Annoying shorthand / slang

[Agency_Scum]

I think we all need a nice cup of tea and a macaroon. I'll put the kettle on.

 

[Pickle]

Opened a new tube of toothpaste this morning

Special Jez & JV brand

 

[tintin40]

Sounds more like the 'angry' side than the dark side. Smile it could be worse. You could love 6'' of travel

Plus what would Floyd have called that great album :? sunny side of the moon :shock: just don't sound right

 

[legrandefromage]

We've had a few threads on here about shorthand and slang that rile people. From memory we have

minty
spangly
campy
bonty
spesh

etc
etc

However a brief visit to our dear chums at stw reminded me of one which is more irritating than all of these combined (for me at least)

darkside

Arrrghhh. And to make it worse the thread which includes 'darkside' in the title invariably includes some half cocked carbon road bike with the stem on upside down, a triple and 10 headset spacers half of which are above the stem :twisted: Good grief.

You should 'chillax' dudester!

 

[tintin40]

Opened a new tube of toothpaste this morning

Special Jez & JV brand

 

[ededwards]

The word 'roadie' gets on my nerves - are we therefore mounties? I suspect that many of us are not even Canadian.

And don't even get me started on 'fixie', I'm turning puce at the thought and will stuggle to sleep peacefully.

 

[john]

I've no beef with minty.

Just darkside

Especially if it involves a thread on a mtb forum which includes a picture of a bike like this one...

I bet the owner rides round in a US postal jersey too.

 

[cherrybomb]

So which is the darkside then??

Go on.....I need a giggle.

 

[tintin40]

I've no beef with minty.

Just darkside

Especially if it involves a thread on a mtb forum which includes a picture of a bike like this one...

I bet the owner rides round in a US postal jersey too.

That is just plain nasty

 

[neilll]

It's just semantics really.....doesn't bother me in the slightest