[Closed] "Congratulations Mr Peat! The most winningest racer in DH history" on front page

Do you not think a tongue might have been in a cheek somewhere when that headline was written?

it is a word actually - superlative form of winning

Well at least we can all be pleased the winningest downhiller is not American which probably annoys the yanks more than any amount of scraping fingers down their blackboard or abuse of our language will do.

First they discover they cant win at cross country, now they can't win at downhill or 4x, other than American Football and Doping there is not much they are really good at where the results are more than about how much money you spend. It's time they go invent another world class sport.

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PP - thoroughly agree even though I suspect they are being ironic it still grates.

Congratulations Peter Poddy - The whiniest poster in history !!!!

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Shouldn't that be whiningest?

He's Dr (Hon) Peat too, it we're being really pedantic, lol

No worse than most of the people on here who refer to a fork as a pair/set of forks.

PIN Number anyone?

PIN is an abbreviation

Some Americanisms I can handle, but I don't gives rats ass where anyones tongue is, that simply sounds like somebody dumb who has no clue trying to sound trendy
To borrow a phrase I read the other day - STW has just donned a beige Cardigan and tartan slippers and is now dancing very badly in a room full of teenagers

yeah I know it is but how many times do you get asked to put in your PIN number?

the guy i used to sit opposite at work thought writ was the past tense of write.

people are just stupid

you iz whingetastic innit ?

PIN is an abbreviation

PIN is an [b]acronym[/b] ie word made up of initials. It's also a TLA (Three Letter Acronym)

I see what you mean - "personal identification number number"

the guy i used to sit opposite at work thought writ was the past tense of write.

he was right 🙂

Recall a bloke called Shakespeare ?
"the moving hand, having writ, moves on"

people are just stupid

including many who think others are stupid ?

[i]but I don't gives rats ass [/i]

Gee man,I hope you were being ironic there, dude. Or I'll be pissed at you. 😯

Some of this stuff greats on me.

I like to use some of it to annoy folk though...a favourite is "For your FYI..."

Some of this stuff [b]greats[/b] on me

intentional irony I take it ?

but I don't gives rats ass where anyones tongue is

is that legal ? Not [b]my[/b] choice of bedroom game anyway...

If I'm not wrong that prize tit Rob Warner spouted "winningest" out when they realised Peat had won on Sunday during Freecaster's broadcast? Maybe a wee piss-take of him PP? Would that placate you any?

I think PP (or SPAMBotty as I like to think of him*) is more annoyed by the word than by who [b]said[/b] it...

* having circulated his email address book to everyone in it today 🙂

[i]I think PP (or SPAMBotty as I like to think of him*) is more annoyed by the word than by who said it...

* having circulated his email address book to everyone in it today[/i]

That made me lol can we use lol on a PP thread?

Is lol ok still or are people getting frustrated and I should type the full phrase?

Honestly who gives a shit if someone says enter you PIN number instead of PIN.

SFB I am certainly not about to enter into an afternoon of pedantic debate with you, was merely pointing out one possible reason for the STW author using the offensive word. Thank you.

demand they call it your "pie number" ?

SFB I am certainly not about to enter into an afternoon of pedantic debate with you

well, excuse me, but surely the funniest bit is when people post poorly spelt/grammared criticisms of other's* usage ??

* it took me several minutes to decide where to put that apostrophe as I suppose the meaning could be [b]an[/b] other's or multiple others's. In speech one would just say "others" and everyone would understand 🙂

edit: and I apologise for "grammared" but it seemed the most appropriate usage in context...

I think it should be others'

I think it should be others'

on reflection I agree 🙂 I was using the general case

See? A nice quick pedantic debate is much better all round.

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How's this for an irritating acronym?

[b]RudeBoy[/b] = "Really Unpleasant Degenerate Elephant Bonking Overweight Youf" ??

sorry RB, I couldn't resist :o)

Oi! I'm not overweight! It's just winter plumage...

SFB = Seedy Felching Bugger.

I [b]knew[/b] that would happen 🙁

Oi! I'm not overweight!

nor exactly a "youf" I believe (except compared to me)

sometimes i wonder what it would be like to be as uptight as some people on here, suppose i could just sew up my anus (so to retain everything) give it a couple of years and find my answer.

sometimes i wonder what it would be like to be as uptight as some people on here

might it not rather be that we like any opportunity to take the piss out of each other ?

i was mainly refering to the OP

i was mainly refering to the OP

but SPAMBotty is a well known windup artist :o)
[and only able to communicate vocally in strangled grunts and screams]

jamesca - you missed an r in referring! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! LOL!

I knew that would happen

The door was left wide open! I had no option, really..

Jamesca; it's a forum. You can choose to be as uptight or laid back as you want, it don't necessarily mean you're like that in real life. You can pretend to be all worked up about something, to get a reaction. Or not. I think the really uptight ones are those who take it too seriously, and believe people are really like that.

For example, I'm far worse...

no need. sorry.

Just saw this on Stif's shop site regarding Rock Shox SIDs:

The most winningest cross country fork is still capable of propelling you to the winner's podium, but now it makes a great short travel trail fork, too.

It's catching.

but SPAMBotty is a well known windup artist :o)
[and only able to communicate vocally in strangled grunts and screams]

Steady on Barnes... I meant what I said, but it is indeed a very trivial thing. Some people have rants on STW and everyone agrees. My very existance here is to be wrong, constantly, I think you'll find.

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I meant what I said, but it is indeed a very trivial thing.

well, I'm gratified to see you answering to your new name :o)

My very [b]existance[/b] here is to be wrong, constantly, I think you'll find.

spellingwise anyhow...

Some people have rants on STW and everyone agrees

[b]that[/b] would be uncommonly dull 🙁

simonfbarnes - he was right

Recall a bloke called Shakespeare ?

are you trying to suggest that Shakespeare English is the correct one? cos i think you'll be wrong.

demand they call it your "pie number" ?

or PI number, but then everyone would be either 3141 or 3142 depending on your application / rounding up standpoint.

ETA: Well done Mr Peat - now how about following it up with the World Champs and World Cup?

are you trying to suggest that Shakespeare[b](an)[/b] English is the correct one?

well, I think it'll pass, don't you ? Old forms become obsolete, but they don't generally lose their meaning and stop being words. Many supposed 'Americanisms' are in fact Elizabethan English, preserved by word of mouth over there...

but then everyone would be either 3141 or 3142 depending on your application / rounding up standpoint

3000 for me please I insist on integers!

spellingwise anyhow...

See, even as I say I'm wrong, I'm more wrong than I thought I was.

Either that or you're more anal than I thought you were, which would be tough.....

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PeterPoddy - Member

To borrow a phrase I read the other day - STW has just donned a beige Cardigan and tartan slippers and is now dancing very badly in a room full of teenagers

Posted 4 hours ago # Report-Post

Hey, that was aimed at YOU.

Don't you mean that STW has joined you in the room, saying " Hey isn't Lily Allen catchy" while the teeangers hide behind their alcopops. 😉

Either that or you're more anal than I thought you were

you have me wrong, I don't really care about spelling, except to make fun of people who complain about falling standards or the creation of new words :o) Surely if you're going to defend the integrity of the language you need to be consistent ?

Hey, that was aimed at YOU.

And?

Also from the front page

Benji and trusty lieutenant JonWIII travel to the [b]southerest, westerest [/b]bits of Wales in search of fresh trails. And they find them, nestled among the gales.

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I don't care about what they do in Wales. They're all thick anyway.

Surely if you're going to defend the integrity of the language you need to be consistent ?

Why should that be the case?

PeterPoddy - Member
I don't care about what they do in Wales. They're all thick anyway.

Posted 10 minutes ago # Report-Post

ooo-oooooh.

<Clutches handbag to chest>

Why should that be the case?

else why bother defending it ? Spelling and grammar are merely enforced consistency (for the alleged purpose of comprehension), so there would be scarce point inconsistently defending that consistency...

personally, I think consistency, spelling and grammar overrated 🙂

personally, I think consistency, spelling and grammar overrated

with all but the bear minimum punctuation

I'm heavily in favour of punctuation :o) It's the bits in between that can be tedious...

Bare minimum.

personally, I think consistency, spelling and grammar overrated

So why bother correcting me earlier then?

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So why bother correcting me earlier then?

because [b]you're[/b] the one who supposedly cares about these things :o) But only when it suits you it appears 🙂

Bare minimum

I quite liked 'bear', more animlistic!

ooo-oooooh.

<Clutches handbag to chest>

Now, you see that line about the Welsh was said tongue-in-cheek, as people inferred the line that prompted this thread was.

I typed it purely to get a reaction. a troll line if you like.

Your reaction was roughly as predictable as I expected.

If I make a point, I'm wrong. If someone else makes one, they're clever.

No offence intended. Point proven, thanks for your help.
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[i]one of the Bauhaus guys [/i]

Pete Murphy?

But only when it suits you it appears

Spelling is not my point. That was a fat-fingered typing error, I just get sick of correcting tham, and stop looking for them.....probably....

I do however appreciate you taking the time to check my spelling. It's like being back at school again. 🙂

Americanisms, however, are a different thing entirely. Some, as I've already said I can live with, but there's a few that really get my blood pressure up.
I imagine everyone has little things that irk them from time to time?
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If I make a point, I'm wrong. If someone else makes one, they're clever.

Ahem, let me assure you that my criticism of others is indiscriminate :o) And for that matter, people agree with you a lot more than they do with me, and I'm not complaining!

I just get sick of correcting tham, and stop looking for them

so you object to others infringing your preferences, but have no problem infringing theirs ?

I imagine everyone has little things that irk them from time to time?

and the best way to inner harmony is to rise above these trivia!

PeterPoddy - Member

ooo-oooooh.

<Clutches handbag to chest>

Now, you see that line about the Welsh was said tongue-in-cheek, as people inferred the line that prompted this thread was.

I typed it purely to get a reaction. a troll line if you like.

Your reaction was roughly as predictable as I expected.

If I make a point, I'm wrong. If someone else makes one, they're clever.

No offence intended. Point proven, thanks for your help.

I took it as read that the post was tongue in cheek, that's why I responded that way. If I'd thought you were being serious I probably wouldn't have bothered. No offence taken at all.

this is the shittingest thread

I imagine everyone has little things that irk them from time to time?

No, it irks me [i]all[/i] the time.

Eh? What?

Oh, I posted that out loud, din't I? 😯

this is the shittingest thread

and yours was the boringest post (apart from the next one)

No, yours was actually slightly more inertesting, SFB, as it provoked this response from me.

Using the word "dumb" to mean "stupid" is an Americanism too Pete. Wordyness fail! 😉

Brakes, "shittingest" is now my word of the week. In fact I'm going to use it in casual conversation tomorrow. At work. In my appraisal.

I think the rule is that Americanisms are OK provided that have the SPAMBotty seal of approval 🙂