Gone off track Off topic - BMW X7 (G07)

[Betty Swollocks]

with some members of the public aggressively pulling them off.

Nobody wants to see that. Aggressively or not.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

One thing is clear though that the public did not take well to it with some members of the public aggressively pulling them off.

I thought people would be all over this. For clarification, "pulling someone off" is a sexual term, and the addition of the word "aggressively" makes it even funnier. Not even a titter from anybody. This forum is getting worse every day.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Jesus Christ @EnI, why are you rating my post "drama queen", you absolute melon? My post was 100% friendly and humourous. Are you completely tone deaf?

I was basically saying that Scott had made an inadvertant innuendo which was funny. That's it. Not even the slightest malice from my side at all!

What you've done is just demonstrate that you (and certain other people) just rate me negatively because it's me, and not because of what I post.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

If I saw "pulling someone off" in isolation or in a sexual context, I'd like to think I'd pick up on that. However, in context of the situation presented, not so much. A more evocative use of "yank" or "tug" instead of "pull," might have helped provide focus since many things can be "pulled" on a daily basis, such as a door, despite even using an embellishment of "aggressively." Whereas "tug" or "yank," while synonyms, have more limited usage in what's being described.

I put more thought into this than is necessary, but I'm okay with that.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

If I saw "pulling someone off" in isolation or in a sexual context, I'd like to think I'd pick up on that. However, in context of the situation presented, not so much. A more evocative use of "yank" or "tug" instead of "pull," might have helped provide focus since many things can be "pulled" on a daily basis, such as a door, despite even using an embellishment of "aggressively." Whereas "tug" or "yank," while synonyms, have more limited usage in what's being described.

I put more thought into this than is necessary, but I'm okay with that.

Maybe it's where I'm from, but "pulling someone off" is a lot more common than "yank" or "tug" which are more American terms, I believe, and virtually non-existent in useage in the UK. Put it this way, the phrase "aggressively pulling someone off" is a genuinely hilarious image in that context. Shame it's turned into this.

Either way, EnI is a cretin and completely unable to detect the tone of a post.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

Maybe it's where I'm from, but "pulling someone off" is a lot more common than "yank" or "tug" which are more American terms, I believe, and virtually non-existent in useage in the UK. Put it this way, the phrase "aggressively pulling someone off" is a genuinely hilarious image in that context. Shame it's turned into this.

Either way, EnI is a...

Don't take it the wrong way and this is not directed solely at you, but there's no point in putting this much stock in the rating system.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Don't take it the wrong way and this is not directed solely at you, but there's no point in putting this much stock in the rating system.

Or in people's ability to use it correctly.

 

[klier]

This forum is getting worse every day.

Relax will ya?

Put it this way, the phrase "aggressively pulling someone off" is a genuinely hilarious image in that context. Shame it's turned into this.

It's difficult if you're not actually from the UK. I honestly had no idea at all, and my English and phrases/terms/slang/whatever are pretty ok.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Relax will ya?

I realise intent is lost in forums, but when I wrote "this forum is getting worse every day", it was 100% meant as a bit of fun. The joke being that users missing the perfect opportunity to spot an innuendo is a serious deficiency. Of course it's not, but it's the irrationality of thinking that it is that makes it funny. Like a few months ago when I suggested someone should get a temporary ban from the forum for missing the opportunity to make a pun.

It's difficult if you're not actually from the UK. I honestly had no idea at all, and my English and phrases/terms/slang/whatever are pretty ok.

I'm sure your knowledge is excellent.

Well, if you've learned one thing from this, it's the slang term "to pull someone off". And I think that's the sort of knowledge money can't buy.

 

[klier]

Well, if you've learned one thing from this, it's the slang term "to pull someone off". And I think that's the sort of knowledge money can't buy.

Nice to know. I am going to use it with my English clients and then act as if I have no idea

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Nice to know. I am going to use it with my English clients and then act as if I have no idea

Just don't use it at a football match when a player is underperforming and suggest the manager should "pull him off at half time".

 

[klier]

LMAO!!!