shull Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Or neither? Let's go for neither. Let the people over there have a new name for their great City. A name that the vast majority will agree on. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Why ask us ? We can't even agree what to call our ground !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 A slow day on the forum today........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Or neither? Let's go for neither. Let the people over there have a new name for their great City. A name that the vast majority will agree on. Any suggestions? You could never get them to agree, even if they agreed. They wouldn't want to be seen to be agreeing. That's the eejits I'm talking about and there are plenty. I'm sure you've heard London/Derry which lead Gerry Anderson to naming it Stroke city which has half caught on. I don't have a clue how to pronounce it in Gaelic. Or do I mean Erse? It's also known as The Maiden City. How about Virgin City? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 The blue Bigots call it Londonderry but are forever guarding Derry's Walls. Dafties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2becks Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 You could never get them to agree, even if they agreed. They wouldn't want to be seen to be agreeing. That's the eejits I'm talking about and there are plenty. I'm sure you've heard London/Derry which lead Gerry Anderson to naming it Stroke city which has half caught on. I don't have a clue how to pronounce it in Gaelic. Or do I mean Erse? It's also known as The Maiden City. How about Virgin City? I bet it would have great broadband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 This thread's going to end well.., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2becks Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 This thread's going to end well.., Just so long as it ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Or neither? Let's go for neither. Let the people over there have a new name for their great City. A name that the vast majority will agree on. Any suggestions? Life is too short to care about bigots and what they want to argue over. I'm just glad I don't have to live amongst that type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 The blue Bigots call it Londonderry but are forever guarding Derry's Walls. Dafties. That appeals. I'd never considered that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Life is too short to care about bigots and what they want to argue over. I'm just glad I don't have to live amongst that type. Ah. So you're deaf and blind, then. My apologies - I knew there had to be some reason lying behind you making so many other silly, incorrect assertions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 St Mirren F.C or Paisley Saint Mirren Football Club plc. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Ah. So you're deaf and blind, then. My apologies - I knew there had to be some reason lying behind you making so many other silly, incorrect assertions. I don't talk to Oaky so you can tell him from me that there was a huge collective sigh of relief from the whole population over here when they heard that he ain't coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I don't talk to Oaky so you can tell him from me that there was a huge collective sigh of relief from the whole population over here when they heard that he ain't coming! Naw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Naw! I'll assume if he can read, he might have seen it. But thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TediousTom Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 St Mirren F.C or Paisley Saint Mirren Football Club plc. . The Paisley Saint Mirren professional football club pte ltd co first team playing squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Ah. So you're deaf and blind, then. Am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Aitch or Haitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjerseybuddie Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 My good lady was born and bred there. The original name was Doire with a funny wee thing over one of the letters. It means oak grove. The London bit was added when the labour to build the city were brought over from ....er.....London. Having spent quite a bit of time there it is clearly really important to both communities to retain the name they choose. Another description I like is that it's the only city in the world with six silent letters! I think they should upset everyone and call it greenock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjerseybuddie Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Or bluenock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcd54 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Aitch or Haitch? Deffo aitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I would call it OFF , in fact lets call the whole thing OFF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 A couple of my uni lecturers pronounced it "itch". Weird cunts. Even worse that " haitch". In the same vein (or vane, who cares?), why, nowadays, is "an" always used before a word starting with "h", even ones without a silent " h"? "An hotel"? " An horse"? f**k off, it's "A" not "An"! I blame EastEnders for it (and also for " fink" instead of "think" etc.). f**king BBC! It'll all be Clarkson's fault. : Haud yer hoarses. We don't aw talk like yon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 A couple of my uni lecturers pronounced it "itch". Weird cunts. Even worse that " haitch". In the same vein (or vane, who cares?), why, nowadays, is "an" always used before a word starting with "h", even ones without a silent " h"? "An hotel"? " An horse"? f**k off, it's "A" not "An"! I blame EastEnders for it (and also for " fink" instead of "think" etc.). f**king BBC! It'll all be Clarkson's fault. : There's a bit of me that harks back to when I was being taught grammar by the nuns at primary school - usually augmented by the thwack of a thick wooden ruler onto my cranium and makes me think that if we let standards slip then the next thing'll be the barbarians taking away whatever good things we have (I would say our women but the forum is largely bereft of them ) but then I think as long as people can understand what you're saying then does it really matter.................................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 A couple of my uni lecturers pronounced it "itch". Weird cunts. Even worse that " haitch". In the same vein (or vane, who cares?), why, nowadays, is "an" always used before a word starting with "h", even ones without a silent " h"? "An hotel"? " An horse"? f**k off, it's "A" not "An"! I blame EastEnders for it (and also for " fink" instead of "think" etc.). f**king BBC! It'll all be Clarkson's fault. : You just slipped that it to boast that you've been at Uni. You're a asshole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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