Boots, shoes....

bledd · 11 Nov 2010 at 18:20

Iceman said:
WGAF = Who Gives A donkey

fully star it out mate

sigma · 11 Nov 2010 at 19:16

paradigm said:
It just shows which people are daft, and which aren't.

Boots = Daft.
Tyres = Normal.

What about Tires?

kaiowas · 11 Nov 2010 at 19:23

sigma said:
What about Tires?

We don't have those in this country.

sigma · 11 Nov 2010 at 19:25

kaiowas said:
We don't have those in this country.

I know but I wanted to know his opinion on people who call tyres tires.

paradigm · 11 Nov 2010 at 23:09

sigma said:
I know but I wanted to know his opinion on people who call tyres tires.

People who are English that use the spelling "tires" are just idiots.

People who use "tires" when that's the correct spelling are, of course, normal.

EvilDreams · 11 Nov 2010 at 23:13

What if they're Scottish?

Dogbreath · 12 Nov 2010 at 10:45

Six6siX said:
Couldn't care less, its just terminology.

Sure sometimes its a bit odd (I don't use the ones mentioned - boots/shoes) but where do you draw the line?

Do you get offended at people referring to cars/bikes and parts like

Lips
Rims
Blower
Tubby
Whip
Dubz
Rice
Crotch Rocket

Offended no, but most of those terms immediately mark the person that uses as a fool IMO.

A supercharger has been referred to as a "blower" from pre-war times so I have no problems with this. The first "Blower" Bentley was made in 1926.

'Tubby' annoys me; the MR2OC forumites use this term and to me it sounds like a 2 year old trying to say "Turbo". What's the point in saying "Tubby" when it makes you sounds stupid and it's not even a shorter name than the correct one?

Whip, Dubz etc. are just wannabe gangster cretin words. No need for further confirmation of mongness after one of these has passed someone's lips - unless being used for humour.