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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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Bohemond23 · 29/08/2025 10:24

I am worried about the chocolate santa's in Morrisons....

PendantScorner · 29/08/2025 10:25

@Cathandkin, the phrase used was "but give her a jew....."

@tartyflette , Jesus wept. is a verse from the Bible (John 11:35). Some find the out-of-context use of it as offensive.

A rule of MN: If you are naming someone famous, don't bother spelling their name correctly.

Cathandkin · 29/08/2025 10:25

Bohemond23 · 29/08/2025 10:24

I am worried about the chocolate santa's in Morrisons....

😂

tartyflette · 29/08/2025 10:28

Cathandkin · 29/08/2025 10:23

You'd think. Those rolling tape things often contain typos and grammatical errors, though. I wonder if someone just types them quickly as the news comes in.

Indeed. But the second rule (where i worked, anyway) was the 'second pair of eyes' one. That is, someone else checks it!
Sadly the BBC is no longer what it was.

Cathandkin · 29/08/2025 10:30

tartyflette · 29/08/2025 10:28

Indeed. But the second rule (where i worked, anyway) was the 'second pair of eyes' one. That is, someone else checks it!
Sadly the BBC is no longer what it was.

Yes, they've definitely let the standards slip. A second pair of eyes is needed.

Tallisker · 29/08/2025 11:47

Aren’t the rolling tape things voice activated? And of course should be checked by an actual human. I saw Gritter Two Birds once for that small Swedish climate campaigner 🤣

Cathandkin · 29/08/2025 12:08

Tallisker · 29/08/2025 11:47

Aren’t the rolling tape things voice activated? And of course should be checked by an actual human. I saw Gritter Two Birds once for that small Swedish climate campaigner 🤣

😂
Well they should definitely be checked if they're voice activated!

PendantScorner · 29/08/2025 12:51

Gritter Two Birds is funny, but whoever dictated the article should have had it checked.

CalzoneOnLegs · 29/08/2025 19:10

@Cathandkin the cat PJ thread is very ‘off’ somehow

CalzoneOnLegs · 29/08/2025 19:12

@Cathandkin the CC’s on YouTube are voice activated too, almost impossible to follow as the CC’s are nonsensical

YouOughtToSeeADoctorAboutThat · 29/08/2025 19:14

My friend said she'd POTTED about today

MagpiePi · 30/08/2025 12:06

Have just seen ‘Their to expensive..’
Gah!

AgentPidge · 30/08/2025 15:31

Cathandkin · 29/08/2025 10:23

You'd think. Those rolling tape things often contain typos and grammatical errors, though. I wonder if someone just types them quickly as the news comes in.

Probably speech-to-text, so no actual humans involved. Usually gets it right, but with the odd howler.

TerminalMoraine · 31/08/2025 00:30

Just read a post saying “The last cupple weeks.”

DeanStockwelll · 31/08/2025 02:55

I was out last night and a lady and gent were in a fairly intense discussion about how to spell the word bother , as in " I wouldn't bother watching that film, it's rubbish .
The guy was convinced it was spelt bover, the lady thought it was bothver.
I didnt know who to correct so I said nuffik 😆

Catpiece · 31/08/2025 10:12

I’ve just seen a chap on our local Facebook advertising his tree-cutting services. His latest job was to fell a copper beach. Yep

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CalzoneOnLegs · 31/08/2025 10:45

Catpiece · 31/08/2025 10:12

I’ve just seen a chap on our local Facebook advertising his tree-cutting services. His latest job was to fell a copper beach. Yep

I’m not oaky with that

Cathandkin · 31/08/2025 11:01

CalzoneOnLegs · 31/08/2025 10:45

I’m not oaky with that

Yew can always make a choice.

CalzoneOnLegs · 31/08/2025 11:08

Cathandkin · 31/08/2025 11:01

Yew can always make a choice.

It’s just plane wrong

Happymover · 31/08/2025 11:13

You wood think he’d know better

Catpiece · 31/08/2025 11:19

😂 Maybe he’ll branch out?

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Tallisker · 31/08/2025 17:04

I’m sycamore of these ridiculousnesses

GarlicPint · 31/08/2025 17:07

Catpiece · 15/08/2025 16:14

It is indeed @HopeSpringsInfernal Let’s hope for some corkers. I’ll start. Some people I once knew named their cat Blue. I asked for what particular reason? After the bear in The Jungle Book. I shit you not x

😂😂 This is the PERFECT level of sweet, stupid and barmy 😂

Thanks for the reboot, @Catpiece!

GarlicPint · 31/08/2025 17:13

countdowntonap · 22/08/2025 13:21

Exsatally

Seen today Confused

Shock I'm usually quite tolerant of spellos ... but really?! How can you have ever read anything without seeing how to spell 'exactly'? This version hasn't even got the right number of syllables. Or syllabubs, sillyballs or sybils ...

GarlicPint · 31/08/2025 17:30

Cathandkin · 29/08/2025 10:23

You'd think. Those rolling tape things often contain typos and grammatical errors, though. I wonder if someone just types them quickly as the news comes in.

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