If you need to B*tch about something... this is the place — Page 47

I would like to see what would happen if you open a can of beer after it's been put through a paint can shaker.

Serrated bread knives are really just the thing for chopping dense root vegetables, they are also really good for cutting the sides off thumbs.

I don't know if anyone has had that classic nightmare where teeth crumble away.

I thought I was having that dream last night until I woke up.

One of the problems with being epileptic is my teeth (particularly my front teeth) have been worn away due to bruxism.

My dentists have rebuilt them with facias made of the same dental composite used in white fillings.

Last night a slither broke off during a nocturnal seisure (it's not very visually noticeable but I can feel where the piece is missing with my tongue) and I had been chewing away at it all night so the back of my throat had a quantity of white gravel.

I will have to see the dentist as the nerve seems to be exposed and is doing weird wiggly things when near heat or sweetness (so I will have to be careful with my tea). 

It's getting quite windy here. We often get high winds but this is quite a churn and I can hear lots of smashing glass. I wonder how many trampolines we will lose this time?

Bingowings said:

I wonder how many trampolines we will lose this time?

27 and one eighth. Just peanuts really, when you consider all the trampolines in Scotland.

Lost my potting shed. totally uplifted and all the pots of soil and seeds were ruined.

And now I have a tooth ache.

It's God's revenge for me calling him a tyrant.

Don't do that.   Why would you want to be dead?   

Everytime I hear Americans talking about football and they call it soccer, or sawker! Aahhh!!! Just..stop it. Please? 

I've been down that road in these parts, and can say you won't get very far.

Americans love their football and will defend their right to call it football, regardless of the facts that the feet aren't really used much, the "ball" doesn't even match the dictionary definition of ball, and that at the time of naming it another sport already had that name. My theory is that Americans suck at real football so badly, they had to adapt another sport and give it that name, then call the real thing "soccer" and declare it a woman's sport, just to save face in their own sort of way. In America, "football" is the height of testosterone driven sporting, of course, the rest of the world knows what's up and sniggers at this with eyes rolling.

I prefer to call American football "American Padded Rugby". It is like rugby, but for Americans, and with protective equipment to limit booboos. 

Yes, because football players are wimps.

Of course, most soccer players are lefties.

CP3S said:

I've been down that road in these parts, and can say you won't get very far.

Americans love their football and will defend their right to call it football, regardless of the facts that the feet aren't really used much, the "ball" doesn't even match the dictionary definition of ball, and that at the time of naming it another sport already had that name. My theory is that Americans suck at real football so badly, they had to adapt another sport and give it that name, then call the real thing "soccer" and declare it a woman's sport, just to save face in their own sort of way. In America, "football" is the height of testosterone driven sporting, of course, the rest of the world knows what's up and sniggers at this with eyes rolling.

I prefer to call American football "American Padded Rugby". It is like rugby, but for Americans, and with protective equipment to limit booboos. 

Couldn't of put it better myself. Kudos to you sir.

FanFiltration said:

Actually, Football, Rugby, and Soccer all have a similar sporting ancestry. Check out a run-down of the naming of these sports to relieve at least some of your angst about the testoster-sport. (It's understandable to have residual angst, though.)

Football came first. Rugby was a subsidiary of football and 'American' football evolved from rugby. Fact. I prefer to call it Gridiron. 

Hey, it's me. said:

Everytime I hear Americans talking about football and they call it soccer, or sawker! Aahhh!!! Just..stop it. Please? 

we don't call football, soccer.    We call football, football.    We call soccer, soccer.    : P 

lately I've compromised and started call soccer, futbol.

Football is called Football. Rugby is called Rugby. Tennis is called Tennis. American Rugby is called Gridiron. 

Sure is a lot of stupid leftie talk in this thread.

TV's Frink said:

Sure is a lot of stupid leftie talk in this thread.

Are lefties the bane of humanity then Frink?

Typical leftie question.

CP3S said:

I've been down that road in these parts, and can say you won't get very far.

Americans love their football and will defend their right to call it football, regardless of the facts that the feet aren't really used much, the "ball" doesn't even match the dictionary definition of ball, and that at the time of naming it another sport already had that name. My theory is that Americans suck at real football so badly, they had to adapt another sport and give it that name, then call the real thing "soccer" and declare it a woman's sport, just to save face in their own sort of way. In America, "football" is the height of testosterone driven sporting, of course, the rest of the world knows what's up and sniggers at this with eyes rolling.

I prefer to call American football "American Padded Rugby". It is like rugby, but for Americans, and with protective equipment to limit booboos. 

Again I ask: you sure you're an American?

As for Americans sucking at futbol, I believe Team USA did pretty good in the last World Cup.    I think they beat England.    If I remember correctly, the only reason we were eliminated was because the ref made a bad call and a goal by American that should have counted, was not counted.    In addition, the women's team almost won the women's World Cup, they lost on penalty kicks.    A  few years before, the women's won the World Cup.   I also think they won a the gold medal in the Olympics a couple of times.   Lastly, what about the MLS?   They are improving, are they not?  

I don't recall America ever declaring futbol, a woman's sport.    

Hey, it's me. said:

Football Futbol is called Football Futbol. Rugby is called Rugby. Tennis is called Tennis. American Rugby Football is called Gridiron Football. 

there, fixed that for you.