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A Viscous attack # 2

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Catpiece · 15/08/2025 11:23

Is it okay for me to start a second thread of the highly entertaining viscous attack? Couldn’t see a sequel and don’t want to step foot on anyone’s toes
edited to add: I’m Cattery but with a name change x

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Theyreeatingthedogs · 30/11/2025 18:00

@ Gardener, All I can say is I absolutely tried my upmost to be a good parent.

Another one today.

Catpiece · 30/11/2025 19:53

Local FB page: anyone who can take in woshing and ironing?

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MagpiePi · 30/11/2025 20:30

Let’s not forget that those in the bottom centipede pay a higher proportion of taxes relative to their income

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Catpiece · 30/11/2025 21:34

MagpiePi · 30/11/2025 20:30

Let’s not forget that those in the bottom centipede pay a higher proportion of taxes relative to their income

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Lower centipede?! What on earth was the writer trying to say??

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Chersfrozenface · 30/11/2025 21:40

Catpiece · 30/11/2025 21:34

Lower centipede?! What on earth was the writer trying to say??

Centile?
Percentage?

Neither of which really makes sense in the context.

Emptyandsad · 30/11/2025 23:03

Just seen somebody accused of being 'tone-death'...

TerminalMoraine · 01/12/2025 00:20

Just seen from your prospective instead of perspective.

Theyreeatingthedogs · 01/12/2025 11:00

and I? cutted up.

There may be more!!!!

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ADHDHDHDHD · 01/12/2025 11:20

Chersfrozenface · 11/09/2025 11:41

Britain comes, via the Old French Bretaigne and Middle English Breteyne, from the Latin Britannia~Brittania, an adaptation of the Common Brittonic name for the island, *Pritanī.

In the period of the Roman empire the Latin word was usually spelled with one t and two nns. That's generally what is in the texts that survived, so is the spelling used in the centuries since.

Brittany also comes from the French and English origins. It was often called Little Britain to distinguish it from the larger island, which was called Great Britain. 'Great' here means 'large', as it did until very recently.

Thanks! Good to know

PendantScorner · 04/12/2025 10:15

gorgepus

Catpiece · 04/12/2025 10:25

It’s not all plane sailing is it

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TerminalMoraine · 04/12/2025 11:02

What was at the route of this behaviour when he was breeching the law?
They can’t worn you about every possible problem.

TheaBrandt1 · 05/12/2025 06:47

An OW poster giving a beau a “wide birth” until his divorce comes through.

HopeSpringsInfernal · 05/12/2025 09:09

TheaBrandt1 · 05/12/2025 06:47

An OW poster giving a beau a “wide birth” until his divorce comes through.

Oohh that sounds painful

TerminalMoraine · 06/12/2025 13:19

Seen this morning…
Family member in recess with life threatening condition.

TerminalMoraine · 06/12/2025 13:20

Grandparent was routing through the toy box to find a pacific doll.

TheaBrandt1 · 07/12/2025 08:35

” my daughter has been obsessed with this film star since she could form an option”

MagpiePi · 07/12/2025 11:50

This morning I looked at some ‘Set’s of door handles’ from B&Q but can’t bring myself to buy them with such a glaring error.

It does look like ’s for plural is becoming the norm.

Allseeingallknowing · 07/12/2025 14:09

TerminalMoraine · 06/12/2025 13:19

Seen this morning…
Family member in recess with life threatening condition.

You think they’d find them a decent room!

Catpiece · 07/12/2025 15:09

MagpiePi · 07/12/2025 11:50

This morning I looked at some ‘Set’s of door handles’ from B&Q but can’t bring myself to buy them with such a glaring error.

It does look like ’s for plural is becoming the norm.

No, I couldn’t either just to show my disdain x

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ChittyChittyBoomBoom · 07/12/2025 16:56

Swiping on a dating website this afternoon and happened upon a real gem…Bloke described himself as having “no hairs and gracies” 😶😶😶.

Catpiece · 07/12/2025 21:23

ChittyChittyBoomBoom · 07/12/2025 16:56

Swiping on a dating website this afternoon and happened upon a real gem…Bloke described himself as having “no hairs and gracies” 😶😶😶.

Snap him up! We could do with the laugh! 🤣

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ChittyChittyBoomBoom · 07/12/2025 21:52

It’d be awfully good sport 🤭

CinnamonSweet73 · 08/12/2025 08:32

I've just seen someone on Instagram who claims to be a beauty editor talking about beauty and the 'refractions of it's essence'...

Chersfrozenface · 08/12/2025 10:47

CinnamonSweet73 · 08/12/2025 08:32

I've just seen someone on Instagram who claims to be a beauty editor talking about beauty and the 'refractions of it's essence'...

'refractions of it's essence"?

Ignoring the "it's" for the time being, what on earth does that mean?

"Reflections of its essence"? Doesn't make much more sense

When I used to have to try to comprehend illiterate verbiage as part of my job, it was often obvious that the writer had used a thesaurus to find a fancier looking word than the one they'd first thought of. So I'd have to turn to a thesaurus myself, look up the word they'd used and guess what they'd started out with. But in this case that technique isn't helping.

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