http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/tags.php?tag=fingers-of-fish The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 17:01:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1456#post-3956 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:53:31 +0000 The All New Jeni B 3956@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I've been in and out of there for the past day or so. It's worth a visit, but no torching please, we need our little "time out" place.</p> <p>Spray as many rude words as you like, just make the illustrations interesting though. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1456#post-3953 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:42:45 +0000 Scroat 3953@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Just finished. I'm off to bed. Abstaining from the demon drink while working, but have some little bottles of Guinness Export (7.5% ABV) to tuck away come Friday.</p> <p>Thought I might go over to the old place tomorrow night - anyone want to come. We could torch it or spray rude words on the walls, or both. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1456#post-3913 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:16:55 +0000 PluckyMunky 3913@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>nice one, mr gor. there are plenty of fishwives round these parts.</p> <p>by 'these parts', i mean 'in this geographical area', not...er i think i will stop here and give you a high five. xxx </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1456#post-3900 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:13:59 +0000 ramblesid 3900@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Sorry Ed, I don't know what you're talking about. That incident between me and the shag on the Farne Islands back in '73 was my word against hers and didn't even reach the front page of the Northern Echo. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1456#post-3892 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:41:49 +0000 edward hack 3892@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Ram - looks like you are going to have to pay more for your shag. The Chancellor's gone and put it up again.<br /> We could nip round Scroats, he's working tonight and I know where he keeps his home brew. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1456#post-3891 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:14:09 +0000 ramblesid 3891@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>You mention the cost of haddock to the youth of today and they look at you as if you're barmey. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1456#post-3881 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:07:20 +0000 malgor 3881@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <br /> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1235#post-3265 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:51:35 +0000 edward hack 3265@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I swear IT is already setting in - it took me ages to get this - then I giggled - you can have five of my starfish washed up on the beach here in East devon </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1235#post-3232 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:20:05 +0000 MrChigleysAunt 3232@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>You silly man. 5 points. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1235#post-3230 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:53:31 +0000 malgor 3230@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>More soon. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-1098 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:38:12 +0000 malgor 1098@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>When sestina poets get themselves in a muddle, I imagine they say 'I'm all at sixes and sixes'. Have you an example of sestina extended metaphor failure you can share, sauce? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-1093 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:28:11 +0000 sauce 1093@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Can we hijack this thread for other revolting pedantries?</p> <p>I'm critiquing poetry at the moment and some poets just cannot keep their extended metaphors up for a full sestina. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-1084 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:39:09 +0000 malgor 1084@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Mr Thompson, I do believe that if a tag has already been entered, subsequent tags will auto-modify themselves to match the original version. So, 'finger's of fish' will turn itself into 'Fingers of Fish' if the original was entered with leading capitalisation and no apostrophe. This makes sense to avoid duplication. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-1017 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:44:30 +0000 Scroat 1017@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>No - it's not fixed. She's still saying 'haitch.' </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-981 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:04:42 +0000 Hunter F. Thompson 981@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Now here's a clue which ought to be carefully weighed: I have been attempting to tag these various apostrophe threads with the form of "writer" complained of (solitary, plural, possessive plural) but the tag bag (at the top RH) swallows apostrophes. </p> <p>I was hoping to produce an interesting set of zoom-words in that blue box, at the top of the Forum, but have so far been unsuccessful. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-972 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:20:33 +0000 dominic 972@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Fixed. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-951 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:52:41 +0000 Scroat 951@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>No - Oxfordshire/Berkshire border. </p> <p>Je suis désolée. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=194#post-910 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:34:25 +0000 malgor 910@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I'd just like to add a big <font size="4"><strong>thank you</strong></font> to <em>Nice Admin Lady</em> for explaining the <strong>backtick</strong> function. But I still can't find a backtick on my keyboard. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=277#post-901 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:48:04 +0000 Iscariot 901@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>But it's not a room. We need some easy furniture, a decent sound system, a 50" OLED telly. And crisps. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=277#post-899 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:16:40 +0000 The All New Jeni B 899@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Heeeerrrreesss Jeni! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=277#post-876 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:51:50 +0000 rikkor 876@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Write Room. Right Room. Red Rum. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-875 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:48:36 +0000 rikkor 875@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Scroat, is your daughter from Ireland by any chance? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-870 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:01:24 +0000 MADJEZ 870@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>you could always arksk them not to ! (shudder). </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-865 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:13:01 +0000 MrChigleysAunt 865@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>My children too! What is really annoying is that it is about the only time they ever sound the letter H (we live in 'ampshire). </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-862 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:35:06 +0000 Scroat 862@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I'm afraid I'm as bad as the next chap when it comes to exactitude in punctuation. </p> <p>And my daughter has started saying 'haitch' instead of 'aitch.' A sad day indeed. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=277#post-859 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:14:17 +0000 bang2rights 859@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Come in, rikkor. . . come in, rikkor. . . over. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=277#post-855 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:37:27 +0000 malgor 855@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The inconsistencies go deeper than the mere positioning of the apostrophe. They may even be institutionalised. On a railway station, do we see the Waiters' Room? No. Is it the Wait Room? No. Suppose it is a restaurant, not a railway station: do those awaiting a table wait in the Waiters' Room? No. The sign on the door clearly says 'staff only'.</p> <p>Chatterers' Room? Chatting Room? But these are <em>virtual</em> rooms and 'chat' is done in writing. So, Writing Room won't do. Write Room? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=277#post-852 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:13:28 +0000 Des Custard 852@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The situation worsens. The links have separated into three distinct factions: Writers' Room (the official wing, located in NewsBiscuit Home; Writer's Room (the enthusiastic but careless wing) situated in Forum; and Writers Room (the what who me wing) situated in Chat. We go back now to our reporter in the Forum: Rikkor, how does it look from where you're standing? Do you think there's an outside chance the aid workers might be able to move that apostrophe just one more space to the right before the end of the month? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=277#post-851 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:09:39 +0000 bang2rights 851@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Hope fades as 8pt Trebuchet demand from captors is mistaken by negotiators for new house rule and ignored until deadline has passed. Mutilation threat is carried out and three 'certain' FPs are posted as tickers. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=170#post-826 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:38:01 +0000 Hunter F. Thompson 826@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Mr Roat, the old adadge is posted elsewhere and is reposted for your amusement: <em>when exception proves the rule, your pedant is a useful tool.</em> </p>