Things that are a cast-iron guarantee that someone is a complete plum

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People on packed underground trains with backpacks. English people who refer to mobile phones as cellphones or even worse just cell. ATMs !!!!!!

And English people that refer to their holidays as 'vacations'

 

[MK Shrimper]

And English people that refer to their holidays as 'vacations'

Americanisms in general wind me up.

 

[Pubey]

People who have the keypad 'click' sound activated on their mobile.

 

[Berrichonne shrimper]

And English people that refer to their holidays as 'vacations'

Or or for me just English people.
Jewish people with no forskin oopppps I meant sense of humor,yes big nose I'm talking about you.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

People that say derailleur rather than just say gears :smile:

 

[MK Shrimper]

People that say derailleur rather than just say gears :smile:

I have never heard that. You must mix in some plum circles.

Which reminds me - oy! Gregg Wallace....it's fondant not fon-DONT. Plum.

 

[united we stand]

People that say derailleur rather than just say gears :smile:

I have never heard that. You must mix in some plum circles.

Which reminds me - oy! Gregg Wallace....it's fondant not fon-DONT. Plum.

the derailleur is one component of the gear system. (front derailler, rear derailler, chain rings , cassette, shifters, cables, chain) Its not being a plum its being specific . :tease:

Plum= people commenting on things they dont understand :winking: (sorry could not resist- bound to come back and haunt me )

 

[Napster]

Americanisms in general wind me up.

Interesting. ps Diaper, faucet and fall were originally English terms before being used in the US/

 

[davewebbsbrain]

I have never heard that. You must mix in some plum circles.

Which reminds me - oy! Gregg Wallace....it's fondant not fon-DONT. Plum.

I was having a wry dig at the expense of Mad Cyril. He used the word deraullier on the What is hacking you off thread when talking about the gears on his bike

 

[MK Shrimper]

Interesting. ps Diaper, faucet and fall were originally English terms before being used in the US/

Yes, aware that they were carted across with the Plymouth Rock settlers and some of the words and spellings we use today are more akin to French (trousers/pants or color/colour). There's been 400 years of history since!

 

[Napster]

Yes, aware that they were carted across with the Plymouth Rock settlers and some of the words and spellings we use today are more akin to French (trousers/pants or color/colour). There's been 400 years of history since!

haha ok, well, Americanisms have been common usage in British English for decades. So you're a bit like Canute.

 

[jassyfa1]

Cyclists on the road that have no high viz or lights and are cycling when it's dark.

 

[SUBBlue]

Cyclists on the road that have no high viz or lights and are cycling when it's dark.

Agree 100%, and the cyclists who go through red traffic lights like it doesn't apply to them and/or alternate between riding on the path then back into the road 5 seconds later, dangerous barstewards.

A good case for having id plates on bikes and a points system to suspend them for continued bad riding

 

[Pubey]

Fan of Top Gear.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

I saw a man in a Man Utd shirt out shopping whilst the the FA Cup final was being shown live on TV

 

[Crawliano]

alternate between riding on the path then back into the road 5 seconds later, dangerous barstewards.

I do this, but mainly when I know there's a growing queue of traffic behind me so I jump on the pavement (if clear) and let them past before going back on the road.

I like to think I'm doing the sensible thing there rather than being a pig headed cyclist with some sort of god given right to be on the road.

 

[RHB]

***** on racing bikes wearing alluring lycra skin tights that make them look fatter than they already are that think its clever to ride 3 or 4 abreast with a stream of traffic behind them, and laugh about it as they travel.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

***** on racing bikes wearing alluring lycra skin tights that make them look fatter than they already are that think its clever to ride 3 or 4 abreast with a stream of traffic behind them, and laugh about it as they travel.

Spot on, stupid is as stupid does.

 

[Firestorm]

***** on racing bikes wearing alluring lycra skin tights that make them look fatter than they already are that think its clever to ride 3 or 4 abreast with a stream of traffic behind them, and laugh about it as they travel.

Just a thought, but isnt it easier to overtake one cyclist length than 4 ? You will be on the opposite side of the road for far less time.

 

[Bielzibubz]

***** on racing bikes wearing alluring lycra skin tights that make them look fatter than they already are that think its clever to ride 3 or 4 abreast with a stream of traffic behind them, and laugh about it as they travel.

Had exactly that on my back to Eastwood from Hockley on Tuesday. 20+ middles aged, overweight men in Lycra riding 2 and 3 abreast along the Rayleigh Road causing pandemonium in both directions. A'holes each and every one of them :winking: