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    From Jim the Geordie@jim@geordieland.co.uk to uk.rec.sheds on Fri Aug 14 15:12:18 2026
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    Isn't it strange that this hot weather has brought out the use of the
    phrase 'I's like a TINDERBOX' when nobody has the slightest idea what a tinderbox is!?
    --
    Jim the Geordie
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  • From Richard Robinson@richard@qualmograph.org.uk to uk.rec.sheds on Fri Aug 14 14:42:23 2026
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    Jim the Geordie said:
    Isn't it strange that this hot weather has brought out the use of the
    phrase 'I's like a TINDERBOX' when nobody has the slightest idea what a tinderbox is!?

    If this gets noticed, everybody says "groupthink" at the same time.

    There are several cases where people don't seem to know what they're
    taking about. The one that always annoys me is organisations saying
    "only a few bad apples" like it was an excuse, without any idea of what actually happens when apples go bad.

    Also, when did anybody "vow" to fix a problem, apart from in the
    headlines ?
    --
    Richard Robinson
    "The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem

    My email address is at http://qualmograph.org.uk/contact.html
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  • From hubops@hubops@ccanoemail.com to uk.rec.sheds on Fri Aug 14 11:18:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.sheds

    On Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:42:23 -0000 (UTC), Richard Robinson <richard@qualmograph.org.uk> wrote:

    Jim the Geordie said:
    Isn't it strange that this hot weather has brought out the use of the
    phrase 'I's like a TINDERBOX' when nobody has the slightest idea what a
    tinderbox is!?

    If this gets noticed, everybody says "groupthink" at the same time.

    There are several cases where people don't seem to know what they're
    taking about. The one that always annoys me is organisations saying
    "only a few bad apples" like it was an excuse, without any idea of what >actually happens when apples go bad.

    Also, when did anybody "vow" to fix a problem, apart from in the
    headlines ?


    George Carlin's stand-up act would often address the
    language / idioms to great effect.
    John T.

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  • From Sam Plusnet@not@home.com to uk.rec.sheds on Fri Aug 14 20:39:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.sheds

    On 14/08/2026 16:18, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
    On Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:42:23 -0000 (UTC), Richard Robinson <richard@qualmograph.org.uk> wrote:

    Jim the Geordie said:
    Isn't it strange that this hot weather has brought out the use of the
    phrase 'I's like a TINDERBOX' when nobody has the slightest idea what a
    tinderbox is!?

    If this gets noticed, everybody says "groupthink" at the same time.

    There are several cases where people don't seem to know what they're
    taking about. The one that always annoys me is organisations saying
    "only a few bad apples" like it was an excuse, without any idea of what
    actually happens when apples go bad.

    Also, when did anybody "vow" to fix a problem, apart from in the
    headlines ?


    George Carlin's stand-up act would often address the
    language / idioms to great effect.

    "Vow" is a good headline word. Short.
    It's crap, but it _is_ short.
    --
    Sam Plusnet
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