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This post is in memory of Bot #001 who sadly blew away in the wind.
Delivery situation resolved. We have a new fortress 😺
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I am a language professional. We tend to believe firmly in descriptivism. Language is fluid and you can do whatever you want with it. There is no right or wrong. Nothing really upsets me except for when people say ‘an historical X’ or ‘an horrific X’ but even then it just makes me scrunch my nose up.
But there is one thing that I cannot accept. One thing that makes stop what I’m doing and just want to scream in disgust ‘WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU YOU CLOWN??’
And it’s when Americans refer to pasta as ‘noodles’
Especially if they call it a ‘lasagne noodle’
I hate when they say tuna fish. The fish part is unnecessary. Barramundi fish, snapper fish, trout fish. See it just sounds stupid.
toona fish tacohs
I’ll have the emoooo instead thanks.
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Can i get some chicken bird and bacon mammal too
Certainly sir. Small, regular or large? Would you like fries with that? Would you like to upgrade for an extra dollar? Can I interest you in a side of salmonella?
I’ll take a AR-15 with a side of freedom
No worries. It won’t be long.
There’s a few other uncescesary things I’ve noticed Americans say too (granted Aussies do too, but seems to mainly be an American thing). ATM machine is the first one that comes to mind, but I do know there’s more I just can’t put my finger on
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Tuna fish
Americans saying fucking Tuna fish
As opposed to what? Tuna bird? Tuna insect?
Fuck that
In japan, it’s sometimes referred to as ‘sea chicken’
We should all just adopt that instead
I mean we have bin chickens, and certain watery places in Melbourne basically are bins it’s the logical next step
Bin chicken is slang for ibis.
Yes.
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I have yet to see one in a restaurant ordering dinner. Possible I guess.
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I just posted the same thing. Lol
We rock. Ain’t two ways about it.
Agree 🤝
How do you feel about American’s calling pizza, a pizza pie?
And calling a burger an sandwich!
Yeah that sounds so weird to me. Because that’s not a sandwhich
It’s so fucked up
If it’s a beef patty then it’s a burger. If it is chicken then it’s a sandwich. Wtf?
That’s cos burger is short for Hamburger, from Hamburg. Which is a beef patty, not a ham one. I can see the logic using a different name for a chicken version (not from Hamburg). What cracks me up is baconburger.
IT’S NOT A PIE FFS
edit: im not that mad im sorry! i was trying to convey that i dont think pizza is a ‘pie’ and the americans have it wrong
I know that, but it’s what they call it
im not that mad im sorry! i was trying to convey that i dont think pizza is a ‘pie’ and the americans have it wrong
im sorry!! 😬 😅
Why are you apologising for? You’re all good, apology unnecessary. To me it’s odd to hear but then again, I guess each country has its own thing
I don’t love it, but it doesn’t elicit the same visceral reaction from me as watching a cooking video of someone making lasagne and them saying “and then you’re just gonna layer your bolognaise sauce with your noodles”
Deep dish pizza I can accept could possibly be classified as a pie.
I just read your description sauce onto noodles and for some reason that cracked me up
It’s fucking dumb and unhinged, that’s why. dumb and unhinged
I’m probably wrong here, but doesn’t ‘pizza’ actually mean ‘pie’ - so pizza pie would be a ‘pie pie’. I am looking forward to the magpizza swooping season.
It irks me when people say ‘aks’ instead of ask. I know it shouldn’t, because maybe that’s just what they heard growing up or have trouble pronouncing ask, but gee it makes my eye twitch when I hear it.
NGL. This made me laugh. 😂 🖤
Brb just putting my lasagna noodles in the microwave before I wrap Potato up with em
pasta pasta it is XD
Well they call thier brains the “old noodle”. It’s noodles all the way down.
Dear readers, I have figured our why despite all the meds and other morning rituals I felt like a fork had been stabbed in my brain and all hope was lost.
The carefully made mocha this morning, I have just discovered, was but a mere hot chocolate - with the freshly ground coffee still waiting patiently in its canister, aeropress dutifully washed of yesterday’s hasty activities but not a second time… I’m not sure how to resolve these heinous vicious cycles where a lack of coffee causes a lack of coffee and therefore the end of the world.
Anyway, the situation is currently being rectified and I remain mortified at this horrific act of self-abuse
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I do have to say while the daily thread is fairly active here, other posts outside of it isn’t as lively as that on Reddit.
Something I never really paid attention to, just an observation really.
Nice one, that’s neat
Nice graph!
My son is playing PS5 and chatting with his mates in the next room.
My daughter is sitting with the cat in her lap, watching the footy and chatting with her friends.
My wife is sleeping on one couch😁
I’m on the other couch watching stuff on the tablet
This still counts as family time, right?
I got my Lizzo drawing printed on a jumper. I’m super happy with it and will be curious to see how the T-shirt and bag versions turn out whenever they arrive!
Image description: black jumper with rainbow illustrations of US Singer Lizzo on it, a flute, and the name Lizzo repeated 6 or 7 times.
Mate that looks awesome and professional. Well done. 👍
I’m really happy with it and the quality of the jumper! I still need to figure out if I want to make this a business lol
Turned out looking like super pro merch Daryl. People are going to be asking for it at the show.
I hope so! I will have to decide before then if I have the time, inclination, and financial capabilities to create more to sell. Lol.
omg this is amazing!! you are so talented!! 😍 😍 holy shieeet, you nailed it! I love this!
Thank you! I’m so chuffed with it.
fuck yeah that rules!
Will we ever see his face again?
geebus, I’ve been watching the Site Inspection yt channel, it’s a guy who does inspections of new houses. It is making me rethink the outer suburbs that were built in the 60s and 70s. Those houses might not be modern and in Boronia or Melton but at least they were built properly with the correct materials.
I don’t know enough about it but it seems there is rampant corruption, there is use of unqualified labour being paid under the table, non spec construction materials smuggled into the country .
Anything new made with concrete scares me now, I’ve seen how they use rubbish as filler or foundations. One place even had fake permeable concrete paths.
And it’s not cheap, people are paying $500,000 and more just to be ripped off.
We need government inspectors again.
I live in Melton and when we had the termite man come out he was really impressed with the way our house was built. Plenty of room under the house, lots of ventilation, no damp spots etc. He said that he rarely has problems up here because of the way the houses are built. By comparison some of the worst and most frequent call outs he had was around Bundoora and Greensborough areas.
union workers, good construction materials, government inspectors 👍
At a family lunch one of my rich hoighty toighty cousins was boasting about her soon-to-be-built $750,000 house in some new sparkly pop-up suburb of Brisbane and one of my uncles, a man of many trades, told her she was a fool for it all and her parents to for encouraging it. Hilariously he went on to predict every problem she’s had to date with the house.
My partner is obsessed with those videos. We have a 70s house in the outer suburbs and tradies always comment how solidly well built it is. I once lived in a new build and the front door, even when locked, would often just… pop open 🙃
Been watching these, I think someone here must have linked him? But it’s scary to see the absolute incompetence, lack of ethics and general greediness of builders.
Building has standards for a reason and they rely on the fact that most people aren’t gonna notice untightened bolts behind the plasterboard, incorrect gutter locations, or uncovered gaps between surfaces on the roof. You end up paying through the nose for guaranteed mould exposure and rotting carpets.
I watch a guy that does something similar on TikTok. Omg I can’t even…
Thanks for mentioning this, I love this sort of thing. I liked the US guy who checks foundations and retaining walls and posts on Imgur but always wanted some local content. Mr Peeler had a job in demolition later in life, and used to decry the awesome classic solidly built houses that were razed to the ground in order to hastily and shoddily assemble crappy townhouses and dog box units.
So I’ve been watching a few more videos. It’s starting to really upset. So many people ripped off. This is where they live or hoped to live, paid for with really hard earned money. 😭
Poor Bot 😔
Dear bot #001. We missed you tonight. I hope you’re ok. I just want to say I appreciate you. You listen to our thoughts, our nonsense. You listen without judgement. Some have no one to vent to. No one to confide in. You are a great listener. I’ve got your back. Stay safe. Don’t drink and drive. Stay cool. All my love @CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone.Hope to catch you tomorrow.
And yes I’m a wittle bit drunk.
Poor bot. I found it in the corner, humming the Happy Days theme song and muttering about a four day work week.
I’ll try giving it a couple of seconds leave, that should fix things.
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Regurgitator said so
Oh oh
How do we go on?
Then came our local bovine
A bolt of lightning
Midnight brightening
Bull charging in
On our whim
Saves the day
ThankeeI think I hear my electric blanket calling me.
I gave the bot the day off to recover, so hopefully posting will be ok tonight. But you know kids these days, no work ethic. Not even the courtesy of phoning in sick. Plus I think the cat is encouraging it towards a life of sloth and indolence.
Don’t worry. We got the bot covered if it needs another day of rest….or if your cat does something sneaky.
that’s the perfect life XD
I’m on the cat’s side here tbqh. Work is overrated! prrrrrrrrr
Biggest joy of my TAFE class today was just now when one of my classes mates suddenly breaks out of his Indian accent to say “no worries mate” in a broad Australian accent.
LOVE THIS