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@the-gravedigger saidCripple is certainly a no, no unless you are handicapped yourself then you can call each other Cripples. I had friends who did it all the time when greeting each other.
Swell
Cripple
-VR
@the-gravedigger saidCripple is certainly a no, no unless you are handicapped yourself then you can call each other Cripples. I had friends who did it all the time when greeting each other.
Swell
Cripple
@very-rusty said'Crippling' though is still okay. For example, 'I have a crippling headache.'
Cripple is certainly a no, no unless you are handicapped yourself then you can call each other Cripples. I had friends who did it all the time when greeting each other.
-VR
@ghost-of-a-duke saidOf course so long as you are not saying: Very Rusty is a cripple! 😉
'Crippling' though is still okay. For example, 'I have a crippling headache.'
@wolfgang59 saidHonour. Especially in that spelling.
Inspired by Kev's oblong ....
what words do you like that are disappearing from usage?
@ghost-of-a-duke saidTighter restrictions could cripple the country's economy.
'Crippling' though is still okay. For example, 'I have a crippling headache.'
@handyandy saidThat is fine also, as long as you don't direct the name 'cripple' to a person it is acceptable.
Tighter restrictions could cripple the country's economy.
@handyandy saidYes, that's okay too (as long as it is not a criticism of Brexit).
Tighter restrictions could cripple the country's economy.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidOh no, not Brexit again!
Yes, that's okay too (as long as it is not a criticism of Brexit).
😴
@very-rusty saidDon't confuse irritation over your constant idiocy with curmudgeonly behavior.
Yup...Sure is an oldie, something someone may or may not call Andy!
@handyandy saidLOL@ Andy, I knew that would eventually catch your attention.
Don't confuse irritation over your constant idiocy with curmudgeonly behavior.
@very-rusty saidSorry, pinhead, my best is way over your head. Keep it simple.
LOL@ Andy, I knew that would eventually catch your attention.
Are you really cranky all the time, or do I get the best out of you?
@handyandy saidLOL@ Andy, you are starting to sound like goad now! 😛 😉
Sorry, pinhead, my best is way over your head. Keep it simple.
@very-rusty saidBoth that it's not a shadow of a patch on honour, and that even that is going out of fashion.
What is your issue with Honor?
@shallow-blue saidhon·or
Both that it's not a shadow of a patch on honour, and that even that is going out of fashion.