David James.

[Tuerto]

Re: David James.

What Munro's?

Never walked in Scotland but looking to do so.

Didn't do Ben Hope by chance? Looks wonderful.

A group of mountains that are over a certain height, named Munro's after the bloke who listed them, and measured them? (god knows) imagine naming a mountain range after yourself? I felt a sense of entitlement when it was decided that my boy would have my first name as his middle name....

[Jimmy the Jock]

Re: David James.

What Munro's?

Never walked in Scotland but looking to do so.

Didn't do Ben Hope by chance? Looks wonderful.

I did Jordi . A quick look on my Munro app and its the most Northerly .
I have done the most Northerly , Westerly , Southerly , highest twice (dont bother, but you will.. Ben Nevis ) 2nd highest Ben Macdui , failed on Ben Lawers recently (6th highest), got in real trouble on the three sisters in Glen Coe (near Jimmy Savilles house )

I went up on my own , decent hike , no real path nearer the top , more rocky .
The cloud came down when I was close to the top , once again , always respect the mountains.

Very quiet part of Scotland , I usually keep away from the NC 500 but can see the draw.

Enjoy , make sure you are walking fit , its hard going.

[Jimmy the Jock]

Re: David James.

A group of mountains that are over a certain height, named Munro's after the bloke who listed them, and measured them? (god knows) imagine naming a mountain range after yourself? I felt a sense of entitlement when it was decided that my boy would have my first name as his middle name....

Yeah but he isnt a mountain Tuerto ... no wonder ..
My son also has my brilliant name as his middle name.

[Tuerto]

Re: David James.

Yeah but he isnt a mountain Tuerto ... no wonder ..
My son also has my brilliant name as his middle name.

He's put some weight on of late.....

[B. Oddie]

Re: David James.

I bought a car from Sinclair in East Tyndall Street and the salesman was giving me the "fella/bro/buddy" treatment all the time, and I thought it made him look daft, particularly as I wasn't communicating with him in that manner.

I couldn't take to him at all. This was about two years ago, but that was the last time I felt properly irritated by that approach.

[Divine Wright]

Re: David James.

I think the first time I heard ‘mate’ in common conversation in Cardiff was around the early nineties and I wouldn’t be surprised if it found its way into the local dialect via English students that study and live there.

No doubt the same tosspots that call Caroline Street ‘Chippy Alley’!

Interloping bastards!

my cousin is from Yeovil and they use "mate" a fair bit there. ...... could have come from there too ....



I like butt too. occasionally comes out . I remember speaking to a quite a young person (I the early naughties) from the heads of the valleys in a bar in Cardiff and he seemed to be from another world again ..... he was very pleasant and used my "butty" to talk about his friend .....which I think is another level again .

[delmbox]

Re: David James.

Jesus I use mate on pretty much everybody, genuinely had no idea some people don't like it

[light up the darkness]

Re: David James.

Yesterday I went down a YouTube rabbit hole and was watching one of these auditors. He was near a police station so the police came over, officer every other sentence was calling this guy mate. The auditor one time says something like "but my friend I wasn't" and the officer snaps I'm not your friend.

True story.

I’m not your mate…Pal

[Des Parrot]

Re: David James.

For my sins I lived in Staffordshire for a couple of years. I couldn’t get used to being called Ducks by everyone!

[fingers]

Re: David James.

I don’t know how or why it started but I’ve got into the habit of calling everyone (males) ‘buddy’ with the occasional ‘chief’ thrown in. Am I going to hell?

[splott parker]

Re: David James.

What about when you’re in company and you can’t for the life of you you can’t remember one of the group’s names (it’s John). You’re willing someone to mention it, but conversations are endless until that magic moment someone does. Then, as if you knew all along, you finish every sentence, and every sentence, despite the others is directed at him, with ‘John’.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Re: David James.

What about when you’re in company and you can’t for the life of you you can’t remember one of the group’s names (it’s John). You’re willing someone to mention it, but conversations are endless until that magic moment someone does. Then, as if you knew all along, you finish every sentence, and every sentence, despite the others is directed at him, with ‘John’.

We've all been there

Yeah, it's like you're going to compensate for it by making a point of using his name almost continuously

[Majorblue]

Re: David James.

I have to agree.
It is meaningless and repetitive.

[splott parker]

Re: David James.

Must be hard though if you are called Dave…….. your name is really Rodney!

[Des Parrot]

Re: David James.

We've all been there

Yeah, it's like you're going to compensate for it by making a point of using his name almost continuously

I went to a funeral earlier in the week, I hadn’t seen most people there for more than 20 years. I knew almost all the faces but none of the names. There were some amusing conversations as a bunch of pensioners tried to remember each others names.