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AIBU?

To be irritated by people using the terms The Grauniad and The Daily Fail?

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notanumber · 28/10/2009 20:24

I am, I know I am.

But it's like telling a knock knock joke and expecting to win a Perrier Comedy Award.

It's not witty or clever or knowing. It might have been twenty years ago when Private Eye or whoever thought it up, but now it's just really really lame.

You can just tell that the person using it is thinking, "ah, I'm so erudite and razer-sharp - I'm not taken in by the media, no not me! But I also am able to indicate this with a light touch of humour which only serves to demonstrate that my viewpoint is far superior to anyone elses"

Twats.

That is all.

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lindsaygii · 28/10/2009 20:28

YANBU. It's annoying to be expected to hoot with laughter at twenty-year old second-hand humour.

Also, I like the Guardian. Especially the corrections, which are often the best bit of the paper.. ;)

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Aranea · 28/10/2009 20:29

Oh, dear, calm down.

My mum always says 'The Grauniad', and I think she just does it in an affectionate way as she always enjoyed the typos.

YABU

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ErikaMaye · 28/10/2009 20:30

I use "Daily Fail" out of habbit now, been saying it for years. Sorry

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preggersslaysandchops · 28/10/2009 20:32

I've never heard of either (the nicknames I mean), I must lead a very sheltered life.

Its the Daily Hate Mail here in our household.

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GrimmaTheNome · 28/10/2009 20:34

I think its OK to call it the Grauniad in Pedants' corner when taking it to task for spelling errors.

I remember once there was a mis-spelling in a crossword. You just can't forgive something like that!

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FaintlyMacabre · 28/10/2009 20:35

Don't forget the Torygraph as well .

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lindsaygii · 28/10/2009 20:37

Oh yeah. Actually, come to think of it, I say Torygraph.

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RubbishMate · 28/10/2009 20:38

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notanumber · 28/10/2009 20:39

The pigging Torygraph!

Oh aren't you so politically engaged and right-on! I bet you bought a copy of The Socialist Worker at a train station once because you felt superior to all the commuting drones.

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notanumber · 28/10/2009 20:41

Yeah, yeah, lighten up notanumber!

It's not my fault that everyone in the whole world except me is a complete nobber, is it?

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hocuspontas · 28/10/2009 20:44

I always use Torygraph and Grauniad - didn't realise it said so much about me

Never heard of the Daily Fail though.

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Ponders · 28/10/2009 20:48

Grauniad was a term of affection back in the days when they had actual type-setters & all of them were carp - "Grauniad" appeared in the paper itself at least once.

I'd never heard Daily Fail used - Daily Hate more appropriate.

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cakeywakey · 28/10/2009 21:00

Ah RubbishMate, in our town Chavsda is known as ASBO. Think I like your put-down better

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ABatDead · 28/10/2009 21:04

lindsaygii/notanumber - the irony is that the TORYGRAPH is increasingly becoming known as Labourgraph as it increasingly supported the Labour party in recent years.

It lost a lot of readers as a result.

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HouseOfHorrorMum · 28/10/2009 21:08

The term "Grauniad" irritate me, but more because of the people I most often hear using it, the sort that frequently quote Python sketches and think they are so witty. I do use "Torygraph" though. Never heard of "Daily Fail" but then don't often have need to refer to it...

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Lilymaid · 28/10/2009 21:12

YABU. Lighten up a bit!
Grauniad came from Private Eye, from the days when the Guardian typesetting was pretty dire.
Never heard of the Daily Fail.
DH and I call the Times the Daily Murdoch (not sure whether that is commonly used).
What is wrong with calling the Telegraph the Torygraph - that is what it is.

Razor nor razer
else's not elses
You are having a Grauniad moment.
(And I need to lighten up a bit too).

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notanumber · 28/10/2009 21:33

Oh God, people who quote Monty Python sketches!

I don't care if the fucking parrot is fucking dead or shoved up your fucking arse! Just SHUT UP you tedious twat!

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hocuspontas · 28/10/2009 21:36

Why not get yourself over to the parma violets thread?

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JesusChristOtterStar · 28/10/2009 21:38

i do say torygraph but its so old it's not a joke just habit

shows my contempt for it's politics though when i utter it in cafés you see - good read though - and sooo much in it!

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notanumber · 28/10/2009 21:40

Ha, Lilymaid! Abetadad says it is the Labourgraph now, so you are using the wrong sort of smug nickname, so there!

And I know where the name The Grauniad came from. I also know it was friggin' decades ago!

I don't call people Bennies when I want to insult them - that was an insult from the Falklands Crisis era. I call them..errr...something witty and amusing and up to date instead.

And damn you for spotting the spelling errors!

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thesecondcocking · 28/10/2009 21:42

i used to work at the Grauniad.
My favourite ever typo was in the obits bit 'reg jones,dead dad of....' (as opposed to 'dear dad of')

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said · 28/10/2009 21:43

No, don't mind Torygraph and Dily Hate - don't expect a round of applause if use them though. But I really used to tire of Bliar, regardless of it being apt.

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said · 28/10/2009 21:44

Dily Hate being the Estuary English edition

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stakethroughtheheartofgold · 28/10/2009 21:46

habit soz.

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notanumber · 28/10/2009 21:47

Oh yes, Bliar. Bliar!

He may have led us into an illegal war, my friend, but at least he's not A BIG FAT TEDIOUS REPETITIVE COCK like you.

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