When out for a 5 mile run this morning I went head over heels on a path across a field and twisted my ankle which is a bit sore now as the plonker I am I kept running, not much choice really as I was 2 miles from home.
Am I lame?
"Head over heels" has always struck me as a strange term. After all, our head is supposed to be over our heels in most instances.
@B3 I agree . Impairment is/was more often than not used to refer to mental health. The usage, if any, may well have changed now. @Kili Thanks but I'm really non the wiser re "Ableist" definition - unlikely to happen any time soon when we still happily cause "disablement" to many with our petty wars. Just opting for banning a word is pathetic to say the least. Hope your ankle settles down soon Disability used to signify that someone was not as able bodied as their friend, relative or whoever ie not perfect in every way. Disability still exists for some whatever we may like to call it. You don't look down on people who can't run a marathon or have to use tech to be able to speak You treat every person the same whether they be like you or not. Adjust how you interact accordingly. You would hardly say to a blind person "Oh gosh, did you see that bird that just flew past - an Eagle (insert your own rarity ) I think". That's just common sense surely ? OTOH, I'm probably getting too old for this debate. Just another curmudgeon.........why on earth are people who use prepayment meters for their electric charged a higher rate when they are usually the ones who can least afford it. Perhaps the Ableists may like to take that on board alongside the other obvious discrepancies in our society. Oh no, maybe not popular enough.
When out for a 5 mile run this morning I went head over heels on a path across a field and twisted my ankle which is a bit sore now as the plonker I am I kept running, not much choice really as I was 2 miles from home.
Am I lame?
"Head over heels" has always struck me as a strange term. After all, our head is supposed to be over our heels in most instances.
@KT53 That's me all over, defiantly a bit strange, maybe I should have said Heels over Head then or maybe as @JennyJ said Ar*e over t*t or as @Dovefromabove ‘base over apex’ but, that one sounds a bit to posh for me being one of the peasantry class.
I cant repeat what I said at the time of course suffice to say it went like this "$%&&$&*%*
I had to think about that one wild edges, I much prefer a**e over t*t. When I'm feeling polite though I say bum over bosom. I know summat though, I find it offensive that people are forever finding things to be offended by on behalf of others who can and do speak for themselves.
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"Head over heels" has always struck me as a strange term. After all, our head is supposed to be over our heels in most instances.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Kili Thanks but I'm really non the wiser re "Ableist" definition - unlikely to happen any time soon when we still happily cause "disablement" to many with our petty wars. Just opting for banning a word is pathetic to say the least. Hope your ankle settles down soon
Disability used to signify that someone was not as able bodied as their friend, relative or whoever ie not perfect in every way. Disability still exists for some whatever we may like to call it. You don't look down on people who can't run a marathon or have to use tech to be able to speak You treat every person the same whether they be like you or not. Adjust how you interact accordingly. You would hardly say to a blind person "Oh gosh, did you see that bird that just flew past - an Eagle (insert your own rarity ) I think". That's just common sense surely ?
OTOH, I'm probably getting too old for this debate.
Just another curmudgeon.........why on earth are people who use prepayment meters for their electric charged a higher rate when they are usually the ones who can least afford it. Perhaps the Ableists may like to take that on board alongside the other obvious discrepancies in our society. Oh no, maybe not popular enough.
@KT53
That's me all over, defiantly a bit strange, maybe I should have said Heels over Head then
I cant repeat what I said at the time of course suffice to say it went like this "$%&&$&*%*
P.S Thanks for your kind words @phillipasmith2
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
Yes @B3. And no
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I know summat though, I find it offensive that people are forever finding things to be offended by on behalf of others who can and do speak for themselves.