keltoi Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 yeah how would you describe that outfit jules? pirate-y? gentlemangoth? i'm not having a go, just never really seen the likes before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Eating chips and a cheese-and-onion pasty in sunny Brighton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 plutonium chips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 My partner called them celestial chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 yeah how would you describe that outfit jules? pirate-y? gentlemangoth? i'm not having a go, just never really seen the likes before. I call him my boy George, full pun intended. he had a sort of medieval thing going on for his wedding. he marches to his own drum, as well he should; he's an awesome drummer. but I have him a good ribbing for that outfit anyway, what kind of buddy would I be if I let him get away with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Eating chips and a cheese-and-onion pasty in sunny Brighton Looking sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granty Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 They sell soft drinks? That's rad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adam Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) NUDES edit: actually, no i wont post it, sorry Edited May 30, 2013 by Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvatorin Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qnio Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Eating chips and a cheese-and-onion pasty in sunny Brighton you have coca-cola there too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 They're just out of shot, but I can confirm that my partner and I both had soft drinks. She had iced tea and I enjoyed a Coke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 my partner and I yeuch, hate that phrase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) I prefer it to "fiancee", because I hate French words. It sounds more committed than "girlfriend". Naturally we've had extensive, hang-wringing discussions about how exactly to refer to each other, and this is what we've settled on. Edited May 31, 2013 by Iain C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Oh, it's odd to think that that comment allowed us that window into the discussion you had with your wench about what to call her in relation to the context of your relationship. (soz, lain, wench is cool though .. "my wench and i" .. and it denotes sex and is probably very english without the 90's PC upper middle class connotations) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I prefer it to "fiancee", because I hate French words. It sounds more committed than "girlfriend". Naturally we've had extensive, hang-wringing discussions about how exactly to refer to each other, and this is what we've settled on. i have to use it too occasionally but it makes me wince. some people say "life partner"!!!lolpuke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 If you want to discuss etymology, let's go. Wench comes from old English and here's how it's been used historically: late 13c., wenche "girl or young woman," shortened from wenchel "child" (12c.), from Old English wencel, probably related to wancol "unsteady, fickle, weak," and cognate with Old Norse vakr "child, weak person," Old High German wanchal "fickle." The word degenerated through being used in reference to servant girls, and by mid-14c. was being used in a sense of "woman of loose morals, mistress." As you can see, it's not really an appropriate term to describe somebody who is an equal partner in a relationship. But "partner" does that job rather well. I don't have a specific problem with girlfriend as such (although she's a woman rather than a girl) but it implies to us something more ephemeral than our relationship, which is committed and long-term. Fiancée might be more appropriate because we're getting married next year, but this is for a variety of complex social reasons (mostly to do with the older, more traditional members of her family) rather than any great belief in the importance of marriage. So "fiancee, husband, wife" seem a bit dishonest as it's not really how we see each other. So partner is simply a less-loaded term. We're both word people and we think about this kind of thing - she's an English teacher in training, I'm a writer, we both study languages.For the record, neither of us are upper-middle class (she is from a working-class immigrant background, I'm from a rural lower-middle class area, state educated). But thanks for your concern, you typically Australian bellend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieBees Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 soul mate or significant other or better half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 some people say "life partner"!!!lolpuke Does anybody actually say that, though? I've never heard it as anything other than satire, and I've known some right wanker hippies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 If you want to discuss etymology, let's go. Wench comes from old English and here's how it's been used historically: late 13c., wenche "girl or young woman," shortened from wenchel "child" (12c.), from Old English wencel, probably related to wancol "unsteady, fickle, weak," and cognate with Old Norse vakr "child, weak person," Old High German wanchal "fickle." The word degenerated through being used in reference to servant girls, and by mid-14c. was being used in a sense of "woman of loose morals, mistress." As you can see, it's not really an appropriate term to describe somebody who is an equal partner in a relationship. But "partner" does that job rather well. I don't have a specific problem with girlfriend as such (although she's a woman rather than a girl) but it implies to us something more ephemeral than our relationship, which is committed and long-term. Fiancée might be more appropriate because we're getting married next year, but this is for a variety of complex social reasons (mostly to do with the older, more traditional members of her family) rather than any great belief in the importance of marriage. So "fiancee, husband, wife" seem a bit dishonest as it's not really how we see each other. So partner is simply a less-loaded term. We're both word people and we think about this kind of thing - she's an English teacher in training, I'm a writer, we both study languages.For the record, neither of us are upper-middle class (she is from a working-class immigrant background, I'm from a rural lower-middle class area, state educated). But thanks for your concern, you typically Australian bellend. You do realise that i was joking don't you. I personally don't mind what you call your dearest. I'll have to presume that you were just joking cause otherwise it seems like it's dump on dleetr day, and i'll go and have a cry. heh + -sie- Anyway thanks for further explaining that. Is it her family that want the marriage or yours? Plenty of people live togeather in long term relationships without the expense of a marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Of course I know you were joking - but the fact remains I wouldn't use that word - any excuse to dig out the etymology dictionary and talk about words though. And to call someone a bellend. As for the marriage, it's mostly so we can move in together, something we've been putting off for ages. That'd be a big no-no for some of her more reactionary relatives who'd then make life difficult for her mum. For us, it's just a hoop we have to jump through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 some people say "life partner"!!!lolpuke Does anybody actually say that, though? I've never heard it as anything other than satire, and I've known some right wanker hippies. i've heard it used a few times without tongue in cheek... from fairly repugnant people, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Can I just say that I wish I were even half as handsome as Iain C. I mean, that guy has some serious shit goin' on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 #8 Bonus points if you guess the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I don't like the term boy/girlfriend either and use(d) the term partner instead. Would never say life partner though, that's odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Npoess Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 #8 Bonus points if you guess the ground. Carrow Road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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