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cosmictanya
Posts : 5848 Karma : 235 Join date : 2019-08-14
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:49 pm | |
| Well that’s just contrariness. |
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Butterfield
Posts : 19797 Karma : 416 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:37 pm | |
| - cosmictanya wrote:
- I’ve never understand why Gary gets shortened to Gal.
I've known several Garys over the years and I've never heard any of them being called Gal - Gaz yes, quite often. The only time I've ever heard Gal was on EastEnders. Perhaps it's not a thing outside of London. |
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Butterfield
Posts : 19797 Karma : 416 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:38 pm | |
| By the way, I think the "Uncle Gary" that was trending is Kate Middleton's uncle, who it appears is on Celebrity Big Brother. |
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cosmictanya
Posts : 5848 Karma : 235 Join date : 2019-08-14
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:32 pm | |
| Who was Gary on EastEnders? |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149357 Karma : 1199 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:37 pm | |
| The name rings a bell. Was he some sort of cheeky chappy type? _________________ |
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cosmictanya
Posts : 5848 Karma : 235 Join date : 2019-08-14
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:32 pm | |
| I’d need a photo.
Does nowhere else in the country shorten Gary to rhyme with Hal, Mal, and Sal then? |
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Butterfield
Posts : 19797 Karma : 416 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:17 am | |
| Garry (with two r's) Hobbs, a long time boyfriend of one of the Slaters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Hobbs I remember his friend Minty calling him Gal. Or what sounded more like "Gow" to rhyme with "how", to my Midlands ears at least. |
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Fangirl Three
Posts : 11514 Karma : 396 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:31 am | |
| That's our Estuary English velar L innit. _________________ ' "Haven't got houses." Where do they live then?'
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cosmictanya
Posts : 5848 Karma : 235 Join date : 2019-08-14
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:34 pm | |
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Butterfield
Posts : 19797 Karma : 416 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:28 am | |
| Charlotte Church and Charlotte Mosque are currently trending. |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149357 Karma : 1199 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:16 pm | |
| Wispa is trending on Twitter.
There doesn't seem to be any reason for it. _________________ |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149357 Karma : 1199 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:17 pm | |
| I always preferred mint Aero. In my book, it was them not creating a mint Wispa that caused its downfall. _________________ |
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Butterfield
Posts : 19797 Karma : 416 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:43 am | |
| Wispa Gold (filled with caramel) is my favourite ever chocolate bar. Its relative rarity makes it all the more delicious when I'm able to source one. |
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Nightjar
Posts : 113243 Karma : 923 Join date : 2018-05-05
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:15 am | |
| _________________ Ibble obble black bobble, ibble obble out!
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cosmictanya
Posts : 5848 Karma : 235 Join date : 2019-08-14
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:59 pm | |
| I like the normal Wispa.
As a preschooler, I used to get one as a treat for going round all the greengrocers with my gran. It was a chocolate bar she approved of for children - sweet but not filled with goo, not dense, no hard edges to damage teeth. I do mean round all the greengrocers - every vegetable or piece of fruit had to be sampled if possible, examined for firmness, freshness, scent, presentability (is it bowl worthy, and if so which bowl in which room, or is it fit for soup only), likelihood of lasting, suitability for immediate consumption, etc. A magnifying glass was involved. Any imperfection at all, or a sign that a deviation in menu planning might result from over or under ripeness, and we were off to alternative premises to do it all again. Politely though, always very politely. Never blame the staff.
At the end, I’d usually get a Wispa.
And I now shop for fruit and vegetables in almost as strict fashion. No online grocery shopping, complete with less than top produce slipped in by some tired worker on minimum wage for me.
I can spot the difference between a developing bruise, good organic dirt, or a merely questionable shadow at forty paces. Heaven help them if there’s a hint of a nail mark in an apple skin. All thanks to Wispa, my reward for dedication to high quality. |
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Fangirl Three
Posts : 11514 Karma : 396 Join date : 2018-05-03
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:05 am | |
| I prefer the plain Wispa too. I think the caramel one is a step too far, like those Fox's Chocolate Nasties biscuits. _________________ ' "Haven't got houses." Where do they live then?'
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Nightjar
Posts : 113243 Karma : 923 Join date : 2018-05-05
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:49 am | |
| I don't like chocolate. _________________ Ibble obble black bobble, ibble obble out!
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149357 Karma : 1199 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:02 pm | |
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The Call of the Wendigo Admin
Posts : 149357 Karma : 1199 Join date : 2018-05-02
| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:02 am | |
| Tony Blackburn is trending. He's presenting the Breakfast Show on Radio 2. _________________ |
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cosmictanya
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| Subject: Re: It's trending on Twitter - Part 2. Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:06 am | |
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