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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 16:12 ] |
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Mr Kissyfur wrote: Grim... wrote: Mr Kissyfur wrote: I've never understood the etymology of the name "Wetherspoon", what with a "wether" being a castrated ram. Unless vets used to be seriously fucking evil. It was the name of the founder's teacher, I think. Huh, how about that. Does that mean that, historically, his teacher's antecedents used to dig out rams' balls with a spoon? Dunno. Mine used to hide help priests hide in priest hole's - literally 'squirrelling them away', hence the double L on my name. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 16:13 ] |
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Boringly, The Internet (fount of all knowledge that it is) suggests the following for "Wetherspoon" WETHERSPOON, WITHERSPOON, WODDERSPOON. A grazing-place in the spur of a mountain or hill; weider, Dutch or Saxon, a herdsman, weideri, a place of fattening cattle, and span, to unite, bend, extend. That sounds bollocks, though. |
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| Author: | Squirt [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 16:16 ] |
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Mine roughly means "son of John", which may be the most tedious surname root there is. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 16:20 ] |
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Squirt wrote: Mine roughly means "son of John", which may be the most tedious surname root there is. The name "Alison" means "son of Alistair", and, as such, used to be a boys name. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 16:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 31 |
I can't find much on my surname. Just it means an enclosure or village by a wood, or somesuch. |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 16:27 ] |
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Mine's means KILL !!!!!!!!!!! (its also a valid word in WWF and contains no vowels) |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 16:28 ] |
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zaphod79 wrote: Mine's means KILL !!!!!!!!!!! (its also a valid word in WWF and contains no vowels) *interested* |
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| Author: | kalmar [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 16:39 ] |
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zaphod79 wrote: Mine's means KILL !!!!!!!!!!! (its also a valid word in WWF and contains no vowels) Mine also means KILL in French. I don't think it's valid in WWF though. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 16:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 31 |
Grim... wrote: Mr Kissyfur wrote: I've never understood the etymology of the name "Wetherspoon", what with a "wether" being a castrated ram. Unless vets used to be seriously fucking evil. It was the name of the founder's teacher, I think. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_D_Wetherspoon Quote: The J D Wetherspoon name comes from one of Martin's teachers in New Zealand who could not control his class and said that Martin would never make it as a businessman.
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 16:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 31 |
I didn't know that second bit. Excellent If I start a WebDev company, I shall call it Hayes for the same reason! |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 17:13 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Grim... wrote: Mr Kissyfur wrote: I've never understood the etymology of the name "Wetherspoon", what with a "wether" being a castrated ram. Unless vets used to be seriously fucking evil. It was the name of the founder's teacher, I think. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_D_Wetherspoon Quote: The J D Wetherspoon name comes from one of Martin's teachers in New Zealand who could not control his class and said that Martin would never make it as a businessman. Yeah, I saw that and meant to post it. I'm still hugely disappointed about the origins of his teacher's name though. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 17:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Bits & Bobs 31 |
'Wetherspoon' is a corruption of 'netherspoon' and relates to a practice of Bobby Brown and Lady Whitney of Houston. OR it's a really rubbish early model weather vane, basically a spoon on a bit of string. Scholars are divided. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 17:26 ] |
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Mimi wrote: 'Wetherspoon' is a corruption of 'netherspoon' and relates to a practice of Bobby Brown and Lady Whitney of Houston. OR it's a really rubbish early model weather vane, basically a spoon on a bit of string. Scholars are divided. Heh. I still lean towards it being a tradesman who specialised in the removal of rams' 'nads using a blunt eating utensil. Then again I am not a scholar, although I am, I like to think, a gentleman. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 17:30 ] |
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One history of my surname is from the Norman personal name Lodovicus, which is composed of the Germanic elements hlod and wig, meaning "fame" and "war". Which is ace. |
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| Author: | throughsilver [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 17:31 ] |
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flis wrote: I want to hear more stories about goblins. I have bruises on my back from being an awesome weightlifting superstar. I R well hard. But also in mild discomfort. Want a massage? |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 17:34 ] |
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throughsilver wrote: flis wrote: I want to hear more stories about goblins. I have bruises on my back from being an awesome weightlifting superstar. I R well hard. But also in mild discomfort. Want a massage? I was in an Architect meeting (No Myp not the building kind), and they were fully supportive of the Goblin principle... |
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 17:36 ] |
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Well duh. I don't just make this shit up, you know. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 20:59 ] |
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Squirt wrote: Mine roughly means "son of John", which may be the most tedious surname root there is. In my case I actually am a son of John, but my surname indicates that I'm a lover of horses. That and the injunction. |
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| Author: | Malc [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 21:18 ] |
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My surname means I am the son of the Mighty World Ruler... Malc |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 21:21 ] |
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Mine means 'to deflect' |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 21:22 ] |
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I'm enjoying Planet Dinosaur (the kids are properly loving it - it's lead to First Born's best picture yet), but the animation is pretty variable - some of it's ace, and some of it is bonkersly jerky and robotic. Still, it's lead to me rewatching the JP films - JP 1 Monday, and the second right now. Awesome, awesome stuff. I'll be rewatching the massively underrated JP3 later in the week. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 21:23 ] |
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I should probably get round to the Jurassic Park films one day. The Mega CD game was pretty good though.
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| Author: | Decca [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 21:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 31 |
I seem to have something in my eye http://imgur.com/2PJt4 Poor Jonty was an hour away from being put to sleep when we got him, he's currently at my friend's house btw. What happened was that she split up with her husband and was left alone in the house with two small children and was panicking as a couple of houses near where she lived had been broken into so I lent him to her becase as dippy as he is he's fucking massive. Next thing I know is that her husband comes to pick the children up for his weekly Saturday visit, sees Jonty, and they got talking, went for a walk and he ended up moving back in. Jonty is on a pure meat diet and hailed as second only to god in that house and he would never forgive me if I demanded him back while he's being fed raw beef and chicken every night. So freaking hallmark but true, although I personally would question the logic of taking a man back because he decided he wanted to give it another go, not for his children but for a dog. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 21:45 ] |
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devilman wrote: I should probably get round to the Jurassic Park films one day. You should. They're very good indeed. Quote: The Mega CD game was pretty good though. I'm not familiar with that one. I do recall playing a JP game on the SNES, I think? There aren't enough awesome games involving dinosaurs. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 22:05 ] |
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flis wrote: I want to hear more stories about goblins. Hobnobs were originally a snack eaten on the Crusades. The knights of old always captured a few Irish subhumans before setting out to kill for God and made the chewy treats by taking thin strips of the green potato pests peckers which were dried out on the chared husks of Arabs. Today, of course, McVities deny all knowledge but the recipe and snack is still revered by the Vatican. |
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| Author: | flis [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 22:20 ] |
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Zardoz wrote: flis wrote: I want to hear more stories about goblins. Hobnobs were originally a snack eaten on the Crusades. The knights of old always captured a few Irish subhumans before setting out to kill for God and made the chewy treats by taking thin strips of the green potato pests peckers which were dried out on the chared husks of Arabs. Today, of course, McVities deny all knowledge but the recipe and snack is still revered by the Vatican. Zardoz story time is the best story time  How were your jollies? Everyone have a good time? |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 22:33 ] |
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Whoo hoo! Zardoz is back!
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 22:37 ] |
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We had a very nice time thanks. Had a bit of a cold but it didn't stop me having fun. Especially since the manager gave us premium drinks bands for our all inclusive for messing up our room type on the first night. Think I must have got through a full bottle of Jim Beam and shit loads of nice rum too. Pics of my White bits tomorrow. |
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| Author: | Lord Rixondale [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 22:57 ] |
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My surname translates as "Son of Dick", which technically applies to all men. Idiotically, my parents decided to make my first name "Dick" meaning I am a "Dick Son of Dick". Somewhat amazingly, I wasn't picked on in school. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 23:02 ] |
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Amazingly you have posted it here though. |
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| Author: | Decca [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 23:20 ] |
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My Great-Grandfather changed our surname to what it is now from Frankensteinburg, which translates to Franken stone castle - Franken is the german name for Franconia, which is the area Nuremberg is in and is also famed for it's head cheese. Apparently having a very German name didn't work too well when trading in the UK during the 30s and the double Jewish thing wasn't completely advisable when living in Fürth either what with that whole Reichskristallnacht thing and all that unpleasantness with Dachau an all. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 23:25 ] |
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Lord Rixondale wrote: My surname translates as "Son of Dick", which technically applies to all men. Idiotically, my parents decided to make my first name "Dick" meaning I am a "Dick Son of Dick". Somewhat amazingly, I wasn't picked on in school. Whatever, dick. |
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| Author: | Decca [ Wed Sep 28, 2011 23:36 ] |
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If it helps he can also refer to himself as "Riesenschwänze Sohn von Dick" |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 0:00 ] |
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Mr Kissyfur wrote: You should. They're very good indeed. And JP1 is currently on re-release at most cinemas, and is just as good as it always was - if not better. Saw it when I was 9/10, way back in 1993. It was magical then, it's magical now. Especially with all the stuff that you don't notice when you're a kid because of the "WOW DINOSAURS!" factor. |
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| Author: | Malc74 [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:41 ] |
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devilman wrote: Squirt wrote: Mine roughly means "son of John", which may be the most tedious surname root there is. ...my surname indicates that I'm a lover of horses. That and the injunction. I knew a Fred Horsefucker once - any relation? |
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| Author: | Alarm [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:59 ] |
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My surname is literal: it is/was a nickname for someone who was "busy as a bee." |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:27 ] |
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Malc74 wrote: devilman wrote: Squirt wrote: Mine roughly means "son of John", which may be the most tedious surname root there is. ...my surname indicates that I'm a lover of horses. That and the injunction. I knew a Fred Horsefucker once - any relation? Dear sir Making fun of people's names isn't very nice. Yours Sincerely Peter Ponypoker. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 15:18 ] |
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If at first you don't succeed, try again. Achievement unlocked |
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 15:23 ] |
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Peter Peter Ponypoker Had a horse but then he broke 'er. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 15:25 ] |
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Craster wrote: Peter Peter Ponypoker Had a horse but then he broke 'er. Beat it, held it, by the mane That's how he got his name |
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| Author: | NervousPete [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 16:44 ] |
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Zardoz wrote: Amazingly you have posted it here though. To my recollection, the only ribbing of Dick (ho ho!) we indulged in regarding his name was a chant revolving around the ubiquitous lazy jingle for Dixon's the happily bust electronics retailer. "Dixon. D D D D D D D Dixon." Yes, the wit of a BBC3 script commissioner, but then we were only twelve. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 17:17 ] |
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I'd like to say I've had a nice quiet day on my return to work, but that would be a lie. Instead, I shall sum up my day with the following: Network Team:  Management:  Students: 
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 17:21 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: I'd like to say I've had a nice quiet day on my return to work, but that would be a lie. Instead, I shall sum up my day with the following: Network Team: Management: Students:  Feex, you dirty pervert. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 17:23 ] |
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Out in London last night, good unholy wossnames. There's clearly a new load of students in town. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 17:24 ] |
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Today, I have seen 2 students in their pants and one in a robe. All girls. And still I hate them all. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 18:03 ] |
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Hel took the car straight from work to meet a mate for tea. hers is still knacked so she dropped me at the allotment on the way. watered and picked chillis and got as far as the pub on the walk home, where i'm now sat paying for internet and drinking. ace. never been brave enough to go to the pub alone before. |
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| Author: | NervousPete [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 18:12 ] |
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That particular pub or pubs in general? I love going to a pub with a good book and sit there an enjoy a pint. Aside from that time of course in the Mackie when some Hatchett-Face told me that I was anti-social for sitting there reading, and demanded to know why I did it. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 18:16 ] |
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NervousPete wrote: I love going to a pub with a good book and sit there an enjoy a pint.  Sipping a pint and reading a book in a pub is one of life's great pleasures. It's also very good cover for people-watching when on holiday. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 18:21 ] |
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In general. i don't even like waiting for people on my own. it's one of the side effects of being wired up the way i am. well, was. small victory i reckon. |
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| Author: | NervousPete [ Thu Sep 29, 2011 18:27 ] |
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BikNorton wrote: In general. i don't even like waiting for people on my own. it's one of the side effects of being wired up the way i am. well, was. small victory i reckon. Fair so! Now hold that ground and expand on it. Reading books in pubs is lovely. If need be, why not convert your front room into your own private pub and enjoy the cosy pleasure it gives you? 
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