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Leon

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Righteous puddings
« on: September 27, 2011, 09:55:04 AM »
While I always enjoy John Laidlar's sarcastic grammatical interpolations into the various local newspaper reports of our matches, I think he's got this one wrong:

"In truth they got their just deserts [sic] given their limited attacking threat.."

Because 'just deserts' is right, isn't it? The word in this context derives from 'deserve'. So no need for the [sic].
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bighairedmike

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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2011, 10:34:33 AM »
I thought that last night, but it was very late and I presumed I wasn't reading properly.

You are indeed correct Leon.
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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2011, 10:37:59 AM »
He probably just didn't know the origin of the phrase. I didn't either I thought it was something to do with puddings.

JL out.
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Jezza

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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2011, 11:58:46 AM »
Laidlar out.....he may as well have put desert's
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markecky

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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2011, 12:13:35 PM »
Time for change I think, that's the last straw for me.
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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2011, 01:32:27 PM »
The bit I found confusing was the Coventry paper referring to them as 'Boro' ?

Do they not know they have changed their name, or is this a sister paper to The Messenger ?
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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2011, 01:53:42 PM »
Quote from: markecky on September 27, 2011, 12:13:35 PM
Time for change I think, that's the last straw for me.

That broke the camel's back... in the desert??  ;D
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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2011, 02:19:01 PM »
Quote from: PaulClementsLaments on September 27, 2011, 01:53:42 PM
Quote from: markecky on September 27, 2011, 12:13:35 PM
Time for change I think, that's the last straw for me.

That broke the camel's back... in the desert??  ;D

Hope he doesnt get the hump  ;)
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Jezza

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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2011, 03:07:34 PM »
I'm actually fully behind john laidlar once again after his excellent preview on the witton match and I for one am prepared to give him till xmas.....we have to support each other........but we didn't change our website genius last xmas and look what happened!!!!
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Butty

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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2011, 05:00:45 PM »
Quote from: NickyClee'sClickyKnee on September 27, 2011, 10:37:59 AM
He probably just didn't know the origin of the phrase. I didn't either I thought it was something to do with puddings.

JL out.

This Laidlar bloke sounds like a bit of a Pre Madonna  ;)
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Leon

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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2011, 06:55:33 PM »
I notice that JL has now cleared up his [sic].

For me though he's still on borrowed time.
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Hamilton

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« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2011, 07:01:24 PM »
Righteous puddings? Prefer a Spotted Dick myself!
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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2011, 07:04:23 PM »
Quote from: (S)ALTY on September 27, 2011, 01:32:27 PM
The bit I found confusing was the Coventry paper referring to them as 'Boro' ?

Do they not know they have changed their name, or is this a sister paper to The Messenger ?

I have a feeling that they have retained 'Boro' as a nickname.

This might not be as odd as it sounds as Stafford Rangers' nickname is 'Boro' for some reason.
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taxi Phil

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Re: Righteous puddings
« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2011, 08:15:04 PM »
Much more of this and the fans will dessert this forum in droves......................
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