You know what really grinds my gears?

[Asal Mor]

More slightly irritating than a gear grinder, but the way Americans refer to their national sporting champions as the world champions.

[ballinaman]

Chicargo

[muppet]

Chicargo

Reminds me of an event in boarding school many years ago.

A number of us had spent the summer abroad and on our return in September one of the priests was asking us where we had all been. There was an interesting variety of answers given but we all raised our eyebrows when a difficult guy with many problems who, shall we say, was unlikely to have had either the money or permission to go anywhere, unless he ran away, announced that he had been in California.

The priest was as surprised as the rest of us and asked him what city had he been in.

"Chicargo!" he confidently replied.

The priest smiled and asked him what airport had he landed in.

"Dunno" our man replied, "I was asleep when we got off the airplane".

[seafoid]

I saw an ad for the K Club headed "You're fairytale wedding"

Very poor

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Apologies for my bad spelling and grammar. I have brought great shame to my Queen and her language.

On the contrary. That was a fine example of Hiberno-English (which undermines Queenery at every opportunity). I remember enquiring about it here when a receptionist on the phone in Tyrone said to me, "I'll check the computer room - he usually bees there". 'Does be' and 'do be' are the more common version throughout the 26 counties, I'd say.

Excellent explanation FóSB.

From "English As We Speak It In Ireland" by P.W. Joyce:

In the Irish language (but not in English) there is what is called the consuetudinal tense, i.e. denoting habitual action or existence. It is a very convenient tense, so much so that the Irish, feeling the want of it in their English, have created one by the use of the word do with be: 'I do be at my lessons every evening from 8 to 9 o'clock.' 'There does be a meeting of the company every Tuesday.' ''Tis humbuggin' me they do be.' ('Knocknagow.')

Sometimes this is expressed by be alone without the do; but here the be is also often used in the ordinary sense of is without any consuetudinal meaning. 'My father bees always at home in the morning': 'At night while I bees reading my wife bees knitting.' (Consuetudinal.) 'You had better not wait till it bees night.' (Indicative.)

'I'll seek out my Blackbird wherever he be.' (Indicative.) (Old Folk Song—'The Blackbird.')

This use of be for is is common in the eastern half of Ireland from Wexford to Antrim.

(This was published in 1910)

I've heard the "bes/bees" (occasionally "bis/biz") used in Tyrone and Fermanagh.  I rang a client last week and the answer to the question "Is Tom there?" was "He usually bis in the yard at this time of day"

He bes etc is common in Derry City. Its from gaeilge bíonn sé.

[laoislad]

Peppa Pig.

[Minder]

Peppa Pig.

It's on out house from 7am to 8pm, and I see there is now a Nick Jr station that is just Peppa Pig.

[5 Sams]

Apologies for my bad spelling and grammar. I have brought great shame to my Queen and her language.

On the contrary. That was a fine example of Hiberno-English (which undermines Queenery at every opportunity). I remember enquiring about it here when a receptionist on the phone in Tyrone said to me, "I'll check the computer room - he usually bees there". 'Does be' and 'do be' are the more common version throughout the 26 counties, I'd say.

Excellent explanation FóSB.

From "English As We Speak It In Ireland" by P.W. Joyce:

In the Irish language (but not in English) there is what is called the consuetudinal tense, i.e. denoting habitual action or existence. It is a very convenient tense, so much so that the Irish, feeling the want of it in their English, have created one by the use of the word do with be: 'I do be at my lessons every evening from 8 to 9 o'clock.' 'There does be a meeting of the company every Tuesday.' ''Tis humbuggin' me they do be.' ('Knocknagow.')

Sometimes this is expressed by be alone without the do; but here the be is also often used in the ordinary sense of is without any consuetudinal meaning. 'My father bees always at home in the morning': 'At night while I bees reading my wife bees knitting.' (Consuetudinal.) 'You had better not wait till it bees night.' (Indicative.)

'I'll seek out my Blackbird wherever he be.' (Indicative.) (Old Folk Song—'The Blackbird.')

This use of be for is is common in the eastern half of Ireland from Wexford to Antrim.

(This was published in 1910)

I've heard the "bes/bees" (occasionally "bis/biz") used in Tyrone and Fermanagh.  I rang a client last week and the answer to the question "Is Tom there?" was "He usually bis in the yard at this time of day"

He bes etc is common in Derry City. Its from gaeilge bíonn sé.

Check out the chorus...here be's me....

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l7FY6vMFIyE&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dl7FY6vMFIyE

[Puckoon]

Peppa Pig.

It's on out house from 7am to 8pm, and I see there is now a Nick Jr station that is just Peppa Pig.

Horribly boring books, with terrible illustrations. Kids love it though.

[No1]

It's not a patch on Ben and Holly right nuff.

[seafoid]

It's not a patch on Ben and Holly right nuff.

the Octonauts are better
Charlie and Lola aren't bad either

[An Gaeilgoir]

Ah lads, Paw Patrol is where it is at now....do keep up!!

[LeoMc]

It's not a patch on Ben and Holly right nuff.

Best of the lot.

[bennydorano]

I've sang the praises of regular show cartoon numerous times, a clinker kids show, but there's a better one on now - Gravity Falls, funny as fook. Wasted on kids some of these shows.

[johnneycool]

It's not a patch on Ben and Holly right nuff.

the Octonauts are better
Charlie and Lola aren't bad either

It's hard to beat Rasta Mouse and the easy crew with their west indies accents etc, etc..