Mine (and your) Room101 exhibits

[DiamondEcho]

I've no idea what grits are, but I'm sure they're awful.

Some form of boiled corn-meal IIRC, and yes, quite horrible IME.

[BobbyD]

Folk who

Brits who use the folksy Americanism 'folk' referring to people

Why, there thou say'st! And the more pity that great folk
should have count'nance in this world to drown or hang themselves

[Leothebear]

1/ Charles Hanson - no explanation necessary.

2/ Parking ticket machines with 'No change given' printed on them.

3/ The USA.

[swill453]

1/ Charles Hanson - no explanation necessary.

Hmm, I think there is. On googling he seems to be a presenter on daytime TV Bargain Hunt. No idea why anyone would find him objectionable.

Scott.

[stewamax]

"At all times"
as in
"This gate must be kept shut at all times" (which of course also begs the question of what the gate is for - why not use a fence?)
"Keep dogs under control at all times"
etc

[Leothebear]

1/ Charles Hanson - no explanation necessary.

Hmm, I think there is. On googling he seems to be a presenter on daytime TV Bargain Hunt. No idea why anyone would find him objectionable.

Scott.

OK. He's an embarrassingly gushing, clumsy buffoon who simply has no idea when to shut up. Think of the direct opposite of 'cool'.

[UncleEbenezer]

1/ Charles Hanson - no explanation necessary.

Hmm, I think there is. On googling he seems to be a presenter on daytime TV Bargain Hunt. No idea why anyone would find him objectionable.

Scott.

Nope, no explanation necessary. The matter is too trivial and irrelevant to merit one. If you care who the subject is, you can google. If (like me) you couldn't give a ****, you let it pass, and accidentally learn who he is when someone googles and posts it here.

[tea42]

Folk who

Brits who use the folksy Americanism 'folk' referring to people

Ummm.. Have you ever been North of the border? You dont need a passport (at the moment)

[bungeejumper]

'Jonny, there are no chicks with dicks - only men with tits'

Best of both worlds, innit? Can't tell me it's not just some kind of kinky fantasy!

My wife is a psychotherapist who has, in the past, been involved in preparing young men for the process (and making very, very sure that they know what they're getting into before they start on the oestrogen pills). She still remembers her first client, who was six foot six even without his three inch heels. He told her that he wanted the full chop because he'd always fancied the idea of being a lesbian. Hmmmm. Or Grace Jones, maybe?

BJ

[UncleIan]

Is there a special bit of Room 101 with a pit and pointy sticks and weird goulish unnatural creatures ready to give you a hard flick to the nipples at random intervals for all eternity? Can we put the people in there that pick up their dog's poo, put it in a bag, then hang the bag like a goth christmas decoration from a nearby tree branch?

[bungeejumper]

Is there a special bit of Room 101 with a pit and pointy sticks and weird goulish unnatural creatures ready to give you a hard flick to the nipples at random intervals for all eternity? Can we put the people in there that pick up their dog's poo, put it in a bag, then hang the bag like a goth christmas decoration from a nearby tree branch?

Oh god, yes. They hang them on the church railings outside our house, and then take Fido for a walk up the lane and "forget" to pick up the goody bags when they come back. And then the primary school kids come along and wonder what these strange things are?

BJ

[panamagold]

"At this moment in time" they said. Tw@t.

[Watis]

"Dogs must be carried on escalators"

No dog? Take the stairs then.

Watis

[swill453]

"Reaching out" to someone, in business i.e. going to talk to.

When a previously respected colleague asked me to do this, I spluttered and cracked up. Then I realised he was being serious. Of course he got promoted over me.

Scott.

[kiloran]

"The fact of the matter is...."
= politician-speak for "I'm trying to sound pompous and knowledgeable"

--kiloran

[Leothebear]

"Nope, no explanation necessary. The matter is too trivial and irrelevant to merit one. If you care who the subject is, you can google. If (like me) you couldn't give a ****, you let it pass, and accidentally learn who he is when someone googles and posts it here."

So trivia is exempt from this topic?

[OLTB]

"Reaching out" to someone, in business i.e. going to talk to.

When a previously respected colleague asked me to do this, I spluttered and cracked up. Then I realised he was being serious. Of course he got promoted over me.

Scott.

Oh yes, business speak - I was in a meeting once when a boss who I really couldn't stand said, "Guys, guys, lets do some helicopter thinking here". I looked quizzically at my fellow attendees who just nodded at him - it seems I was the only one who had absolutely no idea what he was talking about.

Cheers, OLTB.

[Clariman]

Oh yes, business speak - I was in a meeting once when a boss who I really couldn't stand said, "Guys, guys, lets do some helicopter thinking here". I looked quizzically at my fellow attendees who just nodded at him - it seems I was the only one who had absolutely no idea what he was talking about.

Cheers, OLTB.

You were clearly too busy thinking outside the box and pushing the envelope, so had no time for helicopter thinking. I hope you all found the paradigm shift that you were clearly in search of.

[stewamax]

"N things/ways"
It seems that to sell a magazine or red-top paper these days it must announce in strident and colourful terms:
"Ten ways to lose weight"
"26 ways to snare your man"
"six-pack in only 5 days"
"the 5 best ways to protect your computer"
and inevitably:
"Three things" (Tony Blair - who also started every reply with 'Look'...)

[UncleIan]

You were clearly too busy thinking outside the box and pushing the envelope, so had no time for helicopter thinking. I hope you all found the paradigm shift that you were clearly in search of.

Never heard of helicopter thinking, maybe that's what you use when you're ideating in the blue sky. Still, I'm sure we could work it out if we leverage our synergies.