The background…..

Following on from World Mental Health Day, work has hosted a few chats around mental health and a few of us dialled in to one today that was led by an obviously Welsh lady.

She was discussing coping mechanisms for when you are struggling to deal with things – go get some fresh air, talk to someone you can trust etc, and then she said “Or just lock yourself in the bathroom and knock one out”

I’m pretty sure she was meant to say something like “and have a good cry/scream” or something similar. Unless the phrase means something different in Wales maybe?

We had an office full of people looking round to check that we’d all heard the same thing, and all now really conscious that people might be wondering why we are a long time on a toilet break…

No idea, very funny though.

I once asked an American “how’s tricks”. Tricks has a different meaning over there.

My understanding of the term is the same as yours by the look of it.

Try explaining that you need a fag in the US.

I reckon she was saying exactly what you think she was saying.

Bring on them endorphins!! Or relaxant things. What ever it produces…

Pretty sexist of her. Surely she should have said rub one off?

Try explaining that you need a fag in the US.

Or want to borrow a rubber.

Try explaining that you need a fag in the US.

I always find it amusing when they say, “blew me off” in American TV shows…

Well she certainly got the attention of your office, and that’s half the battle isn’t it, dragging you away from your emails 🤣 (or STW)

Because I’m basically a child I laugh every time someone from our US warehouse talks about post magnums. They call them Gaylords and it makes me giggle. The first time I was on a call and somebody mentioned sticking a lot of product in a Gaylord I did not know what to think.

I reckon the Welsh lady was saying exactly what you think she was saying.

Yep, I reckon it was intentional too!Lol

Hasn’t it been proven to actually help people cope with anxiety/ stress etc?

I reckon a significant portion of the world are knocking them out at the moment over Putin.

😉

Hey scoop! OT but how’s it going? Typical that I ask you on a penis related thread!

funkmasterp
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Hey scoop! OT but how’s it going? Typical that I ask you on a penis related thread!

Hey.

Not too bad thanks, should be getting my old analogue penis upgraded to digital soonish.😁

I’ll get round to updating “that” thread at some point as there have been a few happenings one way or the other including another little hospital holiday.

Let’s just say words such as “penis pumps, slippers and knee pads*” are likely to be needed in the post when I do update it.😁

*Yes really.

Teams meeting recently at work where a woman from HR was discussing planning office capacity for the return to onsite working, and referred repeatedly to a group of people as ****. Another minute and another mention of ****. It was only when she shared her screen that it became apparent.
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She was referring to the busiest days when office space was most in demand, i.e. a large number of folk who prefer to work from home Monday and Friday, and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the office: ****.</span>

edit: so the word there is T W A T s 😀

Ironically I’ve been a **** this week at work.

I’m a part time worker in Wales. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. So maybe I’m not a T, W & T. But I’ll not be surprised if my pupils and colleagues have other views on this.

OP, you need not be confused. AFAIK, the aforementioned phrase means exactly what you think.

Tough day. Bathroom. Locked door. Sounds reasonable

Or want to borrow a rubber

Copyright Mike Harding IIRC – losing a cherry on the street outside was part of the same routine 😹😹😹😹

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— Alan (@UKCougar) October 12, 2022

Try explaining that you need a fag in the US.

Surely they’ve got it by now? I remember my girlfriend coming (ooer! coming!!) back from the US in about 1983 saying they had a different meaning for faggots.

Try explaining that you need a fag in the US.

An awfully long time ago at uni I had a mate who was from St Helens. He was most put out when I asked him for a ‘tab’ (Geordish thing). He was very concerned I thought he was a drug dealer selling LSD 😂 I really wanted a fag/ciggy/tab. He then explained that in his world they were referred to as ‘bifters’…🤯🤯🤯

She knew.

Did she mean the work “bathroom” though?

Ewww.

it means conducting a one handed symphony.

A bifter is a funky fag, not a normal one.

As above.
Bifter = joint/reefer/doobie/spliff.

She defo knew what she was saying.

bifters

A colleague of mine from the Isle of Wight uses this to refer to people she thinks could do to lose some weight.

Anyway, this having a tommy to relieve stress – it’s a myth isn’t it? Load of nonsense. Just so happens I indulged yesterday evening and afterwards had the worst night’s sleep I’ve had in months.

A colleague of mine from the Isle of Wight uses this to refer to people she thinks could do to lose some weight.

That’s biffers / biffas.

Just so happens I indulged yesterday evening and afterwards had the worst night’s sleep I’ve had in months.

Catholic guilt?

TBH honest, if its in a cubicle and toilet paper no different to blowing your nose.

In this modern day and age its probably not an unexpected thing, a quick prework tug over some pronhob on your mobby.

Not sure its my cuppa T but hey ho, one mans stress release is another mans……

bifter
/ˈbɪftə/
nounINFORMAL•BRITISH
a cigarette or a cannabis cigarette.

Deffo possible he was using his own lexicon incorrectly. If you find him, I’ll let you ask him! 😉 (Nickname given to him by me, due to his ‘amazing’ dance moves, was Funky Mark, and he drove an FSO Polonez)

Not sure its my cuppa T but hey ho, one mans stress release is another mans……

…gross misconduct 🤣

Catholic guilt?

Never heard of it

Not too bad thanks, should be getting my old analogue penis upgraded to digital soonish

Sorry, what? 🤔 You’re getting a DAC on your dick?? This requires further explanation, methinks..

Anything to do with ‘having a Jodrell’?

Did she mean knock one out or curl one off?
Yep, watch your back in the states with ‘can I bum a fag?’

Sorry, what? 🤔 You’re getting a DAC on your dick?? This requires further explanation, methinks..

No, just means I can get HD now.

A Hard Dick.

Did she mean knock one out or curl one off?

I’m not sure which would be funnier TBH.

“I’m feeling a bit frazzled this morning boss, just going to curl one down.”

“OK mate, you look after yourself.”

No, just means I can get HD now.

A Hard Dick.

And if you took a Viagra would that = 4KHD!?

Not sure its my cuppa T but hey ho, one mans stress release is another mans……

…gross misconduct 🤣

Dunno how would they prove it 🙂 and especially if you have been given advice to do that very act, remember she did say lock the door first.