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I am sick of hearing Jeff Stelling using the word "fantastic" whenever he thinks something is very good, excellent, remarkable, praiseworthy and many other adjectives. I lost count of the number of times he said it on Friday's (17/07/2009) programme, but at the end, he said it four times in the space of a minute. He uses it as some ignorant people use the other all-embracing f... word by applying it to anything good, bad or indifferent. Does he not have a very extensive vocabulary?
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Fantastic post, Percy.
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Unbelievable Jeff
Maybe he needs to take a leaf out of Jim Bowens book 'Smashing,great, super'
Maybe he needs to take a leaf out of Jim Bowens book 'Smashing,great, super'
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Fantastic is the new nice.
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I had a teacher at primary school who would give you a detention if, during the course of the year, you used the word 'nice' 10 times in your work. I got her a packet of Nice biscuits as a leaving present.Matt Morrison wrote:Fantastic is the new nice.
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Nice one Matt!
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Well, at least Jim Bowen has three words meaning the same thing, Marc. Jeff has only one
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"Super, smashing, great" only counts as one word the way Jim Bowen says it.
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With regard to your primary school teacher's attitude to "nice", Michael, this story may make you smile.
A primary school teacher asked her class to make up a sentence using the same word twice, but attached to different words. She said, "I'll give you an example - 'The important lady said arithmetic was important.' Do you understand?" Chorus of, "Yes, Miss." Right", she said, the first word is 'nice'." A little girl raised her hand and said, "It was a nice day, so we went for a nice walk." "Very good, Angela", said the teacher.
Now, the next word is 'charming'." After a long pause, a boy raised his hand and said, "My sister came home from work yesterday and said she was pregnant. My dad said, "Oh, charming: bloody charming."
A primary school teacher asked her class to make up a sentence using the same word twice, but attached to different words. She said, "I'll give you an example - 'The important lady said arithmetic was important.' Do you understand?" Chorus of, "Yes, Miss." Right", she said, the first word is 'nice'." A little girl raised her hand and said, "It was a nice day, so we went for a nice walk." "Very good, Angela", said the teacher.
Now, the next word is 'charming'." After a long pause, a boy raised his hand and said, "My sister came home from work yesterday and said she was pregnant. My dad said, "Oh, charming: bloody charming."
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Percy, is there really anything that annoying about a harmless 9-letter word.
There are obviously some catchphrases, like possibly the Jim Bowen one that everyone seems to be mentioning, that can be annoying if repeated all the time, but it's just an expressive word which Jeff obviously likes to say a lot.
Surely, everyone has a word that they say all the time, if they can't think of anything else
Frankly, it doesn't bother me personally.
There are obviously some catchphrases, like possibly the Jim Bowen one that everyone seems to be mentioning, that can be annoying if repeated all the time, but it's just an expressive word which Jeff obviously likes to say a lot.
Surely, everyone has a word that they say all the time, if they can't think of anything else
Frankly, it doesn't bother me personally.
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Hi James,
Why do you not use Apterous?
Why do you not use Apterous?
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James, is there really anything that annoying about constantly using brightly coloured text at inappropriate times?James Robinson wrote:Percy, is there really anything that annoying about a harmless 9-letter word.
Yes, yes there is.
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Well Ian, the simple answer is I've just never got round to applying on it.Ian Dent wrote:Hi James,
Why do you not use Apterous?
I clearly seem to be missing out on all the action, aren't I?
I definitely need to be on it ASAP.
EDIT: I know that sounds like a ridiculous answer, but if you knew me, then you wouldn't think it in the slightest.
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Takes about 45 seconds to set up your account and login.
I'd love to have a game against you.
I'd love to have a game against you.
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Memory may play tricks, but surely Susie was accused of exactly this. She tried, not entirely successfully, to cut back on it. It doesn't bother me, but I can see how it could be annoying. If I were in Jeff's shoes I'd want someone to point it out if I had a potentially annoying habit I wasn't aware of.
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Excellent, Ian. As soon as I get setup, I'll challenge you to a game.Ian Dent wrote:Takes about 45 seconds to set up your account and login.
I'd love to have a game against you.
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That reminds me of a joke I heard many years ago. It went something like this -Percy Round wrote:A primary school teacher asked her class to make up a sentence using the same word twice, but attached to different words.
Paddy applied for a job as a roadsweeper. There were that many applicants, they had an aptitude test as part of the interview. Each candidate was asked to write down 2 linked sentences containing the words "great" and "fascinate". Paddy wrote the following:
"I've got a duffle coat at home and it's great. It's got nine buttons, but I can only fascinate."
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Are you Jon Corby in disguise? (If so, it's quite a good disguise.)Philip Jarvis wrote:"I've got a duffle coat at home and it's great. It's got nine buttons, but I can only fascinate."
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Aaah! I missed that one from Jon.Charlie Reams wrote:Are you Jon Corby in disguise? (If so, it's quite a good disguise.)Philip Jarvis wrote:"I've got a duffle coat at home and it's great. It's got nine buttons, but I can only fascinate."
Anyway - Jon's coat has got 10 buttons and mine's got 9!
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Thank you, Matt: I'm glad you agree with me. Countdown is a game about words, for heaven's sake. Yes, people often do use a favourite word when they can't think of another. I don't know which is better (or worse) - "fantastic" or "y'know".
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Looking back at what you said, Matt, I think "fantastic" is not the new "nice", but the new "fabulous". Remember how everyone seemed to use that word a year or two ago? But not, I think, as frequently as Jeff uses "fantastic".
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So, in conclusion:
Fantastic is the new fabulous.
Jeff Stelling is fantastic.
Fantastic is the new fabulous.
Jeff Stelling is fantastic.
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Well, he was certainly kind to you, Kai, so I suppose that makes him fantastic in your eyes, but,of course, I never suggested that he was no good at his job, just that he needs to enlarge his vocabulary. I expect you'll be in bed now,so you can read this tomorrow.
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I know that Matt would agree with me that stating that someone agrees with you in these forums is a risky thing to do.Percy Round wrote:Thank you, Matt: I'm glad you agree with me.
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Excellent.Kai Laddiman wrote:Fantastic is the new fabulous.
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So excellent it makes me want to tent my non 104 yr old fingers with delight.Phil Reynolds wrote:Excellent.Kai Laddiman wrote:Fantastic is the new fabulous.
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AbsolutelyPhil Reynolds wrote:Excellent.Kai Laddiman wrote:Fantastic is the new fabulous.
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Kai Laddiman wrote:
Fantastic is the new fabulous.
Okey doke.
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lol Excellent!Phil Reynolds wrote:Excellent.Kai Laddiman wrote:Fantastic is the new fabulous.
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Nice.Dinos Sfyris wrote:lol Excellent!Phil Reynolds wrote:Excellent.Kai Laddiman wrote:Fantastic is the new fabulous.
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Fantastic!Matt Morrison wrote:Nice.Dinos Sfyris wrote:lol Excellent!Phil Reynolds wrote: Excellent.
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Kai Laddiman was quoting the words in my post of 21st July 2009 at 9.53 pm, addressed to Matt.
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Just had a thought: I wonder if Kai will own up to his plagiarism. Will you Kai?
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I don' think he was plagirising you. If you look at his post on Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:11 pm, he was only making a summary of what had been said.Others having taken it out of contextPercy Round wrote:Just had a thought: I wonder if Kai will own up to his plagiarism. Will you Kai?
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Yeh, it's just a thing which people have 'liked', summing up a thread.
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I know this thread's fizzled out but i've got a couple of jokes that are just like the other two but with the teacher wanting the kid to use the word contagious...
Kid says, the other day, i was in the car with my old man when we passed a lorry of oranges turned over with oranges everywhere and the poor driver standing there beside them. My old man said, 'It's gonna take the c@*t ages to pick them up'
The definitely one goes -
Johnny - Does farts come in lumps?
Teacher - No Johnny
Johnny - Well then I definitely s@8t my trousers.
Back of the net!
Kid says, the other day, i was in the car with my old man when we passed a lorry of oranges turned over with oranges everywhere and the poor driver standing there beside them. My old man said, 'It's gonna take the c@*t ages to pick them up'
The definitely one goes -
Johnny - Does farts come in lumps?
Teacher - No Johnny
Johnny - Well then I definitely s@8t my trousers.
Back of the net!
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[quote="Andy Wilson"]I know this thread's fizzled out but...
Reviving an old thread, Andy? That is SOOOOOO Derek Hazell!
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I'm surprised he doesn't use the word "unbelievable" more often!
I guess that's because contestants finding 9-letter words are so commonplace that he doesn't need to.
If Drew Carey and Jeff Stelling were to mysteriously switch places, Drew would run all around the Granada Studio stage in Manchester when a contestant declares a 9 and go crazy! That's because he's never seen it done before. In turn, if Jeff Stelling saw a fabulous contestant on The Price is Right, I bet he would say, "Fantastic! You've just won both showcases!"
You see, it's all about how often a situation occurs. If a particularly boring episode of Countdown airs, would Jeff Stelling have any reason to say, "fantastic?"
I guess that's because contestants finding 9-letter words are so commonplace that he doesn't need to.
If Drew Carey and Jeff Stelling were to mysteriously switch places, Drew would run all around the Granada Studio stage in Manchester when a contestant declares a 9 and go crazy! That's because he's never seen it done before. In turn, if Jeff Stelling saw a fabulous contestant on The Price is Right, I bet he would say, "Fantastic! You've just won both showcases!"
You see, it's all about how often a situation occurs. If a particularly boring episode of Countdown airs, would Jeff Stelling have any reason to say, "fantastic?"
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What if it was fantastically boring?Jason Larsen wrote:You see, it's all about how often a situation occurs. If a particularly boring episode of Countdown airs, would Jeff Stelling have any reason to say, "fantastic?"
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If I was to mysteriously switch words to say how we feel, I would say:Jason Larsen wrote:If Drew Carey and Jeff Stelling were to mysteriously switch places . . .
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Derek, read the first post I wrote today.
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If fantastic now means 'Smug cunt' then I agree.
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YES!!!!!nigelbrown wrote:If fantastic now means 'Smug cunt' then I agree.
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There is no need for vulgarity on this or any other website, Nigel. Some people, including me, find it very offensive and it suggests that you have a very limited vocabulary.
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Did he just use the c-word?!nigelbrown wrote:If fantastic now means 'Smug cunt' then I agree.
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This guy has made three posts, two of which feature the c-word, the other talking about gash. I think he's obsessed.Jimmy Gough wrote:Did he just use the c-word?!nigelbrown wrote:If fantastic now means 'Smug cunt' then I agree.
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I think he's gay.Michael Wallace wrote:This guy has made three posts, two of which feature the c-word, the other talking about gash. I think he's obsessed.Jimmy Gough wrote:Did he just use the c-word?!nigelbrown wrote:If fantastic now means 'Smug cunt' then I agree.
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This was my conclusions as well, yeah.Jimmy Gough wrote:I think he's gay.Michael Wallace wrote:This guy has made three posts, two of which feature the c-word, the other talking about gash. I think he's obsessed.
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I think he's RB.
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Bollocks.Percy Round wrote:There is no need for vulgarity on this or any other website, Nigel. Some people, including me, find it very offensive and it suggests that you have a very limited vocabulary.
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Jeff Stelling would never say that, Nigel!
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Nigel wasn't suggesting Jeff would say 'smug cunt', Jason - he's suggesting he is a smug cunt.Jason Larsen wrote:Jeff Stelling would never say that, Nigel!
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No suggesting about it Sue, he is that thing what I said. As well as being patronising, talentless and a very annoying waste of space. He has a face made for kicking repeatedly.
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Tut, tut, Charlie! Does your use of that one word of insult, criticism, derision or disagreement, frequently used on television mean that you think there is a need for vulgarity on your website? I presume it was aimed at me.
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I think it's overly simplistic to say there's no need for vulgarity, and I've never seen any evidence that swearing is correlated with a weak vocabulary. In fact English has a wonderfully wide lexicon when it comes to profanity, and to me it would seem rather a shame to ignore it.Percy Round wrote:Tut, tut, Charlie! Does your use of that one word of insult, criticism, derision or disagreement, frequently used on television mean that you think there is a need for vulgarity on your website? I presume it was aimed at me.
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I heard Stephen Fry make the same argument on an episode of the sadly missed Central Weekend once.Charlie Reams wrote:I think it's overly simplistic to say there's no need for vulgarity, and I've never seen any evidence that swearing is correlated with a weak vocabulary. In fact English has a wonderfully wide lexicon when it comes to profanity, and to me it would seem rather a shame to ignore it.
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I think his "bollocks" is a response to the "people who swear have a poor vocabulary" canard.Percy Round wrote:Tut, tut, Charlie! Does your use of that one word of insult, criticism, derision or disagreement, frequently used on television mean that you think there is a need for vulgarity on your website? I presume it was aimed at me.
There's also a poll elsewhere on the forum in which the vast majority voted that swearing on the forum was fine. If someone who comes along who is only interested in swearing without contributing much else, chances are they'll just get banned (see: nigelbrown)
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I like Jeff Stelling.