OT: What words or phrases annoy you?

[Commander Kinsey]

Price doesn't have to be absolute. "What price should we put on the widgets?" "I think they're in high demand, around a couple of hundred dollars a box".

[Commander Kinsey]

The exact opposite. Posh folk say "the lesser of the two". They're the ones that should want morer.

[Commander Kinsey]

Profit is legit, markup is a ripoff. For example, if I take my car in to get the brakes changed, I'd rather receive the first bill than the second:

1: Brake pads - £10 Brake callipers - £40 Labour - £140 TOTAL - £190 2: Brake pads - £30 Brake callipers - £90 Labour - £70 TOTAL - £190

You can tell you've got a 2: garage when you say "I'll supply my own parts" and they run a mile.

[Commander Kinsey]

You need to have OCD to care.

[Snit]

On Jun 22, 2021 at 11:32:37 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote [e-mail]:

You see OCD everywhere. 

[Snit]

On Jun 22, 2021 at 11:22:58 AM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" wrote [e-mail]:

Yes, they can. :)

[Max Demian]

Reliant Regal; Reliant Supervan...

[Steve Walker]

And far more stand-out, Reliant Scimitar.

[rbowman]

Speaking of deathtraps...

[The Natural Philosopher]

I am very close to that position.

[NY]

Mike Oldfield in Moonlight Shadow is to blame ;-) OK, that was "4 AM in the morning" and was done to make the line scan.

[The Natural Philosopher]

I will never forget boarding the early morning Calais Ferry, the Monday after the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster, to the strains of 'To France' over the Tannoy...

Taking on water, Sailing a restless sea From a memory, A fantasy. The wind carries Into white water, Far from the islands. Don't you know you're

*Never going to get to France.*

Meanwhile the phrase I hate is 'going forward'. 4 ridiculous syllables to replace the far more accurate 3 in 'in future'

[Max Demian]

Not to mention the Kitten. (At least that had four wheels.)

[Steve Walker]

That did cross my mind, just after I'd posted. However, the kitten and the three-wheelers just don't compare to the Scimitar - and I'd definitely consider that a "famous" model.

[Commander Kinsey]

I used to be Colonel something. And a Major. Who uses their real name ffs?

[Commander Kinsey]

No such thing as a troll, that activity would be pointless. I just have a different opinion to the unwashed masses, which ends up being funny/annoying.

[Commander Kinsey]

I would accept "you can have my book" (we assume "with my permission"), but for "you can't do that" I would say "you shouldn't do that", or "you're not allowed to do that". Saying you can't do something which you've just done is laughably illogical.

[Commander Kinsey]

Unfortunately he got concerned when I pointed out things like security cameras and "assault". I did want him to attack me.

[Commander Kinsey]

The Irish have to be tolerant or we remove their visas.

[charles]

The Irish don't need visas to enter the UK