Tiredness...

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I might end up using around 80£ quite often. On one night. If I'm happy go lucky or just plain bored as hell.

 

Come on, Barmy. Don't play the innocent downtrodden Yorkshireman card. You know that what you typed in that message was mostly incomprehensible to anybody outside of the North and you love it.

 

Racist.

 

Seems to me that Barmy wrote that right after he got home from three days of drinking and very little resting. If that happened to me, I probably wouldn't be thinking straight and start using language like that too!

Honestly, I never guessed stealing a kip meant taking a nap. I thought its meaning was far worse than that given Ziad's warning and what crazy things may happen when so many guys go drinking.

 

Apart from the "nicking a kip" reference nothing really stands out. IMO it was quite easy to understand what Barmy meant by that since he used the expression again ("we just nicked a few hours shut-eye").

Or maybe it's just the fact that I got used to read Barmy's posts.

For the record I want to state that I like to learn colourful expressions like the ones Barmy uses. You can't learn that stuff at university (unless you are lucky enough to find someone who is knowledgeable in that linguistic field).

So Barmy please keep enlightening us in the richness of the English language.

 

Funny how it is the English who make the biggest mess of their own language.

 

No? Ever heard of the term: "This is so wrong. But it feels so right."?

 

I agree with Caradhras on the point of understanding Barmy's post. I read it just fine, and although I was not familiar with "nicking the kip" the meaning was obvious from concept.

I don't know if this is the way you talk in everyday life, Barmy, but if it is, fine by me. When I don't understand something I'll ask, and I expect you to explain it to me.

With that said:

Barmy: Your last post - uncalled for.(imo)
Kit and the guys were just joking (ok. quoting four different parts of the post was a bit harsh but still), you got offended, HB reacted... but no need for the insult you used.

My meaning is that you're not your charming self when you post angry and sleep deprived.

 

Don't worry, I was joking with the guy. Me and Harbs go way back. He's one of few guys on here who's met a Yorkshireman before!

 

Sorry. My mistake.
I keep forgetting that I'm still new around here.

 

No need to apologise - it did look a bit dodgy, don't worry about it!

Still knackered! Back at work tomorrow as well, not too bothered about that, I'll be honest!

 

I believe you can buy an ointment for that.

 

I had no problem reading BA's post, though I would love to find the etymological breakdown for the word "kip" as "nap". As for the party, well, I can't relate that well to it as have never drank before (actually, that's not true, in a rebellious phase I drank a little bit of rum once. Did nothing for me.)

In any event, I am glad you had a good time, BA, and I hope your knackers feel better soon

 

A few things...first, a person's accent should be reserved for the *spoken* word...not the written, unless you're RPing and trying to let others know you have a thick dwarven accent.

Also, "3 day stag do" is surely *not* obvious to me. I understand that it took 3 days...but when I hear the word 'stag' I either think of a brand of chili or male deer...adding the 'do' just confuses me more. In all rationality, I think you're either doing a can of chili or a male deer.

As for "Nicking a kip"... The word 'nick/nicked/nicking' means to cut..as in, "Ouch! I keep nicking my chin with this damn razor!" And the only time I've heard the word "kip" was for a unit of measure...so cutting a unit of measure makes no sense to me in the context that you used it

Ok, I admit I knew what "Blew the roof off" meant...that time I was just giving you a hard time. I've heard it before, but it's rarely used here.

And finally, "A right good time". I surely *would not* say that. I understand that you had a good time...but why was it "right"? I doubt it could have been left or wrong...so why bother with the "right"? I'm American...we don't add useless words or letters to things. If we want to emphasize a point, we use the word "really"...
Come on BA, start writing in regular English...something we can all understand.


With that out of the way... Who exactly was the party for?

 

I think the majority people can understand what I write. I think even Splunge can as well, he just enjoys pulling my leg*, but he knows pretty much what I'm on about. If you can't, tough doo-doo, I'm not changing what I do just to please you dude. Use your brain a bit, you'll work it out. If you're not willing to do that, just skip my posts; neither really concern me mate!

The party was for my brother-in-law. Really nice fella actually. My sisters found her self a good one there, gawd bless her!

* I await Splunge's little play on that one

 

You just aged yourself grandpa. As for your question, I never heard of it, and neither has the wife.

However, she has heard of "Going stag" which means you're going to a school dance without a date.

 

Well, I definitely enjoy pulling two of your three legs. The third one - well, only if I'm wearing gloves.

But yeah, I pretty much knew what you were talking about right from the start; if nothing else, I can figure it out from the context.

And yes, the term "stag" is pretty common over here.

Edit: Just to be clear, the "third leg" I was referring to is the old, mouldy mannequin leg BA keeps hidden in his closet.