WW3

[IllinoisBlue]

But what if ww3 was over pronouns and the they/them coalition win?

By ‘they/them’ I assume you mean opted, and sadly they usually win.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

 

[NeilMorepies]

 

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I'd like to question the 4th sentence if I may.

 

[Blue 1]

I’d rather WW3 than normalise “they/them” tbh

Sensible. Glad there are still people who'll stand up for what's important.

Too many wokey-pokeys around here these days. Give me binary gender identities, or give me mass death.

 

[Yarrgh]

This is genuinely the stupidest post I’ve seen on GoT, and there have been some corkers over the years

I really do think that you are underestimating some of the stupidity of some of the other posts.

 

[davek]

This is genuinely the stupidest post I’ve seen on GoT, and there have been some corkers over the years

'Corker' is a term very under-used these days. I love that expression.

 

[Dixieslaces]

'Corker' is a term very under-used these days. I love that expression.

The word "corker" primarily means something astonishing or excellent, or something that settles a debate. It originated as a slang term in the 1830s, likely derived from the verb "to cork" (as in, putting a cork in a bottle) in the sense of finalizing or settling something. The literal meaning of "one who or that which corks" is also present but less common.

Origin and Evolution:

• 1830s: "Corker" emerges as slang, meaning something that settles a debate or argument. This is likely related to the finality of corking a bottle.
  
  
• 1880s: The meaning shifts to encompass something astonishing or excellent.
  
  
• Literal Sense: A "corker" can also refer to the person or thing that corks, like a machine that inserts corks.
  

Other possible origins:

• • Occupational Name: HouseOfNames says the name Corker might also be an occupational name for someone who worked as a caulker (waterproofing barrels, etc.) or possibly for someone who made and sold a purple dye. However, Ancestry.com claims this origin is less likely connected to the slang term.
    

In summary: While the word "corker" has literal and potential occupational origins, its common slang meaning of something astonishing or excellent stems from its earlier usage to describe something that settles a debate, drawing a parallel to the finality of corking a bottle.

 

[davek]

The word "corker" primarily means something astonishing or excellent, or something that settles a debate. It originated as a slang term in the 1830s, likely derived from the verb "to cork" (as in, putting a cork in a bottle) in the sense of finalizing or settling something. The literal meaning of "one who or that which corks" is also present but less common.

Origin and Evolution:

• 1830s: "Corker" emerges as slang, meaning something that settles a debate or argument. This is likely related to the finality of corking a bottle.
  
  
• 1880s: The meaning shifts to encompass something astonishing or excellent.
  
  
• Literal Sense: A "corker" can also refer to the person or thing that corks, like a machine that inserts corks.

Other possible origins:

• • Occupational Name: HouseOfNames says the name Corker might also be an occupational name for someone who worked as a caulker (waterproofing barrels, etc.) or possibly for someone who made and sold a purple dye. However, Ancestry.com claims this origin is less likely connected to the slang term.

In summary: While the word "corker" has literal and potential occupational origins, its common slang meaning of something astonishing or excellent stems from its earlier usage to describe something that settles a debate, drawing a parallel to the finality of corking a bottle.

It's one of those words that can be used to describe something that's excellent or ironically as a pejorative for someone who's acting like a divvy.

"He's a corker that feller!".

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

What's all this? Davek having a corker of a morning?

 

[Jokerdan]

If there were only two human beings left alive on Earth and they somehow randomly bumped into one another it's a given they would eventually want to kill each other. It's just within our makeup unfortunately.

 

[efcste97]

Remember when people actually believed Bush 2.0 would win a Nobel Peace Prize for ending the war in Ukraine and bringing peace to the Middle East?



Here's @davek mate with a corker of a shout, Trump enabling Grifting gobshite