallenged. How did this ever become acceptable?
The term drop as in "our new album drops tomorrow" or "the new Adidas collection drops on Friday"
Wank terminology Buckshee. It's everywhere. At the moment I get particularly wound up by going on LinkedIn and having to see all these companies refer to their places of work as 'campuses' - honestly fuck off
It never ceases to amaze me how vomit inducing we can go with this shit. It's gradually been seeping in over a number of years, coffee shops where you can't go in and ask for a white coffee, it's a flat white, adverts for kitchens where you get your own 'project manager', and now your place of work needs to be a campus where you collaborate and foster a culture of 'intrapreneurship'
Unfortunately for me, the world seems to be going one way, and I'm very firmly going the other, in that it all just seems to wind me up, and it's everywhere. You can't hide from it or take a breather
Sky sports now analyse player's instagram accounts to evaluate their chances of moving during the transfer window
Utter wank
I've worked in large corporations all my life so you get accustomed to "corporate wank", and some phrases become so normal that it takes your wife calling you a twat and laughing at you to realise that you have taken it home with you - however, even I draw the line somewhere. A good friend at a company that I used to work for was Global Capability Director (that, to me, is quite a normal title). The other week he sent me an email and he is now "Global Head of Faculty".
There used to be "Trucking" companies over here, now they're "Logistics" companies.
The term drop as in "our new album drops tomorrow" or "the new Adidas collection drops on Friday"
Wank terminology Buckshee. It's everywhere. At the moment I get particularly wound up by going on LinkedIn and having to see all these companies refer to their places of work as 'campuses' - honestly fuck off
It never ceases to amaze me how vomit inducing we can go with this shit. It's gradually been seeping in over a number of years, coffee shops where you can't go in and ask for a white coffee, it's a flat white, adverts for kitchens where you get your own 'project manager', and now your place of work needs to be a campus where you collaborate and foster a culture of 'intrapreneurship'
Unfortunately for me, the world seems to be going one way, and I'm very firmly going the other, in that it all just seems to wind me up, and it's everywhere. You can't hide from it or take a breather
Sky sports now analyse player's instagram accounts to evaluate their chances of moving during the transfer window
Utter wank
I've worked in large corporations all my life so you get accustomed to "corporate wank", and some phrases become so normal that it takes your wife calling you a twat and laughing at you to realise that you have taken it home with you - however, even I draw the line somewhere. A good friend at a company that I used to work for was Global Capability Director (that, to me, is quite a normal title). The other week he sent me an email and he is now "Global Head of Faculty".
There used to be "Trucking" companies over here, now they're "Logistics" companies.
I worked in the rag trade, and for years I was known as a warehouse man, the company I worked for employed a new Financial Director who changed our job titles to fabric allocation and relocation technicians.
PS. I think coleslaw and slaw are two different things
Erb is the correct way to say it. It comes from latin via french. It's only Victorian grammarians who were seeking ways to make themselves sound important that introduced the false 'h'. It should always be dropped.
The really annoying thing about aitch is the number of people who say 'haitch'. I work in HR and it's amazing how many people call it Haitch-Arr. Frankly none of them are employable.
Does that mean that you tell people you work in Herr-Err? That must put their mind at rest when they come for an interview?
The term drop as in "our new album drops tomorrow" or "the new Adidas collection drops on Friday"
Wank terminology Buckshee. It's everywhere. At the moment I get particularly wound up by going on LinkedIn and having to see all these companies refer to their places of work as 'campuses' - honestly fuck off
It never ceases to amaze me how vomit inducing we can go with this shit. It's gradually been seeping in over a number of years, coffee shops where you can't go in and ask for a white coffee, it's a flat white, adverts for kitchens where you get your own 'project manager', and now your place of work needs to be a campus where you collaborate and foster a culture of 'intrapreneurship'
Unfortunately for me, the world seems to be going one way, and I'm very firmly going the other, in that it all just seems to wind me up, and it's everywhere. You can't hide from it or take a breather
Sky sports now analyse player's instagram accounts to evaluate their chances of moving during the transfer window
Utter wank
I've worked in large corporations all my life so you get accustomed to "corporate wank", and some phrases become so normal that it takes your wife calling you a twat and laughing at you to realise that you have taken it home with you - however, even I draw the line somewhere. A good friend at a company that I used to work for was Global Capability Director (that, to me, is quite a normal title). The other week he sent me an email and he is now "Global Head of Faculty".
There used to be "Trucking" companies over here, now they're "Logistics" companies.
I worked in the rag trade, and for years I was known as a warehouse man, the company I worked for employed a new Financial Director who changed our job titles to fabric allocation and relocation technicians.
And there's another one that gets my goat. Job titles, Craftsmen that are not craftsman Technicians that are not technicians Engineers that are not engineers Associates that are not associates Partners that are not partners Professionals that are not professionals.
When I left school you had to work towards and get qualifications to get called any of the above.
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abbreviation "guac".
That sort of pretentiousness goes way beyond anything that should be acceptable.
It never ceases to amaze me how vomit inducing we can go with this shit. It's gradually been seeping in over a number of years, coffee shops where you can't go in and ask for a white coffee, it's a flat white, adverts for kitchens where you get your own 'project manager', and now your place of work needs to be a campus where you collaborate and foster a culture of 'intrapreneurship'
Unfortunately for me, the world seems to be going one way, and I'm very firmly going the other, in that it all just seems to wind me up, and it's everywhere. You can't hide from it or take a breather
Sky sports now analyse player's instagram accounts to evaluate their chances of moving during the transfer window
Utter wank
The look of utter shock and bemusement he gave me at this obviously alien, unintelligible request it was if I'd asked to bum him over the sweet shelves before burning his house down with his mum in it.
PS. I think coleslaw and slaw are two different things
Coleslaw and slaw are one and the same in the states. Thankfully I've never heard someone refer to coleslaw as slaw over here.
People who send something like a 10meg email about something ambiguous amd just stick 'FYI' in the body. Dafuq am I meant to do with that? Does it apply to me or not? Do I NEED to read it or is it something I should file away I'm case someone ask's me a question about said ambiguous document?
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Erb is the correct way to say it. It comes from latin via french. It's only Victorian grammarians who were seeking ways to make themselves sound important that introduced the false 'h'. It should always be dropped.
The really annoying thing about aitch is the number of people who say 'haitch'. I work in HR and it's amazing how many people call it Haitch-Arr. Frankly none of them are employable.
Seriously though language evolves and my language is probably going off at a tangent to most
Absolutely agree on aitch and haitch though, annoying how acceptable it has become.
The 'haitch' thing drives me nuts though. Especially that it goes unchallenged. How did this ever become acceptable?
Job titles,
Craftsmen that are not craftsman
Technicians that are not technicians
Engineers that are not engineers
Associates that are not associates
Partners that are not partners
Professionals that are not professionals.
When I left school you had to work towards and get qualifications to get called any of the above.