Toast Egghead Words and Phrases Kudos Thread

[Norm De Guerre]

Me goodest at words. There going to be down the bottom their, they're team is the worsest at foosball. When we verse them us will wins. There the mostest loosers.

"we verse them" discombobulates me every time I hear it.

 

[fargy]

Sorry Fossie, everyone is far to clever for me so I figured if I can't be the best, I can aim to be the worst

 

[fargy]

"we verse them" discombobulates me ever time I hear it.

I can't stand it haha, the amount of kids that used to ask 'who are we versing this week' used to drive me bonkers. That and the amount of people who don't know how to spell lose.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

I can't stand it haha, the amount of kids that used to ask 'who are we versing this week' used to drive me bonkers. That and the amount of people who don't know how to spell lose.

Those guys is loosers!

 

[immortalmike]

I can't imagine why but I read that as in prison first take. My apologies.

I've been in Pentridge does that count?
It was closed and I paid to get in but still.

 

[SonOfScray]

Great thread. I will endeavour to get a mention here many times as I launch into various sprays directed at our opponents and occasional serious commentary on the state of the game and our Club.

 

[Chicago1]

This thread reinforces my decision to retire from teaching VCE English 15 years ago.

 

[Fossie 32]

This thread reinforces my decision to retire from teaching VCE English 15 years ago.

Oh no! It's intended to reward the implementation of fine prose Chicago!

 

[Fossie 32]

Thanks for doing that Dogwatch, bit of work there.

Nice to have an off-season diversion that isn't internecine squabbling.

destructive to both sides in a conflict.
"the region's history of savage internecine warfare"

deadly, bloody, violent, fierce, destructive, ruinous;

"internecine feuds between aspirants to the throne"
relating to conflict within a group.

 

[Fossie 32]

The problem with modelling our side off Hawthorn's structure is that their entire game plan and setup is predicated on brilliant foot skills and strong cohesion within the team - we have neither. ..........

 

[Fossie 32]

With all this quotation of Shakespeare floating around mind = blown

Montgomery said of Beverage and his own new role at Bulldogs:

" One Michael Cassio, a Florentine,
A fellow almost damn'd in a fair wife;
That never set a squadron in the field,
Nor the division of a battle knows
More than a spinster; unless the bookish theoric,
Wherein the toged consuls can propose
As masterly as he: mere prattle, without practise,
Is all his soldiership. But he, sir, had the election:
And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
At Rhodes, at Cyprus and on other grounds
Christian and heathen, must be be-lee'd and calm'd
By debitor and creditor: this counter-caster,
He, in good time, must his lieutenant be"

source - Jon Ralph

 

[Fossie 32]

No idea what this is about

And the "like" button. I'm not sure how I feel about that tbh. It's almost Pavlovian.
Edit: Operant conditioning (Skinner)

 

[immortalmike]

No idea what this is about

Open a year 11 Psychology text book.

 

[Doggy Dan]

No idea what this is about

Something about some dogs, some meat a bell and some saliva!

 

[Fossie 32]

Paradoxically, I agree with all the above posts:

 

[Fossie 32]

Lol I reckon they are using this pick one of three thing as a set up to get people to accept jumper number 1.
...................
Maybe I'm giving the management too much credit with the Machiavellian strategy I've suggested they are using. After all they haven't exuded an image of competence lately.

I guess yebiga would like this?

 

[Fossie 32]

I've got to admit, I regard this as the Schadenfreude thread.

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Well that's got me flummoxed. There's more than one person that's naive enough to think Jones' problems are because of a poor environment.

I thought this was a particularly good effort.

I don't think I have ever found a use for that word in my entire life. Glad that LJizz could provide a source of inspiration for you Mike.

 

[Fossie 32]

Snarling Bulldog said: ↑
Wallis wants to stay a dog forever, would love to be captain one day too. Nothing we don't know already but a good article. I'm hoping he re-signs ASAP, seems like its on the cards.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-04/being-a-bulldog-is-in-the-blood-says-mitch-wallis

Probably the first time a footballer has begun a sentence with the word "demographically"

 

[Doggy Dan]

Tom Boyd reads and prays Wally does not go on to discuss socio economics.

 

[Fossie 32]

Outstanding, didn't even know this was a word

Good to see the club are being proactive. And as I said earlier and will reiterate if he cleans up some of his more egregious weaknesses i.e., defensive running and tackling (which may even happen as early as next year), he'll be a vital best 22 player rather than depth.

 

[Fossie 32]

To be correct it is"Per Ardua Ad Astra" as this is the motto of the Royal Air Force

I love it when you talk French

 

[Fossie 32]

He's not smart enough to dog whistle.

Guys like Jonny Howard and Barrett are far more pernicious with their words.

 

[Fossie 32]

"we verse them" discombobulates me every time I hear it.

An early appearance of discombobulation

 

[Norm De Guerre]

An early appearance of discombobulation

I am indeed Scrag. Or Batman.