Friend insanely close passed by team sky coach

[Dogtrousers]

Are all non professionals amateurs?

Are all non-amateurs professionals?
That was not the case in the past, when "Professionals" were limited to the medicine and law (I think - maybe clergy too). The idea of a professional engineer was new in the 19th century[1]. Even now, it implies more than just being paid - but a particular degree of competence and/or membership of a professional body. Like CI5

[1] Reference: A program I saw on telly once. I forget which one.

 

[winjim]

I'm a professional chemist. All it means is that I have to pay subs to the RSC and I can sign passport photos.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I'm a professional chemist. All it means is that I have to pay subs to the RSC and I can sign passport photos.

The Royal Shakespeare Company?

 

[benb]

I'm a professional chemist. All it means is that I have to pay subs to the RSC and I can sign passport photos.

I don't see what a theatre company has to do with chemists.

ETA: TMN to @Dogtrousers

 

[jefmcg]

I'm a professional chemist. All it means is that I have to pay subs to the RSC and I can sign passport photos.

Royal Shakespeare Company?

Ugh! 3rd!

 

[winjim]

Keep up at the back!

 

[jefmcg]

It's a headline. Racing riders are hit by team vehicles and camera cars with disturbing regularity. The headline writer was looking for a single word to indicate the incident did not take place during a race nor involved one of the team riders. Hence "amateur". Seems a perfectly cromulent word in the context.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Sue them, it's the only way.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I don't see what a theatre company has to do with chemists.

I don't know, the amount of powder some of these actors are alleged to use.

 

[Dayvo]

Sue them, it's the only way.

As much as you can: the Sky's the limit.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It's a headline. Racing riders are hit by team vehicles and camera cars with disturbing regularity. The headline writer was looking for a single word to indicate the incident did not take place during a race nor involved one of the team riders. Hence "amateur". Seems a perfectly cromulent word in the context.

It's got to be a cyclechat first!

 

[winjim]

It's got to be a cyclechat first!

Nope. The word cromulent is itself perfectly cromulent.

 

[Scoosh]

Not being a follower of the Simpsons , I had to look up that one.

It's brilliant and definitely to be remembered and used ...

 

[Dogtrousers]

I too had to look it up. In fact, I'm still trying.

 

[jefmcg]

It's got to be a cyclechat first!

Thanks for the embiggening, but it's not. It's not even the first time I've used it.

First time seems to be back in '12, to @Rezillo https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/bso-superstars.115756/#post-2105653