Phrase Of The Week

[Tuvok]

I think we should have this as a weekly topic - thought of this because of

"unscheduled disassembly" - from the SpaceX test.

[Tilly2]

That made me laugh, Tuvok!

[roopower]

I can't  understand this obsession with getting rockets into space so we can wreck whatever we land on like we have Earth. The money could be put to so many good uses.

[Peter Pedant]

well spotted too-V ! - - or sparted....

Nixon when the Game was Up 1973 over watergate - his spokesman said that all previous news releases were 'non-operative'  ( narn-arperative - got the English going  " narn - wha'?"

[Peter Pedant]

erm that is why you are on AB and Elon M is on X !

( an whose personal worth is perhaps more than Chapatti's - that south american drug lord)

[Peter Pedant]

well it cd be worse - one unmannned ricket blew up in  front of the President of the country sending it up - Ariane and Pres Mitterand

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-13-mn-22616-story.html

god 1985 - it  seems like yesterday

[douglas9401]

I'll not bandy words over one ricket.

[Peter Pedant]

o god my spelling is that crap?  - I am not having a good sight day

[Peter Pedant]

spotted  - it is MY ricket - and I'll mis-spell if I want to

[The Builder]

Lovely word, bandy.

From the Old Englishe for a hockey stick 🤔

[sandyRoe]

A phrase from a fair while ago but memorable, I think.

President Nixon and his VP were making presentations of globes to members of a youth group in the White House when he said: 'The VP, Spiro Agnew, has one of his balls for you.'