That fake bomb left in the stands of the Manchester football ground was a dog-training device accidentally left by a security firm. Derr.
The police said that it was 'incredibly realistic'.
There is no such thing as 'incredibly realistic'.
What they meant was 'credibly realistic'. Derr.
At least my childhood hoax was deliberate.
Pedant
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DeleteSo much for the advantages of out-sourcing.
ReplyDeleteHere in Belfast the standard description is "an elaborate hoax". Presumably as opposed to a rudimentary hoax, whatever that might be.
I avoid such clichés like the plague.
DeleteI avoid them like nobody's business.
DeleteThen you're a man after my own heart.
DeleteNot my cup of tea.
DeleteI couldn't find "derr" in the dictionary - but I think I can guess the meaning.
ReplyDeleteOnly one hoax in childhood? Thinking of you I can't believe that. Derr. (Had to use it once, whether appropriate or not).
That pedant John would have you believe it is spelt 'doh', but he only has The Simpsons to go by. In this country, you make the noise 'der' whilst holding your thumb and forefinger against your forehead in an 'L' shape which stands for 'loser', and then immediately push your tongue between your bottom lip and teeth whilst staring at the person you think is stupid. Teenagers are the masters of this form of communication.
DeleteI much prefer the manual expression of 'Dick Head'.
DeleteDah.
DeleteThe insult in this country must be pronounced the same way as Eddie Grundy pronounces Linda Snell's first name:' Linderr'. That is my last word.
DeleteWe have exactly the same gesture - well, normally only children use it - but we say: "Bäh!" or "Ätsch!"
DeleteYou would have thought that someone might have piped up that perhaps it was something left from the earlier dog training! Derr !!
ReplyDeleteI would not like to be the bloke who left it in the cubicle today.
DeleteNo common sense these days Frances. I said the same thing.
DeleteIt wouldn't have happened at a rugby match.
DeleteI thought it's 'duh'.
ReplyDeleteHow would you know? You're a German living in the USA. (Only joking! x)
DeleteHa!
DeleteWhat surprised me was how everyone left in such an orderly manner. Football crowds orderly? Who would have thought it.
ReplyDeleteThat's because the South Yorkshire Police weren't pushing them from behind.
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