tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post1734708220914163550..comments2024-03-27T20:34:09.464+01:00Comments on zmkc: Words and Phrases and Olympics Inspired Excrescenceszmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-24624755071725822842012-07-31T07:41:02.986+02:002012-07-31T07:41:02.986+02:00Ugh - it begins to look as if it was you rather th...Ugh - it begins to look as if it was you rather than us who invented it.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-5882299105529197252012-07-31T07:40:32.320+02:002012-07-31T07:40:32.320+02:00Steerforth - completely agree on both counts. Awfu...Steerforth - completely agree on both counts. Awful sort of manufactured matiness about each of them.<br />Denis - In Hungary the diplomatic numberplates began DT, which the German ambassador reckoned meant 'Darf trinken'zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-48897361087936607162012-07-30T05:55:14.022+02:002012-07-30T05:55:14.022+02:00I was told as a kid that if a car had a numberplat...I was told as a kid that if a car had a numberplate prefaced by GB it meant "Getting Better".Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-75159794327212661062012-07-30T02:02:47.410+02:002012-07-30T02:02:47.410+02:00"Phelps Fails to Medal" appears in a sub..."Phelps Fails to Medal" appears in a sub-headline on the first sports page of today's Washington Post.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-67776695590983640592012-07-29T21:26:38.998+02:002012-07-29T21:26:38.998+02:00I'm too busy fuming at the use of 'Team GB...I'm too busy fuming at the use of 'Team GB' - almost as ugly as 'Brits'.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.com