EU Referendum

[Deleted member 16999]

Genuine question: How did that saying come about, a Petard seems to be a small bomb, strange how you can be 'hoisted' by your own bomb?

They were very volatile and dificult to handle, often went off prematurely, I guess the hoisted is from being lifted in the air (blown up) if it did go off too soon.

 

[BesCumber]

I believe it was Shakespeare SR. Hamlet ??

 

[Oohmeoldbacksknackered]

No! I never. I asked the question to 'adam6177' and quoted him in the post. Ok you decided it was meant for you and complicated matters with a bit of sarcasm. I think you know that 'Marmite' is often used as a metaphor to exemplify how different people like/dislike the same thing.

Oh! I give up on that one.

Don't be offended - there was definitely no sarcasm involved from my end. It was just a light-hearted bit of friendly banter using said yeast based product as a way of showing that even something considered black and white can have several shades of grey.

Be cool. ✌

 

[Oohmeoldbacksknackered]

I believe it was Shakespeare SR. Hamlet ??

I've just learned something.

Shame on you sire for adding a smidge of intelligence to my blessed ignorance.

😛😒

 

[BesCumber]

I've just learned something.

Shame on you sire for adding a smidge of intelligence to my blessed ignorance.



Thy cannot claim credit my leige.
Tis google be the true sage.
" No legacy is so rich as honesty ".
:lol:

 

[SocketRocket]

Thy cannot claim credit my leige.
Tis google be the true sage.
" No legacy is so rich as honesty ".
:lol:

Is this a jar which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.
Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible
To feeling as to sight? or art thou but
a jar of Marmite.

 

[BesCumber]

Is this a jar which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.
Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible
To feeling as to sight? or art thou but
a jar of Marmite.

:clap::clap:

Thats the best.

Brilliant.
Made me laugh anyway SR. Thanks. :thup: :rofl:

 

[Blue in Munich]

Genuine question: How did that saying come about, a Petard seems to be a small bomb, strange how you can be 'hoisted' by your own bomb?

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/hoist-by-your-own-petard.html

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/125357/why-hoist-in-hoist-with-ones-own-petard

 

[SocketRocket]

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/hoist-by-your-own-petard.html

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/125357/why-hoist-in-hoist-with-ones-own-petard

Thank You.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Thank You.

You're welcome. :thup:

 

[vkurup]

Found something that has provided a positive spin on the news.... Fire everyone at the BBC, hire everyone from CG... This should warm the cockles of the Brexiter's heart..

 

[SocketRocket]

Found something that has provided a positive spin on the news.... Fire everyone at the BBC, hire everyone from CG... This should warm the cockles of the Brexiter's heart..

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About time you gave up on this as it makes you look a bit juvenile now.

 

[vkurup]

About time you gave up on this as it makes you look a bit juvenile now.

just shared a bit of some positive news... dammed if you do, dammed if you dont...

 

[Slime]

just shared a bit of some positive news... dammed if you do, dammed if you dont...

Ah, but the problem is this;
When you bring us negative news, you're being deadly serious, but, when you bring us positive news you're taking the piss and laughing your own tits off!
It, eventually, gets fairly boring and tedious.

Just saying .................

 

[Oohmeoldbacksknackered]

Talking of taking the proverbial. Never seen it before but just come up on my phone in the middle of this thread is an advert suggesting we all migrate to Germany. (Company's called Y Axis BTW) Either a brilliant gag or maybe God's changed sides since the war?
🙄😱

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Just picked this up as been distracted over last couple of weeks - Project Fear? Well it's not as if we weren't warned. Wonder what the 61% of the Sunderland area who voted to leave think of this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37024707

 

[SocketRocket]

Just picked this up as been distracted over last couple of weeks - Project Fear? Well it's not as if we weren't warned. Wonder what the 61% of the Sunderland area who voted to leave think of this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37024707

Music to your ears. Bet you really got off on that :thup:

 

[vkurup]

Just picked this up as been distracted over last couple of weeks - Project Fear? Well it's not as if we weren't warned. Wonder what the 61% of the Sunderland area who voted to leave think of this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37024707

how dare you talk about economic data while on national duty... off your soap box..
Did you not see the Retail bounce in July? I was in Scandinavia and every business dinner conversation turned into a bit of Brexit kicking, so i had to stand up and say all of them are rubbish and that democracy won..

 

[SocketRocket]

how dare you talk about economic data while on national duty... off your soap box..
Did you not see the Retail bounce in July? I was in Scandinavia and every business dinner conversation turned into a bit of Brexit kicking, so i had to stand up and say all of them are rubbish and that democracy won..

Bet they got a bit bored with you going on about it

 

[vkurup]

Bet they got a bit bored with you going on about it

i think you missed the gist of the memo... I was the one defeneding Brexit while the locals took the mick..