The Entertaining Pictures Thread
Something similar happened to us when we were teens. Lightning struck the TV tower, travelled down and jumped to an electrical box on the wall (maybe for our water softener?) that blew up and caused the floor of my brother’s bedroom to blast up. Luckily he wasn’t in his room at the time! Blew up the box that turned the tower too which was on the other side of the house from the tower.
With the insurance, dad splurged for a digital satellite dish and scrapped the tower.
Imagine it was like this:
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Dinsdale Piranha
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I guess not.
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Tilly Orifice
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Shifty-eyed bugger. He looks exactly the type who'd steal your ferret when you weren't looking
Looks more like a baby catapault
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Guy Smiley
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'Yeet' is one of my favourite 'new' words...
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-a ... nd-history
Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown. (You don’t yeet something if you’re worried that it might break.)
I fully accept I've entered the 'grumpy old man' stage of life, but there's a perfectly good word for that: chuck.Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 8:48 pm
'Yeet' is one of my favourite 'new' words...
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-a ... nd-history
Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown. (You don’t yeet something if you’re worried that it might break.)
And I'd say that people have used 'chuck' to emphasize forcefulness as well, but if you want to go with the above definition, then we also have hurl!verb: chuck
1.
throw (something) carelessly or casually.
"someone chucked a brick through the window"
"Learnings" has seemingly permeated top flight rugby and it causes me continual aggravation hearing it on telly. Again, we already have a word for it: "lesson(s)". But, no, rugby coaches and players are happy to say "We'll take learnings from this game...".verb: hurl
throw (an object) with great force.
"rioters hurled a brick through the windshield of a car"
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Guy Smiley
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Yeah…
I yeeted the fuck out of that post Neigs.
I yeeted the fuck out of that post Neigs.
I commend you on your newfound learnings!
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sockwithaticket
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I first encountered 'yeet' towards the tail end of my teaching in 2014/15, I was in my mid-20s and it made me feel ancient. I've seen it used in a number of contexts beyond just a substitute for throw, bloody young 'uns can't even codify their new nonsense words.Niegs wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 9:33 pmI fully accept I've entered the 'grumpy old man' stage of life, but there's a perfectly good word for that: chuck.Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 8:48 pm
'Yeet' is one of my favourite 'new' words...
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-a ... nd-history
Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown. (You don’t yeet something if you’re worried that it might break.)
And I'd say that people have used 'chuck' to emphasize forcefulness as well, but if you want to go with the above definition, then we also have hurl!verb: chuck
1.
throw (something) carelessly or casually.
"someone chucked a brick through the window"
"Learnings" has seemingly permeated top flight rugby and it causes me continual aggravation hearing it on telly. Again, we already have a word for it: "lesson(s)". But, no, rugby coaches and players are happy to say "We'll take learnings from this game...".verb: hurl
throw (an object) with great force.
"rioters hurled a brick through the windshield of a car"
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tabascoboy
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fishfoodie
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Dancer !
Never mind all the other shite they do to try & reduce obesity; if they spent the same money getting kids involved in dance, they'd probably massively increase general fitness, & instill life long good habits.
You won't find a fitter group of individuals than dancers.
Lib Dems extending their reach?
Also a fantastic advert for drinking and partying to enjoy life.fishfoodie wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 11:22 pmDancer !
Never mind all the other shite they do to try & reduce obesity; if they spent the same money getting kids involved in dance, they'd probably massively increase general fitness, & instill life long good habits.
You won't find a fitter group of individuals than dancers.
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
