Things that have bothered you for a long time.

[roadrash]

what was actually wrong with the bacon before it was cured

 

[Yellow Fang]

....when which was still interchangeable with who.

And you have a problem with which but are ok with thy, thine and art?

I didn't have a problem with 'which' until I started hearing people say 'who', then I began to doubt my memory. Thy, thine and art are 2nd person singular. It is considered a familiar form of address in French and German, and I gather, Yorkshire. I have wondered whether it might be disrespectful to address a being as eminent as God in the 2nd person singular.

 

[Dave7]

This is the one I remember from school assembly. However, there are quite a few variations.

So......hallowed (revered) be thy name.
What is his name?
Cant be God as that is a title.
Cant be Jesus as that is the son of God.

 

[classic33]

So......hallowed (revered) be thy name.
What is his name?
Cant be God as that is a title.
Cant be Jesus as that is the son of God.

They're the same.

 

[Fnaar]

Yes, I quite like the German and the French version, and I like the Middle English version:

The Lourdes Preyere

Oure fadir that art in heuenes,
halewid be thi name;
thi kyngdoom come to;
be thi wille don, in erthe as in heuene.
Yyue to vs this dai oure breed ouer othir substaunce,
and foryyue to vs oure dettis, as we foryyuen to oure dettouris;
and lede vs not in to temptacioun, but delyuere vs fro yuel. Amen.

I like Ian Dury's Bus Driver's Prayer:

Our Father
Who art in Hendon
Harrow Road be Thy name
Thy Kingston come
Thy Wimbledon
In Erith as it is in Hendon
Give us this day our Berkhampstead
And forgive us our Westminsters
As we forgive those who Westminster against us
Lead us not into Temple Station
And deliver us from Ealing
For thine is the Kingston
The Purley and the Crawley
For Iver and Iver
Crouch End

 

[Lullabelle]

Why people spend so much money on cat toys when a piece of litter is so much fun to play with.

 

[Salty seadog]

I like Ian Dury's Bus Driver's Prayer:

Our Father
Who art in Hendon
Harrow Road be Thy name
Thy Kingston come
Thy Wimbledon
In Erith as it is in Hendon
Give us this day our Berkhampstead
And forgive us our Westminsters
As we forgive those who Westminster against us
Lead us not into Temple Station
And deliver us from Ealing
For thine is the Kingston
The Purley and the Crawley
For Iver and Iver
Crouch End

That man knew how to write .....

 

[Drago]

I tell you what bothers me. Radio commercials. You'll hear a slick commercial for some shiny brand of German motor car, then they'll ruin it by having 20 seconds and terms and conditions read out at ultra high speed, so fast you couldn't understand them anyway. What's wrong with simply saying, "terms and conditions apply."

 

[youngoldbloke]

Why, having bought and paid for some product online I'm then bombarded with ads for exactly the same product.

 

[Threevok]

The saying "No man is an island"

What about the Isle of Man ?

 

[Drago]

Horse radish sauce. Why are there no horses in it?

 

[roadrash]

Vegetatarian sausage, why don't they contain vegetarians

 

[Lullabelle]

During tne day my 79 year old dad rarely goes to the loo, at night he goes at least 3 times for a wee

 

[NorthernDave]

Bus passengers

1) You could see the bus approaching the stop from at least 100 yards away and there are five people who got on in front of you. Why do you not have your money out / app open?

2) When did it become acceptable to stand around blocking the space at the bottom of the steps even when there are seats available?

3) Did your bag pay for a seat? No? Then why is it occupying one?

4) When did a game of chicken develop as to how late you could leave it to get up to disembark the bus once it's stopped?

 

[EltonFrog]

Why didn’t Palitoy give Action Man any socks? Eh? Just Why?