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[Guest]

49 minutes ago, fleabag said:

 

 

I know you're trying to be hilarious

No, not really.  I leave that to people like cannon and ball.

 

You having stated that items do not have a gender I was simply pointing out that it took but a picosecond to think of an item that does have a gender, albeit one arbitrarily assigned by its manufacturer. 

 

The hilarious bit, as inadvertent as it was, is disproving your statement so effortlessly.

[Old Man Riva]

12 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

It's an expression of endearment, usually. I have several guitars, basses, drum kits etc... Only a couple of them get the term 'she'; those I hold most dear. One could say the same of pet animals, really. Goldfish and bats are 'it'; fluffy kittens and gun dogs are 'he/she'. It's not really a gender thing at all; when a friendly dog approaches a stranger, there will often result a 'Who's a good boy, then, eh..?' Whether a male or female dog matters little. It's of no consequence, really; just a matter of personal affectivity (or not...). My car, for instance, is 'it'; the old 403 ambulance I once had was definitely a 'she'; costly to run and capricious, but I was saddened to part with her. 

Dad, if there was anyone around these parts that could possibly make me see the error of my ways it would be you, but I just can’t get with the programme, especially where basses/instruments are concerned!

 

And being a bleeding-heart, (non) tofu-munching, Guardian-reading, lily-livered liberal I can confirm that “he” raises the same levels of perplexity as “she”, so there’s no gender bias here, sir!

I’m slightly disappointed, mind, that you’d refer to your bat as ‘it’ and not its given name - Roger or Peter or Marianne etc. 

[fleabag]

Waful spelling

Edited January 30, 2023 by fleabag

[fleabag]

3 minutes ago, Bassfinger said:

No, not really.  I leave that to people like cannon and ball.

 

You having stated that items do not have a gender I was simply pointing out that it took but a picosecond to think of an item that does have a gender, albeit one arbitrarily assigned by its manufacturer. 

 

The hilarious bit, as inadvertent as it was, is disproving your statement so effortlessly.

 

Just now, fleabag said:

Well done. You can have pedant of the year award

 

[Dad3353]

10 minutes ago, Old Man Riva said:

...I’m slightly disappointed, mind, that you’d refer to your bat as ‘it’ and not its given name - Roger or Peter or Marianne etc. 

 

What..? Must I go down in History as a surrogate Batman..? Must I, once again, declare to have never, ever, owned neither bat nor goldfish; these two species being quoted simply as examples of genderless sentient creatures, seldom, if ever, referred to as 'he' or 'she'..? I could have chosen mongooses, or pterodactyls (No, I have owned neither either..!).
This folly must stop, and right away. The rumour must be nipped in the bud, scotched, squashed and quashed before what little of any reputation hanging onto me by a thin and soundly-worn thread be forever stained with this untruth. I refer to bats, goldfish, mongooses and pterodactyls equally as 'it', and am not a Goth..!
I trust I have made myself clear..! My legal team will deal with any further aspersions of the sort. That is all. 

[Stub Mandrel]

Mongeese.

[Waddo Soqable]

5 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

What..? Must I go down in History as a surrogate Batman..? Must I, once again, declare to have never, ever, owned neither bat nor goldfish; these two species being quoted simply as examples of genderless sentient creatures, seldom, if ever, referred to as 'he' or 'she'..? I could have chosen mongooses, or pterodactyls (No, I have owned neither either..!).
This folly must stop, and right away. The rumour must be nipped in the bud, scotched, squashed and quashed before what little of any reputation hanging onto me by a thin and soundly-worn thread be forever stained with this untruth. I refer to bats, goldfish, mongooses and pterodactyls equally as 'it', and am not a Goth..!
I trust I have made myself clear..! My legal team will deal with any further aspersions of the sort. That is all. 

Protests a little too muche I thinke.... 

[Waddo Soqable]

2 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Mongeese.

Rikki tikki tavi

[Dad3353]

1 minute ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Protests a little too muche I thinke.... 

 

You are Queen Gertrude and I claim my £5. 

[Waddo Soqable]

Just now, Dad3353 said:

 

You are Queen Gertrude 

Only at the weekend.. 

[Dad3353]

2 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Rikki tikki tavi

 

From the Oxford ...

 

mongoose noun
/ˈmɑŋɡus/ 
(pl. mongooses /ˈmɑŋɡusəz/ )
 
a small tropical animal with fur, that kills snakes, rats, etc.

[Waddo Soqable]

1 minute ago, Dad3353 said:

 

From the Oxford ...

 

mongoose noun
/ˈmɑŋɡus/ 
(pl. mongooses /ˈmɑŋɡusəz/ )
 
a small tropical animal with fur, that kills snakes, rats, etc.

Nag and Nagiana like... 

[Dad3353]

3 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Nag and Nagaina like... 

 

Fixed. 

[Nail Soup]

5 hours ago, Old Man Riva said:

Nothing really winds me up language-wise musically other than people referring to an instrument as “she”. 

Agree... but it's better than saying 'these bad boys'

[Waddo Soqable]

32 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

Agree... but it's better than saying 'these bad boys'

Or "these puppies" 

[Lozz196]

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Mongeese.

No they’re my French geese

[itu]

3 hours ago, fleabag said:

Silly and ultra cheesy.   Calling a lump of wood  or a car  ' her '

 

Why not 'him'? Actually, either is as sad as the other.  Inanimate objects don't have a gender.

Try Gus.

[fleabag]

Or Monique

[Bunion]

3 hours ago, fleabag said:

 

 

I know you're trying to be hilarious, but Action Man was designed with a gender, like Barbie dolls.

 

A guitar wasnt

Well with no genitalia I’d say more trans… 🤣😂

[Sibob]

46 minutes ago, Bunion said:

Well with no genitalia I’d say more trans… 🤣😂

And this, folks, is why education is important.

 

Si

[Bunion]

7 minutes ago, Sibob said:

And this, folks, is why education is important.

 

Si

Well check out Aristotle there 🤓

Edited January 30, 2023 by Bunion

[Stub Mandrel]

15 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

 

From the Oxford ...

 

mongoose noun
/ˈmɑŋɡus/ 
(pl. mongooses /ˈmɑŋɡusəz/ )
 
a small tropical animal with fur, that kills snakes, rats, etc.

 

This is the man who says he isn't a pedant...

 

I  rests my case, m'lud.

[ezbass]

This thread has set a new bar* level for getting so far off of the original topic, so fast. Whether that is a high or low bar* is for your own cogitation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*PSI conversion unavailable at this present time.

[Old Man Riva]

19 minutes ago, ezbass said:

This thread has set a new bar* level for getting so far off of the original topic, so fast. Whether that is a high or low bar* is for your own cogitation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*PSI conversion unavailable at this present time.

Is that an all original bar you’re using?! 

[Dad3353]

4 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

This is the man who says he isn't a pedant...

 

I  rests my case, m'lud.

 

Hmm... Not sure where this idea comes from; many posts over the last decade or so would rather point to the opposite. I did, once, five years ago, hint at such in a sarcastic manner; does that count..?