What Are You Giving Up For Lent?

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3 minutes ago, charon said:

I'd be delighted to see Zorders back if it meant the end of this charade with Roey.

 

No, Roey, don't rise to it! Stay strong! Don't do it Roey! See point 7 of above diatribe:

24 minutes ago, The Quim Reaper said:

Have a problem with a specific person on here? It's probably best not to take any notice of them.

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5 minutes ago, Phantom of the Midway said:

Well, hey, I've been on these mostly-British forums for a couple years.

I've adopted a lot of useful new words, like owt/nowt, summat

 

Oh no, that's not English, that's Northern.

[Grim Up North 3,725]

5 minutes ago, The Quim Reaper said:

 

Oh no, that's not English, that's Northern.

Proper English - not like you Southern fuckwit posh twats, or summat 

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42 minutes ago, Phantom of the Midway said:

Never claimed to be normal. I'm well aware I ain't.

 

I was going to make that quip and missed out by half an hour, cooking. Timing!

 

 

Anyone using "summat" on here has been reading Maryport comments for a long time, basically, imo.

 

[charon 4,943]

Half an hour is 30 minutes.

 

Here to help.

[msc 18,439]

^ It was 30 mins when I started typing but people keep trying to have conversations with me here. Very distracting.

[Boudicca 702]

All this attention Roey is getting reminds me of the days of Banshees Scream. Now there was an interesting individual...

[charon 4,943]

Not in any way/shape or form as mental tho.....

[Joey Russ 7,220]

Another reason to smile. I’ve just noticed this.  

[Lard Bazaar 3,799]

Really, who gives a fuck? Post if you want to, don’t if you don’t. Read posts if you want to, don’t if you don’t. It really is that simple, kids.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

On a serious note:  I gave up Soda / soft drinks.  Last time I gave em up I lost 19 pounds in 2 months without changing another thing in my life (beer drinking a-plenty included).  That shit is poison, hard to get away from it though, unlike fags it tastes good.   (purposeful use of 'fags' to see how quickly it goes astray).
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[charon 4,943]

Shouldn't have used 'soda' if for comparison terms.....

 

Marks you as a yank.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

On 2/18/2018 at 11:52, charon said:

Shouldn't have used 'soda' if for comparison terms.....

 

Marks you as a yank.

Shit I was already being polite.  We call it POP in Detroit.  
My Yankness isn't a secret.  That said I do attempt at all times to fit in (i.e. 'colour' or 'neighbour'), etc.  Help a brother out here, what am I supposed to say?

[Toast 16,133]

'Pop' is fine.  My Brummie grandparents always called fizzy drinks pop.

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37 minutes ago, Toast said:

'Pop' is fine.  My Brummie grandparents always called fizzy drinks pop.

It's never actually crossed my mind before, but, outside of the Midlands, what do/did other regions of the UK call pop?

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10 hours ago, time said:

It's never actually crossed my mind before, but, outside of the Midlands, what do/did other regions of the UK call pop?

 

Many people call them dads here, though there are many regional varieties. 

[Spade_Cooley 9,517]

"Pop" specifically refers to non-brand soft drinks where I grew up: think Panda Pops, shit like that. 

[Paul Bearer 6,101]

11 hours ago, time said:

It's never actually crossed my mind before, but, outside of the Midlands, what do/did other regions of the UK call pop?

A bottle of ginger where I grew up. 

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4 hours ago, Paul Bearer said:

A bottle of ginger where I grew up. 

Does that go for all fizzy drinks, regardless of flavour? (Even Irn-Bru?)

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5 hours ago, msc said:

 

Many people call them dads here, though there are many regional varieties. 

I'm reliably informed that the correct colloquialism up there is dadaidh.

[Paul Bearer 6,101]

1 hour ago, time said:

Does that go for all fizzy drinks, regardless of flavour? (Even Irn-Bru?)

Yes. You'd go into the shop and say 'a bottle of ginger please' to which the reply would be ' What flavour?'

[Toast 16,133]

Thinking about it, I suspect most people refer to brands these days.  I'll have a Sprite/Pepsi/Tango orange etc.

[One shot Paddy 1,206]

When I was growing up it was known as "a bottle of mineral" and it was delivered by "The Mineral Man" to your door. 

[charon 4,943]

Scoosh is another variation I've heard up here.

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16 minutes ago, One shot Paddy said:

When I was growing up it was known as "a bottle of mineral" and it was delivered by "The Mineral Man" to your door. 

 

In my grandparents' day, pop was usually Corona and delivered by the Corona man.   It came in glass bottles with a deposit which you got back when you returned the bottle.  I liked the limeade best.