Little things that irk you.. (no swearing please)

[Skull Commander]

Never heard of "A Kev" but up here we have "Cuvs" and "Coves" which are a bit like neds and chavs.

[randombs]

Kev means Pakistani.

[koopatroopa90]

So whats the reasoning behind that? (genuine question!)

[randombs]

It's from the Great Lahori Showdown of 1974, where Pakistani rebels were given kevlar jackets by the US who considered them freedom fighters at the time, but changed their minds years later when being an Islamist was no longer considered cool.

I'd like to point out that I don't think Eddie's a big racist. Maybe he just doesn't know?

Also, while I'm here:

"the pound signs on all the keyboards do not work; it may need some configuration"

One of the accountants. There's something hilarious about an accounts department that has only just realised their keyboard are set to US. WTF have they been doing this whole time? Love the semicolon, though. Clearly he should be a literary critic.

[Dazzyman]

Idiots that park up your arse in a double disabled bay what arent disabled and just popping in the shop because they say they aren't doing any harm. Fine but don't f do it when we're loading me into the car and the wife is walking with the chair to put it in the boot. She saw us doing it and put the big Chelsea tractor up our arse so wife shouted and she started walking off so screamed at her and she came back moaned like hell because it was our fault admitted she didn't have a badge, swore then drove oposite on double yellows and blocked the bus. I'd have chased her down the bloody street in the chair if she'd f off. I think anyone what parks in a disabled bay that isnt comes back to there car with it blown up by an RPG with the army. Hard enough when there's 2 bays in the entire town in the high street and normal bays u can't get chair down side and raised kerbs to get up. She could walk and run so don't be a lazy cowbag! Grrr

[randombs]

Good on your wife for giving her some despite her being one of those who thinks they can do what they want and will probably keep doing it no matter what.

"It's a free country"

No it bloody well isn't, and for good reason.

[elaniel]

HDNL, my first bad experience.

I've been on a book ordering spree (great prices on Amazon) and been using my Prime membership trial. No problems until today.
The driver decided that the box would not fix so opened the box, stuffed the books through my mailbox and shoved the delivery box through as well. The books are obviously all damaged as the books were open, bent, folded, etc. Amazon say they've forwarded a complaint to HDNL.

Surely by the driver doing this, he's breaking the law?

Full props to Amazon though, guaranteeing delivery tomorrow for replacements and to send the others back with a freepost label when I receive the new ones. I'll be home tomorrow, so the driver will probably cack himself when he sees his rounds and my name is on it again. Can't wait to let the crap hit the fan. Once I find out it's the same driver, of course.

[Fader209]

He could probably lose his job because of that as it's a breach of privacy. Bloody stupid thing to do, I do wonder how these people get employed.

I just had a delivery from a great driver who likes to take the mick out of me as on the first delivery he made to us he said to me in a deadpan way, "Legs?". Confused the hell out of me for 2 reasons: I didn't realise my brothers girlfriend was having her jeans for business delivered here (it's called Petite Legs....jeans for girls with short legs....yes, you can laugh) and secondly because I had watched loads of Dexter that week and I thought the big box might be full of severed legs.

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

It's from the Great Lahori Showdown of 1974, where Pakistani rebels were given kevlar jackets by the US who considered them freedom fighters at the time, but changed their minds years later when being an Islamist was no longer considered cool.

I'd like to point out that I don't think Eddie's a big racist. Maybe he just doesn't know?

Is it April fools again?
No I didnt know that & for very good reason as I am not a Pakistani rebel/freedom fighter nor was I involved in the Great Lehori Showdown, nor was I part of the US military at the time as I was still a sperm floating in my old mans bollock, so no I wasnt being racist as I didnt know it under that term.
As far as I know (& others have hit on it), a Kev (to me & to others) is what we call a Ned, Chav, etc

[QualityChimp]

I to have NEVER (caps, bold, underlined and Italic) heard Billy's version of the word "Kev".

I've always heard it as a shortening of the name Kevin, which is usually the name of a Chav. If you hear somebody revving the 1.1 litre engine of their Corsa thinking they're a boy racer, people may exclaim "What a Kev!".

The Urban Dictionary agrees too: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kev

noun, working class teenager who enjoys hanging round on street corners and generally being a nuisance. Easily identified due to their love of burberry hats, carbrining hoodys, trackies tucked into their white socks and either nike shocks or rockports on their feet. Also seen in helly hansen and berghaus coats, depending on the weather.

[randombs]

It was 100% imaginised, boys.

I should try adding it to urbandictionary. I already got one fake term approved by them, so who knows?

[Fader209]

Jeez Billy...that's twice you have fooled us recently. The other time being that you were gay.

Current irk: Fixing problems caused by other people. We had our kitchen refitted last month and my step dad is a tool and has now left water soaked things on the worktop twice which left a nice dark stain on the oak top. I then have to sand it down and re-oil the damn thing

Another irk: Billy's avatar. PLEASE change it dude, I see it flickering in the corner of my eye and it's so distracting!

[charlesr]

I had watched loads of Dexter that week and I thought the big box might be full of severed legs.

I used to send out large boxes with lower legs and knees in. That I had made in the lab.... but it was fun missing that bit out when telling the delivery guys. My wife of course regularly handled real legs (not attached), sticking gauges and stuff in them and then smashing them up. Brilliant. That's how we met. The romance. Trufax.

[koopatroopa90]

Jeez Billy...that's twice you have fooled us recently. The other time being that you were gay.

Wait a second, Billy is NOT gay? I'm confused (pun 100% intended)

[Fader209]

Wait a second, Billy is NOT gay? I'm confused (pun 100% intended)

I thought he meant he wasn't gay? This is why I'm confused too! I never know when he's telling the truth.