| The irony 07:31 - Feb 27 with 5337 views | muccletonjoe |
Comes from the fact , that after 2 and a half years , Lambert might have finally coupled a team with a system that appears to work.
Just as strong rumours surface of a takeover bid and a change of manager.
Another good performance today and I would strongly recommend any future manager to keep riding this wave until may at least. |  | | |  |
| The irony on 09:48 - Feb 27 with 983 views | pointofblue |
| The irony on 08:27 - Feb 27 by gordon |
A disjointed 0-0 draw at home to a mid-table team, albeit on a decent run? It just looked acceptable because of how awful Northampton was, and generally how cr*p we are these days. |
I thought the defensive and midfield thirds did ok against Oxford. The attacking third was shocking, however. |  |
| |
| The irony on 09:49 - Feb 27 with 972 views | GlasgowBlue |
| The irony on 09:44 - Feb 27 by The_Flashing_Smile |
See my reply to You Bloo. It obviously means 2 in this instance. |
Unless I’m being thick, “a couple” means two whilst “a few” is three or more. |  |
| |
| The irony on 09:55 - Feb 27 with 958 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| The irony on 09:49 - Feb 27 by GlasgowBlue |
Unless I’m being thick, “a couple” means two whilst “a few” is three or more. |
Indeed, that's what I thought. And given the context of more than two meaning our cr@p games, I obviously meant literally two. |  |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
| |
| The irony on 10:01 - Feb 27 with 947 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| The irony on 09:43 - Feb 27 by The_Flashing_Smile |
"often"
Not always, then?
I clearly wasn't referring to Northampton, seeing as EVERYONE thought that was one of our worst ever performances. |
Which games you were referencing was not my point.
My point was to address the assertion that "couple" is only ever meant as "two".
That was it. Nothing sinister. Not trying to devalue the points you are trying to make nor imply a tacit support for the view of others. Just a point about English usage. |  |
| |
| The irony on 10:10 - Feb 27 with 935 views | Herbivore |
| The irony on 10:01 - Feb 27 by You_Bloo_Right |
Which games you were referencing was not my point.
My point was to address the assertion that "couple" is only ever meant as "two".
That was it. Nothing sinister. Not trying to devalue the points you are trying to make nor imply a tacit support for the view of others. Just a point about English usage. |
If only there was a word that could unambiguously refer to a whole number greater than one but less than three. |  |
| |
| The irony on 10:20 - Feb 27 with 922 views | Eireannach_gorm |
I think its more of a monkeys and typewriters situation. |  | | |
| The irony on 10:58 - Feb 27 with 901 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| The irony on 09:49 - Feb 27 by GlasgowBlue |
Unless I’m being thick, “a couple” means two whilst “a few” is three or more. |
As ever with these things, context is all.
For example one might answer the question, "How many beers did you have?" with "A few". What "a few" means will depend on the understanding of the person who asked the question, which may be at variance with your own understanding and, indeed, the absolute reality in arithmetic terms.
I was once told about Suffolk counting whereby there is only one absolute number. It went something along the lines of:
1
couple
couple o'three
a few
a fair few
the best part of a tidy few
Logically one might expect "a tidy few" to follow but this was never explained to me.
The point is that each of those "numbers" beyond 1 could vary depending on the context. | |
| |
| The irony on 11:11 - Feb 27 with 893 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| The irony on 10:01 - Feb 27 by You_Bloo_Right |
Which games you were referencing was not my point.
My point was to address the assertion that "couple" is only ever meant as "two".
That was it. Nothing sinister. Not trying to devalue the points you are trying to make nor imply a tacit support for the view of others. Just a point about English usage. |
I didn't say "couple" is ONLY EVER meant as "two". I'm not an idiot - I appreciate Herbs point that when you say a couple of pints you don't literally mean two. The context is important. In that context you're lying! | |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
| |
Login to get fewer ads
| The irony on 11:16 - Feb 27 with 890 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| The irony on 10:10 - Feb 27 by Herbivore |
If only there was a word that could unambiguously refer to a whole number greater than one but less than three. |
You call me argumentative, but what are you doing here dragging this out on a pedantic point?
Three, in this instance, would've meant the Northampton performance - which everyone, including me, slated as absolutely terrible and one of the worst ITFC performances ever. So I obviously meant TWO. I probably used "couple" as it's a bit less formal, more chatty. Nothing more. | |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
| |
| The irony on 11:24 - Feb 27 with 873 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| The irony on 11:11 - Feb 27 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I didn't say "couple" is ONLY EVER meant as "two". I'm not an idiot - I appreciate Herbs point that when you say a couple of pints you don't literally mean two. The context is important. In that context you're lying! |
Ok then. You win the internet.
I am Herbs' agent (the name's Balm, Bee Balm. "Sage", you say? No that's someone else).
It was obvious that you meant "two". You didn't just make a common error which allowed your point to be taken down tangents like, well, like this pedantic one. | |
| |
| The irony on 11:29 - Feb 27 with 871 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| The irony on 11:24 - Feb 27 by You_Bloo_Right |
Ok then. You win the internet.
I am Herbs' agent (the name's Balm, Bee Balm. "Sage", you say? No that's someone else).
It was obvious that you meant "two". You didn't just make a common error which allowed your point to be taken down tangents like, well, like this pedantic one. |
FFS, why does everyone think I want to win the internet?! I'm just trying to be correct!
You've said yourself above that context is all. Now you've said it's obvious I meant two. So what is this still going on for?
As I said above, I probably used "couple" as it's a bit less formal, more chatty. I didn't really think it through this deeply! | |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
| |
| The irony on 11:47 - Feb 27 with 859 views | muccletonjoe |
| The irony on 11:29 - Feb 27 by The_Flashing_Smile |
FFS, why does everyone think I want to win the internet?! I'm just trying to be correct!
You've said yourself above that context is all. Now you've said it's obvious I meant two. So what is this still going on for?
As I said above, I probably used "couple" as it's a bit less formal, more chatty. I didn't really think it through this deeply! |
No other number has more words for it
Couple
Brace
Pair
Twin
Duo
Duel
TWO
TO Name but a ( few) lol | | | |
| The irony on 11:53 - Feb 27 with 853 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| The irony on 11:47 - Feb 27 by muccletonjoe |
No other number has more words for it
Couple
Brace
Pair
Twin
Duo
Duel
TWO
TO Name but a ( few) lol |
Good point! | |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
| |
| The irony on 11:54 - Feb 27 with 853 views | GlasgowBlue |
| The irony on 11:47 - Feb 27 by muccletonjoe |
No other number has more words for it
Couple
Brace
Pair
Twin
Duo
Duel
TWO
TO Name but a ( few) lol |
That's not a few. That's a lot. 
I go by the rule of ....
1 beer = a beer
2 beers = a couple of beers
3-7 beers = a few beers
8 beers+ = a skinfull | |
| |
| How many people do you need..... on 11:58 - Feb 27 with 844 views | Bloots |
| The irony on 11:54 - Feb 27 by GlasgowBlue |
That's not a few. That's a lot.
I go by the rule of ....
1 beer = a beer
2 beers = a couple of beers
3-7 beers = a few beers
8 beers+ = a skinfull |
....for an orgy then?
I reckon it's 5, but the wife reckons it's over 10.
Lambert out. |  |
| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
| |
| The irony on 13:35 - Feb 27 with 822 views | jeera |
| The irony on 10:20 - Feb 27 by Eireannach_gorm |
I think its more of a monkeys and typewriters situation. |
A monkey, of course, being 500. |  |
| |
| |
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.
