tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post602354110917451971..comments2024-03-28T09:00:06.024+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Phrases In Local Newspapers You Won't Forget In A Hurry...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-33720475888990966962015-03-16T06:07:11.295+00:002015-03-16T06:07:11.295+00:00"...the approved 'gangster' (or shoul...<i>"...the approved 'gangster' (or should that be 'gangsta'?) method of dealing with issues of 'respect' .."</i><br /><br />Maybe they are just a big target?<br /><br />Re; the shoplifting. It's the addition of the postage stamps that cracks me up!<br /><br /><i>"Which, when you think about it, is grammatically correct as opposed to bottom. Bottom of what?"</i><br /><br />Yes, a rare example of good headline writing there!<br /><br /><i>"Imagine trying to perform your daily duty after that!"</i><br /><br />*winces*JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-36116081501300055172015-03-09T01:14:34.498+00:002015-03-09T01:14:34.498+00:00When I was a youngster growmng up in the '60&#...When I was a youngster growmng up in the '60's it was an urban legend that a gangsters punishment was to slice the buttocks across with a stanley knife. Imagine trying to perform your daily duty after that! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-39104364860307711192015-03-08T22:48:24.435+00:002015-03-08T22:48:24.435+00:00Which, when you think about it, is grammatically c...Which, when you think about it, is grammatically correct as opposed to bottom. Bottom of what? Bum is a case of precision, grammatically. Bums are nice, on females. Men don't have them, unless they are advertising something. Now that is an awful advert.andy5759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-26583439637400486062015-03-08T13:06:08.140+00:002015-03-08T13:06:08.140+00:00Interesting that the headline uses the more colloq...Interesting that the headline uses the more colloquial "bum".AndrewWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196842185913965725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-46845659488094524222015-03-08T11:32:59.272+00:002015-03-08T11:32:59.272+00:00Boxing Day 2011 brought us this story:
A man was...Boxing Day 2011 brought us this story: <br /><br /><i>A man was stabbed while shopping at Bicester Village. The 22-year-old was stabbed in the buttock with what police believe was a knife.</i><br /><br />Comments on the article at the time suggested it was the approved 'gangster' (or should that be 'gangsta'?) method of dealing with issues of 'respect' but a spot of research shows that it's surprisingly widespread, especially around football grounds...<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8068088.stm<br /><br />O/T, you might enjoy this example of an interestingly specific shoplifting spree which surfaced while tracking down the original story:<br /><br /><i>Thomson, 20, of Braithwaite Close, admitted theft of £122, GHD hair straighteners, 12 Pleasuremax condoms, six Sweaty Betty Zumba headbands, Gillette Venus razor blades, two Zumba wristbands and first and second-class postage stamps.</i>Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.com