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A Viscous Attack # 3

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Catspace · 09/03/2026 18:28

Ding, ding, round 3 of the highly entertaining collection of misspellings, misuse and general bastardisation of language. The floor is youre’s x

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Whosthetabbynow · 25/06/2026 14:36

Facebook is a goldmine. Now I’ve seen “corsuge” (corsage) and “hastely” (hastily). My keyboard struggles with the misspellings so how are they so prolific?

Allseeingallknowing · 25/06/2026 14:56

Whosthetabbynow · 25/06/2026 14:23

Someone’s had their nose “quarterised” to stop nose bleeds

Should have forseen that!

ErrolTheDragon · 25/06/2026 16:13

Whosthetabbynow · 25/06/2026 14:23

Someone’s had their nose “quarterised” to stop nose bleeds

OwwwwShock

Whosthetabbynow · 25/06/2026 16:44

ErrolTheDragon · 25/06/2026 16:13

OwwwwShock

Wonder if it was cut into four pieces

AlbieJiggered · 25/06/2026 23:07

I've just seen illusive when the context suggests they meant elusive.

ErrolTheDragon · 25/06/2026 23:38

In a magazine, what should have been a nice metaphor: “yolked to a runaway horse”. Egg on someone’s face there!

Howinthehelldidthishappen · 26/06/2026 07:45

Just seen this in the doghouse, obviously about a dog.
he does malt

Chersfrozenface · 26/06/2026 07:51

Howinthehelldidthishappen · 26/06/2026 07:45

Just seen this in the doghouse, obviously about a dog.
he does malt

Like the dogs in those anthropomorphic Victorian paintings!

Howinthehelldidthishappen · 26/06/2026 07:59

Chersfrozenface · 26/06/2026 07:51

Like the dogs in those anthropomorphic Victorian paintings!

I was picturing him with a mug of Horlicks 😂

Chersfrozenface · 26/06/2026 09:08

Howinthehelldidthishappen · 26/06/2026 07:59

I was picturing him with a mug of Horlicks 😂

The word "malt" conjured up "whisky" in my mind straightaway, even though I don't drink the stuff.

Horlicks never occurred to me.

Oh. Er...

HopeSpringsInfernal · 26/06/2026 09:18

Just seen a thread talking about a neighbour hanging mirrors pointing at Woden fence

Howinthehelldidthishappen · 26/06/2026 10:58

Chersfrozenface · 26/06/2026 09:08

The word "malt" conjured up "whisky" in my mind straightaway, even though I don't drink the stuff.

Horlicks never occurred to me.

Oh. Er...

Ah I don't like whisky, so that would never be the first thing to pop into my head!

Whosthetabbynow · 26/06/2026 12:36

Vinegar?

HopeSpringsInfernal · 27/06/2026 13:21

Someone's talking about forcing Farage and his elk into uncomfortable positions... the mind boggles

Whosthetabbynow · 27/06/2026 13:36

HopeSpringsInfernal · 27/06/2026 13:21

Someone's talking about forcing Farage and his elk into uncomfortable positions... the mind boggles

😂😂😂

ErrolTheDragon · 27/06/2026 13:52

HopeSpringsInfernal · 27/06/2026 13:21

Someone's talking about forcing Farage and his elk into uncomfortable positions... the mind boggles

Oh deer.😂

Whosthetabbynow · 27/06/2026 14:09

Is his elk Inspector Moose?

Allseeingallknowing · 27/06/2026 15:39

HopeSpringsInfernal · 27/06/2026 13:21

Someone's talking about forcing Farage and his elk into uncomfortable positions... the mind boggles

Thats going too far!

AlbieJiggered · 27/06/2026 15:48

Far more amusing than forcing Farage and his ink into uncomfortable positions...

SerendipityCat · 27/06/2026 21:00

Just seen on another thread, "Had you of done this at the very beginning you wouldn’t of had to make another thread". A double whammy of wrongness.

Chersfrozenface · 28/06/2026 09:17

SerendipityCat · 27/06/2026 21:00

Just seen on another thread, "Had you of done this at the very beginning you wouldn’t of had to make another thread". A double whammy of wrongness.

That's remarkable. Using "had you" instead of the more common "if you", but then adding an unnecessary auxiliary verb and getting it wrong.

AlbieJiggered · 28/06/2026 09:28

Had you done this at the beginning, you wouldn't have had to make another thread.

Chersfrozenface · 28/06/2026 09:36

AlbieJiggered · 28/06/2026 09:28

Had you done this at the beginning, you wouldn't have had to make another thread.

A sentence which would suggest advanced education or wide reading.

The original, not so much.

SueBlime · 28/06/2026 09:47

"dune" instead of did.

AlbieJiggered · 28/06/2026 09:56

@Chersfrozenface , mine's not elegant but the original makes the poster look uneducated. Don't people realise that it detracts from the message?

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